Be Competent 5 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 5'. 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 Cold comfort This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about travel experiences. Present perfect with adverbs of time to a conversation about vacation problems and deciding which statements are correct. Practicing the present perfect with adverbs of time. Practicing the present perfect with 'ever' and 'never'. Present perfect simple Vacation problems A losing battle? This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about environmental issues. Practicing the present perfect progressive. Practicing words related to environmental issues. to a talk about the environment and the future, and selecting which predictions the speaker makes. 1

2 Present perfect progressive Environmental advice Activity Our future environment The land of Genghis Khan This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about vacations and sports. to different people commenting on travel and deciding if statements are true or false. Visiting external websites and answering questions about different American sports. Practicing words for journeys. Travel comments Describing journeys Activity <b>sports in the U.S.A.</b> Web Project In search of a legend This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to tell stories. Comparing the present perfect simple and the present perfect progressive. Practicing the simple past, present perfect simple and present perfect progressive. Present perfect simple v. progressive The Martians are not coming Ibiza - paradise lost UNIT 2 Profiles: Family and friends This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to describe past habits. Practicing describing past habits/customs with 'used to'. Practicing 'used to' and the simple past. to three conversations about regrets adults have about their school days and matching the speakers with the things they regret. Habits No regrets! Used to v. past simple 2

3 What are you afraid of? This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about frightening experiences. Practicing the use of 'so', 'neither' and 'nor' to agree with somebody. Practicing 'so' and 'neither' and the auxiliaries you use with them in short reponses. Watching a video of a man talking about his favorite holiday as a child, choosing the statements that are correct and choosing the correct words to complete a text. Inversion: with so, neither and nor A day at school Halloween Activity Facing up to facts This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about problems or interests teenagers may have. Practicing the structure verb plus object plus infinitive. Practicing quantifiers. to a girl talking about an experiment her family had with a TV and deciding whether the sentences are true or false. Verb + object + verb: object + infinitive Are you a TV addict? Social problems Gross injustice This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about what other people let or make us do. Practicing the structure object plus infinitive without 'to'. Practicing verbs followed by objects plus infinitives with or without 'to'. to a teenager asking for permission to go out and choosing the correct answer to questions. Verb + object + verb: object + infinitive without to Going out! Verbs followed by an object and infinitive Review units 1 and 2 This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in units 1 and 2. Present perfect simple and progressive Contrasting the present perfect simple and the present perfect progressive. Practicing 'used to' for past habits and states. to a conversation between two friends and choosing which person provides information. Used to 3

4 What could you do? UNIT 3 A good night's sleep This syllabus item provides practice of of language we use to report what other people say. Practicing reported speech with reported verbs in the present and in the past. Practicing reported and direct speech. to a conversation about seeing a ghost and deciding if the sentences are true or false. Reported speech: reporting verbs in the present Reported speech Ghost story Ask your questions This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to report questions and describe incidents. Practicing 'wh' reported questions. Practicing direct speech. Practicing reporting verbs. Reported questions: wh- questions Direct and reported speech A police incident Internet obsession This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to report 'yes/no' questions and discuss internet usage. Practicing 'yes/no' reported questions. Practicing reported speech. to six people talking about what they do online and selecting the correct words or phrases to complete the transcripts. Reported questions: yes/no questions I swam across an ocean What do you do online? 4

5 Crime news This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to report commands and talk about crime. Practicing reported commands. Practicing reporting verbs like 'agree', 'accuse', 'insist', etc. Practicing reported statements by listening to direct statements, then rearranging the reported versions. Reported commands: reported imperative Reporting verbs Reported statements UNIT 4 Fundraising This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about money-related issues. Practicing verbs to talk about money. Practicing frequently used words. Visiting external websites and answering questions about movie stars who do humanitarian work. Quotations about money Activity Web Project Money and business Activity <b>humanitarian movie stars</b> Do-it-yourself journalism This syllabus item provides practice of the uses of reflexive pronouns and the kind of language we use to give our opinion of problems. Practicing reflexive pronouns. to two people talking about traffic problems and putting the main ideas of their discussion in the correct order. Reflexive pronouns: use Reflexive pronouns: v possessive adjectives + parts of the body Traffic chaos 5

6 Getting things done This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about things you have done for you. It also provides practice of radio advertisements. to three advertisements. Practicing the use of 'have' plus object plus past participle. Practicing the passive and causatives. Uses of have: have something done Cher Radio advertisements Free advice This syllabus item provides practice of phrasal verbs and the kind of language we use to ask for and give advice. Practicing reported questions. Practicing phrasal verbs with 'get'. to three people explaining their problems on the telephone. Advice hotline Quiz show Phrasal verbs with get Activity Review units 3 and 4 This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in units 3 and 4. Practicing reported speech and questions. to advice about three different problems and deciding which advice you are listening to. Astronaut Personal problem hotlines An interview with Picasso UNIT 5 Amazing animals This syllabus item provides practice of the uses of articles and the kind of language we use to talk about animal facts. to facts about corals and deciding whether the statements are true or false. Practicing the uses of 'a', 'an', 'the', and the zero article. Articles: a v. an Definite, indefinite and zero articles 6

7 The world of the coral reef Fascinating geography This syllabus item provides practice of the uses articles and the kind of language we use to talk about geography facts. Practicing geographical terms. Practicing the use of the definite article 'the', and the zero article. Mountains of the world Treasure Island Game Articles: use of definite article Retail tricks This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to ask indirect questions and talk about shopping and retail techniques. Practicing indirect questions by listening to an interview, deciding if questions are indirect or not, then matching the beginnings and endings of questions. Practicing embedded/indirect questions. Practicing a variety of tenses. Embedded/Indirect questions: use Online shopping Interviewing a young star Incredible places This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to ask indirect questions and describe places. Practicing embedded/indirect questions. Visiting external websites and answering questions about Vancouver, Canada. to a conversation about Gibraltar, reading sentences and clicking on the correct answer. Hotel requests Gibraltar <b>a trip to Vancouver, Canada</b> Web Project 7

8 UNIT 6 Talking science This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about facts and possibilities. Visiting external websites and answering questions about science museums. Practicing the first/real conditional. to an interview with an ecologist about protecting the environment and selecting the topics he talks about. First conditional: affirmative <b>science museums online</b> Web Project Being green Take my advice This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to offer advice and talk about the environment. Practicing the zero conditional. to three people giving Larry advice and rearranging the words to form the pieces of advice for each situation. to a discussion about how supermarkets are helping to protect the environment, looking at the pictures and identifying which products are mentioned. What do you think I should do? Zero conditional: use Supermarkets save the planet Right or wrong? This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about hypothetical situations. to four people talking about how they would react in certain situations and deciding which situation each speaker is talking about. Practicing the second/unreal conditional. Second conditional: affirmative What if? Second conditional 8

9 Hopes and wishes This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about wishes and lifestyles. to a private investigator talking about his life, deciding whether the statements are true or false, and then matching the sentence halves. to a man talking about his current and previous jobs, and clicking on the correct answers. Practicing 'wish' and 'if only'. I wish... A change for the better? Mick Malone's life story 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 the use of the articles "a", "an", "the" or zero article. Practicing conditional sentences. Note: When playing the game "Ballon Fiesta", select the topics "First Conditional" and "Second conditional". Practicing a variety of grammar points by playing a game. A school day Astro Explorer - Difficult Game The Balloon Fiesta Game 9