In Detail English for Global Communication.2

unit 1 people
communication
narrating life experiences
discussing adversity
managing conversations
grammar
review of tenses
past perfect progressive
vocabulary
adversity and hope
idioms with it
skills
reading to identify different text types: narrative, descriptive, expository
listening and taking notes on a talk
writing short life histories
unit 2 home
communication
describing types of housing
discussing concepts of home
echoing to extend conversation
.grammar
clauses with wish
initial only for emphasis
vocabulary
housing and finances
idioms with house and home
skills
reading for specific detail: socilolgy text
listening and noticing opinions and inferences
writing a paragraph around a topic sentence
unit 3 survivors
communication
describing animal characteristics and behavior
discussing human survival traits and strategies
talking about a scenario
grammar
subject and object complements
infinitives of purpose in initial position
vocabulary
review of climate lexis
climatic extremes
climate-related idioms
skills
scanning a biology text and making detailed notes
listening and finding supporting details
writing: structuring a narrative paragraph
review unit 1
review your grammar
high challenge
review your vocabulary
review your speaking
review your listening
unit 4 progress
communication
discussing rural and urban lifestyles
debating industrialization and global warming
leading a discussion
grammar
relative adverbs + clause
omission of the head noun or the relative adverb
vocabulary
review of geographical features
fauna and conservation
skills
skimming for main topic areas and making detailed notes
listening and finding a time sequence
writing an expository paragraph
unit 5 immigration
communication
describing migration patterns
discussing the pros and cons of migration
getting a turn in a conversation
grammar
stative and dynamic passives
complex passives
vocabulary
review of countries and nationalities
hunman emergencies and natural disasters
skills
skimming a text with statistics
listening using written background information
writing a paragraph with a preamble and topic sentence
unit 6 co2
communication
discussing fossil fuels and alternative sources of energy
describing ideas for improving the environment
checking a listener's understanding
grammar
more passive voice forms
role of passive in cohesion
vocabulary
review and development of phrasal verbs
skills
skimming a scientific text and developing an outline
listening and organizing notes
writing a paragraph with pramble, topic, support and conclusion
review unit 2
review your grammar
high challenge
review your vocabulary
review your speaking
review your listening
unit 7 innovations
communication
discussing the web and other innovations
debating medical research and patents
offering suggestions
grammar
reduced abverb clauses
vocabulary
computer-related terms
phrasal verbs used in research
science collocations
skills
interpreting a scientific journal article
listening to instructions
writing introductory paragragraphs
unit 8 business
communication
discussing good and bad business practice
debating big business and philanthropy
paraphrasing to check understanding
grammar
causative verbs
passive causative constructions
vocabulary
phrasal verbs used in business
stock markets
business collocations
skills
scanning an artcle from a financial newspaper
listening and noticing format
writing the introductory paragraph of a business letter
unit 9 research
communication
discussing animal rights and scientific research
debating how governments should use their resources
guidelines for oral presentations
grammar
consolidation and development: the indefinite, definite and zero articles
vocabulary
review of the use of the suffix - less
phrasal verbs used in reports
scientific lexis: common derivations
skills
skimming scientific texts
listening for arguments
writing: text with and introductory and supporting paragraph
revview unit 3
review your grammar
high challenge
review your vocabulary
review your speaking
review your listening
unit 10 upbringing
communication
discussing upbringing and heredity
debating employers' rights
developing oral presentations
grammar
review and development of relative pronouns: whose, of which
vocabulary
personality traits
employment
skills
reading to compare opinion with evidence
listening and guessing vocabulary
writing a concluding paragraph
unit 11 learning
communication
discussing the effects of education
describing the qualities of a good teacher
structuring information logically in oral presentations
grammar
review of future forms and uses
future progressive, future perfect and future perfect progressive
vocabulary
education
learning styles
skills
scanning a newspaper artcle: education
listening and using number cues for note taking
writing a formal letter
discussing the merits of certan advances in science and technology
using convincing reasons in oral presentations
grammar
review of modal verbs (active voice)
modal verbs (passive voice)
vocabulary
professional achievement
uses of job, work, and career
understanding proverbs
skills
scanning scientific texts
listening for examples
writing an academic essay
review unit 4
review your grammar
high challenge
review your vocabulary
review your speaking
review your listening
video worksheets
language summary
glossary