Outcomes Advanced C1 - Teacher’s Book - Unit 1 Cities

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Teacher’s Book material for Outcomes Advanced C1, Unit 1 “Cities”. Provides lesson aims and structured classroom activities to help students describe and relate personal experiences of a city, discuss city life and urban problems, tell anecdotes and urban myths, and collaborate to create improvement plans. Includes developing learner independence tasks using the Student’s Book aims and unit photo, speaking prompts with example answers, and vocabulary instruction with definitions and guided practice.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages298

Reading Time12 h 31 min

AccessFree to download

Developing learner independence

Aim: flick test and unit overview

Speaking

Optional lead-in activity

Photo discussion and group tasks

Culture note

Vocabulary: City life

Vocabulary aims and practice

LEARNING THIRD EDITION OUTCOMES ADVANCED C1 Riccardo Chiappin i with Mike Sayer Teacher’s Book 1 Cities IN THIS UNIT, STUDENTS: • describe and relate their experiences of a city • tell stories and share urban myths • work together to create a plan to improve a city DEVELOPING LEARNER INDEPENDENCE AIM to do the flick test to become familiar with the Student 's Book and its aims Ask students in pairs to ‘flick’ through their new Student’s Book and answer the questions below: 1 What topics are covered in the Student’s Book? 2 How many sections are in each unit? In which sections can you usually find the following: a reading text, a listening activity, a speaking task, new vocabulary, a focus on grammar, a writing activity? 3 Where can you find the grammar and vocabulary reference? 4 What do you find interesting, surprising or particularly useful about the book? 5 In what ways do you think the book will match your interests and needs? SPEAKING AIM to set the scene and introduce the theme with a photo to get students talking about cities and city life Optional lead-in activity Tell students to look at the unit title, aims and photo. Ask: What do you think this unit will be about? What skills, language or situations do you expect to learn and practise? If students don’t know each other, you could also ask them to work in pairs and briefly describe the city or town they live in, or a city they have visited, and say whether they like(d) it and why. 1 Start by telling the class that in this unit they’re going to be learning how to describe cities, discuss city life and urban problems, and tell anecdotes and urban myths. • Ask students to look at the photo on pages 6–7. Ask: What can you see? Elicit a brief description of the photo. • Organize the class into pairs to discuss the question. • Ask different pairs to share their answers with the class. Write on the board the adjectives they use to describe the place in the photo. Example answers Positive: affluent / wealthy, charming, clean / spotless, compact, suburban / residential, well-run / organized, peaceful Negative: boring / dull, expensive / pricey 2 Put students into groups of four to discuss the question. Monitor and note the most interesting language and ideas the students use. Example answers Advantages: residents feel safer, aesthetics, comfortable Drawbacks: higher costs of living, slow-paced lifestyle 3 Go around the room and check students are doing the task. • In feedback, look at the language the students used well and the language that needs correcting. Culture note The photo shows an aerial view of Dehesa de Campoamor, a district in the city of Alicante on the Costa Brava on the southeastern coast of Spain. Today it’s one of the most sought-after areas for permanent or holiday residences. It was known as Dehesa de Matamoros until 1854 when it was acquired by Spanish poet Ramon de Campoamor. | TEACHER DEVELOPMENT 8: FEEDBACK ON CONTENT, LANGUAGE AND ERRORS
Go to page 262 for information and advice. | | --- | | 1 A A real buzz about the place | | Student’s Book pages 8–9 | | IN THIS LESSON, STUDENTS:
• describe and relate their experiences of a city
• talk about city life and places they know
• practise listening to conversations about city experiences
• practise adding emphasis to descriptions and anecdotes | 18 Unit 1 Cities VOCABULARY City life AIM to introduce and practise words and expressions to describe cities and city life 1 Tell students to read the sentences and work out the meaning of the words and phrases in bold by using the context and the surrounding words in each sentence. • Ask students to compare their ideas in pairs. Encourage them to justify their opinions by referring to the immediate context. • If possible, ask students to confirm their guesses by looking up the words and phrases in a dictionary. Language notes springing up (v) = appeari

FAQs

What is the goal of the “flick test” in this unit?

Students quickly browse the Student’s Book and answer questions about covered topics, unit structure, and where grammar and vocabulary references can be found, along with their expectations and interests.

How does the speaking section introduce the theme “Cities”?

It sets the scene using the unit title, aims, and a city photo, then guides pair and class discussion about what students can see and what they expect to learn.

What does the unit vocabulary section focus on?

It introduces and practices words and expressions for describing cities and city life, using context to infer meanings and then confirming with reference tools when possible.

Sep 21, 2026

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