Units & topics S peaking & W riting

R eading & Listening texts G rammar, V ocabulary & P ronunciation

1  Impressions S Famous events Four people talking about memorable G Tense review. so and neither.
Events S Things in common events Question tags. Indirect questions
Madonna Anecdote: A person who made Two people meeting in a coffee shop V Collocations to do with appearance.
Self-image a big impression on you R Image Queen Word formation: prefix re.
page 4 S Madonna Four men talking about their self-image Clothes idioms
S People’s self-image, clothes Useful phrases: Talking about people’s P Intonation in question tags
W Extra Informal letter appearance
WB W Writing a short
biography

2  Generations S Ages and stages R Vive la différence G Verb patterns (1). Adjective structures
School exchanges S School exchanges R Problem parents V Language learning. Relationships.
Relationship with S Meeting the parents Interview with some parents Describing people. Sayings.
parents S Home stays Interview with a boyfriend Social register
Boyfriends and Anecdote: Somebody’s home Conversation between boyfriend and V Extra Learning about words
girlfriends you have stayed in girlfriend P Single vowel sounds
Home stays WB W Writing emails Conversation between boyfriend and
page 14 his girlfriend’s parents
An au pair talking about her experience
Useful phrases: Showing someone around
your house

3 Gold S Spending money R Gold Fever G Reported speech. Unreal conditionals

The 1849 gold rush S Having money Sam Brannan: California’s first V have, make, take collocations. Metaphor.
Making money S If you governed your millionaire Money expressions
Treasured possessions country Father and daughter discussing money P The schwa /ə/ in sayings about
page 24 Anecdote: Your most R Where’s my car? money
treasured possession Three people discussing money
W Extra Description R What price a life?
WB W Writing a story from Three people talking about their most
pictures treasured possessions
Useful phrases: Shopping. Explaining
what you want

Review A Pages 34, 35: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

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4 Challenge S Challenging situations R Ben Saunders: Polar explorer G Narrative tenses. Future continuous
Expeditions Anecdote: A challenge you Polar bear story and perfect
Charities have faced R Personal challenges: MoonWalk V Word formation: prefix self-; suffixes
Health S Doing things for charity Four people talking about exercise able / ible. Collocations in a text.
Smoking S The future R I know it’s bad for me, but I still can’t Phrasal verbs
page 36 S Health and exercise stop V Extra Phrasal verbs
S Healthy eating Useful phrases: Common ailments: P Sounding sympathetic
WB W Writing an article showing sympathy; recommendations and
advice

5 Ritual S Personal rituals R Mind Games G will, would & used to for present and
Superstitions S Habits and routines past A woman talking about her father and past habits. Verb patterns (2)
Habits and present his car V Guessing from context. Collocations.
Weddings S Marriage and romance R The King and I Expressions with go. Weddings
page 46 Anecdote: A wedding Four people talking about wedding P Sounding annoyed
you’ve been to rituals
W Extra Article: expressing Four people talking about romance
an opinion Useful phrases: Annoying habits
WB W Writing a letter of
complaint

6 Eat S Restaurant experiences A man talking about the worst waiter G Present perfect simple and continuous.
Restaurants S Food he’s encountered Passives review
Food Anecdote: Your favourite R How to do restaurant sign language V Parts of the body. Body collocations.
Vegetarianism restaurant Interview with a restaurant critic Food collocations. Guessing from
Food waste S Vegetarianism R Is it time to give up meat? context. Linkers. Numbers
page 56 W Using linkers R What’s so bad about bottled water? V Extra Exploring synonyms
S Food waste R What a waste P Pronouncing numbers
S Significant numbers Useful phrases: Complaints in a
WB W Writing a discursive restaurant; food idioms
essay

Review B Pages 66, 67: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

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WB =  Workbook. Each unit of the Workbook contains a one-page section which develops practical writing skills.


Units & topics S peaking & W riting R eading & Listening texts G rammar, V ocabulary & P ronunciation

7 Escape S Beach holidays R Extract from Notes From A Big Country G Reporting verbs with or without direct
Holidays Anecdote: A childhood by Bill Bryson objects. Past modals of obligation.
Travel family holiday Five people talking about their Articles
Character S Travel experiences favourite beach V Beach holidays. Reporting verbs Word
page 68 S People you meet on Three people talking about their formation: suffixes ful, ish and less
holiday holidays Spoken discourse markers
W Extra travel guide R Every postcard tells a story P Pronunciation of the in place names
WB W Writing a R Never again!
description of a place Two people talking about holiday
romances
R Gone fishing
Useful phrases: Advice and
recommendations

8 Attraction S Beauty Five people say what they think makes G Passive report structures. have/get
Descriptions S Cosmetic surgery a face attractive something done. Unreal conditionals:
Cosmetic surgery S Dating and relationships R Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? alternatives to if
Dating S ‘The law of attraction’ Three people discussing cosmetic V Appearance and character. Compound
page 78 Anecdote: The most positive surgery adjectives. Word building
(or negative) person you R Surgery changed my life V Extra Metaphor
know R Your dream partner … in five minutes! P Word stress: nouns and adjectives
WB W Writing a A radio programme about ‘The law of
description of a person attraction’
Useful phrases: Body idioms

9 Genius S Buildings and places R Where to go to see a masterpiece G Past modals of deduction. look, seem,
Architecture S Ancient ruins A radio documentary on Stonehenge appear
Ancient ruins Anecdote: Your favourite A museum guide describing three of V Describing places. Time expressions.
Art historic place Frida Kahlo’s paintings Collocations. Word families
Inventions S Art and paintings R Frida Kahlo P Word stress
page 88 S Inventions Interview with Trevor Baylis
W Extra Narrative R Dream invention
WB W Writing a story Useful phrases: Explaining how
something works

Review C Pages 98, 99: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

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10 Sell S Logos and adverts R Bonfire of the Brands G Relative clauses. Emphasis (cleft
Advertising S Celebrities and the A marketing executive and a head sentences)
The media media teacher talking about advertising V look at and see. Sales and Marketing
Cinema S Product placement in R Commercial breakdown collocations. Spoken discourse
page 100 films Discussion about truth and accuracy markers. Collocations in a text
Anecdote: A blockbuster in tabloids V Extra Collocations
movie you have seen R Licence to Sell P Stress in cleft sentences
WB W Writing a film Useful phrases: Using emotive language
review

11 Student S Education R Look at us now! G Future forms review. Future time

Education Anecdote: Your favourite Interview with an eighteen-year-old’s clauses after when, if …
Future plans (or least favourite) teacher parents V Education. is likely to, is expected to
Student life at school Interview with an eighteen-year-old Colloquial expressions. Exaggeration
page 110 S The future about her future P Abbreviations and acronyms
S Student holidays R Why students love a journey to hell
S Telling a dramatic story Useful phrases: Using appropriate
W Extra CV and letter of language in a job interview
application for a job
WB W Writing a letter of
application

12 Home S Houses and lifestyles R The earth shelter and the lighthouse G Participle clauses. Nouns and
Houses S Rooms Describing what a room says about a quantity expressions
Rooms Anecdote: Your favourite person V Houses. Collocations. Furnishings.
Breakfast room R A miner’s breakfast: extract from Sons Breakfast food
page 118 S Breakfasts and Lovers V Extra Get it right
WB W Writing a Three people describe breakfast from
description of a holiday their country
home Useful phrases: Ways of saying hello and
goodbye

Review D Pages 126, 127: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

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Additional material page 128 • Grammar Extra page 132 • Recordings page 144 • Phonetic symbols & Spelling page 158 • Irregular verbs page 159