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Be Competent 4 Practice Online

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Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course.

Be Competent 4 Practice OnlineThis course accompanies 'Be Competent 4'. 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: Grammar, Vocabulary, and Listening.

UNIT 1Delicious sandwiches

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about food quantities.

Vocabulary Watching a video of a sandwich recipe and practicing words and phrases used in cooking.

Listening Listening to two people talking about the food they have for their camping trip.

Grammar Practicing 'so' and 'enough' and 'so/too' followed by 'much/many', 'little' and 'few'.

Patsy and Bob go camping Listening Activity

Modifiers and quantifiers Language Exercise

My favorite sandwich Vocabulary Activity

You are what you eat

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about diets and healthy food choices.

Listening Listening to a TV report about healthy food in supermarkets.

Grammar Practicing 'a lot of', 'a little', 'a few', 'too many', 'too much', and 'enough.' Practicing '(not) enough' and 'too' + adjective + infinitive.

Quantity Language Exercise

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Determiners - quantifiers: (not) enough, too + adj + infinitive

Grammar Reference Unit

Healthy food in our supermarkets

Listening Activity

Focusing on health

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about information on food labels and healthy eating.

Listening Listening to part of a radio show about fast food. Listening to part of a discussion about nutrition.

Grammar Practicing quantifiers and the countable and uncountable nouns that are used with them.

Why do we go on vacation together?

Language Exercise Fast food Listening Activity

Food and nutrition Listening Activity

Golden oldies

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about statistics and facts.

Grammar Practicing the use of nationality nouns and adjectives.

Listening Listening to a radio show about a quiz on cities around the world. Listening to an interview about life in the 1920s.

Where are they from? Vocabulary Activity

City quiz Listening Activity

Generation gap Listening Activity

UNIT 2Stressed out

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to express preferences, make invitations and talk about what we do to feel better.

Listening Listening to a dialog about cycling.

Grammar Practicing 'had better' and 'would rather' to give advice and opinions. Checking your knowledge of using 'should' and 'would' to make offers and invitations.

Advice/opinion: had better, would rather


Crazy about cycling! Listening Activity

Offers/invitations: should, would


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Splashing fun

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about competitive sports.

Grammar Practicing negative questions.

Listening Listening to a conversation about windsurfing. Listening to people talking about windsurfing and identifying numbers, times, and distances.

Negative questions: word order


Windsurfing Listening Activity

Windsurfing Listening Activity

Hobbies and interests

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about hobbies and to make, accept and refuse suggestions.

Grammar Practicing 'Let's' for suggestions. Practicing making suggestions with 'Why don't you ..?'

Vocabulary Practicing useful language to talk about hobbies.

Suggestions with Let's Language Exercise

Why don't you ...? Vocabulary Activity

Talking about hobbies Vocabulary Activity

Audience participation

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about preferences and entertainment.

Listening Listening to friends talking about going to the movies.

Grammar Practicing the '-ing' form and the infinitive with 'to'.

Fitness freaks Language Exercise

Do you want to be healthy?

Language Exercise

Let's go to the movies Listening Activity

Review units 1 and 2

This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in units 1 and 2.

Grammar Practicing words indicating quantity. Practicing 'too' and 'enough'. Practicing the '-ing' form and the infinitive with 'to'.

Quantity words Language Exercise

Too and enough Language Exercise

Going out Language Exercise

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UNIT 3Money mania

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about future plans and money making possibilities.

Grammar Practicing the future with 'going to'.

Listening Listening to an interview with a woman talking about her travel plans before going to college. Listening to an interview with a schoolgirl who has her own successful company.

Booking a vacation Language Exercise

Alison's trip to Australia Listening Activity

The schoolgirl millionaire Listening Activity

Seeing into the future

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to make predictions about the future.

Grammar Practicing 'will' and 'won't'. Practicing future 'wh-' questions with 'will'.

Listening Listening to two English teachers talking about learning English in the future.

A future quiz Language Exercise

Future questions with will Language Exercise

Learning English Listening Activity

Making up your mind

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to express possibility and talk about weaknesses and strengths.

Grammar Practicing the use of 'can', 'could', 'may' and 'might' to express possibility.

Listening Listening to Erika explain why she chose her job as a teacher.

Vocabulary Practicing adjectives to describe people's characters.

Possibility: could, may, might


Choosing the right job Listening Activity

What kind of people are they?

Vocabulary Activity

It's a dog's life

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about future plans.

Grammar Practicing the present progressive for future use.

Listening Listening to a telephone conversation about two people meeting.

Round-the-world trip Language Exercise

Sally's appointment book Language Exercise

Future arrangements Listening Activity

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UNIT 4A helping hand

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to make offers and requests.

Grammar Practicing making offers and requests.

Listening Listening to five conversations at a party. Listening to a woman talking about her 21st birthday party plans.

The barbecue Listening Activity

Offers and requests Language Exercise

Party time Listening Activity

Holy days

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about festivals and definite future events.

Grammar Practicing the use of the simple present to talk about definite future events.

Vocabulary Visiting external websites and answering questions about festivals around the world.

Listening Listening to a radio advertisement for a round-the-world vacation.

Present simple with future meaning: definite events

Grammar Reference Unit <b>Festivals around

the world</b>

Web Project

Vacations Listening Activity

Getting around in the future

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the future and traveling around in a city.

Grammar Contrasting 'will' and 'going to'.

Listening Listening to two people talking about traveling around in a large city.

Will v. going to Language Exercise

Will v. going to Language Exercise

Traveling around Listening Activity

Weather wise

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the weather and give weather reports.

Vocabulary Practicing words to do with the weather. Watching a video of a weather report.

Listening Listening to a weather forecast.

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Weather Vocabulary Activity

Another hot day Listening Activity

Weather report Vocabulary Activity


This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in units 3 and 4.

Listening Listening to four people talking about some new products.

Grammar Practicing the future with 'will' and 'won't'. Practicing various future tenses.

Peter telephones Sally Language Exercise

What are your plans? Language Exercise

Strange inventions Listening Activity

UNIT 5The world's largest island

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to provide facts about cities and countries.

Grammar Practicing the present passive.

Listening Listening to five clips about American cities.

Cities of the U.S.A. Listening Activity

The environment Language Exercise

The passive: present simple


From trash to treasure

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about recycling materials.

Listening Listening to someone talking about environmental issues.

Grammar Practicing the present passive.

Helping the environment Language Exercise

How are bottles recycled? Language Exercise

Waste products and recycling

Listening Activity

How it all happened?

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the story of inventions.

Grammar Practicing the simple past passive form. Practicing the active and passive forms of the simple past.

The passive: past simple Grammar Reference Unit

Past simple active and passive

Language Exercise

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The story of jeans Language Exercise

Crimes against culture?

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about historical facts.

Listening Listening to a radio interview with a man from a museum of archeology.

Grammar Practicing irregular past participles.

Irregular past participles: E-K


Irregular past participles: L-R


Interview with Dr. Martin Listening Activity

UNIT 6The bare facts

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about cause and effect.

Grammar Practicing the zero conditional

Zero conditional: affirmative


Zero conditional: use Grammar Reference Unit

If you eat too much ... Language Exercise

The water crisis

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to express possibility in the future.

Grammar Practicing the first/real conditional. Practicing the zero conditional and the first/real conditional.

What if ...? Language Exercise

If you walk under a ladder ...

Language Exercise

What if ...? Language Exercise

Be a volunteer

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the future.

Listening Listening to a recording about tropical rain forests in Belize.

Grammar Practicing the first conditional. Practicing 'in case', 'unless', 'íf', 'as long as', and 'when'.

Home from the health farm

Language Exercise Connectors Language Exercise

The rain forests Listening Activity

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Getting in shape

This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about fitness and the future.

Grammar Contrasting the use of 'will' and 'going to'. Practicing the use of 'will', 'going to', and the simple present to talk about the future.

Listening Listening to two friends talking about what they do to keep in shape.

Will and going to Language Exercise

Just letting you know Language Exercise

Keeping in shape the right way

Listening Activity


This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in units 5 and 6. It also includes a general revision game.

Grammar Practicing conditional sentences (select the game topic 'First conditional'). Practicing the simple past passive. Practicing a variety of grammar points by playing a game.

The Balloon Fiesta Game

Picasso painting stolen Language Exercise

Astro Explorer - Average Game

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