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Listening

Speaking

would

Listening for

Exchanging

Advising

Word Study:

specific

information

Webpage

definitions and

information

Creator

collocations

16

Predictions:

Readingfor

Listening for

Exchanging

Describing a

Communications

certainty

specific

predictions

information to

system

Systems

expressions

information

and certainty

complete a

diagram

17

Diagnosing a fault

Information

Giving advice

Reportinga

Computing

and giving advice

transfer from

on technical

problem

Support

telephone call

problems

to form

18

Cause and effect

Scanning

Exchanging

Explaininga

Data

cause to/make;

information

computer

Security 1

causativeverbs;

crime

en- and -en verbs

19

Cause and effect

Reading a table

Exchanging

Describing how

Data

using allow and

explanations

a system

Security 2

prevent links

operates

20

Phrasalverbs

Listening for

Role play

Writing a short

Interview:

Word Study:

specific

news item

The ex-hacker

semantic groups

information

21

Revision: IfX, then Y.

Listening for

Exchanging

Describing

Software

Do until, do while

specific

information

advantages

Engineering

information

and options

and

disadvantages

22

Requirements:

Readingand

Asking targeted

Writing a c.v.

People in

need to, have to,

note-taking

questions

Computing

must, be +

essentiaI/critical

23

Ability: can, could,

Readingand

Comparing

Making a

Writing a report

Recent

be able to

note-taking

different

presentation

Developments

versions of a

in IT

text

24

Predictions:

Reading and

Listening for

Persuading

Writing a

TheFuture

Future perfect and

note-taking

points of view

others to your

summary

of IT

It in subject position

point of view

25

Emphasising:

Listening for

Planning group

Interview:

cleft sentences

points of view

presentation

Electronic

Word Study:

Defending a

Publishing

prefixes; -ise verbs

decision