Be Competent 4 Practice Online

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1 Macmillan Practice Online is the easy way to get all the benefits of online learning and with over 100 courses to choose from, covering all competence levels and ranging from business English to exam practice and from academic to general English, you re sure to find the one that suits your needs. Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course. This course accompanies 'Be Competent 4'. There are 6 units, each matching a student's book unit. There is a review syllabus item every other unit, to match the Review sections in the student's book. Resources are grouped into three categories:,, and. UNIT 1 Delicious sandwiches This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about food quantities. Watching a video of a sandwich recipe and practicing words and phrases used in cooking. to two people talking about the food they have for their camping trip. Practicing 'so' and 'enough' and 'so/too' followed by 'much/many', 'little' and 'few'. Patsy and Bob go camping My favorite sandwich Modifiers and quantifiers You are what you eat This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about diets and healthy food choices. Quantity to a TV report about healthy food in supermarkets. Practicing 'a lot of', 'a little', 'a few', 'too many', 'too much', and 'enough.' Practicing '(not) enough' and 'too' + adjective + infinitive. 1

2 Determiners - quantifiers: (not) enough, too + adj + infinitive Healthy food in our supermarkets Focusing on health This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about information on food labels and healthy eating. Why do we go on vacation together? to part of a radio show about fast food. to part of a discussion about nutrition. Practicing quantifiers and the countable and uncountable nouns that are used with them. Fast food Food and nutrition Golden oldies This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about statistics and facts. Practicing the use of nationality nouns and adjectives. to a radio show about a quiz on cities around the world. to an interview about life in the 1920s. Where are they from? Generation gap City quiz UNIT 2 Stressed out This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to express preferences, make invitations and talk about what we do to feel better. to a dialog about cycling. Practicing 'had better' and 'would rather' to give advice and opinions. Checking your knowledge of using 'should' and 'would' to make offers and invitations. Advice/opinion: had better, would rather Offers/invitations: should, would Crazy about cycling! 2

3 Splashing fun This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about competitive sports. Practicing negative questions. to a conversation about windsurfing. to people talking about windsurfing and identifying numbers, times, and distances. Negative questions: word order Windsurfing Windsurfing Hobbies and interests This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about hobbies and to make, accept and refuse suggestions. Practicing 'Let's' for suggestions. Practicing making suggestions with 'Why don't you..?' Practicing useful language to talk about hobbies. Suggestions with Let's Talking about hobbies Why don't you...? Audience participation This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about preferences and entertainment. to friends talking about going to the movies. Practicing the '-ing' form and the infinitive with 'to'. Fitness freaks Let's go to the movies Do you want to be healthy? Review units 1 and 2 This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in units 1 and 2. Practicing words indicating quantity. Practicing 'too' and 'enough'. Practicing the '-ing' form and the infinitive with 'to'. Quantity words Going out Too and enough 3

4 UNIT 3 Money mania This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about future plans and money making possibilities. Practicing the future with 'going to'. to an interview with a woman talking about her travel plans before going to college. to an interview with a schoolgirl who has her own successful company. Booking a vacation The schoolgirl millionaire Alison's trip to Australia Seeing into the future This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to make predictions about the future. Practicing 'will' and 'won't'. Practicing future 'wh-' questions with 'will'. to two English teachers talking about learning English in the future. A future quiz Learning English Future questions with will Making up your mind This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to express possibility and talk about weaknesses and strengths. Practicing the use of 'can', 'could', 'may' and 'might' to express possibility. to Erika explain why she chose her job as a teacher. Practicing adjectives to describe people's characters. Possibility: could, may, might Choosing the right job What kind of people are they? It's a dog's life This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about future plans. Practicing the present progressive for future use. to a telephone conversation about two people meeting. Round-the-world trip Future arrangements Sally's appointment book 4

5 UNIT 4 A helping hand This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to make offers and requests. Practicing making offers and requests. to five conversations at a party. to a woman talking about her 21st birthday party plans. The barbecue Party time Offers and requests Holy days This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about festivals and definite future events. Practicing the use of the simple present to talk about definite future events. Visiting external websites and answering questions about festivals around the world. to a radio advertisement for a round-the-world vacation. Present simple with future meaning: definite events <b>festivals around the world</b> Web Project Vacations Getting around in the future This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the future and traveling around in a city. Contrasting 'will' and 'going to'. to two people talking about traveling around in a large city. Will v. going to Traveling around Will v. going to Weather wise This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the weather and give weather reports. Practicing words to do with the weather. Watching a video of a weather report. to a weather forecast. 5

6 Weather Weather report Another hot day Review units 3 and 4 This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in units 3 and 4. to four people talking about some new products. Practicing the future with 'will' and 'won't'. Practicing various future tenses. Peter telephones Sally Strange inventions What are your plans? UNIT 5 The world's largest island This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to provide facts about cities and countries. Practicing the present passive. to five clips about American cities. Cities of the U.S.A. The environment The passive: present simple From trash to treasure This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about recycling materials. to someone talking about environmental issues. Practicing the present passive. Helping the environment How are bottles recycled? Waste products and recycling How it all happened? This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the story of inventions. Practicing the simple past passive form. Practicing the active and passive forms of the simple past. The passive: past simple Past simple active and passive 6

7 The story of jeans Crimes against culture? This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about historical facts. to a radio interview with a man from a museum of archeology. Practicing irregular past participles. Irregular past participles: E-K Irregular past participles: L-R Interview with Dr. Martin UNIT 6 The bare facts This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about cause and effect. Practicing the zero conditional Zero conditional: affirmative Zero conditional: use If you eat too much... The water crisis This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to express possibility in the future. Practicing the first/real conditional. Practicing the zero conditional and the first/real conditional. What if...? What if...? If you walk under a ladder... Be a volunteer This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the future. Home from the health farm to a recording about tropical rain forests in Belize. Practicing the first conditional. Practicing 'in case', 'unless', 'íf', 'as long as', and 'when'. Connectors The rain forests 7

8 Getting in shape This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about fitness and the future. Contrasting the use of 'will' and 'going to'. Practicing the use of 'will', 'going to', and the simple present to talk about the future. to two friends talking about what they do to keep in shape. Will and going to Just letting you know Keeping in shape the right way Review units 5 and 6 This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in units 5 and 6. It also includes a general revision game. Practicing conditional sentences (select the game topic 'First conditional'). Practicing the simple past passive. Practicing a variety of grammar points by playing a game. The Balloon Fiesta Game Astro Explorer - Average Game Picasso painting stolen 8