Unit Goals Grammar Vocabulary Listening Speaking and Pronunciation Reading Writing Video Journal
Friends and Family Page 2
Jobs Around the World Page 14
Houses and Apartments Page 26
Possessions Page 42
Getting There Page 66
Daily Activities Page 54
Video Page 78 Karen Bass: Unseen Footage, Untamed Nature
Video Page 38 Kent Larson: Brilliant Designs to Fit More People in Every City Video Strategy: Using Visual Cues
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• Meet and introduce people• Identify family members• Describe people• Present your family
Present tense beI’m Kim. They’re Maria and Lola. Be + adjectiveThey’re young. Is John single? Questions with be and short answersAre you married? Yes, I am/ No I’m not.
Greetings and introductionsFamily membersAdjectives to describe people
Simple present tense: statements, negatives, What time...? questions, and short answersThey get up at 7 o’clock. What time do you start work?Adverbs of frequency: always, sometimes, neverI never answer the phone. Time expressions
There is/there areThere are three bedrooms. Is there a garage?Prepositions of place: in, on, under, next toYour magazine is under your bag.
Prepositions of Place; ImperativesTurn left and walk for two blocks.The hotel is across from the park.Have toShe has to change buses.
Jobs Numbers Words to describe the weatherContinents, countries, and cities
Places in a homeFurniture and household objects
Personal possessions Electronic products
Daily activitiesTelling timeWork and school activities Time expressions
City landmarksDirections Ground transportation
Demonstrative adjectives Are these your books? That is not your bag. Possessive nounsIt’s Jim’s bag.Have She has a camcorder.
• Identify jobs • Talk about jobs • Talk about countries • Compare jobs in different
countries
• Identify places in a home• Describe your house• Identify household objects • Compare houses
• Identify personal possessions
• Talk about other people’s possessions
• Buy a present• Talk about special
possessions
• Ask for and give directions• Create and use a tour route• Describe transportation• Record a journey
Contractions with be: Negative; Indefinite articles He isn’t a doctor. Pat’s an artist. Be + article + adjective + noun Russia is a big country.
• Tell time• Talk about people’s
daily activities• Talk about what you do at
work or school• Describe a job
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National Geographic Video Journal
Unit Goals Grammar Vocabulary Listening Speaking and Pronunciation Reading Writing Video Journal
Video Page 38 Kent Larson: Brilliant Designs to Fit More People in Every City Video Strategy: Using Visual Cues
Listening for general understanding and specific information People describing their families
Focused listening People describing their jobs
Listening for general understanding and specific details People talking about their houses
Listening for specific informationPeople proving ownership
Listening for general understanding and specific detailsDescribing a photographer’s work
Listening for specific informationRadio ad for a tour
Talking about your familyThe /r / sound
Asking for and giving personal informationNumbers Contractions with be
Describing your house Final –s
Talking about the personal possessions of others /i / and /ɪ/ sounds
Asking and answering questions about work or school activitiesFalling intonation on statements and information questions
Ask for and give directionsYes/no questions and short answers
National Geographic: “Families around the World”
National Geographic: “Different Farmers”
“Kent Larson: Brilliant Designs to Fit More People in Every City”
National Geographic: “Jewelry”
“Karen Bass: Unseen Footage, Untamed Nature”
National Geographic:“Journey to Antarctica”
Writing sentences to describe your family
Writing a paragraph to describe a person’s job
Writing descriptions of houses Writing Strategy: Topic Sentence
Summarizing a class survey Using commas
Writing a job description
Writing a travel itinerary
National Geographic:“Animal Families”
National Geographic:“A Job for Children”
National Geographic:“A Very Special Village”
National Geographic:“Uncovering the Past”
National Geographic:“Zoo Dentists”
National Geographic:“Volcano Trek”
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Unit Goals Grammar Vocabulary Listening Speaking and Pronunciation Reading Writing Video Journal
Free Time Page 82
Clothes Page 94
Eat Well Page 106
Health Page 122
On the Move Page 146
Making Plans Page 134
Video Page 158 Derek Sivers: Weird or Different?
Video Page 118 Ron Finley: A Guerilla Gardener in South Central L.A. Video Strategy: Using Visual Cues
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• Identify activities that are happening now
• Make a phone call • Talk about abilities • Talk about sports
Present continuous tenseI’m not watching TV. I’m reading. Can (for ability)He can’t play the guitar. He can sing.
PastimesGames and sports
Be going toWhat are you going to do? We are going to have a party. Would like to (for wishes) I would like to be a doctor.
Some, anyThere’s some ice cream in the fridge.How much/how many How many oranges do we need? How much chocolate do we have?
Simple past tense We went to the mountains. He moved from San Francisco to New York.
Colors Clothes
Food typesMeals Quantities Count/non-count nouns
Parts of the body Common illnessesRemedies
Special plansAmerican holidaysProfessions
Verbs + prepositions of movementPreparing to move
Review of simple present tenseMy back hurts. Look + adjective Feel + adjectiveJohn looks terrible. I feel sick.Should (for advice)You should take an aspirin.
• Identify and shop for clothes • Buy clothes • Express likes and dislikes• Learn about clothes and
colors
• Order a meal• Plan a party• Describe your diet• Talk about a healthy diet
• Identify parts of the body to say how you feel
• Ask about and describe symptoms
• Identify remedies and give advice
• Describe how to prevent health problems
• Plan special days• Describe holiday traditions• Make life plans• Express wishes and plans
• Use the simple past• Give biographical
information• Describe a move• Discuss migrations
Can/could (for polite requests)Can I try on these shoes?Likes and dislikes I love your sweater! She hates pink.
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National Geographic Video Journal
Unit Goals Grammar Vocabulary Listening Speaking and Pronunciation Reading Writing Video Journal
Listening for specific informationTelephone conversation
Listening for specific details Listening to people shopping for clothes
Listening for specific details Conversation to confirm a shopping list
Listening for general understanding and specific detailsDescribing symptoms to a doctor
Listening for general understanding and specific detailsAmerican holiday traditions
Listening for general understanding and specific details Biographies of famous immigrants
Have a phone conversation/∫/ and /t∫/ sounds Can and can’t
Describing people’s clothesCould you
Planning a dinnerAnd
Describing symptoms and illnesses; giving adviceSentence stress
Talking about celebrating holidaysBe going to (reduced form)
Discussing moving–ed endings
National Geographic:“ Soccer—The Beautiful Game”
National Geographic:“Chameleon Clothes”
“ Ron Finley: A Guerilla Gardener in South Central L.A.”
National Geographic:“Preventing Disease”
“ Derek Sivers: Keep Your Goals to Yourself”
National Geographic:“Human Migration”
Writing sentences about your abilities
Writing about what people are wearing
Writing sentences about eating habitsWriting Strategy: Self-Correct
Writing a paragraph on disease prevention
Writing about one’s plans for the future
Writing a vacation postcard
National Geographic:“Danny’s Challenge”
National Geographic:“Traditional Silk-Making”
National Geographic:“Slow Food”
National Geographic:“Farley, the Red Panda”
National Geographic:“ Making a Thai Boxing Champion”
National Geographic:“Monarch Migration”
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