B1+

Intermediate
Coursebook with e-Portfolio

David Rea & Theresa Clementson with Alex Tilbury & Leslie Anne Hendra
Course consultant: Adrian Doff

Contents

pages
613

Goals

Language

Skills

Explore

Media around the world

Vocabulary
Habits and preferences p6
Talking about facts and
information p8
Evaluating and
recommending p9
Describing books and TV
shows p10

Listening
TV and radio habits p6
Whats on TV? p7
Four people describe books
and TV shows p10

Across cultures

talk about entertainment media

talk about habits
express preferences
talk about information media
evaluate ideas
make recommendations
describe a book or TV show

Target activity
Describe a book or a TV show

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Good communication
talk about methods of
communication
express opinions
talk about using the Internet
speculate about the present and
future
speculate about consequences

Target activity
Discuss an issue

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Success
talk about a business idea
talk about hopes, dreams and
ambitions
talk about abilities
talk about achievements
take part in an interview

Target activity
Sell an idea

Grammar
Talking about the present p7
Pronunciation
Common pairs of words 1 p7

Vocabulary
Expressing opinions p15
Its + adjectives p15
Using the Internet p16
Expressing probability p17
Speculating about
consequences p18
Grammar
will, could, may, might p17
Pronunciation
Sentence stress p15
Vocabulary
Talking about a business idea
p23
Hopes, dreams and
ambitions p23
Abilities p24
Facts and feelings p26
Grammar
Present perfect and time
expressions p25
Pronunciation
Schwa // p23

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What happened?
talk about accidents and injuries
explain how something happened
talk about natural events
describe a dramatic experience
say how you feel about an
experience

Target activity
Describe a dramatic experience

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3845

A change of plan
discuss plans and arrangements
make offers and promises
talk about something that went
wrong
talk about changes of plan
catch up with old friends news

Target activity
Attend a reunion

Vocabulary
Accidents and injuries p31
Saying how something
happened p31
Natural events p32
Adverbs for telling stories p33
Common verbs in stories p34
Grammar
Narrative verb forms p32
Pronunciation
Groups of words 1 p33
Vocabulary
be supposed to, be meant
to p38
no chance, no way p41
Catching up p42
Grammar
Future forms p38
Future in the past p41
Pronunciation
Common pairs of words 2 p39

Reading
Can you believe what you
read? p8

Intercultural
experiences

EXPLOREWriting
write a book review
for a website

Writing and speaking

Media habits p7
Speaking
Is it true? p9
Make recommendations p9
Listening
Keeping in touch p14
Eric and Graham discuss a
management decision p18
Reading
Online friendships p16
Email Survival Guide p18
Speaking
Express opinions p15
Socialising online p17
Is it likely? p17
Listening
Ive always wanted to ... p23
Im most proud of ... p25
Olgas easybag p26
Reading
Inventors: karaoke; the iPod
p22
What is intelligence? p24
Speaking
Business ideas p23
Your hopes, dreams and
ambitions p23
Your achievements p25
Listening
Ouch! Five accidents p31
Stories: tsunami; eclipse p32
Megans accident p34
Reading
Why so clumsy? p30
Speaking
Quiz: Safety first p30
What happened? p31
Retelling a story p33

Listening
Locked out p38
Pierre and Munizha talk
about fate p40
Maggies story p41
Carolina and Iqbal catch up p42
Reading
True Story competition p40
Speaking
Ask a friend for help p39
Changes of plan p41

Look again
Spelling and sounds: /f/

Keywords so, such

EXPLORESpeaking
ask for clarification
clarify what youre
saying

Look again
Spelling and sounds: /t/

Across cultures
Attitudes to success

EXPLOREWriting
take notes

Look again
Spelling and sounds: /s/

Keyword over
EXPLORESpeaking
refer to an earlier
topic or conversation

Look again
Spelling and sounds: /k/

Across cultures
Saying no

EXPLOREWriting
make offers and
promises in emails
or letters
refer back in emails
or letters

Look again
Spelling and sounds: /r/

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Goals

Language

Skills

Explore

Let me explain

Vocabulary
Linking expressions p46
Multi-word verbs: managing
money p47
Using equipment p48
Giving reasons p50

Listening
Vishal phones a computer
helpline p48
Managing money p50

Keyword mean
EXPLORESpeaking

give advice
talk about how you manage money
give detailed instructions
give reasons for advice

Target activity
Give expert advice

Grammar
Verb + -ing p49
Pronunciation
Linking consonants and
vowels p49

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Personal qualities
describe qualities you need for
different activities
describe personality
make comparisons
say how a person has influenced
you

Target activity
Talk about people who have
influenced you

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6269

Lost and found

talk about attitudes to possessions
describe objects
talk about unexpected travel
situations
discuss options and decide what
to do
make deductions

Target activity
Find something at lost property

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Make up your mind

describe problems in the home
discuss solutions
talk about decision-making
discuss the consequences of
decisions
negotiate

Target activity
Reach a compromise

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Impressions
talk about memory
talk about what you remember
talk about complaining
complain about goods or services
ask for a refund or replacement
and explain why
make a complaint politely

Target activity
Resolve a dispute

Vocabulary
Personal qualities p55
Matching people to jobs and
activities p55
Personality p57
Describing someones
influence p58
Grammar
Comparing p57
Pronunciation
Contrastive stress p57

Vocabulary
Multi-word verbs: tidying and
cleaning p63
Describing products p63
Travel situations p64
Describing objects p66

Reading
How I lived on 1 a day pp467
Misunderstandings p48
Speaking
Are you good with money? p47
Give instructions p49
Give advice p49
Listening
Interview with a dancer p55
Five different pets p56
Tara talks about her role
models p58
Reading
Interview: Carlos Acosta p54
Pets and their owners p56

Speaking
Match people to jobs p55
Compare people you know p57
Listening
Alice and Javiers nightmare
journey p64
Lost property p66
Reading
Declutter your life! p62
Writing and speaking
Freecycle p63

Pronunciation
Emphatic stress p65

Speaking
Travel problems p64
Find your way home p65

Grammar
Real and unreal conditionals
p73
Pronunciation
Groups of words 2 p73
Vocabulary
Remembering an event p78
Problems with things youve
bought p80
Softeners p82
Grammar
Verb patterns p79
Present perfect simple and
progressive p81
Pronunciation
Intonation in questions p81

Look again
Spelling and sounds //

Across cultures
Roles in life

EXPLOREWriting
compare and
contrast two
alternatives
organise ideas 1

Writing and speaking

5-minute interviews p54

Grammar
Modals of deduction and
speculation p65

Vocabulary
Problems in the home p70
Discussing problems and
solutions p71
Decision-making p72
Negotiating p74

say you dont

understand
ask for help
explain something

Listening
What shall we do? p71
A new business p73
Flatmates p74
Reading
Blogs: domestic disasters p70
Six Thinking Hats p72
Speaking
Solve domestic problems p71
Discuss decisions p72
Consequences p73
Listening
Hiromi witnesses a crime p78
Complaining in different
countries p80
Mariah makes a complaint p80
Good neighbours? p82

Look again
Spelling and sounds /i/

Keyword have
EXPLORESpeaking
describe objects you
dont know the name
of
use vague language
to describe things

Look again
Spelling and sounds //

Across cultures
Dealing with conflict

EXPLOREWriting
write a web posting
explaining an
argument
organise ideas 2

Look again
Spelling and sounds //

Keyword of
EXPLORESpeaking
add comments to say
how you feel

Reading
The problem with witnesses
p79
Speaking
Can you remember ... ? p79
Complain about something
youve bought p81

Look again
Spelling and sounds /u/

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Goals

Language

Skills

Explore

Truth and lies

Vocabulary
Verbs of communication p86
Relating a conversation p87
Exchanging news p90

Listening
Sureshs secret p87
Two lies p89
Did you hear about ? p90

Across cultures

Grammar
Reporting speech p89

Reading
The truth about gossip p86
The email lie detector p88

relate a conversation
talk about truth and lies
summarise what people say
find out news about people you
know

Target activity
Chat about friends

Pronunciation
Quoting p87

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give a talk about an interest or

activity
make polite requests
ask polite questions
take questions in a talk

Target activity
Deal with questions in a talk

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Looking back
talk about mistakes
criticise past actions
suggest alternatives
talk about acts of kindness and
bravery
speculate about the past

Target activity
Discuss what went wrong

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110117

In the news
understand news stories
react to the news
tell someone about a news story
evaluate options and choose one

Target activity
Choose a story for a news
programme

Vocabulary
Organising a talk p95
Polite requests and questions
p96
Answering questions at a
talk p98
Grammar
Indirect questions p97
Pronunciation
Groups of words 3 p95

Vocabulary
Events in business p102
Acts of kindness and bravery
p105
Evaluating past actions p106
Grammar
should have, could have p103
Unreal conditionals: past
p105
Pronunciation
Common pairs of words 3
p103
Vocabulary
Understanding news stories
p110
Reacting to the news p111
Talking about news stories
p113
Evaluating and selecting p114
Grammar
Passives p113
Pronunciation
Groups of words and linking
p111

EXPLOREWriting
write a factual report

Writing and speaking

Relate a conversation p87
Speaking
Telling lies p89
Report a conversation p89

Any questions?

Attitudes to family

Listening
The Stunt Training Centre
p95
Talking to strangers p96
The treasure hunter p98
Reading
How to set yourself on fire
p94
Speaking
Give a talk about a course
p95
Could I ask you ... ? p96
Survey p97
Listening
He shouldnt have ... p103
Lost in Athens p106
Reading
Doing a Ratner p102
Three good deeds p104
Speaking
Famous business people
p102
Regrets p103
Kindness and bravery p105
If I hadnt ... p105
Listening
Local news p110
Whats interesting is ... p111
Melek and Tom discuss a
news story p113
Reading
Genetic engineering for
athletes p112

Look again
Spelling and sounds /ju/

Keywords other,
another

EXPLORESpeaking
give yourself time to
think

Look again
Spelling and sounds //

Across cultures
Rules and risk

EXPLOREWriting
write a summary of
information from
different sources
write an email giving
information

Look again
Spelling and sounds /a/

Keyword see
EXPLORESpeaking
participate in a
discussion
interrupt politely

Reading and listening

Selecting a news story p114
Speaking
Talk about a news story p111
Discuss an issue in the news
p113

Look again
Spelling and sounds /a/

Activities pages 118133, Grammar reference and practice pages 134145, Scripts pages 146163

How to use this coursebook

Every unit of this book is divided into sections,
with clear, practical goals for learning.
3.1 goals
talk about a business idea
talk about hopes, dreams and ambitions

VOCABULARY
Talking about a
business idea

talk about a business idea

talk about hopes, dreams and ambitions

Look at the sentences from the articles. Match 13 with topics ac.
a
b
c

Success
READING

a description of the product

the financial success of an idea
the start of a project or invention
1

Inoue Daisuke came up with the idea in 1971.

He didnt patent his idea.

Great ideas

You can use it to store thousands of songs.

Critics said it looked fantastic and was easy to use.

Youre going to read about an inventor. Which of these

facts do you think are about the inventor of:
karaoke?
a
b
c
d
e
f

the iPod?

He never became rich from his invention.

Hes shy and doesnt usually do interviews.
He made people listen to music in a different way.
He used his invention to celebrate his 59th birthday.
He was a drummer in a band.
He has also designed computers.

Work in A/B pairs. A, read the article below and B, read

the article on p119 to check your ideas.

SPEAKING

The man has made almost no money out of it.

He makes a living selling a cockroach repellent.

Complete the questions with verbs from the highlighted expressions in 4 in the
correct form.
up with his idea?
How did Inoue Daisuke
his invention?
Why didnt he
Do you think Jonathan Ive
a lot of money out of the iPod?
What do you think is the easiest way to
a living?
fantastic?
Is it more important that a gadget is easy to use or

1
2
3
4
5

Ask and answer the questions together.

Hopes, dreams and ambitions

Mr Song and Dance Man

1 Karaoke is a $10 billion-a-year
industry, but the man who invented it
has made almost no money out of it.
Inoue Daisuke came up with the idea
in 1971. He could have become one of
the richest men in Japan, but he didnt
patent his idea and doesnt seem
worried about the lost opportunity.
I took a car stereo, a coin box and a
small amplifier to make the karaoke,
says the 65-year-old in his small
office in Osaka. Who would consider
patenting something like that?
2 In the early 1970s, Inoue was a
drummer in a bar band with six
colleagues, playing in local clubs in
Kobe. They played for middle-aged
businessmen who wanted to sing
traditional Japanese songs. Inoue
says, Out of 108 club musicians in
Kobe, I was the worst! And the clients
in my club were the worst singers!

3 One day, one of his clients asked

Inoue to play for him on an overnight
trip. Inoue, unable to leave his job,
gave him a tape of the backing music
instead. That night, the businessman
gave an emotional performance and
karaoke (meaning empty orchestra)
was born.
4 Inspired by this success, Inoue made
11 boxes with tapes and amplifiers,
and began renting them to bars in
Kobe in 1971. His plan was to make
a bit of money but he never thought
the idea would be so popular. In fact,
karaoke was soon picked up by larger
companies and through the 1980s and
1990s, it swept across Asia, the US and
Europe. Then in 1999, Time Magazine
called Inoue one of the 20th centurys
most influential people, saying he had
completely changed nightlife. Nobody
was as surprised as me, he says.

The first four pages of the unit help you build your
language skills and knowledge. These pages include
speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar,
vocabulary and pronunciation activities. They are
followed by a Target activity which will help you put
together what you have learned.

3.1

3.1 goals

VOCABULARY
Hopes, dreams
and ambitions

Whats Inoue Daisukes dream for the future?

What do you think of his idea?

1.22 Listen to Aminata, Eduardo and Elisa

talking about their hopes, dreams and ambitions.
Match each speaker to one of the pictures AC.

5 Inoue himself only used a karaoke

machine for the first time to
celebrate his 59th birthday. These
days, he makes a living selling a
cockroach repellent for the machines.
Cockroaches get inside the machines,
build nests and eat the wires, he
says. Hes very excited about his next
venture. My dream, he says, is to
train Japanese pet-owners to take
better care of their pets. Friends say
he is the ideas man, while his wife,
who works in the same Osaka office,
helps bring the ideas to life.

1.22

Listen again. Complete sentences 18 with ah.

Aminata

1
2
3

One day, Id like to

At some point, Id absolutely love to
Im thinking of

a
b
c

taking some lessons.

be comfortable in the water.
learn to swim.

Eduardo

4
5

Im considering
My dream is to

d
e

be a guitar player.
doing a degree in music.

Elisa

6
7
8

My aim is to
My ambition is to
Ive always wanted to

f
g
h

live in Tokyo for a year.

train at the JKA dojo.
go there next year.

Choose five of the highlighted expressions from 3. Write sentences about your
hopes, dreams and ambitions.
One day, Id like to travel around the world.

PRONUNCIATION
Schwa //

5 a

SPEAKING

Talk to your partner about your hopes, dreams and ambitions. Do you think you can
both achieve your ambitions?

Tell the class something interesting your partner wants to do in the future.

1.23 Listen to sentence 1 above. What kinds of word are usually stressed? What
kinds of word often have a schwa?

One day, Id like to learn to swim.

3 a A, complete the summary of this article; B, complete the summary on p119.

1
2
3
4
5

b Mark the stressed syllables and schwa sounds in sentences 28 above.

Inoue Daisuke invented karaoke, but he didnt

He was a drummer in a band which
The idea for karaoke started when Inoue gave ...
Over the next twenty years karaoke became ... Inoue was surprised when
Now, Inoue In the future, he ...

b Tell each other about your articles. How are the two men similar or different?

1.24

Listen and read the script on p148 to check. Practise saying the sentences.

22

23

3 EXPLORE
Across cultures Attitudes to success
LISTENING

1.29

1
2

Listen to Mariama and Remco talking about attitudes to success.

How does Mariama feel about talking about her

achievements?
What two examples does Remco give to explain
his attitude to success?
1.29

Listen again. Are sentences 14 true or false?

Mariama
1 She says her American friends are happy to talk
about what theyve achieved.
2 She thinks British attitudes are similar to those of

The Explore section of the unit begins with either a

Keyword page, which looks at one or two of the most
common and useful words in English, or an Across
cultures page, and then an Explore speaking or Explore
writing page. The Explore section gives you extra
language and skills work, all aiming to help you become
a better and more culturally aware communicator in
English.

The Look again section takes another look at the target language for the unit,
helping you to review and extend your learning.
Sometimes you will also find this recycling symbol with the goals, to show when
a particular goal is not new but is recycling language that you have met before.

This symbol shows you when you can hear and practise the
correct pronunciation of key language, using the audio CD.
The e-Portfolio DVD-ROM contains useful reference material for
all the units, as well as self-assessment to help you test your own
learning, and Word cards to help you test your vocabulary learning.

You can do more practice by

yourself using the Self-study Pack,
which includes a workbook and
interactive DVD-ROM.

The DVD-ROM contains

video and over 300
interactive activities.
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