Page 6 - Touchstone 2nd Ed (demo)

Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

Unit 7 • Describe the weather • Present continuous • Seasons Speaking naturally
• Talk about ongoing activities with the present continuous statements. yes-no • Weather • Stress and intonation in
Out and about • Talk about sports and exercise questions. short answers. • Sports and exercise with questions
pages 65-74 • Ask about current activities using the present continuous and information questions play, do, and go Sounds right
• Ask follow-up questions to keep a conversation going • Imperatives • Common responses to good • Sounds like ou in four or
Extra practice
• React to news with That's greac. That's coo bad. etc. and bad news or in word
• Read an article about exergaming
• Write an article about exercise using imperatives
Unit 8 • Talk about clothes • Like to, wane ta. need to. • Clothing and accessories Speaking naturally
• Say what you like to, want co. need to, and have to do and have co • Jewelry • Want to and have to
Shopping • Talk about accessories • Questions with How • Colors Sounds right
pages 75-84 • Ask about prices using How much ... '·this.that. much ... ?: this, these; • Shopping expressions • Sounds like a in hat
these, and chose thac. those • Prices
• Take time to think using Uh, Lee's see, etc. Extra practice • "Time to think" expressions
• Use Uh-huh and Oh in responses • "Conversation sounds"
• Read a review of a shopping mall
• Write a review of a store using because
Unit 9 • Give sightseeing information with can and can't • Can and can't for ability • Sightseeing activities Speaking naturally
• Talk about international foods. places. and people and possibility • Countries • Can and can't
A wide world • Say what languages you can speak Extra practice • Regions Sounds right
pages 85-94 • Explain words using kind of and kind a[ like • Languages • Sounds like sh in she or ch
• Use like to give examples • Nationalities in child
• Read a travel website
• Write a paragraph for a travel website

Checkpoint Units 7-9 pages 95-96

Unit 10 • Talk about last night using simple past regular verbs • Simple past statements. • Simple past irregular verbs Speaking naturally
• Describe the past week using simple past irregular verbs yes-no questions. and • Time expressions for • -ed endings
Busy lives • Ask simple past yes-no questions short answers the past Sounds right
pages 97-106 • Respond to news with Good for you. etc. Extra practice • Fixed expressions • Sounds like oo in looked,
• Say You did? to show surprise or interest ou in bought, o in spoke,
• Read about a blogger's week ore in left
• Write a blog about your week, using after, before.
when.and/hen
Unit 11 • Describe past experiences • Simple past of be in • Adjectives to describe Speaking naturally
• Ask and answer questions using the past of be statements, yes-no feelings • Stress and intonation i,
Looking back • Talk about vacations questions. and short • Expressions with ga and get questions and answers
pages 107-116 • Talk about activities with go and get expressions answers Sounds right
• Show interest by answering and then asking a similar • Simple past information • Which vowel sound is
questions
question Extra practice different?
• Use Anyway to change the topic or end a conversation
• Read a funny magazine story
• Write a story using punctuation for conversations
Unit 12 • Talk about eating habits using countable and • Countable and uncountable • Foods and food groups Speaking naturally
uncountable nouns, How much, and How many nouns • Expressions for eating • Would you ... ?
Fabulous food • Talk about food • How much . .. 'and How habits Sounds right
pages 117-126 • Make offers using Would you like .. . and some or any many ... ? • Adjectives to describe • Syllable stress
• Use or something and or anything in lists • Would you like (co). restaurants
• End yes-no questions with or ... ? to be less direct and I'd like (to) ...
• Read a restaurant guide • Some and any
• Write a restaurant review • A lot of. much. and many
Extra practice

Checkpoint Units 10-12 pages 127-128

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