WorldView 4 Scope and Sequence

Unit 1
Changes
Vocabulary	Words related to lifestyles
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio interview about Feng Shui Reading: Want to change your life but don't know how?, a magazine article about Feng Shui
Grammar Focus	Present perfect with yet, already, just
Pronunciation	Falling and rising intonation in questions
Speaking	Describing changes in your life
Writing	Write a letter about changes in your life

Unit 2
Australia
Vocabulary	Travel items
Listening and Reading	Listening: A conversation about travel items needed for a hiking trip Reading: The Australian Outback, an excerpt from a travel guide
Grammar Focus	Real conditional
Pronunciation	Stress in compound nouns
Speaking	Making suggestions
Writing	Write an article for a travel magazine

Unit 3
What's cooking?
Vocabulary	Cooking terms and ingredients
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio show about cooking and recipes Reading: The Mediterranean Diet, a magazine article
Grammar Focus	Count/non-count nouns and quantifiers
Pronunciation	Reduction of unstressed words
Speaking	Describing how to make a dish
Writing	Write about what you eat on a typical day

Unit 4
Toys of the future
Vocabulary	Toys and games
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio interview with an expert about the future of toys Reading: Tomorrow's Toys, a magazine article about hi-tech toys
Grammar Focus	Modals: will, may, might, could for prediction and speculation
Pronunciation	Sentence stress: pitch changes around focus words
Speaking	Making predictions about advances in technology
Writing	Describe a futuristic invention

Review 1 (Units 1-4)

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Unit 5
How rude!
Vocabulary	Manners and polite customs
Listening and Reading	Listening: Conversations between people making and responding to requests Reading: Minding Your Manners in the United States, a quiz about manners in the U.S.
Grammar Focus	Modals: may, can, could, Is it OK if...? / Do you mind if...? / Would you mind if...? for permission
Pronunciation	Intonation in polite requests
Speaking	Asking for and giving/refusing permission
Writing	Write about polite customs and explain why they are important

Unit 6
Achievement
Vocabulary	Verbs related to achievements and projects
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio program about an unusual inventor Reading: Reinventing the Wheelchair, a magazine article
Grammar Focus	Present perfect and present perfect continuous
Pronunciation	Weak and contracted forms of have and has
Speaking	Discussing personal achievements and ongoing activities
Writing	Write an application letter

Unit 7
Corporate spying
Vocabulary	Crime
Listening and Reading	Listening: A conversation between a security expert and a client Reading: Someone's Watching You, a magazine article about corporate spying
Grammar Focus	Expressions of purpose: to +, in order to +, so that, for
Pronunciation	Stress patterns in words
Speaking	Describing reasons for doing things
Writing	Write an email about security measures in the workplace and their consequences

Unit 8
Up in the air
Vocabulary	Travel and airports
Listening and Reading	Listening: A conversation between two people about an unusual airport experience Reading: The Terminal, a newspaper article about an experience at an airport
Grammar Focus	Past perfect
Pronunciation	Weak and contracted forms of had
Speaking	Talking about events in your life
Writing	Describe an interesting experience

Review 2 (Units 5-8)

Unit 9
Sunshine and showers
Vocabulary	The weather
Listening and Reading	Listening: A meteorologist describing and explaining extreme events in nature Reading: Deadly Tornado Hits Small Town, a newspaper article
Grammar Focus	Indirect statements
Pronunciation	The "th" sounds: // (weather) and // (thick)
Speaking	Reporting on what you heard or read
Writing	Write an email describing the weather and making predictions

Unit 10
Tomorrow's world
Vocabulary	Describing changes
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio interview with a futurologist about technological advances Reading: What Will the Future Look Like?, an article from a science magazine
Grammar Focus	Simple future and future perfect
Pronunciation	Contracted and weak forms of will and have
Speaking	Predicting future events
Writing	Write a diary entry about future plans

Unit 11
How did it go?
Vocabulary	Job interviews
Listening and Reading	Listening: A conversation between two people about a job interview Reading: Top Tips for Job Interviews, an advice column for job hunters
Grammar Focus	Indirect questions
Pronunciation	Consonant clusters
Speaking	Reporting a conversation or interview
Writing	Write a letter recounting a conversation or interview

Unit 12
Coincidences
Vocabulary	Time adverbials
Listening and Reading	Listening: A person describing a shocking experience Reading: You'll Never Believe It!, a magazine article about amazing coincidences
Grammar Focus	Narrative past tenses: simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
Pronunciation	Main stress in sentences
Speaking	Telling stories in the past
Writing	Write a story about important events in your past

Review 3 (Units 9-12)

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Unit 13
Going it alone
Vocabulary	Adjectives describing fear, loneliness, and nervousness
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio show about Ellen MacArthur, an accomplished solo navigator Reading: 100 days at sea, a biographical article about Ellen MacArthur
Grammar Focus	Present unreal conditional
Pronunciation	Weak and contracted forms of would and weak pronunciation of could
Speaking	Talking about hypothetical situations
Writing	Write about an extreme, hypothetical situation

Unit 14
Commuter blues
Vocabulary	Expressions with time
Listening and Reading	Listening: A conversation among three people describing their daily commute Reading: Long-distance commuter, a magazine article about a commuter in Japan
Grammar Focus	Connectors: although, despite (not), however, in spite of
Pronunciation	Phrase groups and intonation
Speaking	Comparing attitudes toward life situations
Writing	Describe daily routines related to commuting

Unit 15
Small talk
Vocabulary	Ways of talking
Listening and Reading	Listening: People making small talk Reading: Conversation Do's and Don'ts, an advice column
Grammar Focus	Tag questions
Pronunciation	Intonation in tag questions
Speaking	Making small talk
Writing	Write an email to a friend asking about recent events in his or her life

Unit 16
A star is born . or made?
Vocabulary	Fame and success
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio program about the sudden success of the Spice Girls Reading: Britney, One More Time, a critic's review of Britney Spears' career
Grammar Focus	Passive constructions
Pronunciation	Stress patterns in noun/adjective pairs
Speaking	Describing a process and providing details
Writing	Describe the production of a TV show

Review 4 (Units 13-16)

Unit 17
What's in the fridge?
Vocabulary	Food and cooking
Listening and Reading	Listening: Two famous chefs talking about food and cooking Reading: What Do We Really Eat?, a health magazine article about eating habits
Grammar Focus	Verbs followed by an infinitive or a gerund
Pronunciation	Vowel sounds: /i/ and //
Speaking	Talking about food and cooking
Writing	Describe cooking and eating habits

Unit 18
Long walk to freedom
Vocabulary	Words related to prison
Listening and Reading	Listening: An excerpt from Nelson Mandela's book Long Walk to Freedom Reading: Long Walk to Freedom, an excerpt from Nelson Mandela's book
Grammar Focus	Let, make, be allowed to for requirement, prohibition, and permission
Pronunciation	Weak pronunciation of object pronouns
Speaking	Discussing freedom
Writing	Write a short biography of someone who was deprived of his or her freedom

Unit 19
Turning points
Vocabulary	Things we read
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio program about actor Daniel Radcliffe, the main character in the Harry Potter movies Reading: A Suitcase of Stories, a biographical article about J.K. Rowling
Grammar Focus	Past perfect and past perfect continuous
Pronunciation	Weak pronunciation of had ('d) and been
Speaking	Talking about important moments in your life
Writing	Describe accomplishments or important personal events

Unit 20
Looks good!
Vocabulary	The five senses
Listening and Reading	Listening: Commercials for different products and places Reading: Smells that Work, an advertisement about practical uses of various smells
Grammar Focus	Defining relative clauses
Pronunciation	Pronunciation of s/es endings in nouns and verbs
Speaking	Defining people, things, time, and place
Writing	Describe the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of a real or imaginary place

Review 5 (Units 17-20)

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Unit 21
Just looking
Vocabulary	Shopping and sales techniques
Listening and Reading	Listening: Three conversations between salespeople and their customers Reading: Friendly Persuasion, an advice column for smart shoppers
Grammar Focus	Indefinite pronouns
Pronunciation	Stress in indefinite pronouns
Speaking	Buying and selling using persuasive language
Writing	Write a letter of complaint about an unsatisfactory purchase

Unit 22
Shaking hands
Vocabulary	Doing business
Listening and Reading	Listening: An interview with a business consultant about business protocol around the world Reading: How do you do business around the world?, a questionnaire about business customs
Grammar Focus	Future real conditional and present unreal conditional
Pronunciation	Intonation in conditional sentences
Speaking	Talking about possible and unlikely or imaginary situations
Writing	Write about business customs in your country

Unit 23
Growing up
Vocabulary	Phrasal verbs related to growing up
Listening and Reading	Listening: Two people describing stages of growing up Reading: Parenting Adult Children, a magazine article
Grammar Focus	Separable vs. inseparable phrasal verbs
Pronunciation	Stress in phrasal verbs
Speaking	Talking about growing up
Writing	Write a narrative about an influential person or event when you were growing up

Unit 24
Neat and clean
Vocabulary	Housework chores, errands, and services
Listening and Reading	Listening: People talking about things they need to do Reading: Service with a Smile, an ad for a service company
Grammar Focus	Passive causatives and reflexive pronouns
Pronunciation	Sentence stress: focus words
Speaking	Talking about things you do yourself and things you have done for you
Writing	Describe things you would have done for you if you could afford any service

Review 6 (Units 21-24)

Unit 25
A winning formula
Vocabulary	Words related to business processes
Listening and Reading	Listening: A radio program about eBay, an Internet business Reading: A Simple Idea, a magazine article about a successful business idea
Grammar Focus	Non-defining relative clauses
Pronunciation	Intonation in non-defining relative clauses
Speaking	Describing business plans
Writing	Write a letter to a bank asking for a business loan

Unit 26
If only.
Vocabulary	Shopping
Listening and Reading	Listening: A conversation between two people talking about a shopping experience Reading: Want to buy a hat?, an excerpt from a travel book
Grammar Focus	Past unreal conditional; I wish, If only
Pronunciation	Syllabic /n/
Speaking	Talking about regrets
Writing	Describe a situation that you wish had not happened

Unit 27
Positive thinking
Vocabulary	Adjectives describing personalities
Listening and Reading	Listening: Conversations that reveal people's personalities Reading: Optimist or Pessimist?, a personality questionnaire
Grammar Focus	Verb + infinitive, verb + gerund, and preposition + gerund
Pronunciation	Focus words; weak pronunciation of to and of
Speaking	Talking about plans and degrees of optimism
Writing	Write a letter describing hopes, plans, and dreams for the future

Unit 28
Ice maiden
Vocabulary	People, tradition, and groups
Listening and Reading	Listening: A discussion about an archaeological discovery Reading: An Amazing Discovery, a magazine article about an important archaeological discovery
Grammar Focus	Past modals: may have, might have, could have, can't have, must have for past deduction
Pronunciation	Weak pronunciation of have and linking with modals
Speaking	Drawing conclusions about the past
Writing	Compare life in the past with life today

Review 7 (Units 25-28)

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