Empower A2 Programm
Empower A2 Programm
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Contents
A conversation about where you’re from Where you’re from Sentences about you
A conversation about people you Facebook entries about people People you know Notes about people you know
know you know
At the gym reception Asking for and giving information;
Unit Progress Test
Checking understanding
First day of an English course Online profiles Using social networking sites An online profile;
Capital letters and punctuation
A conversation about a TV programme An article about Ice Road Jobs Sentences about jobs
Truckers
A survey about study habits An online forum about study Studying; Questions about study habits
habits Study habits
Ordering in a café; Asking for things and replying;
Unit Progress Test
Asking for help Reacting to news
Three monologues about studying A competition entry form Studying English A form;
English; A teacher addressing her class Spelling
A conversation about family routines An article about an Indian family Daily routines; Spending time with your A dialogue; Notes about routines you
family; Routines you share with others share with other people
Three conversations about gadgets An interview about using the Using the Internet; Sentences about gadgets you’ve got;
Internet Technology in your life Questions about gadgets you’ve got
Making arrangements to go out Making arrangements;
Unit Progress Test
Thinking about what you want to say
A monologue about someone’s family Two informal emails Your family An informal email invitation;
Inviting and replying
Buying food;
The food you like and don’t like
A conversation about cooking A factfile about Heston Cooking programmes; Cooking; Questions about food
Blumenthal; Two personal emails The food you eat
At a restaurant Arriving at a restaurant; Ordering a meal
Unit Progress Test
in a restaurant;
Changing what you say
Four monologues about cooking A cooking blog Cooking; A good cook you know; A blog about something you know how
Cooking for others to do; Making the order clear
An article about an unusual town Places you like; Describing a picture of Questions and sentences about what there
a town; What there is in a town is in a town
A conversation about a new home A newspaper advertisement Your home and furniture Sentences about your home
A conversation about a family tree Your family Notes about your family
A conversation about childhood An article about Steve Jobs Steve Jobs; What you did at different Notes about a childhood hobby
hobbies times; A childhood hobby
On the phone Leaving a voicemail message; Asking for
Unit Progress Test
someone on the phone;
Asking someone to wait
A monologue about someone’s A life story Important years in your life A life story about someone in your family;
life story Linking ideas in the past
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Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English
Unit 7 Journeys
Getting started Talk about where you’d like to travel to
7A Talk about past journeys Past simple: negative and Transport did you;
questions Sound and spelling: /ɔː/
7B Talk about what you like and dislike love / like / don’t mind / Transport adjectives Word stress
about transport hate + verb + -ing
7C Say excuse me and sorry Tones for saying excuse me; Saying excuse me and
Emphasising what we say sorry
7D Write an email about yourself
11B Talk about events you’ve been to Present perfect or past Music Syllables
simple
11C Ask for and express opinions about Main stress and tone Asking for and
things you’ve seen expressing opinions
12B Give advice about travelling should / shouldn’t Travel collocations Should / Shouldn’t
12C Use language for travel and tourism Tones for showing surprise; Checking in at a hotel;
Consonant groups Asking for tourist
information
12D Write an email with travel advice
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Contents
Listening and Video Reading Speaking Writing
A conversation about travelling on the An article about the Silk Road; Transport people use;
Silk Road Two blogs about travelling on the Past journeys
Silk Road
A conversation about transport in A webpage about metros around Metros you know; Disagreeing about
Moscow the world; Four reviews of metros transport; Transport you use
On the train Saying excuse me and sorry; Unit Progress Test
Showing interest
A conversation about choosing a Two online profiles; An email Homestay families; English-speaking An email about yourself;
homestay family about Ahmed countries you’d like to visit Linking ideas with after, when, and while
A podcast about how the Olympics can An article about Paralympian Famous sport events and people;
change a city Jonnie Peacock The Olympics; Present and past abilities
Two monologues about exercise An article about High Intensity Getting fit; The things people have to do; Sentences and notes about what people
Training Yoga; Parts of the body have to do
At the gym Health and how you feel;
Unit Progress Test
Expressing sympathy
A conversation about a free-time An email about a company blog; Free-time activities in your country; An article; Linking ideas with however;
activity A blog article about a free-time Your free-time activities Adverbs of manner
activity
Four phone conversations about Meeting friends in town; Saying where Sentences about what you are doing
meeting you are and what you’re doing
Two phone conversations about what Two blogs about living abroad; Shopping; Festivals in your country; Notes about what someone you know is
people are wearing Text messages about what people The clothes you wear wearing
are doing
Shopping for clothes Choosing clothes; Paying for clothes;
Unit Progress Test
Saying something nice
Four monologues about giving presents Two thank-you emails The presents you’d like; Giving presents A thank-you email;
and thanking people for them Writing formal and informal emails
A podcast about smartphones and A webpage about smartphones Smartphones and tablets; Using the Notes about two similar things
tablets and tablets Web; Comparing two similar things
A radio programme about languages Languages; Blogs and language
websites
Asking for help Asking for help;
Unit Progress Test
Checking instructions
Three monologues about text messages Four text messages; Six posts on Sending messages A post expressing an opinion;
an online discussion board Linking ideas with also, too and as well
Two conversations about holidays A webpage about holidays Natural places; Important things when
on holiday; Holiday plans
Two monologues about things people An article about living in a Living in a different country;
Unit Progress Test
like when travelling different country Travelling and holidays;
Giving advice about travelling
A prize holiday Checking in at a hotel; Asking for tourist Notes about surprising things
information; Showing surprise
A conversation about a planned holiday An email with travel advice; Planning holidays; Sweden An email with travel advice;
An email asking for travel advice Paragraph writing