Touchstone Level 4 Scope and sequence

Functions / Topics Grammar Vocabulary Conversation Pronunciation

strategies
Unit 1 Ask questions to find Review of simple Verbs followed Use the present Reductions of
out about someones and continuous by verb + -ing tense to highlight key auxiliary verbs and
Interesting interests and forms of verbs or to + verb moments in a story the pronoun you in
lives background Verbs followed by Use this and these to questions
Tell interesting stories verb + -ing or highlight important
pages 110 about your own life to + verb people, things, and
events in a story
Unit 2 Talk about makeovers, Make comparisons Colors, Show understanding Linking words
style, and fashion with as . . . as and patterns, by summarizing what with the same
Personal Talk about your tastes not as . . . as materials, people say consonant sound
tastes in clothes and music Ask negative and styles of Use Now to introduce
questions when clothing a follow-up question
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someone to agree of a topic
with you

Unit 3 Talk about aspects of The simple present Cultural items, Use expressions like Silent syllables in
your culture passive icons, and in fact to sound more which unstressed
World Talk about manners, Verb + -ing as a events direct when you speak vowels are not
cultures customs, and culturally subject and after Manners, Use of course to give pronounced
appropriate behavior prepositions customs, information that is not
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Its . . . appropriate you understand or
Position of not behavior agree

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Unit 4 Talk about things be supposed to, Expressions Check your Intonation of
you are supposed to was / were with get understanding by sentences when
Socializing do, things you were supposed to, and using questions in the you are sure vs.
pages 3342 supposed to do, was / were going to form of statements when you are
and things that are Inseparable Use so to start or checking
supposed to happen phrasal verbs close a topic, to check
Talk about going out your understanding,
and socializing to pause, or to let
someone draw a
conclusion
Unit 5 Talk about rules and The passive of Rules and Organize your views Saying
regulations modal verbs regulations with expressions like conversational
Law and Talk about crime and get passive vs. be Crimes and First (of all) expressions
order punishment passive offenses, Show someone has
catch + verb + the people a valid argument with
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them, and a good point
punishments

Unit 6 Talk about coincidences The past perfect Strange events Repeat your ideas in Stressing new
and strange events Responses with So Superstitions another way to make information
Strange Talk about belief in and Neither from around your meaning clear
events superstitions the world Use just to make your
meaning stronger or
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Listening Reading Writing Vocabulary Free talk

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A lucky escape My story: Pat Galloway Write a story about Mottoes An interview with . . .
Listen for details in a story, and A magazine article a time in your life Write down the Pair work: Complete
retell it with a partner; then role- about a successful when you faced a verb forms that interesting questions to
play a conversation about it engineer and challenge can follow new ask a classmate; then
Facing a challenge the story of how Format for writing verbs, and use interview each other,
Listen to a true story, and she chose her an anecdote or a them in sentences and note your partners
answer questions profession story answers
My music collection A free spirit! Write questions to Blue suede shoes Whats popular?
Listen for details in a An interview with interview a partner Find and label Group work: Discuss
conversation, and answer a woman with very on his or her pictures that questions about current
questions; then listen and individual tastes personal style; write illustrate new popular tastes and how
choose the best responses answers to your words tastes have changed
Whats your thing? partners questions
Listen to four people talk about Punctuation review:
their tastes, and identify the comma, dash, and
topics they discuss; then listen exclamation mark
and answer questions

Away from home Counting Chickens Write an article Travel etiquette Local customs
Listen to a woman talk about A magazine article about your favorite Find examples of Pair work: Prepare a
being away from home, and about the use and proverb and how it new words and presentation on local
answer questions as she would misuse of proverbs relates to your life expressions you customs for visitors to
Favorite proverbs Useful expressions have learned in your country, and then
Listen to four people talk about for writing about magazines, in present it to the class
proverbs, and number them; proverbs or sayings newspapers, and
then match them with English on the Internet
equivalents, and listen to check
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What are you like? Socializing the Write an article Get this! Pass on the message.
Listen to people talk about introvert about your own Learn new Class activity: Play
plans, and summarize them; A magazine article social style as expressions by a game where you
then listen and complete about a book on an extrovert, an writing example pass a message to
sentences as the man would introverts living introvert, or a little sentences that use a classmate through
Extrovert or introvert? in an extroverted of both them in context another classmate,
Take a quiz; then listen to a man society Uses of as and then listen to see
talk about his social style, and if your message is
answer the quiz as he would delivered correctly

We got robbed! Cam phones, Write a letter Its a crime! Lawmakers

Listen to a conversation, and go home! to the editor Write down new Pair work: Choose
answer questions; then listen A magazine article of a magazine, words in word a topic and debate
and choose true sentences about the cam- responding to the charts that group the pros and cons of
Different points of view phone craze article on cam related ideas three possible new
Listen to a debate, and answer phones together by topic laws; then join another
questions; then listen and Give reasons with pair with the same
respond to different points of because, since, and topic, and compare
view as arguments
Its a small world! Separated at birth . . . Write a true story Keep your fingers Can you believe it?
Listen to a woman tell a story, A magazine article from your own crossed. Pair work: Take turns
and answer questions about the true family history Use word webs to telling each other true
Lucky or not? story of twins who Prepositional time group new sayings stories about unusual
Listen to four people talk about found each other clauses or superstitions by beliefs and strange
superstitions, and determine if after growing up in topic events in your life
the things they are about are different adoptive
lucky or unlucky; then listen and families
write down each superstition

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strategies
Unit 7 Talk about errands and Causative get and Errands Speak informally in Short
solving problems have Household problems shorter sentences question and
Problem Talk about things you need + passive Use expressions like statement
solving do yourself and infinitive Oops! and Uh-oh! intonation
things you get done need + verb + -ing when something
pages 6574 somewhere else goes wrong
Talk about things that
need to be fixed

Unit 8 Talk about your
reactions and behavior
Behavior in different situations
pages 7584 Describe other peoples hypothetically about
emotions and personal
qualities
Talk about hypothetical
situations in the past
Use would have, Emotions and Use expressions Reduction of
should have, and personal qualities such as That reminds have in past
could have to talk Expressions me (of) . . . to share modals
describing behavior experiences
the past Use like informally in
Use must have, may conversation
have, might have,
and could have to
speculate about
the past

Unit 9 Talk about possessions Reported speech Expressions to Report the content Intonation of
and being materialistic Reported questions describe ownership of conversations you finished and
Material world Discuss money and and possessions have had unfinished
pages 8594 money management Money Quote other people ideas
or other sources of
information

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Unit 10 Discuss hypothetical Use if clauses with Expressions to Use tag questions Intonation of
situations in the past the past perfect form describe becoming to soften advice and tag questions
Fame and what might (not) of the verb to talk famous, being give encouragement
pages 97106 have happened to you hypothetically about famous, and Answer difficult
and others if things the past losing fame questions with
had been different Tag questions expressions like Its
Talk about celebrities hard to say
and being famous

Unit 11 Describe social and The passive of the Expressions to Refer back to points Reduction
urban change present continuous describe change made earlier in a of auxiliary
Trends Describe environmental and present perfect Environmental conversation verbs
pages 107116 problems Link ideas to express problems Use more formal
a contrast, reason, vague expressions
purpose, or alternative like and so forth and
etc.

Unit 12 Talk about planning What clauses and Expressions to Introduce what you Stressing
a career long noun phrases describe a job say with expressions I and you
Careers Discuss different jobs as subjects search like The best part
pages 117126 people do The future continuous Areas of work, was (that) . . .
Talk about hopes and and future perfect professions, and Use I dont know
expectations for the jobs if . . . to introduce
future a statement and
involve the other
person in the topic
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Listening Reading Writing Vocabulary Free talk

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Wedding on a budget Developing Your Write a proposal Damaged goods Whats the solution?
Listen to a conversation, and Problem-Solving Skills presenting a solution Find out if new words Group work:
check what the people agree A magazine article to a problem at school have different forms Discuss the
on; then listen for what theyll about the importance Format for presenting that can express the problems shown in
do themselves or have done of developing good a problem and its same idea, and use four illustrations,
professionally problem-solving solution them in sentences and suggest
Fix it! skills possible solutions
Match four conversations with and advice
pictures; then listen to determine
if the problems were solved
Similar experiences When and How to Write a note of People watching Analyzing behavior
Listen to two people share Apologize apology for something Learn new Group work:
experiences, and number the An article about you did in the past vocabulary by Read about three
incidents in order; then answer the importance of Expressions for making a connection situations, and
questions apologizing and writing a note of with something discuss questions
Rude behavior suggesting ways to apology or someone you about peoples
Listen to a conversation, and do so know, and write true behavior in each
number the items in a survey; sentences one
then listen and write responses
to opinions

Whos materialistic? Everything must go Write an article about Get rich! Only one choice
Listen to someone answer online! your classmates and When you learn a Pair work: Choose
questions, and take notes; then A magazine article things they feel they new word, notice its items from six
report his answers about a man couldnt live without collocations the sets, and explain
I couldnt live without . . . who sold all his Use of reporting verbs words that are used your choices; then
Listen to four people talk about belongings on the for direct speech and with it join another pair,
things they couldnt live without, Internet reported speech and report your
and complete a chart; then listen partners choices
and write responses to opinions
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Advice Rene: I knew Id pull Write a paragraph Do your best! Quotations

Listen to a conversation, and through. about someone Learn new idioms Group work:
answer questions about the A magazine article you know who has by writing example Discuss six
details about actress Rene achieved success, sentences that quotations about
Success is . . . Zellweger and the and explain why explain or clarify success by
Listen to four conversations challenges she faced that person became meaning famous people;
about success, and complete while becoming successful then make up your
sentences; then listen and successful Topic and supporting own definition of
complete a chart sentences in a success to share
paragraph with the class
Changes we see Gadgets we love! Write an article about Try to explain it! Save the world!
Listen to four conversations An interview with a new technology you Write definitions Group work:
about trends, and complete a two people about use and how it has in your own words Create a campaign
chart; then listen to check if the their use of new changed your life to help you learn to improve the
people think the trends are good technology Expressions for the meaning of world in some
and why describing trends new words and way, and then
Changing your life expressions present it to the
Listen to three people talk about class
technology, and match with
photos; then listen and write why
each one likes the technology
Whats she doing now? Perfect answers to Write a letter of From accountant to Job fair
Listen to a woman talk about her tough and tricky application for a job in zoologist Group work:
job, and answer questions; then interview questions response to an ad When you learn a Choose a job ad,
listen to check details A magazine article Format for writing a new word, learn and prepare for
A fabulous opportunity! about how to answer letter of application other words with the an interview; then
Fill in the blanks in a job ad, and the most common same root as well as answer questions
listen to a conversation about it questions in job common collocations as your group
to check guesses; then listen and interviews to expand your interviews you for
answer questions vocabulary quickly the job
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