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Pacing Guide

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Functions

Module 1. Different people

1
Greeting and introducing people
Asking for and giving personal
information
Describing people

2
Asking for and giving personal
information
Talking about where you are from

OBJECTIVES
Structures

PAGES
Vocabulary

Giving orders or instructions

Talking about possessions

Describing what people are wearing

PB

Verb to be:
I am fourteen. She isnt happy. Are you
Kate?
How are you? Whats your name? How old
are you?
Verb to have:
I have brown hair. He doesnt have a
sister.

Descriptive
adjectives
Numbers
Days of the
week
Months
Seasons

5-9

4-5

Verb to be:
Whats your brothers/sisters name? How
old is he/she?
Where are you from? Who is famous in
your country?

Numbers
Days of the
week
Months
Family
members
Nationalities

10-14

6-7

Review and Test 1

Module 2. At home
4
Asking for and telling the time

SB

8-9
TG: T119-T120
Personal Pronouns
Excuse me. Do you have the time, please?
Yes, its twenty past nine.
The imperative
Wake up! Get up!
Possessive case
Kates/The childs/The childrens/The boys
Possessive adjectives
This is my/your/her/his/its/our/your/their
Possessive pronouns
Mine/yours/hers/his/ours/yours/theirs
She has jeans, a white T-shirt and a red
jacket.

Furniture
Colors
Clothes

15-19

10-11

CROSS-CULTURAL
CORNER

PROJECT

Welcome to the
United States

A travel poster
http://www.postermy
wall.com/

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Describing a room

Describing houses and homes

Asking for and telling the time

Review and Test 2

OBJECTIVES
Structures
Whats your bedroom like? Is it big or
small? What color is it?
Bedroom 1 is quite small. It is white, green
and red.
My family has a kampong house. These
are traditional wooden houses that have
special legs.
What time is it? Its two thirty.

PAGES
Vocabulary

SB

PB

Descriptive
adjectives
Colors
Parts of a house
Countries

20-24

12-13

CROSS-CULTURAL
CORNER

PROJECT

Unusual homes

14-15
TG: T121-T122

Create your dream

house
http://www.homestyl
er.com/

Module 3. Music and dance

7 Asking for and giving directions
Talking about what people are doing

Talking about future plans

Buying tickets for a concert
8

Asking for and giving information

Talking about festivals

Asking for and giving information

Go straight ahead. Turn right.

What is the woman doing? What are the
children eating?
Present continuous
Hes going to a party tomorrow.
Are there any tickets for tonights concert?
Yes, there are.
Why is Joanne at home? What is Tony
doing? Gary is watching TV at the
moment.
Which of the three festivals would you
most like to go to?
The women are dancing. They are wearing
long, colorful skirts. What are the people
in the photo doing?

City locations
Professions and
instruments

Shows and
festivals related
vocabulary

Review and Test 3

Module 4. Free-time activities

10 Talking about likes and dislikes

25-29

30-34

16-17

18-19

20-21
TG: T123-T124

They like basketball. I dont go on a lot of

trips. Do they like listening to music? Yes,

Hobbies
Feelings

35-39

22-23

Festivals around the

world

A festival brochure
http://www.mybro
churemaker.com/

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Talking about feelings

Talking about problems
11

Talking about hobbies

Talking about games

12

they do/No, they dont.

Simple present
She is angry.
Whats wrong with Stella? Shes very
worried about something.
My hobby is my computer. My favorite
hobby is chess.
I like jigsaw puzzles.

PAGES
Vocabulary

Ordering food and drink

Talking about the future

Talking about jobs
14
Talking about restaurants
Writing a letter
Talking about food
Review and Test 5

SB

PB

40-44

24-25

CROSS-CULTURAL
CORNER

Hobbies
Games

Fun in Japan

26-27
TG: T125-T126

Simple present
Jason cooks Italian food.
Articles: a/an
Can I have a pizza with ham and cheese,
please?
Prepositional phrases
Anthony says he wants to have his own
caf one day.
I am a pilot.
Present continuous
Today we are going to mi favorite
restaurant
Dear
Plurals
People eat different foods in every country
around the world

PROJECT

Adjectives

Review and Test 4

Module 5. Food
13
Talking about food and drink

15

OBJECTIVES
Structures

Food and drink

Places
Occupations

45-49

28-29

Food
Places

50-54

30-31

32-33
TG: T127-T128

A web page
http://www.moonf
ruit.com/

Chocolate for
everyone

A recipe
http://www.tasteb
ook.com/cookbook
_studio

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Module 6. Special days

16 Talking about birthdays

Accepting and refusing an invitation

Talking about quantities

17

Talking about Christmas

18

Talking about carnivals

Review and Test 6

Module 7. Sports
19 Talking about sports

Buying a bus ticket

20

Making comparisons
Talking about sports
Talking about sporting events and

OBJECTIVES
Structures

We have some cartons of juice, some

bottles of soda and lemonade, but we
dont have much food.
Well, Im going to the movies. Do you
want to come with me? Yes, of course!
Many/much/a lot of
I dont have many friends. There isnt
much milk in the fridge. I want a lot of
cheese on my pizza.
Some/any/so
He has some money. He doesnt have any
money.
Merry Christmas! Were having a lovely
time here in Australia
The Venice Carnival is very elegant

PAGES
Vocabulary

SB

PB

Special
occasions
related
vocabulary

55-59

34-35

Celebrations
related
vocabulary

60-64

36-37

CROSS-CULTURAL
CORNER

Carnival!

38-39
TG: T129-T130

The sports center has two swimming

pools, several tennis courts, two gyms and
a lot of other things.
Two tickets to Hill Street, please. Here you
are. Thank you.
Modal verbs: can, may, must
I can sing. May I ask a question? You must
do your homework.
Comparisons
France is bigger than Greece.
I love rowing because it is a sport you do
outdoors.
Yukigassen is the biggest competition in

Sports related
vocabulary

65-69

40-41

Sports
equipment

70-74

42-43

PROJECT

A special occasion
poster
http://new.evite.co
m/#home

An unusual sport

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Functions
athletes
Review and Test 7

Module 8. Helping out

22 Making a phone call

Describing an event
Describing people
Offering help
23
Talking about problems

Decision making

24

OBJECTIVES
Structures

PAGES
Vocabulary

Talking about television

PB

CROSS-CULTURAL
CORNER

PROJECT

Japan, 190 teams take part every year.

44-45
TG: T131-T132

Hello. Can I speak to Anna please? Im

sorry but she isnt here.
Simple past regular verbs
I played football yesterday.
This person is tall. He has short, brown
hair and brown eyes.
Whats wrong Ben? Do you need some
help?
Simple past verb to be
The wallet wasnt in her bag. Whats
wrong, Harry? Do you have a problem at
school? No, dad. It isnt at school. Its a
boy I know.
Craig Keilburger decided to start a charity
to help unlucky children.

Occupations
Describing
adjectives

75-79

46-47

Physical
appearance
Crime

80-84

48-49

Review and Test 8

Module 9. Television and films

25
Showing the order of things

SB

50-51
TG: T133-T134

Simple past irregular verbs

First, we went to the stores. Next, we
visited a museum. Finally, we had dinner
at a great restaurant.
Last week, a group went to a trip to a
television studio.

Sequencing
events
Television
programs

85-89

52-53

A famous
sportsperson
http://www.readwr
itethink.org/files/re
sources/interactive
s/cube_creator/

Kids that help

An event poster
http://simplebookl
et.com/indexsb.php

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Ways of congratulating people

Talking about TV programs

27

Talking about films

Review and Test 9

Module 10. Vacations

28

Asking for travel information

Calling a hotel
29

Talking about holidays

Talking about places

30

Review and Test 10

OBJECTIVES
Structures
Congratulations! Well done!
What kinds of TV programs do you like?
Why?
My favorite film is Bambi.

PAGES
Vocabulary

TV and films
related
vocabulary

SB

PB

90-94

54-55

CROSS-CULTURAL
CORNER

A new way to look at

the world

56-57
TG: T135-T136

Simple future (will)

We will be very happy.
Be going to
They are going to stay in a hotel.
What time is the next train to New York,
please? Its at 10:15.
Good morning. Id like to reserve a room,
please.
Were having a great time.
Frank tried an unusual sport in New
Zealand.

Vacation related
vocabulary

95-99

58-59

Holidays related
vocabulary

100104

60-61

62-63
TG: T137-T138

PROJECT

A movie summary
http://www.though
ts.com

Discovering the
world
A travel guide
http://traveldk.com
/howto/personalizedguides