Saturday(4.00pm – 6.00pm)
Commencement Date : 3 January 2026
Unit 1 |
A family affair |
| Reading | Part 6: ‘Surviving teenagers’ Part 2: ‘Doing the chores’ |
| Writing | Part 1 An essay: Teenagers and young people should share housework equally with their parents. Do you agree? Expressing opinions Using although, however, on the other hand and whereas |
| Listening | Part 1: Young people talking about their families and activities |
| Speaking | Part 1: Talking about yourself, your home and your family Giving extended answers |
| Pronunciation | Word stress (1): Stress in words with two or more syllables |
| Vocabulary | Phrasal verbs: get on with, do up, etc. Collocations with make and do |
| Grammar | Present perfect simple and continuous |
Unit 2 |
Leisure and pleasure |
| Reading | Part 5: ‘My first bike’ Part 4: Key word transformation |
| Writing | Part 2 An article: A leisure-time activity you really enjoy Writing compound and complex sentences |
| Listening | Part 2: A talk from a games developer |
| Speaking | Part 2: Comparing photos of free-time activities Using discourse markers to structure the answer |
| Pronunciation | Sentence stress (1): Stress on words carrying the most meaning |
| Vocabulary | Phrasal verbs and expressions: take up, sum up, etc. |
| Grammar | Making comparisons Adjectives with -ed and -ing |
Unit 3 |
Happy holidays? |
| Reading | Part 3: ‘A bus journey’ Part 7: ’My nightmare holiday!’ |
| Writing | Part 2 A report: A one-day excursion |
| Listening | Part 3: Five young people talking about their holidays |
| Speaking | Part 3: Discussing the benefits of different kinds of trip Phrases to involve partners in discussion Strategies for dealing with the second section of Part 3 |
| Pronunciation | Intonation (1): Indicating when you have/haven’t finished speaking |
| Vocabulary | travel, journey, trip and way Adjective suffixes |
| Grammar | Past simple, past continuous and used to at, in or on in time phrases Past perfect simple and continuous |
Unit 4 |
Food, glorious food |
| Reading | Part 6: ‘Learning about food’ Part 1: ‘Moso Moso’ – a restaurant review |
| Writing | Part 2 A review: A local restaurant, café or snack bar |
| Listening | Part 4: A radio interview with the owner of a popular café |
| Speaking | Part 4: Discussing diet, food and health Supporting opinions with reasons and examples |
| Pronunciation | Grouping words and pausing (1) |
| Vocabulary | food, dish and meal Adjectives to describe restaurants |
| Grammar | so and such too and enough |
Unit 5 |
Study time |
| Reading | Part 7: ‘At school abroad’ Part 3: ‘Culture shock for international students’ |
| Writing | Part 1 An essay: All young people who have the opportunity should study in a foreign school or college for a year. Do you agree? Writing opening paragraphs Using linking words and phrases |
| Listening | Part 1: People talking about studying and school |
| Speaking | Part 1: Talking about your studies Giving reasons, offering several possible ideas |
| Pronunciation | Word stress (2): Shifting word stress |
| Vocabulary | Phrasal verbs: get over, live up to, etc. find out, get to know, know, learn, teach and study; attend, join, take part and assist Forming nouns from verbs |
| Grammar | Zero, first and second conditionals |
Unit 6 |
My first job |
| Reading | Part 5: ‘Lucy’s first job’ Part 2: ‘A new summer programme’ |
| Writing | Part 2 A letter or email: Describe the jobs students do in your country Commonly misspelled words |
| Listening | Part 3: Five people talking about their first job |
| Speaking | Part 2: Comparing photos of different kinds of work Describing similarities and differences when comparing |
| Pronunciation | Sentence stress (2): Contrastive sentence stress |
| Vocabulary | work/job; possibility/occasion/opportunity; fun/funny Collocations with work and job |
| Grammar | Countable and uncountable nouns Articles |
Unit 7 |
High adventure |
| Reading | Part 6: ‘Are you ready for an adventure race?’ Part 4: Key word transformation |
| Writing | Part 2 An article: A great way to keep fit |
| Listening | Part 2: A talk about adventure racing Part 4: A radio interview with a paraglider |
| Speaking | Part 3: Discussing ways of encouraging people to do more sport Suggesting ideas, asking opinion, agreeing and disagreeing |
| Pronunciation | Intonation (2): Showing attitude |
| Vocabulary | Verb collocations with sporting activities look, see, watch, listen and hear |
| Grammar | Infinitive and verb + –ing |
Unit 8 |
Dream of the stars |
| Reading | Part 7: ‘Five young actors’ Part 1: ‘YouTube millionaire celebrities’ |
| Writing | Part 1 An essay: There are both advantages and disadvantages to a career as a musician or an actor. Writing a balanced essay |
| Listening | Part 2: A talk about a television quiz show |
| Speaking | Part 4: Discussing different aspects of media and celebrity Giving balanced, general answers Expressing agreement/disagreement |
| Pronunciation | Grouping words and pausing (2) |
| Vocabulary | Verb collocations with ambition, career, experience and job play, performance and acting; audience, (the) public and spectators; scene and stage |
| Grammar | at, in and on in phrases expressing location Reported speech |
Unit 9 |
Secrets of the mind |
| Reading | Part 5: ‘The secrets of happiness’ Part 4: Key word transformation |
| Writing | Part 2 A report: The benefits of improving classrooms and students’ social activities Making suggestions and recommendations |
| Listening | Part 1: People talking about different aspects of psychology |
| Speaking | Part 2: Comparing photos of different kinds of feeling and emotion Speculating about photos using look, seem and appear |
| Pronunciation | Sentence stress (3): Using sentence stress for emphasis |
| Vocabulary | achieve, carry out and devote stay, spend and pass; make, cause and have |
| Grammar | Modal verbs to express certainty and possibility |
Unit 10 |
Spend, spend, spend? |
| Reading | Part 2: ‘Shopping online versus shopping locally’ Part 5: ‘My greatest influence’ |
| Writing | Part 2 A review: A place where people have a good time Words/Phrases to build up more complex sentences |
| Listening | Part 4: A student interview about a new shopping centre |
| Speaking | Part 1: Talking about how you spend your money Strategies for answering Part 1 questions |
| Pronunciation | Linking (1): Linking to increase fluency |
| Vocabulary | arrive, get and reach Phrasal verbs: come up with, pull in, etc. |
| Grammar | as and like Modals expressing ability |
Unit 11 |
Medical matters |
| Reading | Part 6: ‘What’s it like to study medicine?’ Part 3: ‘Is there a doctor on board?’ |
| Writing | Part 1 An essay: Modern lifestyles can seriously endanger our health. Do you agree? Writing concluding paragraphs An essay: Young people generally don’t pay enough attention to their health and fitness. Do you agree? |
| Listening | Part 3: Five people talking about visits to the doctor |
| Speaking | Part 2: Comparing photos of situations related to health Strategies for dealing with difficulties: finding the right word |
| Pronunciation | Intonation (3): Showing certainty/uncertainty |
| Vocabulary | Idiomatic expressions: taken aback, etc. Health vocabulary: illness, infection, etc. |
| Grammar | Relative pronouns and relative clauses |
Unit 12 |
Animal kingdom |
| Reading | Part 1: ‘My sister’s circus’ Part 7: ‘Surviving an animal attack’ |
| Writing | Part 2 A letter or email: Advice to a visitor to your country Giving advice |
| Listening | Part 1: People talking about animals in different situations |
| Speaking | Parts 3 and 4: Discussing topics related to animals Commenting on the question Expressing other people’s opinions Expressing agreement/disagreement |
| Pronunciation | Word stress (3): Strong and weak forms |
| Vocabulary | avoid, prevent and protect; check, control, keep an eye on and supervise Negative prefixes |
| Grammar | Third conditional and mixed conditionals wish, if only and hope |
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