Inglés Express Medio

What do you do: Topics: everyday and free time activities; jobs; nationalities Vocabulary: free-time activities; countries; nationalities; hobbies; interests, habits; routines; jobs; telling the time Grammar: present simple; present continuous; adverbs of frequency; prepositions of time Reading: A Real-Life Person Writing: letter to family/ friend about daily routine at summer camp (project) Julies typical day (article) Listening & speaking: listening for specific information; expressing preferences. Pronunciation: word stress Communication: giving personal information

Then & Now: Topics: lifestyles; past routines Vocabulary: lifestyles, changes; family members; activities; days of the week; possessions; dates Grammar: past simple (regular + irregular), used to; prepositions of place (at, on, in)
Reading: The Cottingley Fairies (diary) Writing: biography Arthur Conan Doyle (project) writing a diary Listening & speaking: listening for lexical items & verb phrases; talking about past habits/ routines Pronunciation: /e/ silent or pronounced (-ed ending) Communication: talking about past activities

Have you ever: Topics: describing objects; talking about injuries/ illness; talking about activities one has (not) done
Vocabulary: jewellery; objects; materials; colours; shapes; injuries; illnesses Grammar: present perfect; never, ever, just, yet, already, since, for Reading: European theme parks Writing: article describing your favourite possession (project) letter of the lost property office Listening & speaking: listening for specific information; picture-prompted multiple choice; talking about activities you have (not) done Pronunciation: // - /e/ Communication: describing lost property

What a day!: Topics: misfortunes; feelings; means of transport; past activities Vocabulary: feelings; misfortunes & accidents; means of transport; parts of the body; sounds; everyday activities Grammar: past continuous; adjectives; adverbs Reading: Lost in the Desert Writing: story; (project) beginning/ ending of a story Listening & speaking: listening to position people in picture; listening for gist; talking about past activities Pronunciation: silent /t/ Communication: at the doctors

I’m going to be: Topics: clothes; fashion; the weather; plans Vocabulary: clothes; measurements; sizes; shopping in town (shop names, products, services, hours); the weather Grammar: going to will; present continuous (future meaning) Reading: The World of Fashion in the Year 2200 Writing: letter to a friend about your weekend plans (project) letter of complaint Listening & speaking: filling in order forms; talking about your plans; prioritising Pronunciation: homophones Communication: buying clothes

Food & Festivities: Topics: food & drink; cooking; healthy eating; celebrations Vocabulary: food; containers; ways of cooking; drinks; places to eat; types of food; meals; festivities Grammar: countable/ uncountable nouns; some/ any/ a/ an; a few/ a little; plurals Reading: Food, Fun & Celebration around the World Writing: article about a festival you attended (project) restaurant advertisement Listening & speaking: filling in missing information; making a shopping list; ordering food, complaining about food Pronunciation: sounds often confused Communication: ordering food & drink
Youd better: Topics: town & country environment; space; animals; films; geographical features Vocabulary: animals (pets, wild, extinct, parts of their bodies); planets; countryside/ town; means of transport; films Grammar: comparatives/ superlatives; 0 and 1st conditional; You had better/ You would rather Reading: US Cross-Continent Tours Writing: opinion article (project) animal factfiles Listening & speaking: listening for lexical items; comparing town & countryside Pronunciation: contrastive stress Communication: ordering flowers; booking a flight

What are the rules: Topics: the environment; rules; signs; safety; protection Vocabulary: the environment; house rules; traffic signs; school rules; safety/ protection rules Grammar: the imperative; have to/ dont have to, must/ mustnt; can/ cant, can/ could I; should/ shouldnt Reading: The Worlds Great Rainforest Writing: a letter giving advice (project) traffic signs Listening& speaking: giving advice; talking about house rules; identifying specific information Pronunciation: letters not pronounced