Units & topics S peaking & W riting

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

1  Conversation S Conversations Six people talking about conversations G Position of adverbials. Aspect
Conversations S Conversations in English R Life on Mars/Life on Venus V Describing conversation styles.
Men's and women’s Conversation collocations. Word
S Complaints about A
 phone conversation between a
conversation styles building
boyfriends and boyfriend and a girlfriend
Eavesdropping
girlfriends V Extra Multiple meanings and uses
page 4 A formal and informal phone
S Eavesdropping conversation of talk

WB W Writing a self-help Useful phrases: Opening conversations P Intonation to show attitude

tip sheet

2  Taste S If you were a food … People talking about food associated G Noun phrases. Describing nouns and
Food S Food associations with certain situations order of adjectives. Fronting
Restaurant reviews R Review: Le Palmier V Describing places to eat. Word
Anecdote: Eating out
Good taste building. Idioms with taste
W Review Conversation about countries’
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typical dishes P Intonation to show enthusiasm or
S Good taste
Useful phrases: Agreeing and disagreeing reservation
W Extra Letter to a
newspaper
WB W Writing a letter of
complaint

3 City S Discussing capital cities
Cities of the world W S
 hort description of a
City attractions famous town or city in
Dangers in the city your country
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S Comparing two posters
S Discussing city dangers
WB W Writing a short article
Cities of the world quiz G Hedging. Inversion after negative and
limiting adverbials
Two people discussing survey results
V Describing cities. Describing tourist
R Four guidebook extracts
spots
R Leicester Square
V Extra Lexical sets and collocations
Two people talking about the city
with city and urban
where they live
P Adding emphasis
Useful phrases: Adding emphasis

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

4 Story S Six-word life stories R Michael Jackson G The future as seen from the past.
Biographies Anecdote: Telling a story A man describing his favourite book Discourse markers in writing
Stories V Types of story. Expressions with story
S Deception and belief Discussing con tricks
Deception and tale. Deception and belief
Humour S Jokes R Humour across frontiers
P Weak and strong forms of auxiliary
page 36 W Extra Descriptive Jokes
verbs
narrative Useful phrases: Responding to a story
WB W Writing a review

5 Bargain S Shopping habits R Are you a savvy spender … ? G Prepositions in relative clauses.
Spending habits S Economising Six people talking about their Articles
Economising shopping habits V Spending and saving. Economising.
S Money-saving tips
Bargaining and Discussing prices
Anecdote: A purchase you R How I lived on £1 a day for a year
haggling
made A radio programme about V Extra British and American English
page 46
WB W Writing a news money-saving tips P Weak forms of common words
story Two people talking about their
experiences of bargaining
R One man’s rubbish …
Useful phrases: Negotiating, haggling,
making a deal

6 Mind S The Human Brain R The Human Brain G Verbs of the senses. Participle clauses
The brain S Brain training Four people discussing games V Verbs of seeing. Collocations with mind
Brain power S Your senses R Article about brain training P Assimilation: final /d/ before you
The senses
W Extra Emails making and R Calculate your brain power
Pet psychology
declining requests R The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
page 56
WB W Writing an informal Five people talking about their senses
email offering advice
R The Canine Cruncher
Useful phrases: Making appropriate requests

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

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  Digital S Mobile phones R The future of mobile phones: a remote G Complex sentences. Speculating about
Mobile phones S Future worlds control for your life the future
Innovations in One person describing a new prototype V Compound nouns. Informal
S T
 op scientific
technology mobile phone expressions
breakthroughs
Scientific
WB W Writing a R Teleportation and force fields V Extra Acronyms and collocations
breakthroughs
page 68 discursive essay Two people on a radio show talking P Word stress
about a gadget
Useful phrases: Discussing implications

8 Law S C
 rimes and their R Courtroom blunders G P
 araphrasing. Using modals to
Crime and punishments Three people talking about crimes talk about the past. Inversion after
punishment S C
 ases and appropriate nor/neither, so/such
Six people talking about appropriate
Legal cases punishments V Legal vocabulary. Collocations with
punishments for crimes
Newspaper reports law. Formal vocabulary
S Proposals for laws A crime victim and her friend talking
page 78
W Extra News stories about the crime P Final /t/ and /d/

WB W Writing a short R A real-life legal anecdote

report Useful phrases: Expressing surprise or
disbelief

9 Night S Lark or owl R Are you a lark or an owl? G C

 oncessive clauses and adverbials.
Energy patterns S Times of day and night A radio programme about sleep patterns Regrets and past conditionals
Staying up V Times of day and night. Expressions
Anecdote: A time you R How well do you sleep?
Northern Lights with night
stayed up all night Three friends talking about staying up
page 88
S Proverbs about night all night V Extra Phrasal verbs

WB W Writing an essay R Northern Lights P Syllable patterns in adverbs

A trip to Machu Picchu

Useful phrases: Making and responding
to invitations

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

10 Footprints S Your carbon footprint R What is a carbon footprint? G Passive structures. Comparative
Carbon footprint S Lifestyle quiz Two people talking about eco-friendly structures
Ancient footprints lifestyle choices V Ecological expressions. Expressions
S Barefoot hiking
Barefoot hiking with foot or feet. Different types
Anecdote: A walk you have R M
 an’s earliest footprints may be lost
Shoes of shoes
been on forever
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One person describing barefoot hiking P Preparing to read aloud
S Buying shoes
W Extra Report Four people talking about their shoes

WB W Writing an email R What your footwear says about you

recommending places An interview with a shoe psychologist
to visit Useful phrases: Persuasion and
responding to persuasion

11 Words S Roots of new words Four people talking about new words G Avoiding repetition: substitution
New words in S The importance of R The writer's block and ellipsis
English writing V New words
Useful phrases: Getting your point across
The written word
S English spelling V Extra Origins of new words
English spelling
and pronunciation WB W Writing a cover P D
 ifferences in spelling and
page 110 letter pronunciation

12 Conscience S Giving money to charity Six people talking about giving money G Special uses of the past simple
Giving money W Tag line to people on the street V Describing street people. Verb/
to charity R The Homeless World Cup Noun collocations. Expressions with
S Guilty feelings
The Homeless conscience
W Extra Responding to a R Ever had that guilty feeling?
World Cup
Guilty feelings complaint Two people talking about guilty feelings
page 118 WB W Writing a Useful phrases: Apologising
promotional flyer

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

Additional material page 128 • Grammar Extra page 134 • Recordings page 146 • Phonetic symbols & Irregular verbs page 159