CONTENTS

LANGUAGE SKILLS
GRAMMAR PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY

1 All about me ▪▪ present simple ▪▪ final -s/-es sound ▪▪ personality Learning

Curve LISTENING WRITING
and adverbs and ▪▪ -ng sound adjectives ▪▪ a video about our ▪▪ making notes
1A The only friends you need p4 expressions of ▪▪ hobbies and ▪▪ expressing reasons
hobbies and how we
frequency socializing
1B 21st century hobbies p6 socialise and results (so,
▪▪ present ▪▪ useful verbs because, that’s why)
1C Famous families p8 ▪▪ listening for the main
continuous and
idea
1D Me in three objects p10 present simple PERSONAL BEST
▪▪ contractions
▪▪ a blog post about
personal objects

2 Stories and pictures ▪▪ past simple and ▪▪ -ed endings ▪▪ -ed/-ing READING Learning
Curve SPEAKING
time expressions ▪▪ question adjectives ▪▪ a text about Andrew ▪▪ showing interest
2A That’s me in the photo! p12 ▪▪ question forms intonation ▪▪ life stages Jackson’s parties at the ▪▪ telling a personal
2B Party like it’s 1829 p14 White House
story
▪▪ approaching an article
2C Behind the camera p16
▪▪ sequencers (then, after, PERSONAL BEST

2D That reminds me of … p18

later) ▪▪ talking about a
personal story

1 and 2 REVIEW and PRACTICE p20

3 Keep on travelling ▪▪ comparatives, ▪▪ sentence stress ▪▪ useful adjectives Learning

Curve LISTENING WRITING
superlatives, (not) ▪▪ was/were ▪▪ holiday activities ▪▪ a video about ▪▪ writing a narrative
3A Tourist or traveller? p22 as ... as ▪▪ adverbs of manner
the popularity of
3B Staycation or vacation? p24 ▪▪ past continuous
staycations
and past simple ▪▪ identifying key points
PERSONAL BEST
3C A traveller’s tale p26
▪▪ a story about a travel
▪▪ sentence stress
3D Travel problems p28 problem

4 The working world ▪▪ will, may and ▪▪ want/won’t ▪▪ jobs READING Learning
Curve SPEAKING
might for ▪▪ going to and ▪▪ phrases about ▪▪ a text about how ▪▪ dealing with
4A The future of work p30 predictions want to work boredom can improve difficulties
4B I’m so bored p32 ▪▪ be going to creativity ▪▪ telephone language
and present ▪▪ skimming a text
4C The secret boss p34 continuous ▪▪ pronoun referencing PERSONAL BEST

4D Can I leave a message? p36 for plans and ▪▪ making an

arrangements
arrangement by phone

3 and 4 REVIEW and PRACTICE p38

5 Mind and body ▪▪ should/shouldn’t ▪▪ should/shouldn’t ▪▪ health and Learning

Curve LISTENING WRITING
for advice and ▪▪ ‘ll contraction medicine ▪▪ a video about how we ▪▪ writing an informal
5A Should I see a doctor? p40 suggestions ▪▪ verb collocations email
react to stress
5B Modern life is stressful p42 ▪▪ first conditional (do, make, have ▪▪ modifiers
▪▪ listening in detail
and take)
5C How to be happy p44 ▪▪ linking consonants and PERSONAL BEST
▪▪ emotions and
5D I need your advice p46 vowels ▪▪ an informal email to
feelings
a friend asking for
advice

6 Risks and experiences ▪▪ present perfect ▪▪ irregular past ▪▪ phrasal verbs READING Learning
Curve SPEAKING
with ever and participles ▪▪ the natural world ▪▪ an article about Aron ▪▪ taking turns
6A Try something new p48 never ▪▪ sentence stress Ralston’s survival story ▪▪ agreeing and
6B An amazing story p50 ▪▪ second ▪▪ guessing the meaning
disagreeing
conditional of words from context
6C Into the wild p52
▪▪ linkers to add extra PERSONAL BEST

6D Would you take the risk? p54

information (too, and, ▪▪ having a discussion
also, as well) in a group

5 and 6 REVIEW and PRACTICE p56

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7 City living ▪▪ present perfect ▪▪ just and yet ▪▪ city features Learning
Curve LISTENING WRITING
with just, yet ▪▪ for and since ▪▪ transport ▪▪ a video looking at ▪▪ writing an essay
7A Life in the city p58 and already ▪▪ giving opinions
commuting around the
7B The daily commute ▪▪ present perfect
p60 world
with for and ▪▪ listening for facts and
PERSONAL BEST
7C A life in three cities p62 since ▪▪ an opinion essay
figures
7D I think it’s a great idea p64 about a problem
▪▪ final /t/ sound

8 Food for thought ▪▪ too, too many, ▪▪ too much sugar ▪▪ food and drink READING Learning
Curve SPEAKING
too much and ▪▪ sentence stress ▪▪ adjectives to ▪▪ an article about ▪▪ sounding polite
8A Sweet but dangerous p66 (not) enough describe food a course run by a ▪▪ making and
8B Ice-cream university p68 ▪▪ must(n’t) and Gelateria in Bologna
responding to
(not) have to ▪▪ scanning for specific
8C You must eat your invitations
information
vegetables p70
▪▪ linkers to contrast PERSONAL BEST

8D First dates p72 information (although, ▪▪ arranging to go out

but, however) with a friend

7 and 8 REVIEW and PRACTICE p74

9 Money and shopping ▪▪ used to ▪▪ used to/use to ▪▪ money verbs Learning

Curve LISTENING WRITING
▪▪ the passive ▪▪ sentence stress ▪▪ shopping ▪▪ a video about the ▪▪ writing a formal email
9A He used to be poor p76 (present and importance of ▪▪ noun forms of verbs
9B What a bargain! p78 past simple) shopping centres
PERSONAL BEST
9C Going, going, gone! p80 ▪▪ identifying attitude and
▪▪ an email complaining
opinion
9D I’d like a refund p82 about a purchase
▪▪ filler expressions

10 Sport and fitness ▪▪ past perfect ▪▪ ‘d and hadn’t ▪▪ sports and READING Learning
Curve SPEAKING
▪▪ reported ▪▪ weak form of competitions ▪▪ an article about ▪▪ being helpful
10A Winning is everything p84 speech that ▪▪ parts of the wheelchair rugby ▪▪ making enquiries
10B Rock ’n’ roll on wheels p86 body ▪▪ finding information in

10C He said it had changed a text PERSONAL BEST

▪▪ giving examples ▪▪ asking for information

his life p88
about a service or
10D Could you tell me …? p90 product

9 and 10 REVIEW and PRACTICE p92

11 At home ▪▪ -ing/infinitive ▪▪ sentence stress ▪▪ household Learning

Curve LISTENING WRITING
verb patterns ▪▪ the objects ▪▪ A video about what ▪▪ making writing
11A Dream home p94 ▪▪ articles (a/an, ▪▪ housework
we really think of interesting
11B The truth about housework p96 the, no article) ▪▪ words to housework ▪▪ adjective order

11C Technology you can wear p98 describe ▪▪ understanding PERSONAL BEST
materials and and interpreting
11D House swap p100 clothes ▪▪ writing an interesting
information
description of a house
▪▪ omission of words

12 People and relationships ▪▪ defining relative ▪▪ sentence stress ▪▪ relationships READING Learning
Curve SPEAKING
clauses ▪▪ word stress ▪▪ relationship ▪▪ an infographic showing ▪▪ responding modestly
12A Bring your parents to work p102 ▪▪ uses of the -ing verbs how much time we ▪▪ giving thanks
12B In our lifetime p104 form and the spend on different
12C Long-distance love p106 infinitive with to activities PERSONAL BEST

▪▪ interpreting data ▪▪ thanking someone for

12D Thanks a million! p108
▪▪ expressing approximate a favour
quantities

11 and 12 REVIEW and PRACTICE p110

Grammar practice p112  Vocabulary practice p136  Communication practice p158  Irregular verbs p175

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