Frontrunner 2 Syllabus
Frontrunner 2 Syllabus
Frontrunner 2 Syllabus
grammar
culture
p4 Personalities Personality adjectives (generous, lazy, patient, etc.) Negative prefixes (un-, im-, etc.) Describing peoples personalities
p6 Free time Reading: Teenage leisure in the UK Teenagers and their free time Pronunciation: intonation in questions
Get ready for your exam p12 Lesson 1 Speaking Picture-based discussion Listening Completing a table Use of English Word formation gapfill
p14 A question of sport Sports (athletics, gymnastics, weightlifting, etc.) play/go/do + sport Collocations: sports and games (win a race, score a goal, etc.) Sports commentaries Language review Units
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Lesson 2 Reading Matching headings to paragraphs; True/False/Not Known statements Speaking Topic-based discussion p15 Past simple Pronunciation: -ed endings p16 On the river Reading: The Boat Race The history of the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
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p23 p26 In the country Reading: North Wales Life in rural Wales
p24 Landscapes Rural and urban landscapes (footpath, hedge, roadworks, traffic jam, etc.) Prepositions of movement (across, through, etc.) Compound nouns (homework, weekend, etc.) Following directions
Get ready for your exam p32 Lesson 3 Speaking Picture-based discussion Reading Matching headings to paragraphs
Lesson 4 Listening Multiple-choice statements Speaking Picture-based discussion p34 At the cinema Types of film (action film, musical, western, etc.) Adjectives to describe films (gripping, violent, etc.) -ed and -ing adjectives (annoyed/annoying, disappointed/disappointing, etc.) Excerpts from films Language review Units
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In the spotlight
p36 Licensed to kill Reading: James Bond: a British spy Song: Nobody does it better
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p43 p46 Giving and receiving Reading: Gift-giving in Britain Vocabulary: Special occasions (Christmas, Mothers Day, weddings, etc.)
5 Gifts 6 Technology 7 Cultures and customs 8 What if ? 9 Crime scene 10 The written word
p44 At the shops Shops (jewellers, newsagents, etc.) Verbs: shopping and money (borrow, owe, spend, etc.) Conversations in shops
p45 Present perfect been and gone for and since How long ?
Get ready for your exam p52 Lesson 5 Reading Multiple-choice statements Speaking Situational role-play
p54 Useful gadgets Electronic devices (digital radio, games console, etc.) Phrasal verbs (turn on, take out, put on, etc.) Radio advertisements
Lesson 6 Listening Matching statements to speakers Speaking Picture-based discussion p55 will and going to Pronunciation: going to p56 A text education Reading: The joy of txt Teenagers and their mobiles Vocabulary: Mobiles: verb and noun phrases (send a text message, etc.)
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p63 p66 An American festival Reading: Thanksgiving in the USA The history of Thanksgiving
p64 Body language Gestures (bow, wave, wink, etc.) Phrasal verbs (stand up, turn over, lie down, etc.) Customs in different countries
Get ready for your exam p72 Lesson 7 Reading Multiple matching Speaking Topic-based discussion
p74 Global issues Global issues (the arms trade, famine, war, etc.) Word formation: noun suffixes (-ation, -ion, -ness) Radio programmes
Lesson 8 Listening Completing statements Use of English Open cloze Speaking Picture-based discussion p75 Second conditional p76 Going green Environment quiz Teen action!
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p83 p86 Sherlock Holmes Reading: Elementary, my dear Watson! The Speckled Band
p84 Crimes and criminals Crime (burgle, shoplift, rob a bank, steal, etc.) Suffixes: -er, -ist and -ian Accounts of crimes
Get ready for your exam p92 Lesson 9 Listening True/False statements Speaking Picture-based discussion
Lesson bk Reading Missing sentences Speaking Picture-based discussion p94 Publications Publications (autobiography, comic, textbook, etc.) Books and text (back cover, title, etc.) Pronunciation: word stress Talking about books Language review Units
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p96 To be or not to be? Reading: William Shakespeare Teenagers talking about Shakespeare
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grammar
reading
everyday english
writing
p10 Giving an opinion Expressing likes and dislikes Vocabulary: Hobbies and interests (chatting online, taking photos, etc.)
p11 A personal profile Modifying adverbs (a little, not at all, quite, really, etc.)
p20 Talking about the past Vocabulary: Free-time activities (chat with a friend, go away for the weekend, etc.)
p28 Are you lonesome tonight? Monowi. Population: 1 Adjectives to describe places (clean, noisy, safe, etc.)
p30 Giving directions Prepositions of place (behind, on the corner of, etc.) Fillers (let me see, um, etc.) Following directions
p31 A leaflet Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe places (vast, ancient, fascinating, etc.)
p40 Buying tickets Checking understanding (Pardon? Sorry, did you say ?)
p41 A film review Words and phrases for expressing contrast (however, nevertheless, etc.)
p48 Monumental gifts Buildings given as presents Vocabulary: Buildings (cathedral, skyscraper, stadium, etc.)
p50 Buying clothes Vocabulary: In a shop (changing room, to fit, etc.) Pronunciation: Talking about prices Shopping for clothes
p60 Arranging to meet Vocabulary: places (leisure centre, by the lifts, etc.) Making arrangements
p61 A formal letter Phrases used in formal letters (I would be grateful if you could , I look forward to hearing from you, etc.)
p70 Making invitations Vocabulary: Social activities (go skateboarding, have a party, etc.) Invitations
p77 I wish Song: (I wish I knew how it would feel to be) free
p88 Computer crime Sasser Vocabulary: Extreme adjectives (astonished, vital, etc.) Pronunciation: Exaggerating for effect
p91 A story Time expressions (in the end, after a while, etc.)
p98 A teenage writer Vocabulary: Styles of fiction (crime, fantasy, short stories, etc.) Writing fantasy Song: Paperback writer
p100 Buying books Vocabulary: Bookshop departments (cookery, reference, etc.) Buying a book
p101 A book review Phrases for talking about stories (Its set in , In the end, , etc.)