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

2. 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
crowded
Irregular
adjectives
good
bad
far
better (than)
worse (than)
further (than)
the best
the worst
the furthest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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