Level F
Level F
Opportunities Upper-Intermediate
Opportunities is a British course book. Click here if you want to know some vocabulary differences between American and British English.
Module 1 - Identity
| 1 IDENTITY | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: personality adjectives |
Listening:
monologues Speaking: describing people |
| 1 Autobiography | Vocabulary: wordbuilding | Reading: biographical extracts Reading Strategies: revision |
| 2 Who Are You? | Grammar:
Review of Tenses Pronunciation: contractions |
Reading: handwriting styles |
| 3 National Identity | Function:
preference - colloquial expressions Vocabulary: adjectives; multi-part verbs (revision) |
Listening:
radio phone-in programme; an interview Listening Strategies: revision Speaking: about own area |
| Communication Workshops | Writing:
a letter (1); style; revision of linking words. Listening: a song - 'I Am A Rock' by Paul Simon. Speaking: a short presentation Chatroom: vague language Speaking Strategies: revision |
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| Language Awareness | Grammar: Reference (1) | Reading: 'Sherlock Holmes' extract |
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Module 2 - Laughter
| 2 LAUGHTER | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: laughter words and expressions | Listening: types of laughter; monologues Speaking: talking about humour; personal experiences |
| 4 A Comic Novel | Vocabulary: verbs; collocation | Reading: literature extract Reading Strategy: multiple choice Listening: literature extract Speaking: personal experiences |
| 5 Crazy But True! | Grammar: Past Tenses Review; Past Perfect Continuous |
Reading: newspaper stories |
| 6 What's So Funny? | Function:
telling jokes Pronunciation: emphasis Vocabulary: multi-part verbs |
Listening:
TV programme; jokes Listening Strategies: multiple choice Speaking: telling a joke |
| Communication Workshops | Writing:
personal anecdote; style; sequence linkers; linking with participles Listening: an American comedian Speaking: a roleplay Chatroom: interaction Speaking Strategies: preparation |
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| Language Awareness | Grammar: Simple vs Continuous Aspect | Reading: short story |
| Review | Grammar and vocabulary revision |
Pronunciation: word stress |
| Culture Corner | The History of English | |
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Module 3 - Style
| 3 STYLE | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: opinion adjectives | Listening: monologues Speaking: questionnaire |
| 7 Street Art | Vocabulary: street entertainment; delexicalised verbs (make, have, get) |
Listening: musical extract Reading: magazine article Reading Strategies: multiple matching (headings and paragraphs) Speaking: about own area |
| 8 Body Language | Vocabulary:
parts of the body; verbs Grammar: Participles and relative clauses (definite/indefinite) |
Reading: magazine article |
| 9 Branded | Function:
describing
people Pronunciation: modifiers (quite, rather, very, etc) Vocabulary: multi-part verbs |
Listening:
dialogue
; radio programme Listening Strategies: true/false questions Speaking: describing a person |
| Communication Workshops | Writing:
description
of a person and place; linking with 'so' and 'such' Listening: a song - 'Dedicated Follower of Fashion' by Ray Davies. Speaking: discussing a photo Chatroom: colloquial expressions; oral vs. written language Speaking Strategies: gaining time |
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Module 4 - Beauty
| 4 BEAUTY | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: opinion adjectives | Listening: dialogues Speaking: about beauty |
| 10 Poetry | Vocabulary: key words in the text; idiomatic language | Reading: a poem Reading Strategies: reading poetry Writing: similes and metaphors Speaking: discussing images |
| 11 Wrapped Up | Grammar: Passives |
Reading: newspaper article |
| 12 Music | Vocabulary:
describing music ; multi-part verbs Function: giving opinions; agreeing and disagreeing Pronunciation: intonation - agreeing and disagreeing |
Listening:
film
music; a discussion Listening Strategies: matching people and opinions Speaking: personal tastes in music; reacting to music |
| Communication Workshops | Writing:
a
film review; revision of linking words; either...or, neither...nor Listening: a conversation Speaking: planning an event; interrupting Chatroom: colloquial expressions Speaking Strategy: taking turns in discussions |
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| Language Awareness | Grammar: Reference (2) | Reading: magazine article |
| Review | Grammar and vocabulary revision |
Pronunciation: /s/ and /z/ |
| Culture Corner | English Around the World | |
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Module 5 - New Frontiers
| 5 NEW FRONTIERS | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: scientific words; confusing words | Listening: radio programmes Speaking: discussing science today |
| 13 Eureka! | Vocabulary: compound words |
Reading: magazine article Reading Strategies: true/false questions Speaking: science quiz |
| 14 Futurology | Grammar: The Future: revision; future perfect; future continuous | Reading: magazine article |
| 15 Artificial Intelligence | Function:
clarifying and asking questions Vocabulary: multi-part verbs |
Listening:
interview
with a robot; a film story Listening Strategies: completing notes Speaking: explaining how a robot works |
| Communication Workshops | Writing:
an
article; style; linking for reason and purpose Listening:a song - 'In the Year 2525' by Zager and Evans Speaking: a presentation Chatroom: discourse markers Speaking Strategies: giving presentations |
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Module 6 - Soft Machine
| 6 SOFT MACHINE | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: parts of the body | Listening: a quiz Speaking: personal habits and routines |
| 16 Life Savers | Vocabulary: illness and disease; synonyms | Reading: newspaper article Reading Strategies: texts with paragraph gaps Speaking: the future of medicine |
| 17 Super Athletes | Grammar:
Conditionals - revision and mixed conditionals Pronunciation: contractions |
Reading: magazine article |
| 18 Brain Power | Function:
giving and asking for advice Vocabulary: the body; multi-part verbs |
Listening:
a
lecture; a radio phone-in Listening Strategies: completing a text Speaking: advising a friend |
| Communication Workshops | Writing:
discursive
essay (1); linkers of concession and contrast Listening: a TV debate Pronunciation: emphatic stress Speaking: a discussion Chatroom: formal and informal expressions Speaking Strategies: avoiding problems |
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| Language Awareness | Grammar: Modals | Reading: magazine article |
| Review | Grammar and vocabulary revision |
Pronunciation: sounds and spelling |
| Culture Corner | The USA (1): history | |
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Module 7 - Journeys
| 7 JOURNEYS | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: description; collocation | Listening: travel experiences Speaking: travel preferences |
| 19 On The Road | Vocabulary: baggage; suffixes and prefixes |
Reading: travel literature extracts Reading Strategies: sequencing events Speaking: a memorable journey |
| 20 Migrating | Grammar: '-ing form' and infinitives | Reading: photo captions |
| 21 Trans-Continental | Vocabulary:
travel words; multi-part verbs Function: polite requests and indirectness Pronunciation: politeness |
Listening:
advertisement;
dialogues Listening Strategies: identifying situations and people Speaking:a roleplay Speaking Strategies: being polite |
| Communication Workshops | Writing:
a
letter (2); formal style; linkers for condition (as long as, whether,
provided that, etc) Listening: a song - 'Daniel' by Elton John Speaking: a roleplay Chatroom: showing sympathy; ellipsis in informal speech Speaking Strategies: interacting |
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Unit 8 - Global Issues
| 8 GLOBAL ISSUES | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: global issues | Listening: the news; statistics Speaking: discussing global issues |
| 22 Unnatural Disasters | Vocabulary: natural disasters; prefixes | Reading: magazine article Reading Strategies: completing texts with sentence gaps Speaking: disasters and aid |
| 23 Global Warming | Grammar: Reporting | Reading: newspaper report; map |
| 24 Rich and poor | Function:
justifying arguments Pronunciation: stress in multi-part verbs Vocabulary: solutions to social and environmental problems; multi-part verbs |
Reading:
graphs and statistics Listening: lecture; dialogue Listening Strategies: taking lecture notes Speaking: discussion - problem solving |
| Communication Workshops | Listening:
a radio interview Writing: a report; formal linking review; avoiding repetition; finding sourse materials Speaking: discussing photos Chatroom: opinions; playing for time; impersonal 'you' Speaking Strategies: using photos in discussions |
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| Language Awareness | Grammar: impersonal report structures | Reading: newspaper article |
| Review | Grammar and vocabulary revision |
Pronunciation: shifting word stress |
| Culture Corner | The USA (2): Popular Music | |
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Unit 9 - Society
| 9 SOCIETY | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: social problems | Listening: news report Speaking: discussion |
| 25 Golden Ages | Vocabulary: 'rich' language |
Reading: magazine article Reading Strategies: summarising Writing: a concluding paragraph |
| 26 Consumer Society | Grammar: Complex sentences (1) persuasion | Reading:
newspaper article Listening: dialogue |
| 27 Utopia | Function:
making suggestions Pronunciation: strong and tentative suggestions Vocabulary: multi-part verbs |
Listening:
story;
dialogue Listening Strategies: understanding cultural references Speaking: roleplays |
| Communication Workshops | Writing:
discursive
essay (2); linking for easons and results; as / like Vocabulary:
crime and punishment Listening: a song - 'Father and Son' by Cat Stevens Speaking: problem solving Chatroom: exaggeration and understatement; reacting to suggestions Pronunciation: assimilation and elision Speaking Strategies: preparating for problem solving |
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Unit 10 - Conflict
| 10 CONFLICT | ||
| Warm-up | Vocabulary: conflict words; abstract nouns | Listening: TV news Speaking: speculating |
| 28 War Memories | Vocabulary: word families | Reading: war memoirs Reading Strategies: reading under pressure Speaking: discussion |
| 29 Neighbours From Hell | Grammar: Complex sentences (2) : emphasis and inversion | Reading: newspaper story |
| 30 Conflict Resolution | Vocabulary: multi-part verbs Function: arguing Pronunciation: mood |
Listening:
dialogue; radio programme Listening Strategies: identifying mood Speaking: roleplays |
| Communication Workshops | Writing: a letter (3); linking review; 'the more…the more' Listening: a drama extract Speaking: formal phone conversation Chatroom: functions review |
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| Language Awareness | Grammar: perfective aspect | Reading: a letter |
| Review | Grammar and vocabulary revision |
Pronunciation: consonant sounds |
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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)
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)
13. 2001 Space Odissey - Explanation
These
exercises were taken from different sites!
By the way, these sites are very good for you to
practice and review some grammar 'points'!
