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Unit 1: Off on the right foot

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Lesson	Title	Topic	PDF	PowerPoint	Supplement	Download
1A:	Who we really are	Shared interests and personal characteristics			Article reading questions
1B:	Right for the job	Job interviews
2A:	Rules and regulations	Classroom rules			Reading: High Table multiple choice
2B:	Attitudes to rules	What young people think about learning
3A:	Personal profile	Finding out personal details			Kainan’s profile
3B:	Building a profile	Constructing a profile of another person
4A:	A matter of confidence	Exploring student errors			Long journey text order
4B:	A slight mistake	Correcting student errors

Unit 2: Get away from it all

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Lesson	Title	Topic	PDF	PowerPoint	Supplement	Download
1A:	FREE LESSON: Places and people	Links between people and places			A place by the sea – jigsaw reading
1B:	FREE LESSON: Tourism task	Presenting tourism ideas
2A:	Itineraries and adventures	Travel experiences			A camping trip
2B:	Amazing journeys	Planning an itinerary for a trip
3A:	Destinations and expectations	Airports and travel destinations			Algarve Plans
3B:	Travel problems	Solving problems for air travelers
4A:	Sources for lexis	Exploring word combinations			Travel discussion
4B:	Exploring and recording words	Ideas for recording new vocabulary

Unit 3: Having a field day

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Lesson	Title	Topic	PDF	PowerPoint	Supplement	Download
1A:	Enjoy yourself	Free time and leisure activities			Leisure Activities Brainstorm
1B:	Leisure survey research	Class survey on leisure
2A:	The sporting life	Sporting activities and their benefits			Sporting memories
2B:	Negative aspects of sport	Debate an issue related to sports professionals
3A:	Your well-being	Activities which effect your well-being			Presentation Planner
3B:	Expert and novice	Giving practical advice
4A:	Familiar activities	Routines and habits			Visual statistics pair work
4B:	A form of play	Exploring aspects of the word ‘play

Unit 4: News & the net

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Lesson	Title	Topic	PDF	PowerPoint	Supplement	Download
1A:	Here is the news	News and newspapers			Funny news headlines
1B:	A newsworthy article	Writing a news article
2A:	Read all about it	Reviewing an app			Text types guess
2B:	To text or not to text?	Texting by phone
3A:	The Internet question	Technology, the internet, social-networking			Scientist match and retell
3B:	Social networking	Using different social network platforms
4A:	100% Online	Learning languages online			Design a learning app
4B:	Learning English online	Strategies for learning a language

Unit 5: We are what we eat

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Lesson	Title	Topic	PDF	PowerPoint	Supplement	Download
1A:	Natural living	Eating habits and healthy eating			Cottage in the country
1B:	The good life	Planning an ideal place to live in the country
2A:	Health and lifestyle	Diet and good health			Stress text jigsaw
2B:	The key to health	The relationship between diet and health
3A:	Getting together	Social behavior and socializing			Social word search
3B:	The big event	Social occasions, planning a special event
4A:	A customary practice	Traditions and traditional values			Festival match up
4B:	Eating customs	Food and celebrations, local recipes

Unit 6: Entertainment

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Lesson	Title	Topic	PDF	PowerPoint	Supplement	Download
1A:	Show time	Culture and how young entertain themselves			In general …
1B:	Exhibitions	Designing an exhibit and a pamphlet
2A:	That’s entertainment	Entertainment and enjoying yourself			Gaming article reading exercise
2B:	Great times	Gaming and preferred forms of entertainment
3A:	A spectacular performance	Movies from different genres, movie reviews			Guess the movie
3B:	Your review	Writing a review of a movie, presenting a favorite movie
4A:	Icons	Well-known people			Unsung heroes
4B:	Justifiably famous	Famous figures, justifying award winners

Unit 7: Window shopping

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Lesson	Title	Topic	PDF	PowerPoint	Supplement	Download
1A:	Retail therapy	Shopping and commerce			Shopping idioms & sayings
1B:	Shopping trips	Planning a shopping trip
2A:	For the love of money	Money and shopping outlets			Money, Money, Money
2B:	Money to burn	Finance and world currencies
3A:	Flagship store	Retail spaces and department stores			Local retail spaces notes
3B:	Summing up	A well-known department store
4A:	Top brands	Branding, marketing and advertising			Great slogans
4B:	Faulty goods	Creating a brand, TV ads, returning faulty goods

Unit 8: Working life

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Lesson	Title	Topic	PDF	PowerPoint	Supplement	Download
1A:	Finding the right job	Jobs and job advertisements			Job ads
1B:	The right candidate	Job interviews
2A:	The future looks bright	Careers and professional development			Jobs A-Z
2B:	Training and development	Professional profiles, training and development
3A:	Where to work?	Work-related practices			Working from home gap fill
3B:	Working from home	Debating workplace practices
4A:	Where there’s a will	Motivations at work			Staying motivated reading comprehension
4B:	An inspiration	Profiles of working people

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