UNIT DESCRIPTION WORD PLUS 1
Meeting New
People
Page 2
You’re getting to know new classmates. How can
you find out their names, the courses they are
taking, their reasons for studying English, and their
interests?
Paraphrasing 2
School Newsletter
Page 10
You’re a school reporter. What do you think your
fellow students want to know about? Who would
you interview? How do you decide what to put in
your school newsletter?
Reported speech 3
TV Programming
Page 18
You’re on the programming committee at your
local TV station. How can the station attract more
viewers? What kinds of programs would you
choose, and when would you show them?
Pros and cons 4
You’re an architect designing the “perfect” house
for a client. What rooms and facilities would be
important to him / her? Where should these be
located in the house, and why?
Clarifying 5
Visits from Space
Beings
Page 34
Space beings are arriving on earth! You’re a
scientist and you are going to meet them. What do
you think they will look like? What questions would
you like to ask them?
Suppositions
(Conditionals)
6
Spending Time
with Friends
Page 42
You intend to spend the weekend with your best
friend. How are you and he/she similar? How are
you different? How do you decide what to do
together?
Disagreeing politely 7
A Fundraising
Event
Page 50
You’re a member of the student association and
you’re organizing a benefit concert to raise funds
for a student recreation center. What kinds of
performer(s) would you invite for the concert, and
why?
Accepting and
declining

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TALKING POINTS ROLE-PLAY PROJECT TALK ABOUT TESTS
Ask and answer personal
questions
React to answers and ask
follow-up questions
Respond to follow-up
questions
Get to
know new
classmates
Write a report
about your
findings from
a survey
Express personal likes or
dislikes
Present and react to options
Discuss options
Discuss reasons for a decision
Discuss
what to put
in a school
newsletter
Create an
outline for
a school
newsletter
Describe people and things
Define and comment on the
items on an agenda
Present and acknowledge
different viewpoints
Create consensus
Conduct a
meeting
Plan the TV
programming
for an evening
Acknowledge different
viewpoints
Ask about needs/preferences
and respond to questions
Make and respond to
requests
Provide alternatives
Meet a new
client
Create a floor
plan for a
dream house
Use bullet points to
prepare for a speaking task
Ask for speculations
Make a speculation
Agree/Disagree with a
speculation
Meet some
space beings
Write a report
of a voyage
to earth as a
space being
Use idiomatic and
figurative expressions
Make a suggestion; Agree/
Disagree with a suggestion
Give/React to an alternative
suggestion
Reach a compromise
Come up with
a plan for the
weekend
Record the
high points
from a
weekend in a
diary
Provide supporting reasons
Make/Accept an invitation
Request and give additional
information
Respond to an invitation;
React to the response
Make a phone
call to the
management
company of a
performer
Design
a poster
advertising
a benefit
concert
Organize effectively what
to say

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UNIT DESCRIPTION WORD PLUS 8
Choosing a
Restaurant
Page 58
Three new restaurants offering different cuisines
opened nearby recently. Which one would you
like to try, and how would you convince your
friends to go with you?
Recommending
food
9
The Olympics
Page 66
You’re a member of the International Olympic
Committee. Which cities would you choose as
permanent Olympic cities, and why? Which two
new sports would you introduce?
Giving reasons 10
Being a Good
Friend
Page 74
Your friend seems upset. How would you find out
what’s wrong? What would you say to help him/
her?
Giving advice 11
Designing a Travel
Brochure
Page 82
You’re working with the tourism board to
increase the number of visitors to your country.
What kind of travel brochure would you create?
Which places and events would you highlight?
Signifying interest
or importance
12
Choosing a Career
Page 90
What careers do you and your classmates have
in mind? How do you decide? What effects
does your choice of a career have on your life,
especially your education and lifestyle?
Time connectors 13
Service to the
Community
Page 98
You and your classmates have been invited
to nominate two people for the “Best Citizen”
award. Who will you choose? What qualities and
behavior affect your decisions?
Responding to
questions
14
Global Warming
Page 106
The world is getting warmer! What can we as
individuals do about this? What can communities
do, and what should countries do together?
Stating goals and
outcomes
15
What Will Happen
in the Future?
Page 114
You belong to a team of researchers trying to
predict future trends and issues. What new
developments do you foresee? What changes
will there be in areas such as technology, human
relationships, and social issues?
Presenting
predictions

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TALKING POINTS ROLE-PLAY PROJECT TALK ABOUT TESTS
Make a recommendation
Provide supporting reasons
Respond to agreement/
disagreement
Discuss and
decide with
friends which
restaurant to
go to
Write a
restaurant
review
Use superlatives to
describe something
Ask for opinions; Respond to
queries
Indicate preferences
Provide supporting reasons
Present
and vote on
permanent
Olympic sites
Write an article Talk about countries,
nationalities, and
languages
Express concern for someone
Respond on hearing about
someone’s problems
Give advice
Console and
support a
friend who is
upset about
something
Compose an
e-card to cheer
up a friend
Use words that express
feelings/emotions
Discuss new ideas
Highlight interesting points
Provide historical information
and indicate significance
Plan and
develop the
concept for a
travel brochure
Create a travel
brochure
Provide relevant
information about an event
or activity
Ask about future plans
Give reasons for a career
choice
Talk about possible effects
Debate which
is more
important:
money or job
satisfaction
Create a
questionnaire
to survey
classmates’
choices of ideal
careers
Use conditional clauses
Ask for suggestions
Discuss ideal qualities and
behavior
Make a decision
Discuss and
agree on
two people
to nominate
for the “Best
Citizen” award
Write an e-mail
to the city
council
Rank recommendations in
order of importance
Talk about environmental
issues
Discuss solutions
Respond to suggested
solutions
Interview a
community
representative
Write a green
blog
Use comparatives to
develop an argument
Discuss future trends and
issues
Foresee possible new
developments
Speculate about the future
Predict
technological
developments
and their
effects on
human
relationships
Suggest ways
to humanize
how people
interact using
modern
communication
technology
Use modals to speak about
the future