English Unlimited A2

• introduce yourself
• ask for and give personal information
• fill in a form
• say what you can do

Grammar
• Subject pronouns, possessive adjectives
• can for ability

Vocabulary
• Countries and languages
• Introducing yourself
• Letters, numbers, addresses
• Personal information

Listening
• Agata enrols on a course

Speaking
• Enrol on a course

• introduce people
• say who people are
• talk about present and past jobs
• say how you know people
• ask people to repeat
• ask questions to check information
 Target activity: Talk about someone you know well
Grammar
• Possessive ‘s (singular)
• be present: am, is, are
• be past: was, were

 
Vocabulary
• People you know
• Talking about jobs
• How you know people

Pronunciation
• Syllables

Listening
• Rob’s family and friends
• Michel’s and Donna’s friends

Reading
• Life’s work

Speaking
• Introductions
• Talk about relationships
• Talk about jobs

Keyword
• OK

EXPLORE Speaking
• ask people to repeat
• ask questions to check information

Across cultures
• Greetings

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• Spelling and sounds: Vowels and consonants

• make and respond to requests
• make and respond to offers
• say what your interests are
• say what you want to do
 Target activity: Take care of a guest
Grammar
• a, an, some
• Present simple: positive sentences

Vocabulary
• Offers and requests
• Interests and wants
• Taking care of a guest

Pronunciation
• Word stress 1

Listening
• What do you miss?
• Carly asks for things

Reading
• Sofasurfing.com

Reading and Listening
• Erkan’s guest

Speaking
• Ask for something

Writing
• Profile for a website

Keyword
• in

EXPLORE Writing
• write a letter or email requesting something Capital letters

Independent learning
• Finding information

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• Spelling and sounds: Two consonants together

• say what you do in your free time
• say what you like and dislike
• talk about habits and customs
• make and respond to invitations
 Target activity: Invite someone out
Grammar
• Subject and object pronouns
• Present simple: negative sentences, questions
• Possessive ‘s and s’

 
Vocabulary
• Free time activities
• Adverbs of frequency
• Invitations

Pronunciation
• Word stress 2

Reading
• Happiness is …

Listening
• Min’s and Paul’s New Year
• Invitations

Speaking
• Your free time
• Your New Year
• Special occasions p

Writing
• For me, happiness is …

Keyword
• go

EXPLORE Speaking
• take a phone message
• ask people to repeat and speak more slowly
• show you understand

Across cultures
• Conversation ‘dos and don’ts’

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• Spelling and sounds: ch, tch and sh

• talk about past events
• talk about first times
• talk about trips
• talk about important events in your life
 Target activity: Talk about an important event
 
Grammar
• Singular, plural
• Past simple verbs
• Past simple

Vocabulary
• Past time expressions
• Things for a trip
• Good and bad experiences

Pronunciation
• Sentence stress 1

Reading
• Three small things that changed the world

Listening
• Sang-mi’s business trip
• From Nigeria to Scotland

Speaking
• Your technology firsts
• Did you have a good time?

Keyword
• have

EXPLORE Writing
• write a personal letter or email giving news
• Punctuation

Independent learning
• Self-study

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• Spelling and sounds: th

• talk about cities and neighbor hoods
• talk about homes
• find information in adverts for rooms
 Target activity: Rent a room
 
Grammar
• There is, there are

Vocabulary
• Places
• Describing places
• Prepositions of place
• Things in the home
• Adverts for rooms

Pronunciation
• Sentence stress

Reading
• I live here but I work 800 kilometers away
• DublinCapitalRentals.com

Listening
• House-sitting
• Alicja looks for a room

Speaking
• Describe places you know
• Where you live
• Rooms in your home

Writing and speaking
• House-sit for a friend

Keyword
• on

EXPLORE Speaking
• show interest in a conversation

Across cultures
• Personal space

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• Spelling and sounds: Final e

• buy things in shops
• talk about shopping and food
• talk about preferences and give reasons
• order a meal
 Target activity: Order a meal
Grammar
• Countable and uncountable nouns

Vocabulary
• Shops and shopping
• Buying things
• Food
• Talking about preferences and giving reasons
• Ordering food

Pronunciation
• Sentence stress 3

Listening and speaking
• About shopping

Listening
• Jon in the shopping center
• At an airport cafe

Reading
• Weird fruit and veg

Speaking
• Buy things in shops
• Talk about food

Keyword
• this, that, these,
• those

EXPLORE Writing
• write short practical requests and reminders and, but

Independent learning
• Using a dictionary

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• Spelling and sounds: ou

• talk about work and studies
• describe present activities
• say why you can’t do things
 Target activity: Explain what you do
Grammar
• Present progressive

Vocabulary
• Work and studies 1
• spend
• Saying you’re busy
• Work and studies 2

Pronunciation
• The schwa sound 1

Reading
• So, what do you do all day?

Listening
• Dean on the phone
• What do you do?

Speaking
• Your work-life balance
• Say you’re busy
• What you’re doing

Writing
• Your work and studies

Keyword
• of

EXPLORE Speaking
• say you’re not sure about facts and numbers

Across cultures
• Workplaces

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• Spelling and sounds: c

• talk about your family
• describe people’s personality
• describe people’s appearance
• describe relationships
 Target activity: Describe someone you admire
Grammar
• have got

Vocabulary
• Family
• Personality
• Appearance
• Relationships

Pronunciation
• The schwa sound

Listening
• Onyinye’s family
• Someone I admire

Reading
• How we met
• Changing image

Speaking
• Your family
• People in your life
• Fashion and image
• Describe people

Writing
• Describe a famous person

Keyword
• like

EXPLORE Writing
• write a web posting giving an opinion so

Independent learning
• Reading the phonemic script 1: consonants

Look again
• Spelling and sounds: ee, ea, ie

• get information in places you visit
• compare ways of travelling
• buy a travel ticket
 Target activity: Buy a ticket
Grammar
• Comparatives and superlatives

Vocabulary
• Using transport
• Getting information
• Prepositions of movement
• Buying a ticket

Pronunciation
• Sentence stress and /ə/

Listening
• Vijay visits Lucknow
• Vijay buys a ticket

Reading
• One-wheeled wonder

Speaking
• Getting around
• Ask for information

Writing and speaking
• A journey you like

Keyword
• get

EXPLORE Speaking
• correct yourself and other people
• check and summarise information

Across cultures
• Transport culture

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• Spelling and sounds: Double consonants

 <>/p>

• talk about films
• find information in a cinema programme
• make and respond to suggestions
• make arrangements to meet
 Target activity: Arrange a film night
Grammar
• Present progressive for future arrangements

Vocabulary
• Films
• Suggestions
• Talking about films

Pronunciation
• Compound nouns

Reading
• International Film Week
• Jon and Kimiko’s messages

Listening
• Jon and Mia choose a film
• Jon and Kimiko’s phone call
• A film night

Speaking
• Choose a film to see
• Arrange to meet

Keyword
• about

EXPLORE Writing
• write and reply to an invitation
• write a thank-you note Ellipsis

Independent learning
• Reading the phonemic script 2: vowels

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• Spelling and sounds: g

• check in and board a flight
• tell a story
• talk about a journey
 Target activity: Describe a journey
Grammar
• Articles

Vocabulary
• Airports
• Storytelling expressions
• Talking about a journey

Pronunciation
• Polite intonation

Listening
• Belinda at the airport
• Sam’s journey

Reading
• Help! A traveller’s tale

Speaking
• At an airport
• Tell a story

Keyword
• at

EXPLORE Speaking
• ask questions to develop a conversation
• change the topic of a conversation

Across cultures
• Saying sorry

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• Spelling and sounds: ng

• talk about health
• buy things in a pharmacy
• understand instructions on
• medicines
• give advice
 Target activity: Give advice
Grammar
• Giving advice with if

Vocabulary
• The body and health
• Giving advice
• Giving reasons for advice

Pronunciation
• Linking consonants and vowels 1

Listening and reading
• Marc at the pharmacy

Reading
• Home remedies
• Stay healthy in the workplace

Speaking
• Role play: At a pharmacy
• Remedies for a cold

Keyword
• take

EXPLORE Writing
• write an email or note apologising

Independent learning
• Learning collocations

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• Spelling and sounds: ay, ai

• talk about experiences
• say what you’ve never done and always wanted to do
• talk about places you’ve been to
• find out information about things
 Target activity: Get information and recommendations
Grammar
• Present perfect verbs
• Present perfect

Vocabulary
• Sights
• Getting information

Pronunciation
• Linking consonants and vowels 2

Reading
• Happy to say, I’ve never…
• The people behind the place

Listening
• I’ve always wanted to …
• Have you been to …?
• Advice about restaurants

Speaking
• When was the last time ...?
• I’ve always wanted to …
• Places you’ve been

Writing
• Things you’ve never done

Keyword
• thing

EXPLORE Speaking
• start and finish conversations in different situations

Across cultures
• Your experiences

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• Spelling and sounds: wh

• give opinions
• talk about hopes and plans
• make decisions
 Target activity: Plan a weekend break
Grammar
• be going to, be hoping to, would like to

Vocabulary
• too much, enough, not enough
• Life changes
• Planning

Pronunciation
• Review

Reading
• Keep your brain in top condition

Listening
• Barry Cox
• Weekend in La Mauricie

Speaking
• Your lifestyle
• Game: Hopes and plans

Keyword
• really

EXPLORE Writing
• write a letter or email to an old friend Time expressions

Independent learning
• How can you learn languages?

Look again
• Spelling and sounds: Silent consonants