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Starter

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Elementary

A1/A2

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KET

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Pre-intermediate

A2/B1

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Intermediate

B1+/B2 3

FCE

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Upper Intermediate

B2

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CAE

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Advanced

C1

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CPR

7.0/8.5

Speakout is not an exam preparation course. The information above is only an approximate guide.

Comment on level:

Although Speakout Starter is strictly within A1 level, learners encounter a rich variety of vocabulary and

functions which are essential survival skills in a range of everyday contexts. Extensive use of graded and authentic listening, viewing and reading materials provides training and confidence. There is also good coverage of basic grammar patterns.

Learners will gain competence in immediately valuable language and will be fully prepared for the next level of

Speakout.

Unit 1 HELLO

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR be (singular)

a \an

Forming questions.

Can introduce self and others.

Can ask for and give personal information.

Can use reduced forms of be. 10

A1

VOCABULARY Countries \ Jobs \ Alphabet \ places +

adjectives

Can name and say many countries. Can check spelling.

9 12,13

A1

LISTENING Dialogues.

Complete table. Answer Qs.

Can match dialogues to locations. Can understand where someone is from. Can extract information from conversations. Can understand about Kaitlin.

8 8 12 15

A1

VIEWING Around the world.

Video podcast. Where are you from?

Can extract information from documentary. Can follow authentic interviews and find information.

14 16

A1

READING Complete a table. Can extract personal information from short

texts.

9, 10 A1

SPEAKING Group work.

Pair work

Can role play asking about origin. Can exchange personal information. Can ask for and give phone numbers and email addresses.

9 11 13 14

Use key phrases. Pair work.

Can describe pictures of landscapes. Can talk about self and country. Can ask questions about partner’s talk.

15 15

WRITING Find and correct mistakes. Pair work.

Use model text.

Can use capital letters correctly.

Can write and respond to short text message. Can complete membership form.

Can write 2 paragraphs about self in an email.

9 9 12 15

A1

Unit 2 PEOPLE

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR be ( plural ) \ possessive adjectives 19 A1

VOCABULARY family members \ numbers 1-100 \

Feeling \

Can match digital and written numbers. Can say how I feel.

20 22

A1

LISTENING Use pictures. Identify topic.

Notice intonation. \ Interpret interest.

Jo talks about 5 people she knows.

Can follow conversations about photographs. Can understand ages from conversations. Can follow dialogues making suggestions. Can understand responses to suggestions. Can interpret details from statements.

18 20 22 23 25

A1

VIEWING Royal Wedding

Video Podcast Who is in your

family?

Can identify individuals and talk about how they are related.

Can follow authentic interviews and find information.

25 26

A1

READING Complete table.

Programme listing

Can extract data from 3 paragraph captions to pictures.

Can read and complete a salsa recipe. Can read about the royal wedding.

20,21 21 24

A1

SPEAKING

Use supplied texts. Use flow chart. Use key phrases.

Can ask for and give information about people in photos.

Can ask questions to complete personal information.

Can role play making and responding to suggestions.

Can describe 5 people in my life.

19 21 23 25

A1

WRITING Contractions

Use model paragraph.

Can copy sentences / texts using contractions. Can write about myself and five people I know.

19 25

A1

REVIEW Lookback Unit 2.

Review Units 1-2.

26 27,28

Unit 3 THINGS

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR Demonstrative adjectives

this\that\these\those

Linkers: and \ but

Can refer to nearby and distant objects. Can describe clothes and their owners.

30 33

A1

VOCABULARY Clothes and colours.

Food and drink. Prices Euros and cents.

Can describe clothes and colours. 33

35 A1

LISTENING Use pictures.

Identify topic. Who says? T\F Key phrases.

Can identify conversations.

Can identify feelings from conversations. Can follow conversations about possessions. Can follow orders in a café.

Can follow a market purchase.

30 30 30 34 37

A1

VIEWING Who says?

Video podcast. What are your

favourite things?

Can follow a documentary about sales in a Turkish market.

36 38

A1

READING Identify topic. Group items and

owners. WHQs.

Can read about popular personal possessions in a museum.

Can read a brochure for the Hard Rock Café.

32 34

A1

SPEAKING Group work.

Pair \ Group discussion. Listen and check.

Follow flow chart. \ use role cards. Key phrases. WHQs.

Can introduce other people.

Can ask for English words for objects. Can suggest an item for the museum. Can speculate about owners of clothing items.

Can ask for information about people and their possessions.

Can order two items from a menu. Can role play café order.

Can role play buying and selling.

31 31 32 32 33 34 35 37

A1

WRITING

Use WHQs.

Can write true and false statements about classmates’ clothes.

Can write about a local market.

32 37

A1

Unit 4 LIFE

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR Present simple Linkers: and / because.

Present Simple Y\N and WH Qs.

41,43 A1

VOCABULARY Common verb phrases.

Days of week. \ Time markers. Fixed times.

Can talk about events and times.

40 43,44

A1

LISTENING Listen for topics.\ What do they say? Can follow comments on life in the

USA.

Can follow enquiries about events and times.

40

44 A1

VIEWING Human Planet.

Take notes.

Video Podcast: What do you do for fun?

Can follow documentary about Mekong River.

Can follow authentic interviews.

46

48 A1

READING Summarise with and / because.

Speculate on Qs\ Find answers \ Find diffs between fact and fiction.

Can read text describing life in two cities.

Can follow a text about people and their avatars.

Can read posters for events.

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44 A1

SPEAKING Can compare and contrast blogs.

Can explain and discuss likes and dislikes.

Can tell class about shared likes. Can ask for and give current time. Can discuss suggestions for events. Can discuss favourite season, giving reasons.

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47 A1

WRITING Use model. Can write short blog about my life.

Can complete short text about Dean and avatar.

Can make notes in a diary.

Can write posting on web forum about favourite season.

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47 A1

REVIEW Look back Unit 4

Review Units 3-4.

48 49,50

Unit 5 ROUTINES

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR Qs in Present Simple.

Frequency adverbs.

52, 55

A1

VOCABULARY Food and diets.

Time and sequence linkers. Hotel services.

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55 56

A1

LISTENING

Identify speakers and topic. Correct notes.

Note topics.

Can match sounds to daily routines. Can follow simple conversations.

Can follow enquiry about hotel services and times.

Can follow response to food survey.

52 52

56 59

A1

VIEWING Dr Who episode. WHQs. Note feelings.

Video podcast: What do you usually do at

the weekend?

Can follow a TV drama. 58

60 A1

READING

Complete chart.

Can read list of bad habits.

Can read texts about diets of athlete and supermodel.

Can adjust a text about habits to make it true for me.

Can read TV listing about Dr Who. Can read a survey from food forum.

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58 59

A1

SPEAKING Pair work. Match to photos.

Follow flow chart.

Use notes.

Can ask and answer about daily routines.

Can share information about bad habits. Can say which statements are true for me.

Can role play hotel enquiry. Can show interest in answers to questions.

Can role play hotel enquiries. Can discuss food preferences.

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59 A1

WRITING Can write 60-80 word text about my

morning routine.

Can write about food preferences giving reasons.

55

59 A1

Unit 6 JOURNEYS

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR There is \ are.

Quantifiers. a\an, some \ not any \ a lot of.

Talk about facilities, etc. Talk about quanties.

62 65

A1

VOCABULARY Places:

Means of transport. Types of ticket.

Can interpret icons for places. Can interpret icons for transport. Can buy ticket for transport.

62 64 66

A1

LISTENING Identify location. Correct

statements.

Choose m\choice answers. Record notes / Key phrases.

Can understand short conversations. Can make notes from ticket purchase.

Can follow a survey about city and rural travel.

62 66

69 A1

VIEWING Visions of India.

Make notes.

Pod cast: How do you get to school

or work?

Can follow documentary about commuter transport in India.

Can follow authentic interviews.

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82 A1

READING Can read text about unusual transport.

Can read blog about travel in Kobe.

64 69

A1

SPEAKING

Pair work.

Pair exchange./ Use table. Use flow chart.

Use key phrases.

Can ask about local facilities.

Can describe situations in two pictures. Can discuss problems with air travel. Can describe facilities in a town. Can ask about facilities.

Can compare facilities in different cities. Can buy a transport ticket.

Can ask about time, price, duration and location for travelling.

Can discuss travel options.

63 63 63 65 65 65 66 66

69 A1

WRITING Use models. Complete table.

Reads others / evaluate problems. Use model.

Can start and end emails.

Can write email about travel problem. Can write blog about local transport.

63 63 69

A1

REVIEW Look back Unit 6. Review Units 5-6

70 71/72

Unit 7 PAST

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR be Past Simple (all forms) Past time markers. Past Simple (regular)

74 75 77,

A1

VOCABULARY Months and dates.

Adjectives for comment on activities.

75 A1

LISTENING Deduction.

Deduction.

Can identify locations of 5 speakers and topics. Can identify activities by listening.

Can listen to conversation extracts and deduce topic.

74 76 78

A1

VIEWING Complete summary.

Pod cast: Where were you on

your last birthday?

Can follow documentary on Chilean miners’ rescue.

Can follow authentic interviews.

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82 A1

READING Peer reading

Headlines \ Who? \ Correct notes.

Pre-viewing.

Can read emails and deduce places referred to. Can skim articles with pictures.

Can read programme notes on miners’ rescue.

75 76

80 A1

SPEAKING

Correct false statements. Use flow chart.

Refer to time line.

Can use questions, comments to show interest and maintain conversation.

Can make false statements.

Can develop longer conversations by asking Qs and commenting.

Can discuss dates of news events.

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79 81

A1

WRITING Complete an email.

Use model.

Can use punctuation accurately. Can write an email referring to a place.

75 75

A1

Unit 8 PLACES

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR Past Simple (irregular verbs) Past Simple y\n + WHQs

Linkers: so , because Can refer to causes and results.

84 87 87

A1

VOCABULARY Prepositions (place)

Collocations (holidays)

85,88 86

A1

LISTENING Find correct information.

Use floor plan. Key phrases.

Can follow radio programme about holidays. Can understand directions.

Can follow narrative about bad holiday.

86 88 91

A1

VIEWING

Podcast: Where on holiday last

year?

Can follow sketch about tour guide. Can understand authentic interviews.

90 92

A1

READING Correct summary.

Pre-viewing

Can read 4 texts about meeting friends.

Can read about Little Britain sketch.

Can read critically short text about holiday. Can read and comment on other stories.

84 90 91 91

A1

SPEAKING Pair work.

Use dates.

Pair interaction.

Can correct factual errors in statements. Can describe first encounter with friends. Can rate different types of holiday.

Can ask for and explain location of items in a store.

Can relate story about a holiday.

85 85 86 89 91

A1

WRITING Can make notes about a good holiday.

Can write narrative about a bad holiday.

87 91

A1

REVIEW Lookback Unit 8 Review Units 8-9

92 93,94

Unit 9 SHOPPING

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR like, love, hate VERBing. Object pronouns.

Polite requests / offers would.

96 99

A1

VOCABULARY buy \ sell words. A1

LISTENING Picture match.

Multiple choice

Can follow stories of shopping mistakes. Can understand requests in detail. Can follow speakers describing favourite possession.

98 100 103

A1

VIEWING Documentary about iPod.

Video Pod cast: Do you like

shopping?

Can follow a documentary about audio technology.

Can follow natural speech.

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104 A1

READING Find summary.

Complete checklist. Small ad style. Match purchases.

Can read about gift customs in various cultures. Can read website about activity gifts.

Can match caption to photo.

Can read plan for department store.

96 97 99 100

A1

SPEAKING

Use pictures.

Can discuss giving gifts. Can find shared preferences. Can relate shopping mistakes.

Can use hesitation phrases to gain time. Can role play making offers and requests. Can discuss sequence of audio technology.

96 96 98,99 101 101 102

A1

WRITING Can write a description of a favoured

possession.

103 A1

Unit 10 PLANS

CONTENT / ACTIVITY CAN DO PAGE LEVEL

GRAMMAR verb \ noun collocations.

can \ can’t (ability)

be going to (plans).

106 107 109

A1

VOCABULARY Saying goodbye. A1

LISTENING Identify topic \ comment T\F

Discuss.

Friends \Strangers | reason for parting.

Can follow 3 job interviews.

Can make notes from 5 comments on goals. Can analyse conversations.

107 108 110

A1

VIEWING Miranda Can follow sketch about social embarrassment. 112 A1 READING Select requirements.

Discuss.

Can extract information from job advertisements. Can read a text about personal goals.

Can read about comic performer.

107 108 112

A1

SPEAKING Can ask and respond to Qs about abilities.

Can match abilities to perfect job.

Can discuss my plans for different periods. Can explain my plans to a group.

Can discuss greetings and parting salutations. Can role play structured conversations.

Can role play small talk conversations.

Can discuss social errors.

Can discuss new learning experiences.

107 107 109 109 110 111 111 112 113

A1

WRITING

Use model.

Can find and correct mistakes in an email. Can write an email describing plans and making an appointment.

Can write a magazine interview about a learning story.

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113 A1

REVIEW Lookback Unit 10

Review Units 9-10 Revision Game

144 115,116 117