Silabus
PIONEER, B2
Winter term – Units 7, 8, 9
I – Unit 7 NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
Reading, A – a company e-mail including an ad, B – a letter, C – an article, D – a poster
Vocabulary – word formation, forming words with negative prefixes; Phrasal verbs with go and fall;
Adjectives describing food (sour, crunchy, savoury...)
II – Unit 7 NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
Grammar, Relative Clauses and pronouns (Defining/Non-defining relative clauses)
Speaking, What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different means of advertising?
Vocabulary, Basic foods
III - Unit 7 NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
Reading, No shortage of fools
Vocabulary, words easily confused; Prepositions, to, into, by , on, out of, off
Grammar, Participle Clauses (Present Participle, Past Participle, Perfect Participle)
IV - Unit 7 NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
Listening, for specific information
Writing, An essay
Review 7
Vocabulary, Food issues
V – Unit 8 FOLLOW THE CLUES
Reading, Sherlock Holmes: Myths and Misconceptions
Vocabulary, Prepositional phrases starting with for or without; Collocations with make, do and have;
Grammar and vocabulary review
Mock Test 1
VI – I kolokvijum (Test 1)
VII - Unit 8 FOLLOW THE CLUES
Grammar, Conditional Sentences Types 2 and 3
Listening 1, for gist
Vocabulary, Different word forms; Collocations connected with crime and punishment; Words easily confused;
VIII - Unit 8 FOLLOW THE CLUES
Grammar, Unreal past
Listening 2, for specific information
Speaking, Help solve a problem
Writing, A film review
Review 8
IX - Unit 9 THE MIND
Reading, Mind-Boosting methods
Vocabulary, expressions with mind; forming nouns from adjectives;
Grammar, Infinitives and –ing form
X - Unit 9 THE MIND
Reading, The genius of Leonardo da Vinci
Vocabulary, adjectives followed by prepositions; words easily confused;
Grammar, Causative Form
XI - Unit 9 THE MIND
Review 9
Grammar and vocabulary review. Preparations for the Test 2.
XII – I kolokvijum (Test 2)
XIII - Unit 9 THE MIND
Listening, for specific information
Speaking, How effective are these techniques when you have to remember to do something?
XIV – Revising vocabulary; Speaking activities;
XV - Practising for the oral examSummer term - Units 10, 11, 12
I – Unit 10 JUST THE JOB
Reading, A poster, a newspaper article, a job advertisement on the Internet, a blog entry
Vocabulary – Easily confused words: work, people related to work, money
Synonyms related to work and employment
II – Unit 10 JUST THE JOB
Grammar, Reported Speech (Statements) - Special introductory verbs
Listening, Ten short conversations (for specific information)
Vocabulary, Collocations related to employment; Collocations with business;
Phrasal verbs with take; Phrasal verbs with other verbs
Additional vocabulary: Cooking methods
III - Unit 10 JUST THE JOB
Grammar, Reported Questions, Commands and Requests
Listening, Five short extracts (for specific information)
Speaking, work- related issues
IV - Unit 11 PROJECT EARTH
Reading, An article about space exploration
Grammar, Expressing Purpose, Result, Concession
Additional vocabulary: Polishing and handling glassware
V – Unit 11 PROJECT EARTH
Vocabulary, The use of the prefixes pre- and post-
Phrases and expressions with put
Phrasal verbs with give
Grammar and vocabulary review
Mock Test 3
VI – II kolokvijum (Test 3)
VII - Unit 11 PROJECT EARTH
Reading, The sea always wins
Vocabulary, Collocations related to environmental issues, word formation
Listening 1, for specific information
VIII - Unit 11 PROJECT EARTH
Grammar, Comparisons
Speaking, Talking about issues related to the environment
Writing, A letter expressing an opinion
Review 11
IX - Unit 12 BIG ISSUES
Reading, How the big issue changed my life
Vocabulary, forming nouns by adding suffixes (-dom, -hood, -ship)
Expressions with come; word pairs
Listening, for specific information
X - Unit 12 BIG ISSUES
Grammar, Inversion
Vocabulary, vocabulary related to weather conditions;
vocabulary related to natural disasters using visuals
Grammar, All/Both/Neither/None/Either/Double conjunctions
XI - Unit 12 BIG ISSUES
Listening, for specific information
Review 12
Grammar and vocabulary review.
Preparations for the Test 4.
Mock test 4
XII – II kolokvijum (Test 4)
XIII - Unit 12 BIG ISSUES
Speaking, Expressing opinion and making a decision
Writing, An essay
XIV – Revising vocabulary; Speaking activities;
XV - Practising for the oral exam
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