1. Universe
In this unit you will ...
find out about the universe • practise adjectives and comparing things • practise talking about the past • speak and write about planets and myths • practise saying mathematical equations • do an "all about Mars" project

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A – GETTING STARTED
  1. Start
  2. Matching: The universe
  3. Listening: Planets and gods
  4. Picture dictionary: Adjectives
  5. Reading: Facts about planets
  6. Practice: Facts about planets
  7. Self-study: Quiz questions
  8. Test
B – IN THE WORLD TODAY
  1. Start
  2. Quiz
  3. Matching: World facts
  4. Practice: Numbers
  5. Can you remember?
  6. Self-study: Numbers and fractions
  7. Test
C – THE NIGHT SKY
  1. Start
  2. Reading: What is a star?
  3. Writing: What is a star?
  4. Prepositions
  5. Can you remember?
  6. Self-study: The Moon
  7. Test
D – MYTHOLOGY AND THE UNIVERSE
  1. Start
  2. Animation: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor
  3. Task: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor
  4. Practice: Past simple
  5. Self-study: Regular and irregular verbs (1)
  6. Test
E – LUNAR ECLIPSE
  1. Start
  2. Lunar eclipse
  3. Comic: "Newton's lunar eclipse"
  4. Task: "Newton's lunar eclipse"
  5. Past tense
  6. The story continues...
  7. Self-study: Regular and irregular verbs (1)
  8. Test
F – PROJECT: ALL ABOUT MARS
  1. Start
  2. Research: All about Mars
  3. Write: All about Mars
  4. Post: All about Mars
  5. Search
  6. Check
G – MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS
  1. Start
  2. Equations
  3. More equations
  4. Equations questions
  5. Quiz
  6. Self-study: Practise equations
H – TEST
  1. Start
  2. Missing words
  3. Vocabulary
  4. Word order
  5. Writing