INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS TEACHER'S GUIDE with 'can do' statements

INTERMEDIATE
UNIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY WORK SKILLS FUNCTIONS
1 Making connections
My students can … use the Present Simple to talk about facts, talk about social networks and the internet write a professional profile network
habits, and routines
use the Present Continuous to talk about
activities in progress, temporary situations
and trends
Examples Our company uses LinkedIn. log in, access, download, upload I have more than ten years' experience with It's Pete Shen, isn't it? Here's
We're currently improving the site. social media. my card.
Video A profile of the social media marketing
strategy of the Fallowfields hotel and
restaurant
Photocopiable resources A‒B activity to complete and discuss a text Card matching game to practise internet Activity to correct and imrove a Group role-play to practise networking
using Present Simple and Present phrases professional profile
Continuous
2 International design
My students can … use the Past Simple to talk about finished talk about starting a new business using chair a team meeting check progress and delegate tasks
situations in the past phrasal verbs
use the Present Perfect Simple and
Continuous to link the past with the
present
Examples She set up her own architectural office in set up, find out, put together The first item on the agenda is … How are we doing with the autumn
1980, and has been working there ever Could you be a bit more specific? collection?
since. Is anyone free to organize the mannequins?

Video A profile of the Empire State Building in

New York
Photocopiable resources A‒B activity to complete and discuss a text Activity to rewrite an article on a business Activity to hold a meeting to plan a Activity to hold an update meeting about a
about business start-ups using Past Simple, start-up using phrasal verbs company award ceremony sales conference
Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

3 Future lifestyles
My students can … use will , may, might, be likely / possible to talk about the speed of change using cause write an email confirming arrangements make arrangements
talk about future possibility and effect phrases
Examples It's likely that there'll be a car-free zone. because of, due to, result in, as a I'd like to confirm that I'll be arriving late A Is August 30th convenient for you?
Tablets might replace textbooks. consequence afternoon your time. B That suits me fine.

Video A description of the project to build a city

of the future: Masdar in the UAE
Photocopiable resources Group activity to practise using will , may , Card game to practise cause and effect Activity putting the lines of an email in the Role-play to practise making arrangements
might , be likely / possible to predict future phrases right order to confirm arrangements to meet
possibility
4 Heritage
My students can … make comparisons using comparatives, describe a city use visual aids in a presentation give opinions
superlatives, and (not) as … as use -ing and -ed adjectives
Examples The Louvre is less expensive than the Met. cosmopolitan, humid, lively This graph shows our visitor numbers in the A In my opinion, we should do four tours a
The National is the oldest museum. fascinating, stunning, interested, surprised past five years. year.
The National is as good as the Louvre. B I'm sorry, but I don't agree.

Video A profile of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in

Stuttgart
Photocopiable resource Activity to practise comparing famous Activity to complete a holiday survey Activity to practise describing graphs and Activity to hold a meeting to agree on
monuments charts museum improvements
5 Fashion and function
My students can … use modal and related verbs to talk about talk about colours and colour idioms make and receive phone calls give advice and suggestions
things that are (not) necessary and things form words with prefixes deal with bad mobile reception
that are (not) permitted
Examples We have to wear helmets to protect our white goods, Black Monday I'm afraid she's on another call. You should definitely take formal clothes.
heads. co-produce, eco-friendly, cybercrime Your phone's cutting out. How about going to Sheung Wan?
Can you take your hats off?
Video A profile of the Harris Tweed fabric brand

Photocopiable resources Activity writing a dress code for a job to
practise modal and related verbs
6 Using innovation
My students can … talk about past events using Past Simple,
Past Continuous, and Past Perfect
Card game to practise forming words with Activity putting the lines of a phone call in Activity to practise giving advice to visitors
prefixes the right order to a country
talk about their water footprint structure a short presentation describe problems and find solutions
use suffixes to form nouns from verbs

Examples Michael Pritchard was watching the improvement, consumption, removal Let's begin with … There's a fault with the sound.
television when he saw the news about … So to sum up … Have you tried using a different one?
After Hurricane Katrina had struck it took
five days to …
Video A documentray about the Lifesaver water
bottle and jerrycan, including an interview
with their inventor Michael Pritchard

Photocopiable resource A‒B activity to complete and dicuss a text
using Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past
Perfect
7 Work styles and careers
My students can … use Zero, Ist, and 2nd Conditionals to talk
about conditions and outcomes
Examples If I'm behind schedule, I don't panic.
If I get promotion, I'll work really hard.
If you changed jobs, what would you do?
Card game to practise forming nouns from
verbs using suffixes
talk about money and finance
direct debit, withdraw, inflation, savings
Activity to practise giving a presentation
write an email applying for a job
I am writing in response to your
advertisement for an IT consultant.
Activity putting the lines of two helpline
calls in the right order, then continuing the
calls
discuss and reach agreement
A What I propose is … B
That would be fine for us.

Video A focus on the successful careers of former

members of the band Tallulah Gosh,
including an interview with the guitarist
Peter Momtchiloff
Photocopiable resources Sentence completion and matching activity Card matching game to practise money and Group activity to discuss applications for a A‒B activity to practise reaching agreement
to practise using Zero, Ist, and 2nd finance vocabulary job about an order
Conditionals
8 Processes
My students can … use Passive forms to talk about products talk about a 'product journey' use techniques to improve time check understanding and clarify
and processes management
Examples Chocolate was first produced in … assembly, testing, packaging, distribution to do' lists, post-it notes, time audits Do you follow me?
The beans are harvested by hand. Can you show me that again?
Video A description of how chocolate is produced
at Lindt in Zurich
Photocopiable resources A‒B activity using Passive questions to find Card matching activity to practise product A‒B activity completing a text about time Team-building activity to solve and explain
out missing information to complete a text journey vocabulary management ideas puzzles

9 The business of sport

My students can … use relative clauses to give information
about sporting events and sportspeople
Examples The nation which is hosting the games
chooses these sponsors.
Usain Bolt, who comes from a small town in
Jamaica, is the most successful sprinter in
Olympic history.
Video A profile of the New York Yankees baseball
team
Photocopiable resources Activity completing information about
unusual jobs using relative clauses
describe personal qualities at work
talented, creative, team player
Guessing game to practise vocabulary
describing personal qualities
answer typical job interview questions
What do you think are your key skills?
Why do you want this job?
Activity to improve poor answers to
interview questions
talk about changes to plans and make
requests
Something's come up.
Would you mind booking some coaches for
our guests?
Activity to rewrite a conversation about
changing plans so it sounds more polite

10 Great partnerships
My students can … use 3rd Conditional to talk about the
imaginary past
use should / shouldn't have to talk about
the best / wrong thing to do
Examples If Paul hadn't gone to the event, he
wouldn't have met John.
Chanel shouldn't have accepted the deal.
talk about changing careers
use -ing and infinitive forms
It's not easy to change career.
I really missed going into the office.
lead and participate in teleconferences and catch up with friends and colleagues
videoconferences
Magda, would you like to say something I haven't seen you in ages.
about …? How are things at Microsoft?
This is Renata speaking.

Video A history of the Marks & Spencer business

partnership
Photocopiable resources Sentence completion activity to practise Activity to design a questionnaire for job Group role-play to arrange a retirement Mingling activity to practise catching up
using 3rd Conditional and should / seekers party via a teleconference with people
shouldn't have

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