| Theme | Sequence | Content | Language Focus | |
| A | A Parcel of English | 1A Introduction
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Students see the Welcome to English studio being set up. The presenters
James and Clare introduce themselves.
James visits the Jack Hunt School. We learn about the school day and see the school facilities. Students talk about their favourite subjects. |
Social language: introductions; talking about likes and
dislikes. Grammar: 'there is/are'; Present simple Vocabulary areas: school subjects; basic verbs; numbers. |
| B | The natural world | 2 Follow the seals | We see how scientists use satellite and computer technology to track seals and find out about seal habits. | Grammar:: 'can'; Present simple; negatives
('don't/doesn't); Present simple questions. Vocabulary areas: technology; basic verbs. |
| 3 A trip to the zoo | A group of British students visits a zoo. We learn about the animals and hear students talking about what they see. There are also two very knowledgeable parrots and two tired tortoises! | Social language: greetings; asking for information. Grammar: 'have/has got'; Present simple; negative (don't); Present simple questions. Vocabulary areas: animals, adjectives. |
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| C | The way we live | 4 Two families
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Two teenagers, Sundeep in Britain and Stuart in Australia, introduce us to their families. We see inside their homes and find out how they spend their free time. | Social language: social phrases. Grammar: Present simple; Present simple questions; possessive adjectives. Vocabulary areas: family; home; leisure activities |
| 5 You're the cook | A group of school pupils cooks pancakes at school. They talk about the foods they like. Finally we see how an expert cooks pancakes at a restaurant. | Social language: talking about likes and dislikes; giving
instructions. Grammar: Present simple. Vocabulary areas: names of foods and meals; cooking. |
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| D | Planet Earth | 6 A space adventure | The presenter Clare takes an imaginary journey through space and becomes the first woman on the moon. During her journey she tells us some interesting facts about outer space. | Grammar: Present continuous; comparatives. Vocabulary areas: the solar system; numbers; adjectives. |
| 7 A day at the seaside | A group of teenagers goes on a trip to the seaside where they go fishing in a rockpool, visit an off-shore island and buy ice-creams. | Social language: asking for travel information; buying
ice-creams. Grammar: 'can'; Present continuous. Vocabulary areas: at the seaside |
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| E | Natural forces | 8 Today's weather | Clare visits a weather centre to find out how they make the weather report for television. Then she goes to a TV studio and presents the weather herself. | Grammar: Present simple; countables and uncountables;
'some' and 'a lot of'. Vocabulary areas: types of weather; compass points; in a television studio. |
| 9 Young surfers | A group of young people in Sydney, Australia, talks about their favourite sport: surfing. We see them surf and they tell us about the excitement of it. | Social language: making plans, shopping. Grammar: Present simple; adverbs of frequency. Vocabulary areas: types of weather; at the seaside. |
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| F | Living history | 10 Looking for fossils | Clare goes to Lyme Regis on the south coast of England to look for fossils. | Grammar: Past tense of some regular/irregular verbs. Vocabulary areas: natural history. |
| 11 Around Sydney | A group of language students spends the day sightseeing in Sydney. They meet up in a cafˇ. | Social language: talking about past events; asking for
tourist information; ordering drinks at a cafˇ. Grammar: Past tense of 'to be' and some regular/irregular verbs. Vocabulary areas: places in a city. |
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