Language Input: A World of Difference
Language Input: A World of Difference
UNIT
1 A world of difference
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Naming tenses
Present, Past, Present Perfect
Auxiliary verbs
do, be, have p6
Questions and negatives
Where were you born?
He doesnt live in Madrid. p6
Short answers
Yes, I have. No, he didnt. p8
Spoken English sounding polite
Did you have a good day?
Yes, I did. I went shopping. p8
Whats in a word?
Parts of speech and meaning
verb, adjective, noun , or adverb?
Spelling and pronunciation
vowel sounds
Word formation
active, actor, action
Words that go together
fall in love
Keeping vocabulary records p12
Everyday situations
I need to make an
appointment.
A medium latte, please.
Have here or take away?
p13
Present tenses
Simple and continuous
What does she do?
Whats she doing? p14
State verbs
like, know, understand p15
Passive
People are employed
Im being served. p17
How often ?
hardly ever twice a year p15
Past tenses
Simple and continuous
He worked in London.
He was studying art. p23
Past Perfect
He had fallen in love.
Hed been drinking. p23
used to
He used to wake up at 6.00. p23
Giving opinions
Hes really great, isnt he?
Definitely! Mmm!
Thats rubbish!
Spoken English making
an opinion stronger
just awful
absolutely adore p29
4 Getting it right
Future forms
Will, going to, or Present Continuous?
What will the world be like?
Things are going to change.
Were meeting James at 11.00.
Future possibilities may, might, could
The earth may get warmer.
Temperatures might rise.
What could happen? p38
Word building
Suffixes
prediction, excitement
Prefixes
impossible, disagree, react
Changing word stress
advertise / advertisement p44
Arranging to meet
I was wondering if we
could meet.
Ill just get my diary.
We could have coffee.
Why dont we ?
Lets
Music of English making
suggestions p45
6 What matters to me
Information questions
Whats she like?
What does she look like?
How is she? p46
How tall/big ?
What colour/size/make ?
Which floor/part of town ?
How far/long ?
How much/many ? p47
In a department store
Toys and babywear
Ladies fashions
Stationery
What size do you take?
Keep your receipt.
Signs
Buy two, get one free
Final clearance p53
p6
p14
p22
p30
p38
p46
LANGUAGE INPUT
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
READING
LISTENING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Worlds apart
Welcome to our world
The lives of two families
from different parts of
the world (jigsaw) p10
A class survey
Lifestyles p9
Exchanging information
Comparing two families from
different parts of the world p10
What do you think?
Discussing the pros and cons of
bringing up a family in another
country p12
Roleplay
Acting out everyday situations p13
An informal letter
Correcting mistakes (1)
Finding and correcting mistakes in
a model letter
I do mistakes WW
Writing a letter to a friend,
correcting each others letters
p103
A Shakespearean Tragedy
Romeo and Juliet
The love story in cartoons
p26
A Shakespearean Tragedy
Retelling the story of Romeo and Juliet
from pictures p26
What do you think?
Shakespeare and his plays p26
Falling in love Who do we fall in
love with? Which couples are wellsuited? p28
Discussion
Laws in Britain and your country p32
Whats important to you in life? p33
What do you think?
Bringing up children
Household rules p34
A biography
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Combining sentences
Her father, who was Albanian, died,
leaving her mother to bring up the
family.
Researching facts about a famous
person and writing a biography
p106
Discussion
Talking about changes in the
environment p39
What do you think?
Space tourism p41
Predictions about the future p42
Roleplay
Making arrangements to meet p45
My closest relative
Five people talk about who
they feel closest to in their
family p52
Spoken English adding
emphasis
My father I dont get on with.
What I like about her is
The thing I love about him is
p52
Project
Your most treasured possession p49
Talking about you
Your kitchen p50
Discussion
First-born/second-born children
Who do you feel closest to in your
family? p52
LANGUAGE INPUT
UNIT
7 Passions and fashions
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Present Perfect
Simple and continuous
Shes lived in Scotland.
Shes been writing since 1990. p54
Passive
Millions have been sold. p55
Adverbs
just yet already p56
Time expressions
for 10 years, since the 1970s
Spoken English How long ?
How long are you here for?
How long have you been here? p57
8 No fear!
Verb patterns
verb + -ing
enjoy swimming, thinking of staying p62
verb + infinitive
need to warn, make them feel p62
adjective + infinitive
impossible to see p62
Spoken English the reduced infinitive
Id love to!
You promised to. p64
Body language
bite, clap, hug, lick
point a gun
kneel down to pray
Idioms
see eye to eye
Youre pulling my leg! p68
Conditionals
Words with similar
Second conditionals
meaning
If I were him, Id tell the teacher.
shocked / stunned
Third conditionals
delighted / over the moon
If theyd listened, he wouldnt have run
alone / lonely
away. p71
win / beat p76
might have done/could have done
You might/could have had an accident. p72
should have done
He should have asked for help. p73
Noun phrases
Articles: a / the / no article
Possessives
their equipment / theirs
all/everything
Microchips control everything.
all digital devices
Reflexive pronouns and each other
I cut myself. We love each other. p79
Compound nouns
railway station
headlight
tea bag teacup
handcuffs footprint p84
11 Seeing is believing
Modals of probability
Present
must/cant/might/could be p86
Past
must/cant/might have been p88
looks like / looks
It looks like a man.
It looks red to me. p86
Spoken English expressing disbelief
What on earth has happened? p86
Expressing attitude
apparently
actually
personally
to be honest p93
12 Telling it how it is
Reported speech
She said she was a student.
Reported thoughts
I thought she was pretty.
Reported questions
I asked her what was happening.
I wondered if thered been an accident.
p94
Reporting verbs
invite, persuade, explain
p96
Ways of speaking
suggest, advise, shout,
whisper, admit, deny p97
p54
p62
p70
p78
p86
p94
Tapescripts
4
p118
Grammar Reference
p133
How fantastic!
Did you? p61
p147
Word list
p152
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
READING
LISTENING
SPEAKING
WRITING
An interview
Jack, aged 10, talks about Harry
Potter p55
Things Im passionate about
Five people talk about their passions
p60
Roleplay
Interviewing Calvin Klein p57
Have you ever ?
Conversations about your life
experiences p57
What do you think?
Your feelings about football and its
place in the world p58
Things you feel passionate about p60
Dangerous journeys in
history
Hannibal crosses the Alps
Mao Zedong on the Long
March
Remarkable journeys made by
two famous leaders (jigsaw)
p66
A social conscience
Five people describe a difficult
situation what did they do? p73
Spoken English just
Ive just read a great book.
Im just tired, thats all.
I just love your coat! p73
Expressing attitude An
informal letter
Linking ideas using words and
expressions
anyway, naturally
fortunately, nevertheless
p116
A thank-you email
What do you think?
Correcting mistakes (2) in a
People from your country who
model email
changed ideas p98
Writing a thank-you email
Newspapers in your country p100
Talking about a current news story p100
p117
Verb patterns
p158
Irregular verbs
p159
Phonetic symbols
p159