1. Unit 6: Grammar - Street Life; comparisons (pp 66-68)
English Communication
Unit 6: Grammar - Street Life; comparisons (pp 66-68)

2. The Samsung Galaxy S7 (32GB)
Unit 6
Comparatives & Superlatives – study the grammar rules in the focus box on p67 & the review section on p74.
Vocabulary; talking about cities – you need to learn the vocabulary on p70 (and the correct spelling)
Phone
The Samsung Galaxy S7 (32GB)
The Apple iPhone 6s (16GB)
The Sony Xperia Z5 ( 32GB)
Screen
Weight
Price
* Popularity

3. Comparatives & Superlatives – P67
Syllables
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
One
One (c + v + c)
large
wet
larger (than)
wetter (than)
the largest
the wettest
Two
ending ‘y’
happy
happier (than)
the happiest
2 or more syllables
crowded
more / less
crowded (than)
the most / least
Irregular adjectives
good
bad
far
better (than)
worse (than)
further (than)
the best
the worst
the furthest

4. Unit 7: Grammar – The Sound of Music
English Communication
Unit 7: Grammar – The Sound of Music
Present Perfect; Past Simple (pp 78-80)

5. ‘I have traveled to over 15 different countries.’
Present perfect 1 – have/has + pp
‘I have traveled to over 15 different countries.’
The indefinite past.
Some time in the past, but we don’t know.
When did you go to theses 10 countries?
In the past.
When in the past?

6. I lived in Thailand for 1 year.
Past Simple
i. Completed actions
I got married in 2007.
ii. Long-term situations
I lived in Thailand for 1 year.
iii. A sequence of activities
I met my wife, got married, and then had a daughter.
iv. Repeated actions or events
I studied hard when I was a student.

7. Time expressions
Present Perfect
Past Simple
for, since, just, yet, so far, already, ever, never
in 2010, two weeks ago, yesterday,
last winter, when I was a student, last night
*notice these times have all finished
✕ ‘I have been to Thailand last year.’
✕ ‘I have eaten dog when I was an elementary school student’.
✓ ‘I have been to Thailand.’
✓ ‘I went to Thailand last year.’
✓ ‘I have eaten dog.
✓ ‘I ate dog when I was an elementary school student’.

8. ‘I have been married for 8 years.’
Present Perfect 2 – have/has + pp
‘I have been married for 8 years.’
- a situation that started in the past and continues to the present
- importantly, it is still true now.
‘I was married for 8 years.’

9. Talking about changes and trends (pp 81-82)
English Communication
Unit 7: Vocabulary
Talking about changes and trends (pp 81-82)

10. B: Okay, so sales rose by 50%.
by (a rate of increase) / to a specific point
A: Sales rose from $100 to $150.
B: Okay, so sales rose by 50%.

11. Sales of CDs rose slightly last month.
rise / increase / decrease / fall / drop
adverb – modifies the verb
verb
Sales of CDs rose slightly last month.
There was a slight rise in CD sales last month.
noun phrase
quantifier

12. Sales of CDs rose by 12% last month.
Tricky prepositions
verb
Sales of CDs rose by 12% last month.
There was a rise of 12% in CD sales last month.
noun

13. Unit 8: Grammar – Doing The Right Thing
English Communication
Unit 8: Grammar – Doing The Right Thing
Modals & related verbs (pp 90-92)

14. Career Paths (pp 93) / Job Priorities
English Communication
Unit 8: Vocabulary
Career Paths (pp 93) / Job Priorities