Unit 1

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Vocabulary

1. Appearances
2. My best friend
3. Word list (no exercises)
   • Word list: human characteristics
   • Word list: appearance
   • Word list: romance
   • Word list: stages of life
   • Word list: personal characteristics

Grammar

1. Question Forms
2. Question Words
3. Question Tags
   • More Exercises

Listening 🎧

1. Important People
2. Describing people (easier)
3. My family (easier)

Reading 📙

1. Friendship Quiz
2. Being and adult
3. Meeting people for the first time (easier)
4. Giving advice to a friend (easier)

Writing 🖊

1. Talking to people
2. Positive life events
3. A true friend
4. A friend’s visit

Pronunciation 👄

1. Bed or bad?

Speaking 🗨

Feel free to use the following conversation questions to get you started:

• What makes a good friendship last a long time?
• How do relationships with family change as people grow older?
• What is one important rule for having a good relationship with classmates or coworkers?
• How can people keep in touch with friends who live far away?
• Do you think online friendships can be as strong as face-to-face friendships? Why or why not?
• What problems can happen when people do not communicate clearly?
• How can people show respect in different kinds of relationships?
• Who do people usually talk to when they need advice, and why?
• What is the difference between a close friend and an ordinary friend?
• How can people fix a relationship after an argument?