TRACK 2 KathOndVla
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN CHECK IN MAIN TRACK
STEP 1: Speed dating – Getting to know someone
STEP 2: In the classroom – Classroom English SUMMARY
Grammar
HOW TO give instructions – The imperative Vocabulary
Useful Expressions
HOW TO ask for something in class
UNIT 1: WHAT’S HAPPENING? CHECK IN
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STEP 1: So little time, so much to do – Talking about household chores
STEP 2: What is going on? – Using the present continuous
STEP 3: A day in the life of the busy home – Using present simple and present continuous SUMMARY
Grammar
HOW TO talk about facts, routines and things going on now – Present simple and present continuous
Vocabulary
1 Chores
2 Rooms in the house
3 Cleaning supplies
CHECK OUT: A day in the life
UNIT 2: EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING CHECK IN MAIN TRACK
STEP 1: Four seasons in one day – Describing seasons and the weather
STEP 2: Weather or climate? – Revising present tenses
STEP 3: Extreme weather phenomena – Discussing extreme weather SUMMARY
Grammar
HOW TO describe the weather – It is, there is, there are
HOW TO talk about facts, routines and actions going on now – Present simple and present continuous
Vocabulary
1 Weather symbols
2 Months and seasons
3 Other weather words
4 (Extreme) weather phenomena
5 Idioms Strategy
HOW TO deal with difficult words in a text
CHECK OUT: Weather in fiction
UNIT 3: SHOP TILL YOU DROP
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STEP 1: It’s shopping time – Talking about clothes
STEP 2: Good, better, best – Making comparisons
STEP 3: Can I try this on? – Buying items in a shop
SUMMARY
Grammar
HOW TO describe people and things – Order of adjectives
HOW TO make comparisons – Comparative and superlative
Vocabulary
1 Clothes
2 Accessories
3 Shoes
4 Colours
5 Patterns
6 Materials
7 Adjectives
Useful expressions
HOW TO express your preferences
HOW TO buy something in a shop
CHECK OUT: Going shopping
UNIT 4: ONCE UPON A TIME … CHECK IN MAIN TRACK
STEP 1: A true love’s kiss – The language of fairy tales
STEP 2: Happily ever after? – Exploring the past simple
STEP 3: And so the story goes… - Reading and building stories
SUMMARY
Grammar
HOW TO talk about the past – Past simple
Vocabulary
Words from the fairy realm
Strategy
HOW TO study vocabulary and grammar
HOW TO build a story
CHECK OUT: Writing a fairy tale
UNIT 5: DIG IN!
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STEP 1: That is to die for! – Talking about food and drinks
STEP 2: How much do you need? – Talking about quantity
STEP 3: What’s cooking? – Giving (recipe) instructions
SUMMARY
Grammar
HOW TO talk about quantity
HOW TO give instructions
Vocabulary
1 Food
2 Flavours
3 Packaging, containers or quantity
4 Cooking utensils
5 Cooking verbs
6 Food phrases
7 Food idioms
Useful expressions
HOW TO express your likes and dislikes (food)
CHECK OUT: Foodie forum
UNIT 6: ONLY TIME WILL TELL
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STEP 1: Do you believe in the stars? – Describing people’s character
STEP 2: Look into the crystal ball – Predicting the future
SUMMARY
Grammar
HOW TO talk about the future – Future simple
Vocabulary
1 Signs of the zodiac
2 Character adjectives
3 Characteristics and their opposites
4 Idioms
Useful expressions
HOW TO express your opinion
HOW TO keep a (written or spoken) conversation going
CHECK OUT: Predicting the future
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UNIT 7: THE WORLD IS AT YOUR FEET
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STEP 1: Hello from everywhere – Discussing countries and nationalities
STEP 2: Let’s go there – Describing holiday and tourist destinations
STEP 3: From Britain with love – Presenting a holiday destination
SUMMARY
Vocabulary
1 Describing places
2 Countries and nationalities
3 Idioms
Strategy
HOW TO find information on the internet
HOW TO write a leaflet
HOW TO write an informal postcard
CHECK OUT: Presenting a country