LEVE D IS UNDER REVIEW!!!
Level D
Opportunities Pre-Intermediate
Opportunities is a British course book. Click here if you want to know some vocabulary differences between American and British English.
Module 1- Lifestyles
| 1 Lifestyles | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: lifestyle adjectives; jobs | Listening: monologues |
| 1 Perfect Day? | Vocabulary:
TV programmes Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous |
Reading: magazine profile |
| 2 Relaxing | Function:
preferences Pronunciation: hesitation |
Listening:
radio programme Listening: Strategies: prediction Speaking: likes/dislikes |
| 3 Eccentrics | Grammar: Present Perfect (1) | Reading: dialogue |
| 4 Going Underground | Vocabulary: 'good friends' and 'false friends' | Reading:
magazine article Reading Strategies: prediction Speaking: routines |
| Communication Workshop | Writing: personal letter (informal style) Speaking: a class survey Speaking Strategies: group work Pronunciation: questions | |
| Review | Grammar and vocabulary revision | Pronunciation: |
1. Opportunities Exercise (You have to register first)
2. Lifestyles - Reading
3. Lifestyles - Song
4. Present Simple and Continuous
6. Vocabulary
Module 2 - Homes
| 2 Homes | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: homes; furniture | |
| 4 His Or Hers? | Grammar: Present Perfect | Reading: dialogues |
| 5 Life On Alpha | Vocabulary: commor verbs: do, go, have, make |
Reading Strategies: prediction Reading: a magazine article |
| 6 Communication Workshop | Speaking:
doing a group survey Listening: a survey |
Writing a personal letter Speaking Strategies: groupwork |
| Review | Grammar and vocabulary revision | Pronunciation: |
Module 3 - Heroes
| 3 Heroes | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: adjectives; (personality: mood) | Listening: character descriptions |
| 7 Lifesavers | Grammar: Past Simple and Past Continuous | Reading: a newspaper story |
| 8 Campaigners | Function:
expressing opinions Pronunciations: stressed words |
Listening Strategies: true/false questions Speaking: discussion |
|
9
William Shakespeare - Hamlet |
Vocabulary: wordbuilding |
Reading Strategies: sequencing Reading: a story |
1. Opportunities Exercise (You have to register first)
4. Present Perfect & Simple Past
Module 4 - Challenge
| 4 Challenge | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: jobs | Speaking: about jobs and challenges |
| 10 Champios | Vocabulary:
opinion adjectives Grammar: Present Perfect (2), SImple Past |
Reading:
magazine article |
| 11 Nothing is Impossible | Vocabulary: multi-part verbs | Reading:
magazine article Reading Strategies: |
| 12 Communication Workshop | Speaking:
discussion (agreeing and disagreeing) Listening: an interview Writing: a story (planning paragraphs) |
Speaking Strategies: preparation |
| Review | Grammar and vocabulary revision | Pronunciation: |
Module 5 - Celebration
| 5 Celebration | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: celebrations | Speaking: recent celebrations |
| 13 Wacky Weddings | Vocabulary:
words that go together (verbs and nouns) Grammar: have to/not have to/can't/must, mustn't |
Reading:
an internet page Listening: dialogues |
| 14 Parties | Function:
giving advice: congratulations Vocabulary: multi-part verbs |
Listening Strategies: understanding the general idea Speaking: giving advice; congratulations |
| 15 Scotland | Comparing Cultures: celebrations | Reading:
tourist information Listening: a song: 'Auld Lang Syne' |
| Language Power Solving 3 | Adjectives |
1. Opportunities Exercise (You have to register first)
3. Modals
4. Celebration - Songs
Module 6 - Food
| 6 Food | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: food; food adjectives | Speaking: about healthy diets |
| 16 Eating Out | Grammar: comparatives and superlatives | Reading: restaurant guide |
| 17 What's Cooking? | Vocabulary: food; common verbs:get |
Reading:
a magazine article Reading strategies: multiple-choice questions |
| 18 Communication Workshop | Functions: requests |
Writing:
short email messages Listening: party dialogues Speaking:party dialogues |
| Review Modules 5&6 | Pronunciation: word stress |
Module 7 - Money
| 7 Money | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: verbs to do with money | Listening: identifying people |
| 19 Sad Millionaires | Grammar: same/any/no; a lot of/many/much | Reading: profile of ex-millionaire |
| 20 Money Matters | Vocabulary:
shops and banks; adjectives for products; multi-part verbs Function: shopping and bargaining Pronunciation: intonation for politeness |
Reading:
a questionnaire Listening: radio interview; dialogue Speaking: shopping |
| 21 John Steinbeck - The Pearl | Vocabulary: muilti-part verbs | Reading: a story |
| Language Power Solving 4 | Grammar: all/none, both/neither; another, other, the other, the second |
1. Opportunities Exercise (You have to register first)
2. Money - Vocabulary
3. World of Money - An interesting site: what is money? history of money and money and society
4. Money - Songs
5. Some/Any/no; a lot of/many/much; there is/are
6. Neither - None - Both - All
Module 8 - Gadgets
| 8 Gadgets | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: gadgets and machines | Speaking: describing gadgets |
| 22 Inventions | Grammar: Predictions: will and going to | Reading:
quotations Listening: a radio interview |
| 23 Adverts | Vocabulary:
adjectives ('ed' vs. 'ing') Linking: addition |
Reading:
advertisements Reading Strategies: facts and opinions |
| 24 Communication Workshop | Writing:
an advertisement (planning) Vocabulary: adjectives and adverbs |
Speaking:
selling game (adverbs/adjectives Listening: a song |
| Review Modules 7 & 8 | Pronunciation |
Module 9 - Communication
| 9 Communication | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: multi-part verbs; communication | Listening: people communicating |
| 25 Mobile Fever | Grammar: Zero and First Conditional | Reading: magazine article |
| 26 The Box | Vocabulary:
tv-programmes; opinion adjectives Function: opinions |
Listening:
a discussion programme Reading: a tv guide Speaking: about tv and radio |
| 27 Radio Days | Comparing Cultures: radio listening habits | Reading:
magazine article Listening: a song: Radio Ga Ga |
| Language Problem Solving 5 | Adverbs |
Module 10 - The Web
| 10 The Web | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: the internet | Speaking: about the internet |
| 28 Online | Vocabulary:
sources of information Grammar: Second Conditional |
Reading:
a questionnaire Speaking: about your ideal future |
| 29 Virtual Tourism |
Function:
suggestions Vocabulary: words that go together ('do' and 'make') |
Reading:
websites; dialogue Reading Strategies: matching topics and paragraphs Speaking: going out |
| 30 Communication Workshop | Writing:
an Internet page (planning/note-taking) Speaking: planning a holiday resort |
Listening: phone calls |
| Review Modules 9 and 10 | Grammar and vocabulary revision | Pronunciation: |
1. Opportunities Exercise (You have to register first)
3. Predictions - Will and Going to
4. First and Second Conditionals
5. Expressions with Do and Make
Module 11 - The Sea
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11 The Sea |
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| Warm-up | Vocabulary: leisure activities, adjectives | Listening: see sounds; description of leisure activities |
| 31 Round The World | Present Perfect (3) | Reading:
magazine article Reading Strategies: sequencing |
| 32 Going Overseas | Vocabulary:
reasons for emigratind; multi-part verbs Function: interaction Pronunciation: showing interest |
Listening:
radio programme Listening Strategies: listening for specific information Speaking: interview |
| 33 Edgar Allan Poe - The Maelstrom | Vocabulary: wordbuilding | Reading and Listening: a story |
| Language Problem Solving 6 | Present Perfect; Present Simple; Past Simple | |
1. Opportunities Exercise (You have to register first)
2. Present Perfect (again)
Module 12 - The Mountains
| 11 The Mountains | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: weather | Listening:
a description Speaking: about the weather |
| 34 Winter Sports | Vocabulary:
winter sports Grammar: The Passive |
Reading: encyclopedia extracts |
| 35 Everest | Vocabulary: geography; expressions with prepositions/adverbs | Reading:
a magazine article Speaking: asking for/finding out information |
| 36 Communication Workshop |
Functio: requests Vocabulary: multi-part verbs |
Reading:
broxure extracts Listening: a dialogue |
| Review Modules 11 & 12 | Pronunciation | |
Module 13 - Dance
| 13 Dance | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: dances, kinds of music | Listening: identifying dances |
| 37 Performance | Vocabulary:
compound words Grammar: Future arrangements and intentions |
Listening:
a radio interview Speaking: about going out socially |
| 38 Cool Britannia | Function:
permission Pronunciation: unstressed words |
Listening: a song: Don't say you love me |
| 39 Ireland | Vocabulary: multi part verbs | Reading: magazine article |
| Language Problem Solving 7 | time clauses |
1. Opportunities Exercise (You have to register first)
Module 14 - Music
| 14 Music | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: musical instruments; musical styles | Listening:
musical extracts Speaking: about music |
| 40 In Concert |
Vocabulary:
concerts Grammar: Question Tags |
Reading:
magazine article Speaking: about music |
| 41 Rap |
Vocabulary:
urban problems, compound words Pronunciation: unstressed words |
Speaking: a class presentation |
| 42 Communication Workshop | Function: a class presentation | Writing: a letter to a magazine |
| Review Modules 13 & 14 |
Module 15 - Pictures
| 15 Pictures | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: art, painting words | Listening: identifying paintings |
| 43 Street Scene | Vocabulary:
adjectives (opposites) Grammar: Relative Clauses |
Reading: art exhibition brochure |
| 44 Photography | Vocabulary:
photography; multi-part verbs Function: describing places Pronunciation: speed dictation |
Speaking: about photos |
| 45 Oscar Wilde - The Picture od Dorian Gray | Vocabulary: multi-part verbs | Reading and Listening: a story |
| Language Problem Solving 8 | Prepositions |
1. Opportunities Exercise (You have to register first)
Other Things 4 You!!!
Read
about the Olympic Games and
The Official Website
Brain Pop Olympic Site (Play the movie and the quiz.)
1. Listening
1b. Friday's Weather Forecast (A Bit Challenging!)
1c. Learning English Through Movies NEW
2. Jokes
3. Rest Zone
4. Hangman
4a. Hangman (Choose your level)
5. Reading (cool)
5a. Reading :-)
5b. Reading
6. Cartoon (Pretty Cool)
7. Game (cool)
8. Puzzle (cool) Dog, hen and corn
10. The English Listening Lounge
11. Sentence Singer
12. Betelgeuse (Learn the stars and constellations)
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exercises were taken from different sites!
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practice and review some grammar 'points'!
