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Macmillan Practice Online is the easy way to get all the benefits of online learning – and with over 100 courses to choose from, covering all competence levels and ranging from business English to exam practice and from academic to general English, you’re sure to find the one that suits your needs. Take a look at the syllabus below for a complete list of the resources offered by this Macmillan Practice Online course. Sky High 5B Practice Online This course accompanies 'Sky High 5B'. There are 6 units, each matching a student's book unit. There is a review syllabus item every other unit, to match the Learning Check sections. Resources are grouped into 4 categories: Building Grammar, Building Vocabulary, Listening Development and Pronunciation Practice. UNIT 7 Your view This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about sports. Building Vocabulary Practicing adjective and preposition combinations by keying in the correct prepositions to complete a conversation between two friends. Practicing expressions with parts of the body by choosing the correct part of the body to complete each sentence. Practicing using 'play', 'go' and 'do' with different sports by deciding which sport goes with which verb. Listening Development Listening to a conversation about windsurfing and rearranging the sentences to match what you hear. The swimming lesson Vocabulary Activity I do aerobics Vocabulary Activity A pain in the neck Vocabulary Activity Windsurfing Listening Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 1 The business view This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about sports. Building Grammar Practicing the relative pronouns 'which', 'whose', 'who' and 'that' by deciding which pronouns can be replaced by 'that.' Practicing relative pronouns and their use in defining and nondefining relative clauses by using pronouns to complete sentences. Practicing 'that' clauses by reading a report of a burglary and choosing the correct clause to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of the use of the participle in clauses by keying in the missing words to complete the sentences. Building Vocabulary Completing a web project about different American sports by choosing one sport from a list of four and finding information about it from various websites. Sports in the U.S.A. Relative pronouns Web Project Language Exercise Defining and nondefining relative clauses Language Exercise A burglary Language Exercise Participles: clauses Grammar Reference Unit The career view This syllabus item provides practice of relative clauses. Building Grammar Practicing defining and non-defining relative clauses by completing a text about a couple living in Italy, and putting sentences into the correct category. Practicing relative pronouns by keying in the correct pronoun to complete a text about the crime novelist, Agatha Christie. Checking your knowledge of the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses by selecting the correct definition for each sentence. Checking your knowledge of the difference in punctuation between defining and nondefining relative clauses by selecting the correct punctuation for each sentence. Relative clauses Language Exercise Relative clauses Language Exercise Agatha Christie Language Exercise Defining v. nondefining relative clauses: comparison Grammar Reference Unit Defining v. nondefining relative clauses: punctuation Grammar Reference Unit Language for life: the REALLY big sports festival This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about the Olympic Games. Building Grammar Practicing discourse markers by selecting the correct word or phrase to complete a text about hosting the Olympic Games. Listening Development Listening to two people discussing the benefits of a city hosting the Olympic Games and completing the dialog with 'just', 'really' or 'actually.' Building Vocabulary Practicing expressions connected with making decisions by reading a text about a young girl's soccer playing experiences. Olympic planning Language Exercise Meeting David Beckham Vocabulary Activity The Olympic Games Listening Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 2 UNIT 8 Making faces This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to give advice. Building Grammar Checking your knowledge of using 'should' and 'ought to' to give advice and opinions by keying in the correct form of 'should' and 'ought to' to complete sentences. Checking knowledge of how to make suggestions and give advice using 'would' by keying in the missing words to complete sentences. Building Vocabulary Practicing compound adjectives used to describe people by matching two words to make a compound adjective. Listening Development Listening to Sarah's parents discussing how they feel about meeting her boyfriend, deciding if statements are true or false and selecting the correct verb form to complete sentences. Advice/opinion: should, ought to Grammar Reference Unit Would : suggestions/advice Grammar Reference Unit Compound adjectives Vocabulary Activity Meet the boyfriend Listening Activity Cosmetic surgery This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about cosmetic surgery. Pronunciation Practice Practicing distinguishing between formal and informal statements, and deciding whether things said by a doctor to a patient are formal or informal. Building Grammar Practicing all forms of the passive by matching sentences about animals with the passive tense used. Practicing passives and causatives by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete a text about Cher. Listening Development Listening to three people discussing cosmetic surgery, reading some of the points made in the discussion and deciding who made each point. Passive forms Language Exercise Plastic surgery Listening Activity Cher Language Exercise Doctor's statements Pronunciation Activity Selling beauty This syllabus item provides practice of the ways we use the passive and the active voices. Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying stressed words in questions. Building Grammar Contrasting various tenses of the passive voice and keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences. Practicing impersonal statements by rearranging words to make correct sentences. Practicing the use of the passive and the active voice by choosing the correct form of the verb to complete sentences. Passive Language Exercise Passive v. active Language Exercise Passive Language Exercise Sentence stress Pronunciation Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 3 Language for life: advertising and promotion This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about advertising. Building Grammar Practicing verb forms and reading comprehension by deciding whether verbs in a text should be in the infinitive or the '-ing' form. Listening Development Listening to three advertisements and deciding who each ad is aimed at. Listening to a presentation by an advertising executive about a campaign his agency is planning for a client and selecting the correct answer to each question. Building Vocabulary Practicing words and phrases connected with advertising and marketing by keying in the correct words to complete a short article about modern developments in advertising and marketing. Recognition of company logos and brands Language Exercise Radio advertisements Listening Activity Developments in advertising and marketing Vocabulary Activity Presentation about an advertising campaign Listening Activity Learning check 4 This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in Units 7 and 8. Listening Development Listening to a journalist from a men's fashion magazine, CHAPS, stopping four men in the street and asking them about their self-image. Listening to two people planning a presentation to promote a food product and putting the agenda in the correct order. Building Vocabulary Practicing words associated with marketing by choosing the correct words to complete a report. A successful exhibition Vocabulary Activity You are what you wear Listening Activity Planning a presentation Listening Activity UNIT 9 Good and bad luck This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about superstition. Listening Development Listening to a conversation about lucky charms and matching each charm with the correct country. Building Vocabulary Practicing forming nouns from verbs by adding suffixes or making bigger changes to the verb. Practicing using suffixes to make nouns from verbs by keying in the noun for each verb. Lucky charms Listening Activity From a verb to a noun Vocabulary Activity Noun suffixes Vocabulary Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 4 Optimism versus pessimism This syllabus item provides practice of the ways in which we use the conditional. Building Grammar Practicing modals and reading comprehension by choosing modal verb phrases to complete a text and selecting which sentences refer to positive and negative humor in the workplace. Practicing mixed conditionals by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences. Practicing your understanding of conditional sentences by matching conditional sentences with their meaning. Humor in the workplace Language Exercise Conditional sentences Language Exercise Conditionals Language Exercise What if...? This syllabus item provides practice of using conditional sentences. Building Grammar Practicing the zero, first, second, third and mixed conditionals by completing a conversation and then deciding what types of conditionals are used in the conversation. Practicing the second and third conditional by selecting the correct form of the verb in each conditional clause to complete sentences. Practicing conditional sentences with 'if' and 'unless' by keying in 'if' or 'unless' to complete sentences. Getting to work Language Exercise Second and third conditional Language Exercise If you asked ... Language Exercise Language for life: building a bright future This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about work prospects. Listening Development Listening to a conversation between two managers who are discussing job applicants they have interviewed and deciding what the managers say about each applicant. Listening to a hotel manager interviewing a woman who has applied for a job as a hotel receptionist and deciding if sentences are true or false. Building Vocabulary Practicing verbs connected with management by choosing the correct verbs to complete a list of a manager's duties. Practicing words and phrases often used in job advertisements by choosing the correct words and phrases to complete a job advertisement. A job description Vocabulary Activity Who should get the job? Listening Activity Job ad Vocabulary Activity Interviewing for a hotel receptionist Listening Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 5 UNIT 10 Blood sports This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to agree or disagree with someone. Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying a speaker's opinion from the intonation of the word 'yes.' Practicing identifying homophones and selecting the added word. Building Vocabulary Practicing homophones by selecting the correct word to complete sentences. Listening Development Listening to eight different people being asked for their opinions about a proposal and deciding if they agree, disagree or can't decide. Piece or peace? Vocabulary Activity Intonation Pronunciation Activity Different opinions Listening Activity Same sound, different spelling Pronunciation Activity A game of skill and luck This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to give instructions. Listening Development Listening to an aircraft announcement and choosing the five things the passengers are asked to do. Listening to someone giving instructions about what to do with different documents and choosing the correct actions. Building Grammar Choosing linking words to complete a note written by a mother to her daughter. Practicing the linkers 'although', 'however', 'furthermore', 'in spite of', 'because' and 'because of' by completing sentences about computer games. A message from Mom Language Exercise An aircraft announcement Listening Activity What do you think of computer games? Language Exercise Documents for a meeting Listening Activity Let's get together This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about socializing. Listening Development Listening to people discussing social events after a meeting and deciding if statements are true or false. Building Grammar Practicing the use of 'almost' and 'hardly' by deciding which of these words correctly fills blanks in a dialog between a company employee and a visitor to the company. Checking your knowledge of adverbs indicating relative position in time by rearranging words to make sentences. Checking your knowledge of adverbs of manner by selecting the correct sentences. Checking your knowledge of adverbs of place by selecting the correct words to complete sentences. What should we do this evening? Listening Activity Adverbs of manner: word order Grammar Reference Unit How has your visit been? Language Exercise Adverbs of time: relative position in time Grammar Reference Unit Adverbs of place: here, there, ahead, back, away, below, around Grammar Reference Unit Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 6 Language for life: being sociable This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about personality. Building Vocabulary Practicing compound adjectives used to describe people by matching two words to make a compound adjective. Practicing using synonyms by selecting the correct words to complete a text about personal space. Listening Development Listening to five people talking about teachers they had at school and matching the speakers with the correct statements. Listening to descriptions of four people and choosing the adjectives that best describe each person. Building Grammar Practicing 'wish' and 'if only' by completing sentences to say what a man wishes about himself. I wish ... Language Exercise My old teacher Listening Activity Compound adjectives Vocabulary Activity Describing people Listening Activity Personal space Vocabulary Activity Learning check 5 This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in Units 9 and 10. Building Grammar Practicing mixed conditional tenses by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of mixed adverbial expressions by selecting the correct answers to complete the sentences. Checking your knowledge of the differences in the use of adverbs in British and informal American English by deciding if sentences are correct in American English only, or both American and British English. Conditional sentences Language Exercise Adverbial phrases: mixed Grammar Reference Unit American v. British English: adverb use Grammar Reference Unit UNIT 11 Preservation or extinction This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about animals. Building Grammar Checking your knowledge of '(not) as ... as'; 'less ... than' by choosing the correct option to complete sentences. Building Vocabulary Practicing word formation by keying in the correct form of a given word to complete a text about the lives of animals. Practicing ways to characterize animals by associating animals with the sounds they make. Practicing expressions of possibility, probability and certainty by choosing the correct word or phrase to complete a text about bird. Comparative adjectives: (not) as ... as; less ... than Grammar Reference Unit The lives of animals Vocabulary Activity What sound does a cat make? Vocabulary Activity Feed the birds Vocabulary Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 7 Responsible ownership This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about animals. Listening Development Listening to facts about corals and deciding whether sentences are true or false. Building Grammar Practicing phrasal verbs by choosing the correct verbs to complete a text about the endangered rhinoceros. Practicing the past simple by choosing the correct verb phrase to complete a joke about a smart dog. Checking your knowledge of unreal tenses by keying in the correct form of given verbs to complete sentences. Save the rhinos Language Exercise A smart dog Language Exercise Unreal tenses: wish, if only, would rather, it's time, hope Grammar Reference Unit The world of the coral reef Listening Activity Animals as healers and teachers This syllabus item provides practice of infinitives and gerunds. Building Grammar A party invitation -ing form v. infinitive Practicing 'have' followed by an object plus infinitive without 'to' or an '-ing' form. Practicing verbs and phrases followed by the '-ing' form or a 'to-' infinitive by keying in the correct form of a given verb to complete sentences. Practicing verbs followed by objects plus infinitive with or without 'to' by listening to speakers and rearranging words to make correct sentences. Language Exercise Language Exercise Verbs followed by an object and infinitive Language Exercise Language for life: one traveler's experiences with canines This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about special animals. Listening Development Listening to part of a radio show about the customs service in an airport and putting sentences in the correct order. Listening to Laura talking about her father and his car, matching phrases and deciding if they are true or false. Building Grammar Practicing all forms of the passive by matching sentences about animals with the passive tense used. Passive forms Language Exercise Hidden secrets Listening Activity Rituals Listening Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 8 UNIT 12 Read to learn This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to talk about texts. Building Vocabulary Practicing statements which give a positive, negative or neutral meaning by identifying which reviewer's statements are positive, negative or neutral. Building Grammar Practicing identifying politeness strategies by reading extracts from a seminar. Practicing pronoun reference by reading a text and identifying who, what or where the words in bold refer to. Practicing pronoun reference by reading three texts about eating out and then deciding what various pronouns refer to. Practicing pronoun reference by reading a text about stealing and identify what, when or who words in bold refer to. The future of newspapers Language Exercise A policeman's tale Language Exercise Highway 101 Language Exercise Escape to Zalcabar Vocabulary Activity Pronoun reference Language Exercise Writing in the right tone This syllabus item provides practice of formal and informal language. Building Grammar Practicing the use of linking words and phrases in formal business contexts by completing sentences. Practicing using 'before' and 'after' followed by the '-ing' form by reading sentences, then choosing 'before' or 'after.' Checking your knowledge of how formal verbs are used in academic English by choosing the most appropriate verbs to complete sentences. Checking your knowledge of the subjunctive by reading sentences and deciding if they are formal or neutral. Negotiations Language Exercise Before and after Language Exercise Formal verbs in academic writing Grammar Reference Unit The subjunctive: form and use Grammar Reference Unit The art of listening This syllabus item provides practice of listening strategies. Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying whether responses are formal or informal and deciding whether a salesperson is being cooperative or uncooperative. Listening Development Listening to part of a radio show about business meals and clicking on the correct answers. Listening to a TV interview about language and culture and deciding if statements are true or false. Conversations in a store Pronunciation Activity Business meals Listening Activity Language and culture Listening Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 9 Language for life: say what you mean This syllabus item provides practice of the kind of language we use to communicate effectively. Listening Development Listening to a woman making phone calls to tell two job applicants the results of their interviews and choosing the correct endings to sentences. Listening to a story about an urban myth, matching sections of the story with definitions and matching specific features with extracts from the story. Pronunciation Practice Practicing identifying informal spoken contractions common in informal speech and deciding what the full and correct forms of the phrases they use are. Practicing distinguishing between formal and informal requests by deciding whether the people you hear are making informal requests to a friend or formal requests to a stranger. Interview results Listening Activity How to tell a story Listening Activity Students talking over coffee Pronunciation Activity At the airport Pronunciation Activity Learning check 6 This syllabus item provides further practice of the language covered in Units 11 and 12. Building Grammar Practicing the present simple, present continuous and present perfect by choosing the correct tense to complete a postcard. Listening Development Listening to part of a job interview and choosing the correct endings to sentences. Building Vocabulary Practicing words and phrases used in letters when applying for a job by selecting the correct word to complete sentences from application letters. Practicing words and phrases commonly used in application letters by selecting the correct words to complete a job application letter. Application letter extracts Vocabulary Activity Postcard to a friend Language Exercise Letter of application Vocabulary Activity Interview questions Listening Activity Macmillan Practice Online is published by Macmillan English Campus Sky High 5B Practice Online 10