Welcome section A Present simple vs. present continuous; B Ways of talking about the future; gerund vs.

infinitive;
question tags; age; the environment medicine and health

Unit Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

1 Communication Past simple vs. present perfect simple Body language Sentence stress
say and tell
Vocabulary bank: collocations with talk and speak

2 A true friend Past simple vs. past continuous review Friends and enemies Linking sounds
Time conjunctions: as / then / Everyday English
as soon as Vocabulary bank: friends
Past simple vs. past perfect simple

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3 A working life Present perfect simple vs. continuous Fields of work /ɔ/ short
review Jobs and work
had better / should / ought to

4 Live forever! Future predictions Time conjunctions: if/unless/when/until/ as soon as Prepositions

First conditional review: if and unless Verbs with prepositions
Vocabulary bank: verb + preposition combinations:
with/for/about

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5 Reality TV make / let / be allowed to Television /aυ/ allowed

Modal verbs of obligation, prohibition Extreme adjectives and modifiers
and permission Vocabulary bank: extreme adjectives

6 Survival Present passive and past passive review make and do Stress pattern in have
Present perfect passive Everyday English something done
Future passive Vocabulary bank: expressions with make
Causative have (have something done)

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7 Good and evil Gerunds and infinitives Noun suffixes Word stress
Vocabulary bank: noun suffixes: -ity/-ment/-ness/
-ion/-ation

8 Be honest! Second conditional review Crimes I wish ... and If only ...
I wish / If only for present situations Crime verbs
Vocabulary bank: crime

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9 The truth is out Linkers of contrast: however / although Problems /əυ/ though
there! / even though / in spite of / despite Vocabulary bank: problems
Modal verbs of deduction (present)
10 Mysterious places Modal verbs of deduction (past) Phrasal verbs have in must have /
Indirect questions Everyday English might have / can’t have /
Vocabulary bank: phrasal verbs: up/into/down couldn’t have

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11 Love Reported speech review Appearance Intonation in reported

Reported questions Personality questions
Reporting verbs Relationships

12 Regret Third conditional Anger should / shouldn’t have

I wish / If only for past situations Vocabulary bank: anger
should / shouldn’t have (done)

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13 Hopes and fears Non-defining relative clauses Adjectives with prefixes Pausing in non-defining
Defining vs. non-defining relative Phrasal verbs with through relative clauses
clauses Vocabulary bank: adjectives with negative prefixes
Definite, indefinite and zero article

14 Happiness be used to Expressions with feel Stress in phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs Everyday English
Vocabulary bank: expressions with feel

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Pronunciation • Vocabulary bank • Get it Right! • Projects • Speaking B • Irregular verbs and phonetics
C Present perfect simple with for and since; comparatives and D used to; mustn’t vs. don’t have to; information technology;
superlatives; British English vs. American English; homes noun suffixes

Speaking & Functions Listening Reading Writing

Talking about impressive things you have done A text about methods of Article: Talking without speaking A composition about
Using body language communication Culture in Mind: Talk to the animals a person you have
Using expressions with say and tell A discussion about body language known for a long time
Discussing animal communication

Predicting and retelling a story A student retelling the story Story: Gelert: The faithful dog A story about two
Discussing loyalty of Gelert Quiz: Are you a loyal friend? people meeting
Last but not least: discussing meeting new Photostory: What friends are for
people and making friends

Conversations with How long ...? A conversation about a job Teenagers’ blog comments about work A letter of application
Giving advice interview Fiction in Mind: The Book of Thoughts
Job interview roleplay A job interview
Talking about what makes people live longer A radio show about longevity Article: Who wants to live forever? A composition about
Discussing stressful situations Song: Live forever the future
Last but not least: discussing future predictions

Talking about reality TV and fame A radio show about fame Article: Ever fancied being on TV? A report about a class
Talking about rules at home Culture in Mind: Social networks survey
Describing films, holidays, books
and websites
Talking about what will happen in the future A presentation about changes in Article: Bees dying for a phone call? A formal letter to a
Last but not least: discussing proposals to a town Photostory: It’s not really a choice newspaper
changes in your town

Finding out how well you know your partner An interview about someone’s Summaries of famous English novels A composition about
Talking about computer games favourite computer game Fiction in Mind: The Water of Wanting the advantages and
disadvantages of a
chosen topic
Talking about telling lies Two people talking about lies Questionnaire: Are you an honest A blog comment about
Talking about unlikely situations they told person? teenage crime
Talking about things you wish you could change A radio show about teenage crime A text about a band
Last but not least: discussing what you would Song: I wish
do in different situations

Comparing two versions of the same story A radio show about the Loch Ness A story about a UFO A story about a
Talking about conspiracy theories Monster Culture in Mind: Do they exist? conspiracy theory
A class debate about strange creatures
Discussing photographs of mysterious places An interview about a mysterious Article: Mysterious Stones A story
Asking indirect questions place Photostory: What do they do in there?
Last but not least: telling a story

Describing different people in your family A woman talking about her Story: A Service of love A composition about
favourite film Fiction in Mind: Two lives a person who has
taught you something
important
Talking about a song People talking about what they A blog giving advice A story about a time
Last but not least: talking about mistaken regret about their schooldays when you got angry
identity Song: No regrets

Talking about hopes and fears A report about teenagers’ worries Article: What are you afraid of? A film review
and fears Culture in Mind: ghost stories
People talking about their hopes
and fears
Discussing happiness A street survey about happiness An article about the world’s happiest A poem about a
Last but not least: a survey about happiness country perfect day
Photostory: A tough decision