Moderna Peacemakers

WELCOME UNIT– p. 8

UNIT 1 – English everywhere – p. 10

First interactions – p. 11

Reading

Bilingual dictionary entry – p. 12

Language in use 1

Genitive (’s) – p. 15

Language in use 2

English and Brazilian Portuguese words – p. 17

Listening

Spelling Bee – p. 19

Speaking

At the Spelling Bee – p. 21

Writing

Dictionary entry – p. 22

Peace culture – p. 23

Self-check – p. 23



UNIT 2 – Identities – p. 24

First interactions – p. 25

Reading

Photo captions – p. 26

Language in use 1

Numbers – p. 29

Language in use 2

Verb to be – p. 32

Listening

This is me – p. 36

Speaking

My presentation – p. 39

Writing

A scrapbook – p. 40

Peace culture – p. 41

Self-check – p. 41

Be an agent of change

We all are one… 42



UNIT 3 – We all have a family – p. 44

First interactions – p. 45

Reading

Families in comic strips – p. 46

Language in use 1

Family members/Pets – p. 49

Language in use 2

Possessive adjectives/Review genitive (’s) – p. 52

Listening

Interview – p. 54

Speaking

Interview about your family – p. 55

Writing

Comic strip – p. 56

Peace culture – p. 57

Self-check – p. 57



UNIT 4 – School life – p. 58

First interactions – p. 59

Reading

My day at school – p. 60

Language in use 1

Exploring a school schedule: vocabulary and time – p. 63

Language in use 2

Present simple: affirmative – p. 65

Listening

Homeschooling – p. 67

Speaking

Talking about your school routine – p. 69

Writing

My ideal schedule – p. 70

Peace culture – p. 71

Self-check – p. 71

Be an agent of change

Be a buddy, not a bully – p. 72



UNIT 5 – Connected – p. 74

First interactions – p. 75

Reading

Internet memes – p. 76

Language in use 1

Household chore verbs/Adverbs of frequency – p. 80

Language in use 2

Present simple (affirmative, negative, interrogative) – p. 82

Listening

My household chores – p. 84

Speaking

Talking about my chores – p. 85

Writing

Your own meme – p. 86

Peace culture – p. 87

Self-check – p. 87



UNIT 6 – Enjoying social interactions – p. 88

First interactions – p. 89

Reading

Text message conversation (chat) – p. 90

Language in use 1

Present continuous – p. 93

Language in use 2

Countries, nationalities and continents – p. 96

Listening

Meeting a new friend – p. 98

Speaking

Greeting someone – p. 99

Writing

Text message – p. 100

Peace culture – p. 101

Self-check – p. 101

Be an agent of change

Building social skills – p. 102



UNIT 7 – Sports – p. 104

First interactions – p. 105

Reading

Posters – p. 106

Language in use 1

Sports – p. 109

Language in use 2

Imperatives – p. 111

Listening

Asking and answering about sports – p. 115

Speaking

A survey about sports – p. 117

Writing

A poster – p. 118

Peace culture – p. 119

Self-check – p. 119



UNIT 8 – This is me – p. 120

First interactions – p. 121

Reading

“About me” blog section – p. 122

Language in use 1

Review of present simple and present continuous/Verb pattern (hate, like, love + to) – p. 125

Language in use 2

Free time activities – p. 129

Listening

What do you do in your free time? – p. 130

Speaking

Presentation about free time activities – p. 131

Writing

“About me” blog section – p. 132

Peace culture – p. 133

Self-check – p. 133

Be an agent of change

Sportsmanship – p. 134



Learning more – p. 136

Language reference in context – p. 152

Interdisciplinary project – p. 168

Explore – p. 170

Glossary – p. 171

Transcripts – p. 172

References – p. 176

UNIT 1 – Going online – p. 8

First interactions – p. 9

Reading

Tutorial – p. 10

Language in use 1

Present simple review – p. 14

Language in use 2

Gadgets – p. 18

Listening

Internet habits – p. 19

Speaking

Presentation of a survey – p. 21

Writing

Tutorial – p. 22

Peace culture – p. 23

Self-check – p. 23



UNIT 2 – Expressions – p. 24

First interactions – p. 25

Reading

Poems – p. 26

Language in use 1

Can/Can’t – p. 30

Language in use 2

Kinds of expressions – p. 34

Listening

Poetry slam – p. 35

Speaking

Reciting poems – p. 37

Writing

Haiku – p. 38

Peace culture – p. 39

Self-check – p. 39

Be an agent of change

Be yourself – p. 40



UNIT 3 – Meet my culture! – p. 42

First interactions – p. 43

Reading

An interview with an exchange student – p. 44

Language in use 1

Wh- words, formation of questions, subject and object pronouns – p. 48

Language in use 2

Clothes and accessories – p. 51

Listening

An interview at an event – p. 52

Speaking

Interviewing someone – p. 53

Writing

Transcribing an interview – p. 54

Peace culture – p. 55

Self-check – p. 55



UNIT 4 – Food and nutrition – p. 56

First interactions – p. 57

Reading

A recipe – p. 58

Language in use 1

Imperatives, countable and uncountable nouns – p. 63

Language in use 2

Adverbs of frequency and food vocabulary – p. 66

Listening

Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population – p. 67

Speaking

Presenting a recipe – p. 69

Writing

A recipe to share – p. 70

Peace culture – p. 71

Self-check – p. 71

Be an agent of change

People who eat together stay together – p. 72



UNIT 5 – Entertainment – p. 74

First interactions – p. 75

Reading

Important moments in TV history – p. 76

Language in use 1

Past simple with regular verbs – p. 79

Language in use 2

Old technology for entertainment – p. 82

Listening

React to this! – p. 85

Speaking

An interactive presentation about entertainment – p. 87

Writing

A timeline of something related to entertainment – p. 88

Peace culture – p. 89

Self-check – p. 89



UNIT 6 – People and their stories – p. 90

First interactions – p. 91

Reading

A biography – p. 92

Language in use 1

Past simple with irregular verbs – p. 96

Language in use 2

Connectors – p. 100

Listening

An audiobook extract – p. 102

Speaking

An audiobook featuring a short biography – p. 105

Writing

A biography about a historic figure – p. 106

Peace culture – p. 107

Self-check – p. 107

Be an agent of change

Once upon a real time… – p. 108



UNIT 7 – History is all around us – p. 110

First interactions – p. 111

Reading

Encyclopedia entry – p. 112

Language in use 1

Landmarks – p. 116

Language in use 2

Past continuous – p. 119

Listening

Immigration – p. 121

Speaking

A narrative about people and their history – p. 123

Writing

An encyclopedia entry – p. 124

Peace culture – p. 125

Self-check – p. 125



UNIT 8 – When I was a kid – p. 126

First interactions – p. 127

Reading

Blog – p. 128

Language in use 1

Past simple, past continuous and could – p. 132

Language in use 2

Games and toys – p. 135

Listening

What’s your favorite childhood memory? – p. 137

Speaking

My childhood – p. 139

Writing

Blog post about a childhood memory – p. 140

Peace culture – p. 141

Self-check – p. 141

Be an agent of change

Moral of the story – p. 142



Learning more – p. 144

Language reference in context – p. 160

Interdisciplinary project – p. 181

Explore – p. 184

Irregular verbs list – p. 185

Glossary – p. 186

Transcripts – p. 187

References – p. 191

UNIT 1 – Going online – p. 8

First interactions – p. 9

Reading

Tutorial – p. 10

Language in use 1

Present simple review – p. 14

Language in use 2

Gadgets – p. 18

Listening

Internet habits – p. 19

Speaking

Presentation of a survey – p. 21

Writing

Tutorial – p. 22

Peace culture – p. 23

Self-check – p. 23



UNIT 2 – Expressions – p. 24

First interactions – p. 25

Reading

Poems – p. 26

Language in use 1

Can/Can’t – p. 30

Language in use 2

Kinds of expressions – p. 34

Listening

Poetry slam – p. 35

Speaking

Reciting poems – p. 37

Writing

Haiku – p. 38

Peace culture – p. 39

Self-check – p. 39

Be an agent of change

Be yourself – p. 40



UNIT 3 – Meet my culture! – p. 42

First interactions – p. 43

Reading

An interview with an exchange student – p. 44

Language in use 1

Wh- words, formation of questions, subject and object pronouns – p. 48

Language in use 2

Clothes and accessories – p. 51

Listening

An interview at an event – p. 52

Speaking

Interviewing someone – p. 53

Writing

Transcribing an interview – p. 54

Peace culture – p. 55

Self-check – p. 55



UNIT 4 – Food and nutrition – p. 56

First interactions – p. 57

Reading

A recipe – p. 58

Language in use 1

Imperatives, countable and uncountable nouns – p. 63

Language in use 2

Adverbs of frequency and food vocabulary – p. 66

Listening

Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population – p. 67

Speaking

Presenting a recipe – p. 69

Writing

A recipe to share – p. 70

Peace culture – p. 71

Self-check – p. 71

Be an agent of change

People who eat together stay together – p. 72



UNIT 5 – Entertainment – p. 74

First interactions – p. 75

Reading

Important moments in TV history – p. 76

Language in use 1

Past simple with regular verbs – p. 79

Language in use 2

Old technology for entertainment – p. 82

Listening

React to this! – p. 85

Speaking

An interactive presentation about entertainment – p. 87

Writing

A timeline of something related to entertainment – p. 88

Peace culture – p. 89

Self-check – p. 89



UNIT 6 – People and their stories – p. 90

First interactions – p. 91

Reading

A biography – p. 92

Language in use 1

Past simple with irregular verbs – p. 96

Language in use 2

Connectors – p. 100

Listening

An audiobook extract – p. 102

Speaking

An audiobook featuring a short biography – p. 105

Writing

A biography about a historic figure – p. 106

Peace culture – p. 107

Self-check – p. 107

Be an agent of change

Once upon a real time… – p. 108



UNIT 7 – History is all around us – p. 110

First interactions – p. 111

Reading

Encyclopedia entry – p. 112

Language in use 1

Landmarks – p. 116

Language in use 2

Past continuous – p. 119

Listening

Immigration – p. 121

Speaking

A narrative about people and their history – p. 123

Writing

An encyclopedia entry – p. 124

Peace culture – p. 125

Self-check – p. 125



UNIT 8 – When I was a kid – p. 126

First interactions – p. 127

Reading

Blog – p. 128

Language in use 1

Past simple, past continuous and could – p. 132

Language in use 2

Games and toys – p. 135

Listening

What’s your favorite childhood memory? – p. 137

Speaking

My childhood – p. 139

Writing

Blog post about a childhood memory – p. 140

Peace culture – p. 141

Self-check – p. 141

Be an agent of change

Moral of the story – p. 142



Learning more – p. 144

Language reference in context – p. 160

Interdisciplinary project – p. 181

Explore – p. 184

Irregular verbs list – p. 185

Glossary – p. 186

Transcripts – p. 187

References – p. 191

UNIT 1 – The world of work – p. 8

First interactions – p. 9

Reading

Graphs – p. 10

Language in use 1

Will vs. going to (review) – p. 14

Language in use 2

Types of graphs – p. 16

Listening

Remote jobs – p. 18

Speaking

Survey report – p. 19

Writing

A bar graph – p. 20

Peace culture – p. 21

Self-check – p. 21



UNIT 2 – Tech in the world – p. 22

First interactions – p. 23

Reading

Survey charts – p. 24

Language in use 1

Conditional sentences – types zero and 1 – p. 29

Language in use 2

Technology – p. 31

Listening

A video lesson on technology – p. 33

Speaking

My presentation – p. 35

Writing

Survey results – p. 36

Peace culture – p. 37

Self-check – p. 37

Be an agent of change

Promoting gender equality – p. 38



UNIT 3 – Citizenship – p. 40

First interactions – p. 41

Reading

Forum – p. 42

Language in use 1

Expressing obligation and recommendation (have to, must, should) – p. 46

Language in use 2

Rights and responsibilities – p. 49

Listening

Democracy – p. 51

Speaking

Democracy and other types of government around the world – p. 53

Writing

A forum post – p. 54

Peace culture – p. 55

Self-check – p. 55



UNIT 4 – Sustainability – p. 56

First interactions – p. 57

Reading

Infographics – p. 58

Language in use 1

Modals of probability (may, might, will) – p. 62

Language in use 2

Verbs to describe environmental impact and how to reduce it – p. 66

Listening

Testimonials about helping the environment – p. 68

Speaking

Testimonials – p. 71

Writing

Infographic – p. 72

Peace culture – p. 73

Self-check – p. 73

Be an agent of change

We are born free and equal – p. 74



UNIT 5 – Identities – p. 76

First interactions – p. 77

Reading

An opinion article – p. 78

Language in use 1

Present perfect with “for” and “since” – p. 82

Language in use 2

Expressing points of view, arguments and counter-arguments – p. 85

Listening

Global challenges – p. 88

Speaking

A debate – p. 90

Writing

An opinion article – p. 92

Peace culture – p. 93

Self-check – p. 93



UNIT 6 – Consumer society – p. 94

First interactions – p. 95

Reading

Advertisements – p. 96

Language in use 1

Present perfect with ever, already and yet – p. 100

Language in use 2

Types of advertising media; Money vocabulary – p. 101

Listening

The history of consumerism – p. 103

Speaking

A radio commercial – p. 105

Writing

An advertisement – p. 106

Peace culture – p. 107

Self-check – p. 107

Be an agent of change

Happiness comes from within – p. 108



UNIT 7 – Fighting for our rights – p. 110

First interactions – p. 111

Reading

Stopping racism – p. 112

Language in use 1

Present simple vs. Past simple vs. Present perfect – p. 119

Language in use 2

Connectives (linking words) – p. 122

Listening

Are you racist? – p. 125

Speaking

Discussing human rights – p. 127

Writing

A campaign on human rights – p. 128

Peace culture – p. 129

Self-check – p. 129



UNIT 8 – Freedom of speech – p. 130

First interactions – p. 131

Reading

An editorial – p. 132

Language in use 1

Conditional sentences – type 2 – p. 136

Language in use 2

Internet language – p. 139

Listening

Expressing opinions and reaching a consensus – p. 140

Speaking

A deliberative conversation – p. 142

Writing

An editorial – p. 144

Peace culture – p. 145

Self-check – p. 145

Be an agent of change

Agree to disagree – p. 146



Learning more – p. 148

Language reference in context – p. 164

Interdisciplinary project – p. 182

Explore – p. 184

Irregular verbs list – p. 185

Glossary – p. 185

Transcripts – p. 186

References – p. 192