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Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate

  


Author(s):  Susan Kay    Vaughan Jones  
Publisher:   Macmillan
ISBN: 9780333757548


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Unit 1 Friends
 
Unit 2 Relax
 
Unit 3 Dating
 
Unit 4 Adrenalin
 
Unit 5 Kids
 
Unit 6 News
 
Unit 7 party
 
Unit 8 Review 1
 
Unit 9 Soap
 
Unit 10 Time
 
Unit 11 Journey
 
Unit 12 Basics
 
Unit 13 Communication
 
Unit 14 Style
 
Unit 15 Age
 
Unit 16 Review 2
 

Unit 1 Friends

Page 0

 
Page 4 - 6

Fame: identifying celebrities from photos; talking about celebrities in your country;
interview with Jade Jagger; making subject and object questions about celebrities.

skills:
celebrity
 
Page 5 - 7
individual / pairwork   small groups   listening   

(1) Interview with Jade Jagger. Ss read answers and make questions.
(2) Subject and object questions about celebrities.
(3) Questions ending in prepositions.
(4) General knowledge Os and Xs game.

grammar:
basic question forms
grammar:
subject and object questions
 
Page 5

Word stress in questions. Listen and underline stressed words.

pronunciation:
stress - word
 
Page 7
written exercise   

Questions ending with prepositions

vocabulary:
prepositions
 
Page 9 - 11
listening   reading   song   

Reading, short listenting and song (You've got a friend)

skills:
friends
 
Page 9 - 10

Phrsases for describing relationships with others:
We clicked
We hit it off
We drifted apart
etc.

vocabulary:
friendship / relationship
 
Page 12

Words and phrases from songs:
I wanna hold your hand
It ain't me
etc.

vocabulary:
informal words and phrases
 
Page 13

(1) Read penpal introduction letter and find spelling / capitalization mistakes.
(2) Write email introducing yourself as a penpal

writing:
penpal - introduction
 
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Unit 2 Relax

Page 14 - 18

Listening, speaking and reading related to The Little Book of Calm.

skills:
relaxing / stress
 
Page 15 - 16
individual / pairwork   speaking   listening   written exercise   reference notes   

Frequency abverbs and adverbial phrases

grammar:
adverbs of frequency
 
Page 18 - 19
individual / pairwork   written exercise   reference notes   

Present simple, present continuous, present perfect.

Present simple for habits / routines and permanent situations.

Present continuous for temporary and changing situations.

Present perfect.

grammar:
present tenses
 
Page 20
individual / pairwork   listening   

Ss listen to extract from soundtrack and say what kind of film.

grammar:
adjectives ending in -ed and -ing
vocabulary:
books
vocabulary:
films
vocabulary:
music
 
Page 20 - 22
listening   reading   speaking   written exercise   

(20) Listening
(21) Anecdote - talk about a book or film you have seen or read recently.(22) Reading : Internet film review

skills:
films
 
Page 20 - 21
listening   speaking   personalisation   

(20) Listening
(21) Anecdote - talk about a book or film you have seen or read recently.

skills:
books
skills:
music
 
Page 22 - 23
reading   writing   

Read net review and match sections to headings;
Write film review. (Language toolbox)

writing:
film review
 
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Unit 3 Dating

Page 24 - 31
listening   reading   

(24) Jigsaw reading : Twenty-first century dating
(25) Follow-up listening
(30) Listening and reading: I don't fancy yours much.
(31) Reading: Every boyfriend's worst nightmare.

skills:
romance / relationships
 
Page 25 - 27

grammar:
past simple
grammar:
present perfect with for / since
 
Page 28

Practise reading setences with schwas marked.

vocabulary:
personality adjectives
pronunciation:
schwa
 
Page 29
reading   

Reading: Ki Astrology. Ss read descriptions of personalities and then calculate their Ki astrology sign.

skills:
astrology - Chinese
 
Page 29 - 30
listening   reading   reference notes   

(29) Finding language for criticisms and geralisations in reading text 'Ki Astrology'
(30) I don't fancy yours much.
(Crticising your sister's boyfriend)
He's not exactly friendly; He's not particularly good-looking
etc.

functions:
criticizing
 
Page 31
speaking   written exercise   

Get = become : get depressed; get bored etc.
Finding examples in text 'A Boyfriends worst nightmare'

vocabulary:
get - different uses of
 
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Unit 4 Adrenalin

Page 0

Reading about a man addicted to skydiving.

skills:
adventure sports
 
Page 32 - 35
individual / pairwork   written exercise   

p35 - listening - Interview with female boxer, Jane Couch.

skills:
sports
 
Page 34
individual / pairwork   speaking   listening   written exercise   

(1) Match gradable / absolute adjectives
(2) Listen to and practice dialogues on the pattern:
'Were you scared?
'Scared? I was terrified!'

grammar:
adjectives ending in -ed and -ing
grammar:
gradable and ungradable adjectives
 
Page 35
small groups   vocabulary   

Ss group sports words according to what they think they have in common.

vocabulary:
sports
 
Page 36 - 38
individual / pairwork   listening   written exercise   reference notes   

(1) 'Have you ever..?' questions
(2) Listening: 'Have you ever + short anecdote.
(3) Gap fill.
(4) Reference notes p 38.

grammar:
past continuous
grammar:
present perfect for unfinished time periods
 
Page 38
speaking   

Prompts and notes on structure for Ss to plan and tell an anecdote

skills:
anecdotes
 
Page 39
small groups   board game   

Truth or dare game. Ss prepare Have you ever? / How many times have you? questionsetc.

grammar:
present perfect for unfinished time periods
 
Page 40
individual / pairwork   speaking   listening   written exercise   writing   

(1) Comparative adjectives for talking about sports.

(2) Complete a love letter comparing your your partner, your love etc.
'You are sweeter than...'

grammar:
comparative and superlative adjectives
 
Page 41
song   

River Deep Mountain High - focuses on comparisons

grammar:
comparative and superlative adjectives
 
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Unit 5 Kids

Page 42 - 48
individual / pairwork   speaking   listening   reading   

(1) p42 - children's definitions of 'a mother'.
(2) p43 - listening: children defining various things.
(3) p47 - 48 - Reading & listening: Roald Dahl's childhood memories.

skills:
children / childhood
 
Page 44 - 46
individual / pairwork   mill-type activity   speaking   listening   reading   reference notes   

Reading: children's definitions of 'a mother'.
Listening: children defining various things.

Sentence completion exercises.
Find someone who... game.

Definition auction : Teams bid for true defintions.

grammar:
defining relative clauses
 
Page 46
individual / pairwork   listening   pronunciation   

(1) listening - nursery rhymes (Humpty Dumpty, Dr Foster)
(2) Ss make short rhyme from prompts

pronunciation:
stress timing
 
Page 49
individual / pairwork   speaking   written exercise   reference notes   

'Would' and 'used to' - sentence examples and concept questions.

Pairwork speaking practice.

grammar:
used to / get used to
grammar:
would - typical behaviour
 
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Unit 6 News

Page 50 - 55
written exercise   reference notes   

(1) Ss read article Paparazzi and analyze sentences from the text to find the 3 main reasons for using the passive: agent unknown / agent obvious / focus attention.
(2) Gapped news stories for practice.
(3) Find someone who speaking practice.

skills:
media
grammar:
passive voice
 
Page 53
grammar   reading   gap fill   

Topic is not addressed directly - comes up in news stories - 'News in Brief'

skills:
crime
 
Page 56
speaking   listening   written exercise   

Dialogue to correct + gapped dialogues for giving news.
(Doesn't focus on present perfect tense)

functions:
giving personal news
grammar:
present perfect for present relevance
 
Page 57
writing   individual / pairwork   reading   written exercise   

(1) Read and complete gapped personal letter.
(2) Reply using prompts.

writing:
personal correspondence
 
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Unit 7 party

Page 58
reading   

Reading: Spain's third city sees winter off with a bang' (Las Fallas festival, Valencia)

skills:
festivals
 
Page 59
gap fill   matching   written exercise   

Follows from reading on page 58.

vocabulary:
phrasal verbs
pronunciation:
vowel sounds - single
 
Page 60 - 61
speaking   listening   reading   written exercise   reference notes   

Will / be going to / present continuous
(1) Listen and read tapescript. Analyze for future forms and uses.
(2) Long dialogue to read and listen to. Mulitple-choice forms for futures.
(3) Pairwork speaking practice from prompts.
(4) Dialogue building: invitations. (Follow flow chart).

grammar:
future
 
Page 61

Dialogue building exercise

functions:
inviting
functions:
making arrangements
 
Page 62 - 64
listening   speaking   quiz   song   

Listening: ingredients of a good party;
Quiz: are you a party animal or a party pooper?
Anecdote: a party you went to;
Song: It's my party and I'll cry if I want do

skills:
parties
 
Page 65 - 66
writing   

Matching written invitations to replies; language study; writing practice

writing:
invitations
 
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Unit 8 Review 1

Page 67
large groups   

'How often do you...?' questions

grammar:
adverbs of frequency
 
Page 68
listening   

skills:
friends
grammar:
going to - future intentions
grammar:
present continuous for future arrangements
pronunciation:
vowel sounds - single
grammar:
will - future uses
 
Page 69
gap fill   

pronunciation:
stress - word
grammar:
tenses - mixed
 
Page 70
matching   

grammar:
defining relative clauses
grammar:
passive voice
 
Page 71
gap fill   

Gapped post card

grammar:
errors - grammar
grammar:
gradable and ungradable adjectives
 
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Unit 9 Soap

Page 72
individual / pairwork   speaking   vocabulary   

vocabulary:
family / relations / relatives
 
Page 73
correction exercise   gap fill   

Sentence correction; sentence completion

functions:
describing people - appearance
 
Page 74 - 76
speaking   reference notes   language analysis   

grammar:
reported speech
 
Page 75
vocabulary   

get over; break up with; talk through; go ahead with; go on; mess up

vocabulary:
phrasal verbs
 
Page 80 - 81
reference notes   gap fill   

grammar:
future continuous
grammar:
future perfect
grammar:
will - future uses
 
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Unit 10 Time

Page 82
vocabulary   

8 Sayings about time

vocabulary:
time - expressions with
 
Page 83 - 87
listening   reading   

Personalization; questionnaire (time management); interview with time management consultant
Reading: time saving tips - lists

skills:
time management
 
Page 84
pronunciation   

's' and 'z'; the two 'th' sounds.

pronunciation:
consonant sounds
vocabulary:
prepositions
 
Page 85
vocabulary   

tomorrow, next Sunday, the day before yesterday, in a fortnight's time etc.

Ss mark times on calendar.

vocabulary:
time words and phrases
 
Page 88 - 89
individual / pairwork   listening   reference notes   

obligation, prohibition and permission
must, should, have got to, don't have to, is supposed to, is allowed to
T.39 - Three people talk about rules in their workplaces

functions:
obligation
 
Page 89
individual / pairwork   listening   

T.39
Three people talk about rules in their workplaces

skills:
work
 
Page 90 - 91
writing   gap fill   

writing:
business correspondence
writing:
job application
 
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Unit 11 Journey

Page 92 - 93
listening   reading   speaking   

skills:
travel / holidays
 
Page 94
reference notes   language analysis   

Guessing travel photo locations; language analysis

functions:
deductions / guesses
 
Page 95
gap fill   

Gap fill postcards (words supplied) + write two more.

writing:
postcards
 
Page 96
language analysis   speaking   reference notes   language analysis   

grammar:
would - unreal situations
 
Page 98
reference notes   written exercise   language analysis   

grammar:
past perfect simple
 
Page 99
individual   small groups   writing   

Add adverbs to story; write story in groups.

grammar:
adverbs of manner
grammar:
adverbs of time
 
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Unit 12 Basics

Page 100 - 103
listening   speaking   vocabulary   role-play   

Listening: restaurnat dialogue; language for eating out; correct dialogue with inapropriate language; role play

skills:
eating out / restaurants
 
Page 101 - 102

grammar:
countable and uncountable nouns
grammar:
quantifiers
 
Page 104 - 105
vocabulary   

food words; adjectives; dishes;

vocabulary:
food and drink
 
Page 106 - 107
quiz   

Sleep habits quiz, reading, report writing

skills:
sleep
 
Page 107
speaking   writing   

Ss conduct survey on sleeping habits and produce short written report.

writing:
report writing
 
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Unit 13 Communication

Page 108 - 109
gap fill   listening   role-play   

Listening: telephone messages; gapped dialogue; role play

functions:
telephoning
 
Page 110 - 111
language analysis   reference notes   written exercise   

grammar:
first conditional
grammar:
zero conditional
 
Page 112 - 113
gap fill   

Discussion; questionnaire

skills:
gender
 
Page 115
writing   

Write multiple-choice questionnaire; do survey; write report

writing:
report writing
 
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Unit 14 Style

Page 116 - 122
listening   individual / pairwork   speaking   song   

Personalization: clothing
Song: Bon Jovi - Ugly

skills:
image and self-image
 
Page 117 - 119
individual / pairwork   vocabulary   

vocabulary:
clothing
 
Page 118 - 119
written exercise   reference notes   

grammar:
order of adjectives
 
Page 119
matching   multiple-choice exercise   

Idioms containing clothing words

vocabulary:
idioms
 
Page 120
individual / pairwork   speaking   

functions:
describing people - appearance
pronunciation:
vowel sounds - diphthongs
 
Page 124 - 125
listening   reference notes   grammar   language analysis   

grammar:
second conditional
 
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Unit 15 Age

Page 126 - 127
speaking   listening   reading   

skills:
age
 
Page 127 - 128
written exercise   reference notes   grammar   language analysis   

grammar:
wish - past
 
Page 130 - 132
written exercise   reference notes   board game   language analysis   

grammar:
third conditional
 
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Unit 16 Review 2

Page 134
written exercise   matching   

Matching quotes to famous people and reporting them.

grammar:
reported speech
grammar:
wish - past
grammar:
wish - present
 
Page 135
discussion   quiz   

grammar:
conditionals
 
Page 136

Personal predictions; class survey

grammar:
future continuous
grammar:
future perfect
grammar:
will - future uses
 
Page 137
quiz   

Quiz: rules, taboos etc around the world

functions:
obligation
functions:
permission / prohibition
 
 :