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New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate

  


Author(s):  Susan Kay    Vaughan Jones  
Publisher:   Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230009141


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Unit 1 Impressions
 
Unit 2 Generations
 
Unit 3 Gold
 
Review A
 
Unit 4 Challenge
 
Unit 5 Ritual
 
Unit 6 Eat
 
Review B
 
Unit 7 Escape
 
Unit 8 Attraction
 
Unit 9 Genius
 
Review C
 
Unit 10 Sell
 
Unit 11 Student
 
Unit 12 Home
 
Review D
 

Unit 1 Impressions

Page 4
Speaking
speaking   

Ss discuss four pics of important events from recent history

skills:
history - recent
 
Page 5
Listening and reading
listening   written exercise   grammar   

Listening : four individual speakers discuss one of the events each.

Follow-up - gapped script;
students talk about memorable events in their lives or country

skills:
history - recent
 
Page 5
grammar

Multiple-choice tense exercise

grammar:
tenses - mixed
 
Page 6
Vocabulary

Collocations for describing people

vocabulary:
collocation
functions:
describing people - appearance
 
Page 6 - 7
Listening - Grammar
listening   

Short dialogue featuring 'so / neither + auxiliary'
Follow-up practice exerices

grammar:
auxiliary verbs - so / neither
 
Page 7
Grammar and pronunciation
listening   pronunciation   

Intonation for question tags; practice

grammar:
question tags
 
Page 7
Speaking: anecdote
speaking   

Students talk about a person who made a big impression on them

grammar:
question tags
 
Page 8 - 9
Reading: Image Queen
reading   vocabulary   

Longer article on Madonna. Comprehension questions and vocabulary work.

skills:
celebrity
skills:
image and self-image
 
Page 10
Listening: Image

Four young men are interviewed about their image

vocabulary:
clothing
skills:
fashion
skills:
image and self-image
 
Page 11
Grammar: indirect questions
grammar   

Indirect question exercises following on from listening

grammar:
indirect questions
 
Page 11
Idioms with clothing words
vocabulary   

vocabulary:
clothing
vocabulary:
idioms
 
Page 12
useful phrases
listening   vocabulary   

Short dialogue featuring common informal expressions

vocabulary:
informal words and phrases
 
Page 13
Writing: informal letter

Letter to a penfriend in formal, business style. Students substitute informal words and phrases.

writing:
formal vs informal letters
vocabulary:
informal words and phrases
writing:
penpal - introduction
writing:
personal correspondence
 
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Unit 2 Generations

Page 14 - 15
Vice La Difference
reading   vocabulary   

Vocabulary: stages of life
Reading text on overseas exchange visits and how people grow apart.

skills:
age
skills:
children / childhood
 
Page 16
Problem parents
reading   

Reading text: three young people talk about parents who have embarrassing jobs.

skills:
family
skills:
generation (gap)
 
Page 17
verb patterns
grammar   vocabulary   

Analysis of sentences from reading text: + exercises

verb + to inf
verb + object + to inf
verb + gerund
verb + object + gerund
verb + object + bare inf

grammar:
verb + bare infinitive
grammar:
verb + infinitive
grammar:
verb + ing
 
Page 18
Single vowel sounds
listening   pronunciation   

Listen and repeat. Match phonetic symbols to examples in sentences

pronunciation:
vowel sounds - single
 
Page 18
Listening
listening   

Parents talk about the qualities they would like to see in their daughter's boyfriend

skills:
generation (gap)
skills:
romance / relationships
 
Page 19
Listening
listening   

Boyfriend talks about meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time

skills:
generation (gap)
skills:
romance / relationships
 
Page 19
Adjective structures
grammar   vocabulary   

- adjective + preposition
- easy / difficult for me to

grammar:
adjective structures
 
Page 20
Reading and listening
listening   reading   

Two dialogues in different register following on from previous material:
1 - boyfriend / girlfriend (informal)
2 - boyfriend / girlfriend's parents (more formal)

vocabulary:
informal words and phrases
vocabulary:
register (spoken)
 
Page 21
Listening and speaking
speaking   listening   

Listening - European girl talks about a homestay with an English family

Ordering task featuring verb / adjective + preposition structures:
- dream of
- insist on

Speaking: students talk about a time they have stayed in someone's house

skills:
cultures
grammar:
dependent prepositions
 
Page 21
Verb + preposition
grammar   

dream of, look forward to etc.

grammar:
dependent prepositions
 
Page 22
Useful phrases
listening   

Listening: woman shows au pair around house

 
Page 23
vocabulary extra
vocabulary   

Page about vocabulary study: word frequencies, using a dictionary, collocations

functions:
conflict resolution
skills:
language learning
 
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Unit 3 Gold

Page 24 - 25
Gold Fever
listening   reading   

Reading and listening about the 1849 Gold Rush

skills:
America
skills:
history - recent
skills:
money
 
Page 25
Collocations with have, make and take
vocabulary   

vocabulary:
make
vocabulary:
take - different uses of
 
Page 26
Metaphor
listening   vocabulary   

vocabulary:
metaphor
 
Page 27
Where's my car?
reading   grammar   

News article on woman's car stolen by her son leads into reported speech.

grammar:
reporting verbs
 
Page 28
Pronuciation
pronunciation   

Schwa in sayings about money.

pronunciation:
schwa
 
Page 28
Attitudes to money
listening   

Three people answer questions about money

skills:
money
 
Page 29
Unreal conditionals
grammar   

grammar:
second conditional
grammar:
third conditional
 
Page 30 - 31
What price a life
speaking   reading   

Reading about a man who 'sold his life' on eBay.

skills:
lifestyle
skills:
modern life
skills:
money
skills:
possessions
 
Page 31
Treasured possessions
speaking   listening   

Three people talk about treasured possessions; anecdote exercise on your most treasured possession.

skills:
possessions
 
Page 32
Useful phrases (money)
listening   vocabulary   

vocabulary:
informal words and phrases
vocabulary:
money expressions
 
Page 33
A day in my life
writing   grammar   

Gap fill - time expressions.
Writing: cues for writing a fantasy piece: A day in my life as a... etc.

writing:
narrative
grammar:
time expressions - past
 
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Review A

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Unit 4 Challenge

Page 36 - 37
Ben Saunders: Polar explorer
reading   vocabulary   

Reading about the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole + vocab work focusing on prefixes and suffixes

skills:
adventure
skills:
exploration and discovery
grammar:
prefixes and suffixes
 
Page 38
Listening and vocabulary
listening   vocabulary   

Listening passage about an encounter with a polar bear following on from the reading

skills:
adventure
skills:
anecdotes
skills:
exploration and discovery
skills:
survival
 
Page 39
Grammar: narrative tenses
matching   multiple-choice exercise   

Follow-up grammar exercises

grammar:
narrative tenses
 
Page 39
Speaking: anecdote
speaking   

Students tell anecdote about a time they did something challenging. [Question prompts]

skills:
anecdotes
 
Page 40
Reading - personal challenges: Moonwalk
reading   

Reading about a woman who plans to raise money for charity by taking part in a power-walk.

skills:
charity
skills:
sports
 
Page 41
Grammar: future continuous and future perfect
grammar   

Find examples of these tenses in previous text + practice book exercises.

grammar:
future continuous
grammar:
future perfect
 
Page 41
Listening and vocabulary
listening   

Four people say why they don't do exercise

skills:
exercise and fitness
 
Page 42
Reading: I know it's bad for me but I still can't stop
reading   

Passage about someone half-heartedly trying to give up smoking

skills:
health - physical
skills:
smoking
 
Page 43
Vocabulary

Phrasal verb patters / position of object using examples from previous reading

vocabulary:
phrasal verbs
 
Page 43
Speaking
speaking   vocabulary   

Students identify phrasal verbs in statements and say whether they identify with them

vocabulary:
phrasal verbs
 
Page 44
Useful phrases and pronunciation
speaking   listening   

Six conversations about minor health problems
(Revamp of previous edition unit 4, p34)

Follow up pairwork activity: A explains problem; B responds un/ sympathetically and gives advice

functions:
advice / suggestions
vocabulary:
health problems
functions:
sympathy
 
Page 45
Vocabulary extra
written exercise   

Exercises on common phrasal verbs: spider graphs, gap fill, dictionary work.

vocabulary:
phrasal verbs
 
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Unit 5 Ritual

Page 46 - 47
Mind games
reading   vocabulary   

Reading text about the rituals practised by famous sports stars before matches.

Comprehension questions + vocabulary work

skills:
celebrity
skills:
ritual
skills:
sports
 
Page 48
A man and his car
speaking   listening   vocabulary   

Students talk about personal rituals before taking exams etc.
Listening passage to woman talking about her dad's rituals involving his car. This leads into the language point 'will' for habits - typical behaviour.

skills:
cars / driving
skills:
ritual
 
Page 49
present and past habits
speaking   written exercise   grammar   

Follow-up work on examples from the listening 'will' for habits.
Written and oral work on 'will', 'would' and 'used to'

functions:
habit
grammar:
used to / get used to
grammar:
will - typical behaviour
grammar:
would - typical behaviour
 
Page 50
The King and I
reading   

Reading about a modern Las Vegas wedding ceremony conducted by an Elvis Presley impersonator

Follow-up comprehension and vocabulary work

skills:
marriage / weddings
 
Page 51
Wedding rituals
speaking   listening   

Listening passage about wedding rituals in different countries
Vocab work on weddings
Students talk about a wedding they have been to

skills:
marriage / weddings
vocabulary:
marriage / weddings
 
Page 52
Wedding anniversary
speaking   grammar   

Students discuss quotes on marriage
Split reading / grammar exercise about a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary

grammar:
gerund / infinitive
skills:
marriage / weddings
 
Page 53
Verb patterns(2)
grammar   

grammar:
gerund / infinitive
 
Page 53
Do you think you're romantic?
listening   

Four people answer the question.

skills:
romance / relationships
 
Page 54
useful phrases and pronunciation
speaking   listening   language analysis   

Listen / read to people talking about things that annoy them.
is always doing
will insist on doing
is forever doing
etc

functions:
annoying behaviour
 
Page 55
writing extra

Analysis of short essay giving an opinion on traditional weddings

writing:
essay - for and against
skills:
marriage / weddings
functions:
opinions
 
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Unit 6 Eat

Page 56
Bad experiences in restaurants
speaking   listening   

skills:
eating out / restaurants
 
Page 57
How to do restaurant sign language
reading   

skills:
eating out / restaurants
 
Page 57
Collocations with body parts
vocabulary   

vocabulary:
collocation
vocabulary:
physical features
 
Page 58
Interview with a restaurant critic
listening   

skills:
eating out / restaurants
skills:
work
 
Page 58
Anecdote: your favourite restaurant
speaking   

Speaking with questions cues.

skills:
eating out / restaurants
 
Page 58
food and meal collocations
vocabulary   

vocabulary:
food and drink
vocabulary:
restaurants
 
Page 59
Present perfect simple and continuous
grammar   language analysis   

grammar:
present perfect continuous
grammar:
present perfect tense
 
Page 60
Is it time to give up meat
speaking   reading   

skills:
environment
skills:
food and drink
skills:
health - physical
skills:
vegetarianism
 
Page 61
Linkers in writing
grammar   

grammar:
linkers
grammar:
linkers - addition
grammar:
linkers - cause and effect
grammar:
linkers - contrast
 
Page 62
Wasted food
reading   

Magazine article: What a waste. Throwaway Britain wastes GBP 9bn of food every year.

skills:
environment
skills:
food and drink
skills:
recycling
skills:
rubbish
 
Page 63
Passives review
grammar   

grammar:
passive voice
 
Page 63
Numbers review
vocabulary   pronunciation   

vocabulary:
dates
vocabulary:
numbers - cardinal
vocabulary:
numbers - ordinal
 
Page 64
Useful phrases (restaurants)
listening   vocabulary   

skills:
eating out / restaurants
vocabulary:
restaurants
 
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Review B

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Unit 7 Escape

Page 68 - 69
A day at the seaside
reading   

skills:
beach
vocabulary:
beach
skills:
travel / holidays
 
Page 70
Reporting verbs
listening   grammar   

grammar:
reporting verbs
 
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Unit 8 Attraction

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Unit 9 Genius

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Review C

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Unit 10 Sell

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Unit 11 Student

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Unit 12 Home

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Review D

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