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

UNIT 1 LIFE page 7 Video podcast | What do you look for in a friend?
1.1 Feeling good? question forms free time stressed verbs understand an article about talk about what makes you happy
page 8 the secrets of happiness
1.2 True love page 10 past simple relationships past simple verbs: -ed endings listen to stories about offers of marriage ask and answer personal questions write about an important year in your life;
improve your use of linking words
1.3 Nice day, isn’t it? making conversation conversation topics linking understand routine exchanges making conversation
page 12
1.4 Miranda Miranda: watch an extract from a sitcom about a talk about important people in your life write about your best friend
page14 woman called Miranda

UNIT 2 WORK page 17 Video podcast | What do you do?

2.1 The company 4U? present simple and work word stress listen to interviews about jobs talk about what motivates you at work write an email about work experience
page 18 continuous
2.2 A risky business adverbs of frequency jobs stressed syllables read a newspaper article about talk about dangerous jobs
page 20 dangerous jobs
2.3 I like working expressing likes/dislikes types of work intonation: sound interested discuss likes/dislikes
outside page 22
2.4 Dream Commuters understand a survey about The Money Programme: Dream Commuters: watch describe your work/life balance write a web comment about work/life balance
page 24 work/life balance an extract from a BBC documentary about commuting

UNIT 3 TIMEOUT page 27 Video podcast | What do you like doing in your their free time?
3.1 Free in NYC present continuous/ time out fast speech: going to listen to a radio programme about going out in New York talk about your future plans write an email invitation
page 28 be going to for future
3.2 Relax! questions without auxiliaries places to visit stress in compound nouns read about how people spend discuss how you spend your free time
page 30 their free time around the world
3.3 Can I take a making a phone call collocations linking: can understand some problem phone calls make and receive phone calls
message? page 32
3.4 Rio de Janeiro Going Local: Rio: watch an extract from a BBC plan a perfect day out write a plan of a perfect day
page 34 travel programme about visiting Rio de Janeiro

UNIT 4 GREAT MINDS page 37 Video podcast | Are you learning anything at the moment?
4.1 Hidden talent present perfect + ever/never make and do weak forms: have listen to someone describing how he used his talk about hidden talents check your work and correct mistakes
page 38 hidden talent
4.2 Schools of thought can, have to, must education weak forms: have to read an article about talk about what you did at school
page 40 different schools
4.3 What should I do? giving advice language learning silent letters give advice and make suggestions for language
page 42 learners
4.4 Inventions Supersized Earth: The Way We Move: watch talk about inventions write a forum post about inventions
page 44 an extract from a BBC documentary about
developments that have changed the world

UNIT 5 TRAVEL page 47 Video podcast | Do you enjoy travelling to different countries?
5.1 Fantastic film trips past simple and past transport weak forms: was/were read about amazing tell a anecdote
page 48 continuous journeys in film
5.2 Travel tips page 50 verb patterns travel items stressed syllables understand travel advice discuss travel write an email describing a trip or weekend away
5.3 You can’t miss it asking for/giving directions tourism intonation: questions read a text about a man who ask for and give directions
page 52 works in three countries every day
5.4 Full Circle Full Circle: watch an extract from a BBC travel present ideas for an award write an application for an award
page 54 programme

UNIT 6 FITNESS page 57 Video podcast | What do you do to keep fit?

6.1 Keeping fit present perfect + for/since health sentence stress identify specific information in talk about your lifestyle
page 58 an article about types of exercise
6.2 The future of food may, might, will food intonation: certainty/ listen to a radio interview with a food expert discuss food preferences write about food
page 60 uncertainty
6.3 How are you feeling? seeing the doctor illness difficult words: spelling v. listen to conversations between a doctor and her patients explain health problems
page 62 pronunciation
6.4 Monitor Me Horizon: Monitor Me: watch an extract from a talk about healthy habits write a blog post about health advice
page 64 BBC documentary about health

IRREGULAR VERBS page 127 LANGUAGE BANK page 128 PHOTO BANK page 152 COMMUNICATION BANK page 160 AUDIO SCRIPTS page 167

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

UNIT 7 CHANGES page 67 Video podcast | How has your life changed in the last ten years?
7.1 Living the dream used to verbs + prepositions weak forms: used to listen to a radio programme about a woman who talk about a life change use paragraphs to write about a change
page 68 changed her life
7.2 The great impostor purpose, cause and result collocations rhythm in complex sentences read and predict talk about why people tell lies
page 70 information in a story
7.3 Can you tell me? finding out information facilities intonation: checking understand short, predictable conversations learn to find out information
page 72 information
7.4 A Greek Adventure My Family And Other Animals: watch an extract talk about new experiences write a blog/diary
page 74 from the beginning of a BBC film My Family and
Other Animals

UNIT 8 MONEY page 77 Video podcast | How do you feel about shopping?
8.1 Treasure hunt relative clauses money pronouncing the letter ‘s’ read the story of a treasure hunt talk about a product that people should
page 78 invest in
8.2 Pay me more! page 80 too much/many, enough, very multi-word verbs multi-word verb stress listen to a discussion about salaries talk about why you should earn more cash write an opinion piece
8.3 I’m just looking buying things shopping weak forms: do you/can I read a questionnaire about describe items; go shopping
page 82 shopping tips
8.4 soleRebels BBC News: soleRebels: watch an extract from the present a business idea write an idea for a business investment
page 84 BBC news about an Ethiopian business

UNIT 9 NATURE page 87 Video podcast | How do you feel about being in the countryside?
9.1 Green living comparatives/superlatives nature stressed syllables listen to a radio programme about green ideas talk about green issues write about your views on the environment
page 88
9.2 Into the wild articles the outdoors word stress, weak forms: understand an article about an give your views on life in the city or the country
page 90 a and the experience in the wild
9.3 It could be making guesses silent letters animals talk about different animals
because … page 92
9.4 The Northern Lights Joanna Lumney in the Land of the Northern talk about places of natural beauty write a travel blog
page 94 Lights: watch an extract from a BBC documentary
about the Northern Lights

UNIT 10 SOCIETY page 97 Video podcast | How do you feel about city life?
10.1 Top cities page 98 uses of like describing a city sentence stress listen to conversations about different cities discuss qualities of different places use formal expressions to write an email
10.2 Crime and present/past passive crime and punishment weak forms: was/were read an article about crime decide on the punishments to fit the crimes
punishment page 100 and punishment
10.3 There’s a problem complaining problems sentence stress talk about problems in a school
page 102
10.4 Mary’s Meals Mary’s Meals: watch an extract from a BBC talk about an important issue write about an issue
page 104 documentary about an internet sensation

UNIT 11 TECHNOLOGY page 107 Video podcast | How do you feel about technology?
11.1 Keeping in touch present perfect communication sentence stress listen to people talking about how they keep in touch talk about things you’ve done improve your use of pronouns
page 108
11.2 Make a difference real conditionals + when feelings weak forms: will read an article about social talk about future consequences
page 110 media
11.3 I totally disagree giving opinions internet terms polite intonation listen to a discussion about the internet give your opinion
page 112
11.4 Is TV Bad For Kids? Panorama: Is TV Bad For Kids?: watch an extract talk about technology you couldn’t live without write your opinion
page 114 from a BBC documentary about giving up television

UNIT 12 FAME page 117 Video podcast | Would you like to be famous?
12.1 Caught on film reported speech film contrastive stress read a magazine article talk about your favourite film
page 118 about writing a blockbuster
12.2 A lucky break hypothetical conditionals suffixes word stress read a magazine article listen to people talking about being famous talk about becoming famous write about a famous person
page 120 present/future about fame
12.3 What can I do for requests and offers collocations polite intonation: requests read a text about listen to people making requests make requests and offers
you? page 122 concierges
12.4 Billion Dollar Man Lewis Hamilton: Billion Dollar Man: watch an extract talk about your ambitions write about your childhood ambitions
page 124 from a BBC documentary about Lewis Hamilton

IRREGULAR VERBS page 127 LANGUAGE BANK page 128 PHOTO BANK page 152 COMMUNICATION BANK page 160 AUDIO SCRIPTS page 167

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