SPEAKING LISTENING WRITING

UNIT 1 Giving personal information Completing basic information  p10 Describing trend data (Task 1)  p12
(Part 1)  p8 Exam skills: Transcribing numbers Exam skills: Defining information in a
EDUCATION &
Exam skills: Extending responses and names diagram
LEARNING
Predicting missing information Describing key trends
Varying language 1

UNIT 2 Extended speaking (Part 2)  p18 Completing tables  p20 Comparing sets of data (Task 1)  p22
HEALTH & Exam skills: Preparing for Speaking Part 2 Exam skills: Completing tables Exam skills: Comparing data
Analysing data
MEDICINE
Key phrases: Linking words and phrases

UNIT 3 Expressing opinions (Part 3)  p28
SOCIETY & FAMILY Exam skills: It for giving opinions
Key phrases: Responding to opinion
questions
Understanding agreement  p30
Exam skills: Answering multiple-choice
questions
Answering matching questions
Key phrases: Agreeing and disagreeing
Analysing essay questions (Task 2)  p32
Exam skills: Understanding essay
questions
Building an introduction
Understanding thesis statements

UNIT 4 Describing cause and effect Completing sentences  p40 Brainstorming ideas (Task 2)  p42
(Part 2)  p38 Exam skills: Finding key words Exam skills: Analysing solution questions
POPULATION &
Exam skills: Connecting causes and Brainstorming essay ideas
THE ENVIRONMENT effects

UNIT 5 Structuring responses (Part 1 & 3)  p48 Labelling plans and maps  p50 From brainstorm to plan (Task 2)  p52
CULTURE & Exam skills: Extending responses 2 Exam skills: Completing plans and Exam skills: Planning an essay
Predicting Part 1 and Part 3 questions maps
ENTERTAINMENT

UNIT 6 Varying language (Part 2)  p58 Completing notes  p60 From plan to topic sentences
Exam skills: Varying language 2 Exam skills: Completing notes from a (Task 2)  p62
CAREERS &
recording Exam skills: Writing topic sentences from
SUCCESS plans

UNIT 7 Adding detail to descriptions Labelling diagrams  p70 From topic sentence to paragraph
(Parts 1 & 2)  p68 Exam skills: Predicting content (Task 2)  p72
NATURE & BIOLOGY
Exam skills: Remembering details Transcribing compound nouns Exam skills: Writing structured
Key phrases: Location and direction paragraphs

UNIT 8 Recognizing question types Choosing options from lists  p80 Connecting ideas (Task 2)  p82
PRODUCERS & (Part 3)  p78 Exam skills: Choosing multiple items Exam skills: Structuring discussion essays
Exam skills: Recognizing question types in a list Writing topic sentences for
CONSUMERS discussion essays
Key phrases: Responses to different
question types Key phrases: Linking words and phrases

UNIT 9 Narrating (Part 2)  p88 Understanding connected Conclusions (Task 2)  p92
MEDIA & TRAVEL Exam skills: Using sequencing markers speech  p90 Exam skills: Writing conclusions
Exam skills: Separating connected
speech

UNIT 10 Comparing past and present Following exam instructions  p100 Describing processes (Task 1)  p102
SCIENCE & (Part 3)  p98 Exam skills: Avoiding common errors Exam skills: Summarizing a process
Exam skills: Avoiding common errors Key phrases: Discussing effects Checking for common errors
PROGRESS
Key phrases: Sequencing words

INFORMATION FILE  p107   GRAMMAR FILE  p113   VOCABULARY FILE  p121    STUDY SKILLS FILE  p131

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READING
Multiple choice  p14
Exam skills: Understanding differences
in multiple-choice options
Using stems in multiple-choice
questions
Sentence completion  p24
Exam skills: Understanding difficult
words
Short answer questions  p34
Exam skills: Scanning
Matching information  p44
Exam skills: Predicting text
organization
Matching phrases
Key phrases: Evaluating solutions
Matching information and
features  p54
Exam skills: Locating information
Locating and matching opinions
Matching headings  p64
Exam skills: Matching headings with
paragraphs
True / False / Not Given  p74
Exam skills: Answering True / False /
Not Given questions
Summary completion  p84
Exam skills: Reading for the main idea
Completing summaries
Yes / No / Not Given  p94
Exam skills: Understanding Yes / No /
Not Given questions
Labelling  p104
Exam skills: Labelling graphics
WRITING FILE  p136   EXAM TIPS  p145    IELTS PRACTICE TEST p149   AUDIOSCRIPT  p164
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GRAMMAR
with references to the
Grammar file (GF)
Gerunds and infinitives  p9  GF p116
First conditional  p16  GF p117
Time clauses  p19  GF p117
Comparisons with more / fewer / less
and than  p22  GF p114
It for giving reasons  p29  GF p113
Too much / many, there is / are  p39
GF p114
Could and would  p42  GF p118
Adverbs p48  GF p115
Second conditional  p59
GF p118
Linkers: is / is that  p63  GF p116
‘Empty’ subjects  p68  GF p113
Adverbs of degree  p69  GF p116
Zero conditional for causes and
effects  p73  GF p117
Pronoun referents  p75  GF p113
Modal verbs of ability  p85  GF p118
Past simple and past continuous  p89  Events in the news  p88  VF p129
GF p119
Used to  p99  GF p119
Can and may for possibility  p100
GF p118
Passives for a process  p102  GF p120
VOCABULARY STUDY SKILLS &
with references to the EXAM CHALLENGE
Vocabulary file (VF)
School and university subjects  p8 Setting exam objectives  p11
VF p121 Exam challenge  p16
Synonyms  p10  VF p121
Trends  p13   VF p121
Adjectives  p18  VF p122 Recording word knowledge  p21
Word formation  p21  VF p122 Exam challenge  p26
Suffixes  p24  VF p122
Social issues  p28  VF p123 Time management  p31
Expressions with prepositions  p34 Exam challenge  p36
VF p123
Population problems and Studying in groups  p41
solutions  p38  VF p124 Exam challenge  p46
Environmental problems  p40 
VF p124
Verbs describing change  p43 
VF p124
Types of book  p49  VF p125 Prioritizing vocabulary
Entertainment facilities  p50  VF p125 learning  p51
Verbs for positive effects  p53  Exam challenge  p56
VF p125
Examples, reasons, effects  p55 
VF p125
Character adjectives and nouns  p58 Learning vocabulary  p61
VF p126 Exam challenge  p66
Working conditions  p60  VF p126
Academic ideas  p63  VF p126
Factors for success  p65  VF p126
Weather  p68  VF p127 Practising independently  p71
Compound nouns  p70  VF p127 Exam challenge  p76
Natural threats  p72  VF p127
Consumer products  p78  VF p128 Dealing with test-related
Money and value  p80  VF p128 stress  p81
Exam challenge  p86
Using resources  p91
City sights  p90  VF p129 Exam challenge  p96
Compounds: media  p92  VF p129
Advertising  p94  VF p129
Areas of progress  p98  VF p130 Using online study
Scientific words  p104  VF p130 resources  p101
Exam challenge  p106