Spectrum 1

SPECTRUM 1 STARTER UNIT - Classroom objects : bin, board, book, calculator, chair, desk, dictionary, door, laptop,

MP3 player, notebook, poster, school bag, wall , window. - Prepositions of place : behind, between, in, in front of, next to, on, under, opposite. - Possessive

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- Have got - Demonstrative pronouns : this/ these, thar/ those. - Subject/ Object pronouns : I/ me, you/ you, he/him, she/ her, it/ it, we/us, they/ them. - Imperative - Countries and nationalities : Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, France,

Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the UK, the USA. - Possessive adjectives : my, your, his, her, its, our, their. UNIT 1 - Families: grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren, grandson, granddaughter, dad,

mum, children, son, daughter, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin. - To be - The house: balcony, bathroom, bedroom, dining room, door, garden, kitchen, lift,

living room, stairs, swimming pool, toilet , window. -There is/ are, a/ an, some/ any - Pets: birds, cats, dogs, fish, rabbits, snakes.

- Ordinal numbers/ years

UNIT 2 - Daily activities: brush your hair, clean your room, do your homework, eat breakfast,

feed an animal, get dressed, get up, go to bed, go to school, have a shower, make t he  bed, wash your hands. - Present simple (+/-)

- Free time activities: chat online, go shopping, go swimming, go to the cinema, hang out with friends, listen to music, play an instrument, play computer games, play/ sing in a band, play sport, read books, watch tv. - Adjectives : boring, exciting, fun, interesting, scary.

-Present simple (?) - Question words: what, when, where, who, why, how, how many, how much. - Seasons.

UNIT 3 - At school : canteen, changing room, coach, hall, headteacher, ICT room, library,

 playground, playing fields, science lab, sports hall, staffroom, have lunch, play  basketball, play football, do experiments, use computers, study in silence, hang out with friends, change for PE, have assembly, speak to a teacher , go to after-school clubs. - Adverbs of frequency : always, usually, often, sometimes, never. - Sports : athletics, basketball, cycling, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, ice skating, judo, running, skiing, swimming, tennis, weightlifting. - Love/ hate/ like/ don’t lik e/ mind +VB-ING / NOUN

-After-school clubs: fashion design, ice hockey, music, street dance, taekwondo, technology.

UNIT 4

- Adjectives : boring, cheap, dangerous, difficult, easy, exciting, expensive, fast, high, long, low, noisy, quiet, safe, scary, short, slow. - Weather: cloudy, cold, dry, foggy, hot, ic y, snowing, stormy, sunny, warm, wet, windy. - Transports : aeroplane, boat, bus, cable car, canoe, helicopter, motorbike, train, tram. - Comparative and superlative adjectives .

UNIT 5 - Action verbs: carry, climb, dive, draw, fly, hold, jump, make, practice, sa il.

- Adventure equipment: backpack, compass, first aid kit, guidebook, insect repellent, map, sleeping bag, sunscreen, tent, torch. - Music and musical instruments: classical, hip- hop, jazz, pop, reggae, cello, double  bass, drums, electric guitar, flute, piano, saxophone, trumpet, violin. - Present continuous - Present simple and continuous

UNIT 6 - Food: apples, beans, beef, cheese, chicken, chilli sauce, milk, mushrooms, oil, onions,

 potatoes, rice, salmon, salt & pepper, spices, sugar. - Everyday objects : batteries, cap, chewing gum, chocolate, hair gel, key ring,

magazine, mobile phone cases, sweets, water. - Adjectives : beautiful, boring, creative, funny, horrible, imaginative, magical, original,

scary.

- Can/ can’t, Must/ mustn ’t, some/ any, a lot of / much/ many, countable/ uncountable. UNIT 7 - Clothes: boots, cap, coat, dress, hat, jacket, jeans, jumper, sandals, shirt, shoes, shorts,

skirt, socks, trainers, trousers, t-shirt. - Appearance : bald, brown, curly, dark, green, grey, long, medium- height, medium length, short, straight, tall, wavy, white. - Space travel : space station, spacesuit, uniform, boots, breathe, gloves, helmet, in

orbit, land, take off. - Past simple be, there was/ were, regular verbs .

UNIT 8 - Geographical features : beach, cave, coral reef, desert, forest, island, lake, mountain,

ocean, river, valley, waterfall. - Places in a town : bakery, bank, chemist s, cinema, library, newsagent s, petrol ’

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station, post office, shopping centre, sports centre, sweet shop, train station. - History: AD, century, conquer, ruins, site.

- Past simple: begin, buy, die, explore, fall, film, find, get, go, have, leave, make, meet, see, sell, swim, take, travel, send.