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LESSON GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING LISTENING/DVD SPEAKING WRITING

UNIT 1 IDENTITY page 7 |
Video podcast What does family mean to you?
1.1 Who do you think question forms including subject family intonation patterns in read and understand a text listen to someone describing their family history talk about family events; talk about people in your write an email of introduction; learn to use
you are? versus object questions and question forms about a BBC programme that life formal and informal styles
page 8 questions with prepositions reveal family histories
1.2 Men and women review of verb tenses: present and relationships; collocations stressed syllables read a BBC blog about the listen to a set of instructions and do a test discuss the differences between men and women
page 11 past simple versus present and past with take, get, do, go differences between men and
continuous women; read and answer a
questionnaire about what
women really think
1.3 Tell me about yourself talking about yourself interview advice; phrases to read tips on successful listen to a set of interviews; learn to understand and use talk about type of interviews and interview
page 14 introduce questions interviews two-word responses experiences; role-play an interview

1.4 Second Life things you can do in Second The Money Programme: Second Life: watch and discuss and create a new identity write answers to a questionnaire
page 16 Life; phrases to describe an understand a documentary about life online
avatar
UNIT 2 TALES page 19 Video podcast | When is it OK to tell a lie?
2.1 Fact or fiction? present perfect versus past simple types of story; focus strong and weak forms of read a text about whether listen to a radio programme about important roles in films talk about life experiences; talk about your life story
page 20 on prepositions (with the present perfect Hollywood films use fact
expressions of time, nouns or fiction
and fixed expressions)
2.2 What really happened? narrative tenses the news read an article about listen to news reports talk about an important news story/event write a news report; learn to use time linkers:
page 23 conspiracy theories; read as soon as, while, during, until and by the time
short news stories
2.3 I don’t believe it! telling a story collocations with say and polite intonation read a text about how to tell listen to people telling anecdotes; learn to keep a story tell a true story or a lie
page 26 tell; sequencers if someone is lying going

2.4 Hustle crime collocations; Hustle: watch and listen to a drama about a burglar discuss fictional crime dramas; tell a narrative write a short newspaper article
page 28 narrative phrases and a famous painting

UNIT 3 CONTACT page 31 Video podcast | Can new technology help communication?
3.1 You’re going where? the future (plans): the present communication going to in fast speech read an article about teenage discuss attitudes now in comparison to ones you write messages; learn to use note form
page 32 continuous, going to, will, might communication had earlier in life

3.2 Getting connected the future (predictions): will, might, future time markers; idioms listen to predictions about the future of communication talk about how things will change in the future
page 35 may, could, going to, likely to

3.3 In other words … dealing with misunderstandings types of misunderstandings; intonation: dealing with read a short story about a listen to telephone conversations involving learn to reformulate and retell a story about
page 38 phrases to clarify/ask misunderstandings misunderstanding misunderstandings a misunderstanding; role-play resolving a
someone to reformulate misunderstanding
3.4 The virtual revolution internet communication; The Virtual Revolution: watch and understand a talk about communication preferences write a memo
page 40 phrases for discussing documentary about the impact of the internet
preferences
UNIT 4 JOBS page 43 Video podcast | Is your job a ‘dream job’?
4.1 Millionaires modals of obligation: must, have personal qualities; confusing read an article about millionaires; discuss the qualities needed for different jobs;
page 44 to, should words read and do a survey about complete a survey and discuss the results
whether you have got what it
takes to be a millionaire
4.2 Dream job used to and would strong adjectives stressed syllables read about childhood dreams; listen to two people describing dream jobs gone wrong talk about past habits write a covering letter; learn to organise your
page 47 read job advertisements ideas
4.3 That’s a good idea reaching agreement business collocations; sentence stress read about a programme called listen to people making decisions in a meeting learn to manage a discussion; participate in a
page 50 phrases to give opinions, The Apprentice broadcast on the meeting and create a business plan
comments on other BBC
opinions and suggestions
4.4 Gavin and Stacey office conversation; phrases Gavin and Stacey: watch and understand a comedy describe a day in your life write about daily routines
page 52 to describe routines programme about a man’s first day in a new job
UNIT 5 SOLUTIONS page 55 Video podcast | Are you good at solving problems?
5.1 Machines comparatives and superlatives technology main syllable stress in read an article about how discuss how technology has changed the world; talk write an advantages versus disadvantages essay;
page 56 words/phrases technology changed the world; about different types of transport and their uses learn to use discourse markers
read an essay about the advantages
and disadvantages of technology
5.2 Ask the experts question tags words related to questions; falling/rising intonation in read a book review listen to people answering difficult general knowledge do a short general knowledge questionnaire;
page 59 word building: adjectives question tags questions answer questions on your area of expertise

5.3 It’s out of order polite requests problems and solutions polite intonation in requests read a short text about PC anger listen to conversations about technical problems; learn to role-play asking and responding to requests
page 62 in the workplace respond to requests

5.4 Top Gear presentation phrases to Top Gear: watch and understand a programme about present and describe a new machine write an advertisement for a new machine
page 64 describe a machine a race between a car and two people

IRREGULAR VERBS page 127 LANGUAGE BANK page 128 VOCABULARY BANK page 148 COMMUNICATION BANK page 158 AUDIO SCRIPTS page 164
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UNIT 6 EMOTION page 67 Video podcast | How are you feeling today?
6.1 Feeling stressed? zero and first conditionals -ing versus -ed adjectives; weak forms of will in read about basic listen to a radio programme about therapies talk about your emotions; discuss what advice to
page 68 multi-word verbs with on, off, contractions emotions give people in a variety of situations
up and down
6.2 The people watchers second conditional verb-noun collocations strong and weak forms of read about a BBC discuss what you would do in different hypothetical write a letter of advice; learn to qualify what
page 71 would programme The People situations you say
Watchers
6.3 That’s great news! giving good and bad news life events exaggerated intonation to read about the best listen to conversations where people receive news learn to introduce and respond to news; role-play
page 74 show emotion ways to give bad news giving someone news

6.4 The Worst Week phrases to describe a good/bad The Worst Week: watch and understand a comedy talk about memorable moments write about one of your happiest memories
page 76 experience programme about a man’s terrible day

UNIT 7 SUCCESS page 79 Video podcast | What has been your greatest achievement to date?
7.1 The secret of success present perfect simple versus success; verb phrases with strong and weak forms of read a short introduction listen to and understand a radio programme about success discuss how people can be successful; talk about
page 80 continuous about, with, to, for, on, at and in have to The Secret of Success something you’ve been doing

7.2 The memory men present and past modals of ability ability stress on multi-syllabic words read a biographical text listen to a three-way conversation about memory talk about your abilities write a summary; learn to make notes for a
page 83 about the memory men summary

7.3 Are you qualified? clarifying opinions qualifications word stress in phrases read a story about listen to a discussion about intelligence; choose the right candidate for the job; give
page 86 qualifications learn to refer to what you said earlier opinions and examples

7.4 Water ski challenge phrases to describe an The One Show: Water Ski Challenge: watch and describe an achievement write about an achievement for an internet
page 88 achievement understand a programme about an incredible post
experience
UNIT 8 COMMUNITIES page 91 Video podcast | What makes a good neighbour?
8.1 Neighbours articles; quantifiers getting on (with people); stress patterns in compound read a BBC blog about describe your neighbourhood and discuss how it
page 92 compound nouns nouns neighbours could be improved

8.2 My place in relative clauses the internet read a website review listen to descriptions of online communities compare real-world and online activities write a website review; learn to use complex
cyberspace sentences
page 95
8.3 Make yourself at home being a good guest welcoming read about how to be a good listen to people describing guest/host experiences; learn to discuss problematic social situations
page 98 guest accept apologies

8.4 Tribe communities; phrases to Tribe: Anuta: watch and understand a documentary create an ideal community write a web advert for members of your ideal
page 100 discuss ideas programme about a man’s visit to a remote community
community
UNIT 9 HISTORY page 103 Video podcast | Do you think life is better now than in the past?
9.1 Giant leaps third conditional history had and would have in read magazine extracts describe a big moment in history write a short essay; learn to structure
page 104 connected speech about important moments paragraphs
in history
9.2 In our time active versus passive periods of time; collocations forms of the verb be in fast read about the invention listen to people describing past decades talk about your personal history
page 107 with come, give, have, make speech of the teenagaer read a
short article about time
travel
9.3 I have no idea! expressing uncertainty describing people intonation patterns to sound read a quiz about listen to people doing a quiz about history; learn to react to compile and do a quiz
page 110 interested history information

9.4 Michelangelo phrases to describe outstanding The Divine Michelangelo: watch and understand a talk about people who influenced you write a wiki entry about an influential person
page 112 work; phrases to describe a role documentary programme about a great artist
model
UNIT 10 WORLD page 115 Video podcast | What are the biggest problems facing the world today?
10.1 Ethical man reported speech the environment; word-building: read about a man who discuss environmental issues and solutions
page 116 prefixes tried to live ethically for
a year
10.2 World food verb patterns reporting verbs strong and weak forms of to, read about the world’s listen to descriptions of the world’s best food cities recommend a city for food; talk about your attitude write a restaurant review; learn to link ideas
page 119 for and that greatest food city; read to food
some restaurant reviews
10.3 When you travel, … giving advice/warnings airports sentence stress read advice about what listen to people giving advice/warnings; learn to make ask for and give travel advice
page 122 not to do in an airport generalisations

10.4 The great melt phrases to describe places Nature’s Great Event: The Great Melt: watch and talk about a special or an endangered place write an email campaigning for action
page 124 understand a programme about the Arctic’s melting
ice caps
IRREGULAR VERBS page 127 LANGUAGE BANK page 128 VOCABULARY BANK page 148 COMMUNICATION BANK page 158 AUDIO SCRIPTS page 164