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Sky High 4 Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Sky High 4'. There are 12 units, each matching a student's book unit. There is a review syllabus item every other unit, to match the Learning Check sections in the student's book. Resources are grouped into four categories: Building Grammar, Building Vocabulary, Listening Development and Pronunciation Practice.

UNIT 1Parents and children

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about family life.

Building Vocabulary Practicing phrasal verbs to complete short conversations.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing variable stress patterns that affect meaning.

Listening Development Listening to a teenager asking for permission to go out and choosing the correct answer to questions.

Julie's bossy parents Vocabulary Activity

Going out! Listening Activity

Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity

In the workplace

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the world of work.

Listening Development Listening to two interviews about people's working lives and choosing the correct answers to complete two surveys.

Building Grammar Checking your knowledge of the use of embedded questions. Checking your knowledge of the word order of embedded questions.

Building Vocabulary Practicing common collocations in business language and choosing the correct words to complete a letter.

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Embedded/Indirect questions: use

Grammar Reference Unit

Embedded questions: word order


Applying for a job Vocabulary Activity

Work survey Listening Activity

Between friends

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about friends and friendship.

Building Grammar Practicing the past simple, past progressive and past perfect by keying in the correct form of a verb to complete sentences.

Building Vocabulary Practicing collocations of adjectives and prepositions to complete an email about going to college. Practicing phrasal verbs used to talk about relationships by choosing the correct phrasal verb to complete a text.

Listening Development Listening to a man talking about friendship and choosing the correct phrase to complete what he says.

Past tenses Language Exercise

Adjectives and prepositions

Vocabulary Activity

Chat room introduction Vocabulary Activity

Friendship Listening Activity

Language for life: foreign connections

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about learning languages.

Building Vocabulary Practicing the use of common English sayings or expressions by matching the beginnings and endings of sentences. Practicing synonyms and fixed phrases to complete a text about studying English abroad.

Listening Development Listening to two English teachers talking about learning English in the future and deciding if they agree or disagree with statements.

Common sayings Vocabulary Activity

Studying English abroad Vocabulary Activity

Learning English Listening Activity

UNIT 2Working to live, or living to work?

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about work and money.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing choosing the correct stress pattern for words describing jobs.

Building Vocabulary Practicing words associated with jobs by choosing the correct words to complete a conversation about a job interview.

Listening Development Listening to a man talking about his current and previous jobs and clicking on the correct answers.

Building Grammar Practicing time expressions by reading an article and deciding if sentences are true or false.

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Do you want a pay raise? Language Exercise

Did you get the job? Vocabulary Activity

A change for the better? Listening Activity

Word stress Pronunciation Activity

Winning and losing money

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about finance.

Building Vocabulary Practicing words and phrases connected with money in business by completing a report on a company. Practicing words connected with the money used to pay for companies and projects by completing extracts from news reports.

Listening Development Listening to business news and keying in numbers to complete a script of the news.

Building Grammar Practicing different forms of the passive by keying in the correct form of the passive to complete sentences about buying goods and equipment.

Buying goods and equipment

Language Exercise

Money troubles Vocabulary Activity

Funding of projects and companies

Vocabulary Activity

Business news Listening Activity

Entrepreneurs

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about companies.

Building Grammar Practicing relative pronouns and their use in defining and nondefining relative clauses by matching pronouns with their use.

Listening Development Listening to three people speaking about their businesses and choosing the correct word to complete three short texts. Listening to the CEO of an American company giving a presentation to shareholders and completing notes about the company's performance and future plans.

Building Vocabulary Practicing words associated with business management by choosing the correct words to complete a text.

Defining and nondefining relative clauses

Language Exercise

Restructuring the company Vocabulary Activity

Business interests Listening Activity

Retail company's performance

Listening Activity

Language for life: armchair shopping

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about shopping and the Internet.

Building Grammar Practicing a variety of tenses by keying in the correct form of a verb to complete comments on online shopping.

Building Vocabulary Practicing phrases you might need while shopping by matching questions from the customer with the reply from the salesperson. Finding the meaning of definitions and reading to extract the main points made in an article about shoppers and retail companies.

Online shopping Language Exercise

Going shopping Vocabulary Activity

The science of shopping Vocabulary Activity

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Learning check 1

This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in Units 1 and 2.

Building Vocabulary Practicing verbs used in phrases that are common in work and business by selecting the correct word to complete sentences from memos written by a manager. Practicing words and phrases used to talk about work by choosing words and phrases to complete a text.

Listening Development Listening to somebody talking about a trip to Bermuda and choosing the correct option to answer questions.

Office memos Vocabulary Activity

Work, work, work Vocabulary Activity

On business in Bermuda Listening Activity

UNIT 3Developing the automobile

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about cars.

Listening Development Listening to someone speaking in favor of cars and selecting the statements the speaker uses in his argument. Listening to two people visiting the Transport Museum in London, identifying which rooms they visit and answering questions about their conversation.

Building Grammar Practicing compound nouns by matching nouns in one list with nouns in another list. Practicing compound nouns by reading a text, choosing the correct answers to questions and forming compound nouns.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing word stress by reading questions and choosing which word will be stressed in the answers.

Compound nouns Language Exercise

Why do prices rise? Language Exercise

If everyone had a car ... Listening Activity

Public transportation Listening Activity

Contrastive stress Pronunciation Activity

Communications systems

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about communications technology.

Building Vocabulary Practicing the use of collocations related to telephone language by matching sentences with pictures.

Listening Development Listening to part of a presentation about cell phone and Internet users and deciding if statements are true or false.

Building Grammar Checking your knowledge of '-ing' forms after prepositions and selecting the correct words to complete sentences.

-ing form: after prepositions


Telephone calls Vocabulary Activity

Statistics Listening Activity

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Using technology

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about household equipment.

Building Grammar Practicing zero, first, second and third conditional sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb to complete sentences. Practicing question tags by matching statements with the correct question tags and keying in the correct tag to complete another set of questions.

Building Vocabulary Practicing names of pieces of electrical household equipment by matching items with their definitions.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing questions with tags by listening to questions and deciding whether the intonation of the tag rises or not.

Useful things Vocabulary Activity

Conditional sentences Language Exercise

Question tags Language Exercise

Question tags Pronunciation Activity

Language for life: learning on the web

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about using the web.

Building Vocabulary Practicing choosing the correct word to complete an article about new technology for communication. Practicing common compound nouns by choosing the correct word to complete a text about E-mail.

Listening Development Listening to six people talking about what they do online and selecting the correct words or phrases to complete the transcripts.

New technology for communication

Vocabulary Activity Compound nouns Vocabulary Activity

What do you do online? Listening Activity

UNIT 4Home away from home

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about living away from home.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying stress in questions in the second conditional. Practicing identifying polite or impolite intonation in questions by listening to sentences and selecting the correct answer.

Building Vocabulary Completing a text about campus facilities by choosing the correct words and phrases to complete the text.

Listening Development Listening to an interview with a woman talking about her travel plans before going to college and selecting true or false for each statement.

On the campus Vocabulary Activity

Rhythm and stress in second/unreal conditional questions

Pronunciation Activity

Intonation Pronunciation Activity

Alison's trip to Australia Listening Activity

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Decoration

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about rooms.

Building Vocabulary Practicing phrasal verbs with 'take' by keying the correct word in each blank to complete sentences.

Listening Development Listening to a psychologist talking about what a room says about the person living there, looking at the pictures and matching the interpretation with the room it applies to.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying interested intonation in questions by listening and selecting 'interested' or 'not interester.' Practicing identifying a speaker's attitude from the intonation of questions by listening and selecting 'interested' or 'not interested.'

Building Grammar Practicing phrasal verbs with two prepositions by choosing the correct verb and keying it in its correct form to complete sentences.

What does your room say about you?

Listening Activity

Phrasal verbs Language Exercise

Phrasal verbs with take Vocabulary Activity



Street scenes

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about cities.

Listening Development Listening to Richard, who lives in Prague, compare the city to New York and clicking on the adjectives he uses.

Building Grammar Practicing 'used to' for past habits and states and keying in the correct form of a verb to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of 'would' and 'used to' to talk about past habits and states and selecting the correct word to complete sentences.

Building Vocabulary Practicing phrasal verbs that describe what people are doing by choosing the correct option to complete sentences about a picture.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities within three pattern groups by selecting the stressed syllable.

Used to Language Exercise

Habits Language Exercise

Would vs. used to: past habits vs. past states


Street scene Vocabulary Activity

Prague vs. New York Listening Activity


Language for life: places to stay

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about vacations.

Building Grammar Practicing verb collocations by matching each verb with the correct words to make phrases. Practicing words for journeys and selecting the correct word to complete sentences.

Listening Development Listening to five clips about American cities and matching the descriptions with the correct cities. Listening to two people talking about traveling around in a large city and keying the verbs you hear into the text.

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Take a vacation Vocabulary Activity

Travel around the world Vocabulary Activity

Cities of the U.S.A. Listening Activity

Traveling around Listening Activity

Learning check 2


Building Vocabulary Practicing verbs with 'go' and 'get' by dragging each phrase to the correct blank to complete a short text. Practicing words made up of two nouns and matching nouns to make compound nouns.

Building Grammar Practicing conditional sentences with 'if'' and 'unless' by keying in 'if' or 'unless' to complete sentences. Practicing the first, second and third conditional by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences.

If you asked ... Language Exercise

Conditionals Language Exercise

Why did I go on vacation? Vocabulary Activity

Compound nouns Vocabulary Activity

UNIT 5Unsolved crimes

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about crime.

Listening Development Listening to Bob and Bert discussing a plan to kidnap a racehorse and putting the events in the correct order.

Building Vocabulary Practicing phrasal verbs related to crime by choosing verbs to complete a text about an art theft and matching phrasal verbs with their meanings.

Building Grammar Practicing relative pronouns by completing sentences about famous detectives, heroes and antiheroes from the world of mystery and crime.

The world of mystery and crime

Language Exercise Carnival criminals Vocabulary Activity

A kidnapping plan Listening Activity

Crime and punishment

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about crime in the past.

Building Grammar Practicing the past simple, past progressive and past perfect by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete a story about a burglary. Practicing the past simple and the present perfect by completing sentences with the correct form of the verb. Contrasting the past simple and past progressive by selecting the correct option to complete a story about a suspected burglary.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying which form of an irregular verb you hear, the past or past participle.

A burglary Language Exercise

Correct forms of the past simple and present perfect

Language Exercise

Past simple and past progressive

Language Exercise

Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity

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Crime knows no borders

This syllabus item provides practice of the language we use to talk about criminal acts and past tenses.

Building Grammar Practicing the past simple and the past perfect by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete a text about a lost wallet. Contrasting the use of the past simple with the past perfect by choosing the correct sentences to describe pictures. Practicing the past simple passive and keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete a text about a stolen painting.

A lost wallet Language Exercise

Past simple v. past perfect Language Exercise

Picasso painting stolen Language Exercise

Language for life: understanding nations

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about different countries.

Listening Development Listening to a tour guide on a bus in London talking about different sights and clicking on the correct answers to questions. Listening to a conversation about Gibraltar, reading sentences and clicking on the correct answer. Listening to two people talking about rules in Britain and deciding if the woman says you can or can't do something.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying the main syllable stress in countries and nationalities.

Bus tour of London Listening Activity

Gibraltar Listening Activity

Breaking rules Listening Activity


UNIT 6Sensationalism

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the media

Listening Development Listening to a reporter talking about a movie and deciding whether statements are true or false.

Building Vocabulary Practicing different types of news categories by matching each news headline with the correct category. Practicing grouping nouns with their related nouns and adjectives by putting words under the correct heading to complete a table.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying the changing syllable stress in nouns and their corresponding adjectives.

Here is the news... Vocabulary Activity

Word building Vocabulary Activity

The big screen Listening Activity

Changing stress in nouns and adjectives


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Investigative journalism

This syllabus item provides practice of reporting statements.

Building Grammar Practicing reported statements by listening to the direct statements then rearranging the reported versions. Checking your knowledge of how to use reporting verbs by choosing the correct verb to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of reported speech with past reporting verbs by keying in words to make correct sentences.

Reported statements Language Exercise

Reporting verbs: use Grammar Reference Unit

Reported speech: past reporting verb


Ethical issues

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to give opinions.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying a speaker's opinion from the intonation of the word 'yes' by deciding if the speaker is happy or not happy.

Listening Development Listening to eight different people being asked for their opinions about a proposal and deciding if they agree, disagree or can't decide.

Building Grammar Checking your knowledge of 'yes/no' reported questions by selecting the correct words to complete questions. Checking your knowledge of 'Wh-' reported questions by keying in words to complete reported questions.

Reported questions: yes/no questions


Reported questions: wh- questions


Different opinions Listening Activity


Language for life: doing research

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about doing research.

Listening Development Listening to a presentation by an advertising executive about a campaign his agency is planning for a client and selecting the correct answer to each question.

Building Vocabulary Practicing adverbs by reading sentences about some scientific research and choosing the correct adverb to replace part of the sentence.

Scientific research Vocabulary Activity Presentation about an advertising campaign

Listening Activity

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Learning check 3


Building Grammar Contrasting the past simple and past perfect by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences.

Listening Development Listening to part of a radio show about the customs service in an airport and putting sentences in the correct order. Listening to a burglar talking to his friend and deciding which parts of his police statement are true or false. Listening to somebody talk about changed arrangements and listening for time changes.

Past simple v. past perfect Language Exercise

Hidden secrets Listening Activity

Ron the burglar Listening Activity

What's happening this week?

Listening Activity

UNIT 7My generation

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the differences between the generations.

Building Vocabulary Practicing words associated with music to complete a text about the band Scissor Sisters.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying the correct tense in sentences by selecting the sentence you hear. Practicing identifying speakers' attitudes in intonation by listening to a conversation and deciding if Mark believes what he's saying.

Listening Development Listening to an interview about life in the 1920s and selecting the statements that match the speaker's opinions. Listening to an interview about fashions in the 60s and 70s and choosing the correct answer to questions about the interview. Listening to a boss complaining politely to an employee about his clothes and matching the beginnings and endings of sentences.

Scissor Sisters Vocabulary Activity

Generation gap Listening Activity

Fashion Listening Activity

The dress code Listening Activity

Word linking Pronunciation Activity

Does he believe it? Pronunciation Activity

Looking good

This syllabus item provides practice of the language we use to talk about fashion.

Building Grammar Practicing the past passive by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete a text about the story of jeans. Practicing the order of adjectives in descriptions by rearranging descriptions of possible birthday presents. Checking your knowledge of the order of two or more adjectives used together and rearranging words to make correct sentences.

The story of jeans Language Exercise

The perfect birthday present

Language Exercise

Order of adjectives Grammar Reference Unit

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Shop till you drop

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about quantity.

Building Grammar Practicing 'so' and 'enough' and 'so/too' followed by 'much/many,' 'little' and 'few' by choosing the correct answers to complete sentences. Practicing the determiners 'both', 'either', 'none', 'all' and 'each' by choosing the correct answer to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of 'both ... and', 'either ... or', 'neither ... nor' by choosing the correct words.

Modifiers and quantifiers Language Exercise

Determiners Language Exercise

Determiners - quantifiers: both ... and, either ... or, neither ... nor


Language for life: getting the idea

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about music.

Building Vocabulary Practicing words needed to talk about music and selecting the correct category for each word. Practicing the words needed to talk about music by keying in the correct words to complete sentences.

Listening Development Listening to an interview with a rock star and identifying which questions he didn't like.

Music Vocabulary Activity

Music Vocabulary Activity

Interview Listening Activity

UNIT 8Personal firsts

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about experiences.

Building Grammar Practicing the present perfect with 'ever' and 'never' by keying in words to complete a conversation between two teenagers.

Listening Development Listening to a girl talking about an experiment her family had with a TV and deciding whether the sentences are true or false.

Pronunciation Practice Listening to statements and replies and identifying whether the person who replies sounds interested or not.

Have you ever been in love?

Language Exercise Are you a TV addict? Listening Activity

Interested or not? Pronunciation Activity

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Your first date

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about invitations and obligations.

Building Grammar Checking your knowledge of using 'should' and 'would' to make offers and invitations by keying in the correct words to complete sentences. Practicing the modal verbs 'mustn't', 'don't have to' and 'shouldn't' by choosing the correct form of a modal verb to complete sentences. Practicing the modal verbs 'can't' and 'must' by selecting the correct verb to complete questions. Checking your knowledge of 'must' and 'have to' by selecting the correct words to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of 'mustn't and 'don't have to' to talk about obligation and necessity by keying in the correct word to complete sentences.

Offers/invitations: should, would


Modal verbs Language Exercise

Modal verbs Language Exercise

Obligation/necessity: must, have to


Obligation/necessity: mustn't, don't have to


The big day

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about parties and celebrations.

Building Vocabulary Practicing phrasal verbs with 'up', 'down' and 'through' by choosing the correct preposition to complete the description of a typical day for a party organizer.

Building Grammar Practicing the prepositions of time 'since', 'for', 'until', 'by' and 'from' by choosing the correct preposition to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of the use of the prepositions of time 'before', 'after', 'till/until' and 'since' by selecting the correct answers to complete sentences.

Prepositions of time Language Exercise

Prepositions of time: before, after, till/until, since


I'm a party organizer Vocabulary Activity

Language for life: job hunting

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about getting a job.

Building Vocabulary Practicing words associated with recruiting by choosing the correct words to complete a conversation about job interviews. Practicing common collocations in business language by choosing the correct words to complete a letter.

Pronunciation Practice Identifying the speaker's feelings about accepting a job offer by listening to his intonation and clicking on 'sure' or 'unsure.'

Listening Development Listening to Erika explain why she chose her job as a teacher and identifying which adjectives she used to describe her job.

A new appointment Vocabulary Activity

Applying for a job Vocabulary Activity

Choosing the right job Listening Activity

Are you sure you want that new job?


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Learning check 4


Listening Development Listening to a journalist from a men's fashion magazine, CHAPS, stopping four men in the street and rearranging words to make correct questions.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying the stressed syllable of multi-syllable nouns in sentences and selecting the stressed syllable.

Building Grammar Practicing the prepositions of time 'in', 'at' and 'on' by choosing the correct preposition to complete sentences.

Dates and times Language Exercise

You are what you wear Listening Activity

Stress Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 9Evaluating tradition

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to give opinions about people.

Listening Development Listening to a conversation between two managers who are discussing job applicants they have interviewed and deciding what the managers say about each applicant. Listening to a woman talking about her annoying co-worker and selecting the correct phrase with 'will' or 'always' to complete sentences.

Building Grammar Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles of verbs.

Building Vocabulary Practicing political vocabulary by completing a text about Winston Churchill.

Irregular past participles: A-D


Irregular past participles: E-K


Winston Churchill Vocabulary Activity

Who should get the job? Listening Activity

Annoying habits Listening Activity

Coincidence or destiny?

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about past possibilities and regrets.

Building Grammar Practicing the second and third conditional by selecting the correct form of the verb in the conditional clause to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of the uses of the third conditional by keying in the correct words to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the third conditional by choosing the correct verb form to complete sentences.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying stress in questions in the second conditional by selecting the stressed word in each question.

Second and third conditional

Language Exercise

Third/Unreal conditional: use


Third conditional: affirmative


Rhythm and stress in second/unreal conditional questions


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Gifts of love

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about wishes and regrets.

Building Grammar Practicing the second conditional by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences about wishes for the present. Practicing 'wish' and 'if only' by completing sentences to say what a man wishes about himself. Reading a conversation between a couple who are discussing money problems and selecting the correct phrase to complete conditional sentences. Checking your knowledge of the use of the past participle by selecting the correct definition for each sentence.

Second conditional Language Exercise

I wish ... Language Exercise

If only you had a job! Language Exercise

Participles: past participles Grammar Reference Unit

Language for life: business and social customs

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about company culture.

Listening Development Listening to three people speaking about their businesses and choosing the correct word to complete three short texts. Listening to short company advertisements and matching the correct service with each company.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying polite or impolite intonation in requests by listening to sentences and selecting the correct answer.

Business interests Listening Activity

Entertaining your clients Listening Activity


UNIT 10Stranger than fiction

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to tell someone what happened.

Listening Development Listening to a police interview and selecting the person the police are talking to.

Building Grammar Practicing 'too' and 'enough' by choosing 'too' + adjective or adjective + 'enough' to complete a text about an escaped criminal. Practicing direct speech by reading a boy's account of an incident and keying in the missing words to complete a conversation between the boy and a police officer.

Hard times prison Language Exercise

A police incident Language Exercise

Who did it? Listening Activity

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A near tragedy

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about possibility.

Building Grammar Practicing modals of deduction, 'must' and 'can't', and of possibility, 'might' and 'could' by choosing the correct model verb to complete comments. Checking your knowledge of using 'can', 'could', 'may' and 'might' to talk about possibility by selecting the correct word to complete sentences.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing the weak and strong forms of 'was', 'were', 'can' and 'are' by listening to sentences and choosing which form you hear.

Certainty and possibility Language Exercise

Possibility: could, may, might


Weak and strong forms Pronunciation Activity

The War of the Worlds

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about myths and legends.

Listening Development Listening to a story about an urban myth, matching sections of the story with definitions and matching specific features with extracts from the story.

Pronunciation Practice Contrasting the vowel sounds /ɔ/ and /ɜɾ/ in single words by listening and selecting the correct vowel sound for each word.

Building Grammar Practicing the past simple, present perfect and present perfect progressive by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete a short text about science fiction stories. Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles of verbs by identifying infinitives and past participles. Checking your knowledge of irregular past participles of verbs by classifying verbs according to the past simple and past participle.

The Martians are not coming

Language Exercise

Irregular past participles: L-R


Irregular past participles: S-W


How to tell a story Listening Activity

Vowel sounds Pronunciation Activity

Language for life: making the most of travel

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about vacations.

Listening Development Listening to climate information for various tourist destinations and completing a list with figures for sunshine, temperature and rainfall.

Building Vocabulary Practicing words for journeys by matching each word with the correct definition. Practicing words and phrases used when traveling on business by choosing the correct word to complete sentences.

Describing journeys Vocabulary Activity

I have a question Vocabulary Activity

Getting a winter break Listening Activity

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Learning check 5


Listening Development Listening to an aircraft announcement and choosing the five things the passengers are asked to do. Listening to three conversations about regrets adults have about their school days and matching the speakers with the things they regret.

Building Grammar Practicing expressing regret with 'wish', 'if only' and some conditional clauses by selecting the correct verb form to complete three short texts.

I wish I'd done that Language Exercise

An aircraft announcement Listening Activity

No regrets! Listening Activity

UNIT 11Learning to be human

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about people's lives.

Building Vocabulary Practicing collocations by reading about a girl's typical morning and selecting the correct verbs to go with nouns.

Listening Development Listening to a woman talking about her family and matching the beginnings and endings of sentences to confirm what you hear. Listening to a woman talking about life with her twin, answering questions and deciding if statements are true or false.

School mornings Vocabulary Activity

Talking about families Listening Activity

Double trouble - twins! Listening Activity

Goals in life - or just wanna have fun?

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the future.

Building Grammar Practicing the future progressive by looking at a page from a woman's appointment book and keying in the correct verb form to complete her plans. Checking your knowledge of when to use the future progressive by selecting the correct answer to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of the affirmative form of the future progressive by keying in the correct word to complete sentences.

Lynne's plans Language Exercise

Future progressive: use Grammar Reference Unit

Future progressive: affirmative


When I'm 64

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to connect or contrast ideas.

Building Grammar Practicing linking words to connect ideas by matching the beginning and end of sentences. Checking your knowledge of connectors of contrast by choosing the correct option. Checking your knowledge of connectors of cause by matching clauses to make complete sentences.

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Connecting words Vocabulary Activity

Connectors: contrast Grammar Reference Unit

Connectors: cause Grammar Reference Unit

Language for life: scholarships

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about courses.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying whether the final 't' in 'must' or 'mustn't' is pronounced within a sentence by listening to the sentences and choosing the correct answer.

Building Grammar Practicing the first, second and third conditionals by reading a text and deciding if the statements are true or false.

Building Vocabulary Practicing word formation by keying in the correct form of a given word to complete a text about the study of handwriting.

Listening Development Listening to a conversation about study courses and deciding whether statements are true or false.

How to succeed at an interview

Language Exercise

Could Shakespeare write? Vocabulary Activity

Taking a study course Listening Activity

Word linking Pronunciation Activity

UNIT 12Looking back at 2001

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about past and present.

Listening Development Listening to a conversation between two friends and choosing which person provides information.

Building Grammar Practicing the future in the past by selecting the correct phrase to complete a text about predictions made in the 20th century.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying stressed words within sentences by listening to a series of sentences and clicking on the word which is most stressed in each sentence.

Building Vocabulary Practicing words you need to talk about technology by selecting the correct word to complete sentences about computing.

Past predictions Language Exercise

Information technology Vocabulary Activity

What could you do? Listening Activity

Technology Pronunciation Activity

Tomorrow's world


Listening Development Listening to a talk about the environment and the future and selecting which predictions the speaker makes.

Building Grammar Practicing future perfect statements and questions by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences about the future. Practicing the future perfect by selecting the correct verb then keying it in its correct form to complete a text about life in the future.

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Life in the year 2100 Language Exercise

Virtual reality Language Exercise

Our future environment Listening Activity

Your future


Building Grammar Practicing the use of future forms by choosing the correct form to complete sentences. Practicing a variety of future tenses by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete a text about a computer that can predict the future. Checking your knowledge of the future with 'will', the future progressive and the future perfect by keying in the correct form of verbs to complete sentences.

Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying the purpose and feeling of speakers by matching purposes and feelings with speakers overheard talking on the phone.

What's happening in the future?

Language Exercise

Future tenses Language Exercise

Will v. future progressive v. future perfect


Overheard phone calls Pronunciation Activity

Language for life: the world of English

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the English-speaking world.

Building Vocabulary Practicing common English expressions by matching each expression with the appropriate response.

Building Grammar Practicing the present simple, the present progressive and 'will' by choosing the correct form to complete a text about the English language.

Listening Development Listening to somebody describing a short walking tour of Dublin, Ireland and keying in the missing words to complete a paragraph.

English: a global language Language Exercise

English expressions Vocabulary Activity

A tour of Dublin Listening Activity

Learning check 6


Building Grammar Practicing linking words and phrases by completing sentences about what people say in a conversation. Practicing a variety of future tenses by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of connectors of reason and result by choosing the right options.

Listening Development Listening to a telephone conversation about two people meeting and filling in the missing information.

What do you want to do after you graduate from college?

Language Exercise

The rain will have stopped by then

Language Exercise

Connectors: reason and result


Future arrangements Listening Activity

Documents

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