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Reward Pre-Intermediate Resource Pack

  


Author(s):  Sue Kay
Publisher:   Macmillan
ISBN: 9780435242589

 
Note: The information below shows topics in the book that are also in the database. It does not represent a complete and accurate list of the book contents. Check publishers'resources where available for an accurate table of contents.
1a - 1b Who are you?
 
2a - 2b Talk about routines
 
3 Spot the similarities
 
4 Likes and dislikes
 
5 But what are they doing now?
 
Progress check 1 - 5 Sentences in a hat
 
6a A romantic meeting
 
6b Shirley Valentine
 
7 Who were they?
 
8 A holiday to remember
 
9 Who's who?
 
10 Over the bridge...
 
Progress check 6 - 10a and 6 - 10b Bingo
 
11 Job priorities
 
12 Horroscope consequences
 
13 Getting ready to go
 
14a Where's the Park School of English map
 
14b Where's the Park School of English placecards
 
15 A day in the diet of...
 
Progress check 11-15a Find the mistake
 
Progress check 11 - 15b Food, glorious food
 
16 Invitation dominoes
 
17a - 17b Photofit - desciptions and pictures
 
18 Age matters
 
19 Fashion conscious or fashion victim
 
20a - 20b Record breakers - questions - facts and figures
 
Progress check 16 - 20 Star qualities
 
21 Experiences
 
22 What's happened?
 
23 The river of life
 
24 True and false indentifications
 
25 Stuff and things
 
Progress check 21-25a Who said what?
 
Progress check 21 - 25b Jon's story
 
26 My ideal world
 
27 Challenges
 
28 Written and unwritten rules around the world
 
29 What's the matter?
 
30 Would you mind?
 
Progress check 26 - 30 The game of chance
 
31a Ten things you should know about dreams
 
31b A dream
 
32 Strange things happen
 
33 A good place to live
 
34 What do you know about the world?
 
35 Meal-times
 
Progress check 31 - 35 Find someone who...
 
36 This may be your life
 
37a - 37b What will happen if...? game board + cards
 
38 Your last day at home
 
39 Dream on
 
40 Work it out
 
Progress check 36 - 40a What would you do?
 
Progress check 36 - 40b Sentence dominoes
 

1a - 1b Who are you?

Page 1
mill-type activity   grammar   speaking   information gap   

Chart completion on basic personal information (age, job) etc. with 14 role cards

grammar:
basic question forms
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
 
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2a - 2b Talk about routines

Page 2
small groups   speaking   board game   

Board game with question cards - skeleton prompts

grammar:
basic question forms
skills:
daily routines
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
 
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3 Spot the similarities

Page 3
pairwork   speaking   information gap   

Students describe pictures of similar interiors / exteriors using 'there is / there are' to find differences

vocabulary:
furniture / furnishings
grammar:
there is / there are
 
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4 Likes and dislikes

Page 4
mill-type activity   grammar   speaking   

30 pictures showing activities. One pic per student. They mill asking 'do you like...' + so do I / neither do I

grammar:
auxiliary verbs - so / neither
functions:
likes and dislikes
 
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5 But what are they doing now?

Page 5
mill-type activity   grammar   speaking   

Five pairs of pictures showing a person's permanent job (what s/he does) and their present activity (what s/he is doing now)

grammar:
present continuous for actions now
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
 
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Progress check 1 - 5 Sentences in a hat

Page 1 - 5
mill-type activity   grammar   speaking   

Students complete present simple statements with frequency adverbs from prompts

grammar:
adverbs of frequency
grammar:
present simple - present meanings
 
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6a A romantic meeting

Page 6
small groups   grammar   writing   

Group story writing from question prompts

grammar:
irregular verbs
grammar:
past simple
 
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6b Shirley Valentine

Page 6
large groups   speaking   ordering task   

Picture story with text. Students order pictures

grammar:
past simple
 
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7 Who were they?

Page 7
small groups   speaking   quiz   

Students answer quiz sheet in groups

grammar:
past simple
 
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8 A holiday to remember

Page 8
pairwork   speaking   

Students arrange pictures to tell the story of a holiday they had. Partner then asks questions to find more information

grammar:
past simple
 
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9 Who's who?

Page 9
pairwork   speaking   information gap   

Students ask and answer questions about family trees

vocabulary:
family / relations / relatives
grammar:
possessives
 
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10 Over the bridge...

Page 10
pairwork   writing   

Students write a description of a picture with gaps.
Partners must fill the gaps and guess the picture

functions:
describing places
grammar:
have got
grammar:
there is / there are
 
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Progress check 6 - 10a and 6 - 10b Bingo

Page 6 - 10
teacher -> whole class   grammar   listening   

Irregular past simple bingo

grammar:
irregular verbs
grammar:
past simple
 
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11 Job priorities

Page 11
pairwork   speaking   

Students talk about the jobs they would like to do

functions:
ambitions
skills:
work
 
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12 Horroscope consequences

Page 12
individual / pairwork   speaking   writing   

Horoscope consequence game

functions:
predictions
grammar:
will - future uses
 
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13 Getting ready to go

Page 13
mill-type activity   speaking   

Talking about holiday plans

grammar:
going to - future intentions
skills:
travel / holidays
grammar:
will - future uses
 
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14a Where's the Park School of English map

Page 14
teacher -> whole class   listening   writing   

Teacher gives directions, students draw on map

functions:
directions
 
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14b Where's the Park School of English placecards

Page 14
mill-type activity   speaking   information gap   

Students exchange information about places on a map

functions:
directions
 
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15 A day in the diet of...

Page 15
pairwork   speaking   matching   

Matching people profiles to diets

skills:
dieting
grammar:
quantifiers
 
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Progress check 11-15a Find the mistake

Page 11 - 15
pairwork   grammar   

Students compare sentences to see which one contains a mistake

grammar:
errors - grammar
grammar:
going to - future intentions
grammar:
will - future uses
 
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Progress check 11 - 15b Food, glorious food

Page 11 - 15
pairwork   small groups   vocabulary   crossword   

Food crossword

vocabulary:
food and drink
 
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16 Invitation dominoes

Page 16
small groups   card game   

functions:
inviting
grammar:
prepositions
grammar:
prepositions of place
 
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17a - 17b Photofit - desciptions and pictures

Page 17
small groups   speaking   matching   

matching full-length pics with descriptions

functions:
describing people - appearance
 
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18 Age matters

Page 18
pairwork   speaking   vocabulary   

categorizing words - activities, personality adjectives etc by age group

skills:
age
vocabulary:
personality adjectives
 
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19 Fashion conscious or fashion victim

Page 19
pairwork   speaking   

questionnaire

skills:
fashion
skills:
image and self-image
 
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20a - 20b Record breakers - questions - facts and figures

Page 20
pairwork   speaking   information gap   

Info gap
How long, how far, how much.

grammar:
questions
 
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Progress check 16 - 20 Star qualities

Page 16 - 20
small groups   speaking   

Match people with their star signs according to personality descriptions

functions:
describing people - personality
vocabulary:
personality adjectives
 
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21 Experiences

Page 21
mill-type activity   grammar   speaking   

Find someone who (has had the same experience as you)

grammar:
present perfect for unfinished time periods
 
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22 What's happened?

Page 22
grammar   

Fourteen small picture card prompts for recent actions with present relevance: 'He's fallen off his bike' etc.

grammar:
present perfect for present relevance
 
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23 The river of life

Page 23
pairwork   grammar   

Students complete present pefect sentences from information on a timeline (river of life) in the past simple, and from present simple statements. Then make their own 'river of life' and question each other in pairs.

grammar:
present perfect with for / since
 
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24 True and false indentifications

Page 24
small groups   speaking   guessing game   

Very simple 'Call my Bluff' type activity. Teams of 2 have to choose 1 correct definition from 3

grammar:
defining relative clauses
 
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25 Stuff and things

Page 25
small groups   grammar   speaking   information gap   

Split crossword - everyday objects

grammar:
defining relative clauses
 
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Progress check 21-25a Who said what?

Page 21 - 25
pairwork   

Students read extracts of interviews in pairs and decide whether the speaker was American or British

vocabulary:
American and British English
 
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Progress check 21 - 25b Jon's story

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26 My ideal world

Page 26
mill-type activity   grammar   speaking   

Students complete statements about their ideal world beginning (person) must... e.g. 'A good friend must...'
Then compare with others

grammar:
modal auxiliary verbs
functions:
obligation
functions:
permission / prohibition
 
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27 Challenges

Page 27
small groups   speaking   

Teams must try out challenges and tick off statements (Student) can / can't (do challenge).
Challenges include saying the alhpabet in 15 seconds and other language-related tasks

functions:
ability
grammar:
can
grammar:
could
 
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28 Written and unwritten rules around the world

Page 29

Students have to decide whether various statements about what people can and can't do in various parts of the world are true or false. e.g. In England you can't leave school until you are 16.

grammar:
can
functions:
permission / prohibition
 
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29 What's the matter?

Page 29
speaking   writing   

Health problems: cue cards with pictures. Students give negative / postive advice

functions:
advice / suggestions
skills:
health - physical
grammar:
should
 
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30 Would you mind?

Page 30
mill-type activity   speaking   

Twelve cue cards with picture and prompt
'close the window' etc. Tick or cross on back of card. Students mill, make request etc. Response depends on cross or tick.

functions:
offers
functions:
permission / prohibition
functions:
request
 
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Progress check 26 - 30 The game of chance

Page 26 - 30

Odd board game

grammar:
can
grammar:
must
grammar:
should
 
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31a Ten things you should know about dreams

Page 31

Students decide whether 10 statements about dreams are true or false; read answers and explanations

skills:
dreams
 
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31b A dream

Page 32
small groups   writing   

Students write a dream using picture prompts
(28 cards)

skills:
dreams
grammar:
past continuous
grammar:
past simple
 
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32 Strange things happen

Page 32
large groups   speaking   ordering task   

Students order 14 sentences to tell the story of a spooky experience while driving at night.

grammar:
past continuous
grammar:
past simple
 
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33 A good place to live

Page 33
small groups   speaking   

Students describe an ideal place to live and then crticize the place they live now using 'too' , 'not enough' etc.

functions:
describing places
grammar:
quantifiers
 
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34 What do you know about the world?

Page 34
small groups   speaking   

Tewenty-question multiple-choice quiz on world general knowledge.

skills:
general knowledge
grammar:
passive voice
 
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35 Meal-times

Page 35
small groups   speaking   speaking   speaking   

Questionnaire about eating habits. Students question their partners and then make statements contrasting eating habits

skills:
food and drink
grammar:
linkers - contrast
 
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Progress check 31 - 35 Find someone who...

Page 31
small groups   speaking   mill-type activity   speaking   

Find someone who revising Reward Pre-Int student's book lessons 31 - 35

skills:
personalization - general
 
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36 This may be your life

Page 36
speaking   speaking   small groups   speaking   small groups   speaking   small groups   speaking   

May, might, will. won't
Class survey to compare people's predictions about their futures.

grammar:
modal auxiliary verbs
functions:
predictions
grammar:
will - future uses
 
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37a - 37b What will happen if...? game board + cards

Page 37
small groups   grammar   board game   card game   

Board and dice game in which students have to complete first conditional sentences

grammar:
first conditional
 
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38 Your last day at home

Page 38
pairwork   grammar   speaking   

Sentence completion from prompts.
Students have to say how they would spend their last day at home before going away for a year and then interview their partners.

grammar:
second conditional
 
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39 Dream on

Page 39
pairwork   grammar   speaking   

Students complete sentences about various imaginary situations and then ask their partners about the same.

grammar:
second conditional
 
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40 Work it out

Page 40
small groups   speaking   small groups   speaking   

Six mystery puzzles of the dead-man-in-a-field-with-a-parachute-on-his-back kind. All contain examples of the past perfect.

skills:
mysteries
grammar:
past perfect simple
 
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Progress check 36 - 40a What would you do?

Page 36 - 40
small groups   grammar   speaking   

Students have to respond to 'If (situation), 'would you...?' type questions (20 situations) using yes / no cards and defend their answers if challenged.

grammar:
second conditional
 
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Progress check 36 - 40b Sentence dominoes

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