FOCUS AHEAD INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 1: LOOKS
VOCABULARY: APPEARANCE; PERSONALITY; CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES; VERBS PHRASES TO DO WITH CLOTHES; SYNONIMS – APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY.
GRAMMAR: DYNAMIC AND STATE VERBS, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
LISTENING: FRIENDSHIP.
READING: GENES.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING: TALKING ABOUT A PHOTO.
WRITING: A DESCRIPTION OF A PERSON.
UNIT 2: KEEP FIT
VOCABULARY: SPORTS; PEOPLE IN SPORT; SPORT COLLOCATIONS; COMPOUND NOUNS – SPORT.
GRAMMAR: NARRATIVE TENSES; VERB PATTERNS.
LISTENING: ROLE MODELS.
READING: A PARALYMPIC ATHLETE.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING: ASKING FOR AND GIVING OPINION; AGREEING AND DISAGREEING.
WRITING: A DESCRIPTION OF A PAST EVENT.
UNIT 3: GOING PLACES
VOCABULARY: MEANS OF TRANSPORT; COLLOCATIONS – TRAVEL; AIR TRAVEL (FROM DEPARTURE TO ARRIVAL) – COMPOUND NOUNS; VERB PHRASES; PHRASAL VERBS – TRAVEL.
GRAMMAR: PRESENT AND PAST SPECULATION; USED TO AND WOULD.
LISTENING: DIFFERENT HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES.
READING: MEMORABLE HOLIDAYS.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING: ASKING FOR AND GIVING ADVISE.
WRITING: A STORY.
UNIT 4: EAT UP
VOCABULARY: FOOD; FLAVOURS AND TEXTURES; FOOD – FISH AND VEGETABLES; ANTONYMS – DESCRIBING FOOD; WORD FAMILIES – DESCRIBING FOOD.
GRAMMAR: FUTURE TIME CLAUSES; FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT.
LISTENING: DIETS.
READING: FOOD CONSUMPTION.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING: IN A RESTAURANT.
WRITING: A SEMI-FORMAL EMAIL.
FOCUS ON COMPETENCES: WRITING AN ITINERARY
UNIT 5: ONE WORLD
VOCABULARY: GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES; NATURAL DISASTERS; VERB COLLOCATIONS; WORD FAMILIES.
GRAMMAR: ARTICLES: NO ARTICLE, A / AN OR THE; NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.
LISTENING: AN ECO-SCHOOL
READING: SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING: EXPRESSING AND JUSTIFYING AN OPINION.
WRITING: A “FOR AND AGAINST” ESSAY.
UNIT 6: GET WELL
VOCABULARY: PARTS OF THE BODY; WORD FAMILIES – INJURIES; BODY IDIOMS.
GRAMMAR: SECOND CONDITIONAL; WISH / IF ONLY, THIRD CONDITIONAL.
LISTENING: CHARITY EVENTS.
READING: A STORY ABOUT A DESEASE.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING: A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT.
WRITING: AN ARTICLE.
UNIT 7: IN THE SPOTLIGHT
VOCABULARY: TELEVISION; TV SHOWS; WORD FAMILIES – TV SHOWS; MODIFIERS WITH BASE AND EXTREME ADJECTIVES.
GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH – STATEMENTS; REPORTED SPEECH – QUESTIONS AND IMPERATIVES.
LISTENING: VIRAL VIDEOS.
READING: VLOGGING.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING: ASKING FOR PERMISSION; MAKING POLITE REQUESTS.
WRITING: A REVIEW OF AN EVENT.
UNIT 8: GOOD CITIZENS
VOCABULARY: HUMAN QUALITIES; SUFFIXES – FORMING NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES; VERB PHRASES.
GRAMMAR: THE PASSIVE; HAVE SOMETHING DONE.
LISTENING: A YOUNG EX-OFFENDER.
READING: AN EXTRACT FROM A NOVEL.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING: OPINIONS: TALKING ABOUT ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES.
WRITING: AN OPINION ESSAY.
| 
