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Spectrum 1

This document provides an overview of the units and topics covered in the Spectrum 1 Starter coursebook. It includes vocabulary for classroom objects, family members, parts of the house, daily activities, sports, food, clothes, geographical features, and places in town. Grammar points progressed over the 8 units include pronouns, prepositions, possessives, present tenses, questions words, comparatives, and past simple tense. A variety of topics are covered such as describing people, hobbies, weather, transportation, music, and space travel.

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Spectrum 1

This document provides an overview of the units and topics covered in the Spectrum 1 Starter coursebook. It includes vocabulary for classroom objects, family members, parts of the house, daily activities, sports, food, clothes, geographical features, and places in town. Grammar points progressed over the 8 units include pronouns, prepositions, possessives, present tenses, questions words, comparatives, and past simple tense. A variety of topics are covered such as describing people, hobbies, weather, transportation, music, and space travel.

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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 s
- 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 the
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/ dont like/ 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, icy, 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, sail.
- 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/ cant, Must/ mustnt, 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, chemists, cinema, library, newsagents, petrol
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.

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