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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing

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be (am/is/are) personal information meeting people for the contractions a photographer talking an article about a types of text asking questions text type: a
possessive ’s and family first time the same or about a diver family of explorers friends and family personal
possessive adjectives wordbuilding: word roots different sounds an interview with an an article about world facts about countries description
everyday verbs saying numbers explorer population writing skill: and,
People word focus: in and percentages people starting college but
spelling
pages 9–20

VIDEO: World party  page 18    REVIEW  page 20

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there is/are colors shopping /ɪ/ or /i:/ someone talking about a an article about four reading closely a room in your home a description of
prepositions of place furniture word stress family’s plastic possessions apartments in Seoul your possessions a room in your
plural nouns useful objects contrastive an interview with Andy an article about a where things are home
this, that, these, those countries and nationalities stress Torbet global product from text type: ads
Possessions wordbuilding: suffixes writing skill:
prices and currencies describing objects
pages 21–32 word focus: one/ones with adjectives
adjectives

VIDEO: A thousand words  page 30    REVIEW  page 32

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simple present telling the time giving directions -s endings someone talking about a an article about car-free main ideas and your life text type: a
(I/you/we/they) describing cities ordinal numbers famous meeting place in zones supporting exchanging description of
simple present places of work Melbourne an article about information information about a place
(he/she/it) ordinal and cardinal an interview with a student languages spoken a photographer writing skill: capital
Places numbers living in New York around the world your languages letters
wordbuilding: adjective + three people talking about
pages 33–44 noun collocations their jobs
places in a city

VIDEO: Cowley Road  page 42    REVIEW  page 44

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like/love + noun or -ing wordbuilding: verb + talking about abilities /ŋ/ three people talking about an article about fact or opinion likes and dislikes text type: short
form noun collocations and interests can and can’t their free-time activities identical twins saying how often emails
adverbs of frequency everyday activities sentence stress an interview with an article about you do things writing skill:
expressions of sports Norbert Rosing extreme sports your abilities reference words
Free time frequency volunteer work
can/can’t (+ adverb)
pages 45–56

VIDEO: Urban biking  page 54    REVIEW  page 56

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countable and food verbs ordering a meal /tʃ/ or /dʒ/ someone talking about an article about food ways of giving advice famous dishes from advice about
uncountable nouns food contractions street food in Oaxaca markets around the your country healthy eating
(a/an, some, and any) quantities and containers people describing famous world planning a special text type:
a lot of and much/many word focus: mean dishes from their countries an article about labels meal instructions
Food how many / how much menus a conversation at a market on food buying food at a writing skill:
market punctuation
pages 57–68 advice about healthy
eating

VIDEO: The world food quiz  page 66    REVIEW  page 68

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was/were periods in time asking what people did -ed endings someone talking about an article about for or against? describing someone’s a description of
simple past regular time expressions intonation photographs showing how famous people from life someone’s life
and irregular verbs, word focus: write lives have changed the past talking about what text type: thank
negatives, and opinion adjectives a documentary about a an article about you did over the you messages
Past lives question forms woman who lived in a cave lifelogging weekend writing skill: formal
three people describing their a survey about and informal
pages 69–80 evening lifelogging expressions

VIDEO: Objects from the past  page 78    REVIEW  page 80

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comparative adjectives journey adjectives making requests stressed and weak someone talking about the an article about animal writing for the reader your opinion a paragraph about
superlative adjectives ways of traveling syllables journey of a ladybug journeys places you know your town
wordbuilding: collocations a documentary about a an article about text type: a travel
word focus: time journey to the deepest Colombia’s cities blog post
Journeys money place on Earth writing skill: so and
because
pages 81–92

VIDEO: The final journey  page 90    REVIEW  page 92

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present continuous adjectives about festivals talking about pictures /s/ and /ʃ/ someone describing the an article about a is it in the text? festivals in your text type: short
simple present and clothes and photos sound and spelling Dinagyang festival fashion business town/city messages
present continuous face and body silent letters a description of two photos an article about boys’ your life at the writing skill: the
be vs. have word focus: like of a festival and girls’ color moment KISS rules
Appearance choices people’s appearance
opinion of an article
pages 93–104

VIDEO: Festivals and special events  page 102    REVIEW  page 104

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be going to (for plans) places for entertainment inviting and making /tə/ someone talking about an article about the the writer’s deciding which text type: reviews
infinitive of purpose movies arrangements showing a photo Tallgrass Film Festival preferences movies to see writing skill: giving
see or watch? enthusiasm two people at a film festival an article about nature your future plans your opinion with
talking about TV the future of TV in art explaining your sense verbs
Entertainment nature two people discussing a preferences
Broadway show
pages 105–116

VIDEO: Filming wildlife  page 114    REVIEW  page 116

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present perfect school subjects checking and clarifying contrastive someone talking about a an article about what supporting the main experiences with advice about
present perfect and wordbuilding: synonyms stress place for learning scientists have idea learning good habits and
simple past and antonyms a news report about a learned explaining memory routines
daily habits memory champion tips about memory techniques text type: a
Learning word focus: up someone calling his office techniques talking about telephone
email addresses and an article about good learning message
pages 117–128 websites learning habits giving advice about writing skill:
good habits and imperatives
routines

VIDEO: Baby math  page 126    REVIEW  page 128

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have to / don’t have to, types of vacation making suggestions /ˈhæftə/ a man talking about his a tourist information reasons for and rules a description of a
can / can’t in another country /ʌ/, /ʊ/, or /uː/ experience in Jordan brochure against advice for a tourist tourist destination
should/shouldn’t tourism a podcast from a travel a questionnaire from a a tourist destination text type: a
something, nobody, wordbuilding: word program travel magazine what’s important in questionnaire
Tourism anywhere families two friends discussing a trip a travel article a hotel writing skill:
word focus: take to South America closed and open
pages 129–140 questions

VIDEO: Tiger tourism  page 138    REVIEW  page 140

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will/won’t parts of the Earth giving a presentation ’ll a documentary about a an article and a map the writer’s opinion predictions about the predictions about
articles measurements pausing at photographer about climate change future the future
wordbuilding: word commas a radio show about an article about places on Earth text type: an
forms unexplored places on Earth finding a new planet life on another announcement
The Earth land and water an article about Earth planet writing skill:
word focus: how Day places you’d like to important words
pages 141–152 visit and information

VIDEO: Earth University  page 150    REVIEW  page 152

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR SUMMARY  page 158    AUDIOSCRIPTS  page 183

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