CONTENTS

Learning objectives Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

■ Talk about the people in your life ■ be (affirmative, negative, ■ People you know ■ /l/ at the end of a word
■ Talk about possessions questions); possessive ■ Everyday things
Connections

■ Greet people and start a adjectives

Unit 1

conversation ■ Whose…?; possessive

■ Introduce yourself in an email pronouns; possessive ’s
■ Talk about what you have in
common

■ Talk about what you do every day, ■ Simple present for ■ Expressions with do, ■ /h/ at the beginning of a
Work and study

on the weekend, etc. habits and routines have, and make word
■ Talk about your workspace (affirmative, negative, ■ Work and study items ■ Listening for
Unit 2

■ Explain communication problems questions) contractions

■ Write your opinion about a ■ This / that one; these /
podcast those ones
■ Give advice about useful apps for
work and study
■ Talk about what you’re doing at ■ Present continuous ■ Sports ■ /oʊ/ and /ɔ/ vowel
the moment ■ Simple present and ■ Exercising sounds
Let’s move

■ Talk about sports and exercise present continuous ■ Listening for linking
Unit 3

■ Ask for information sounds

■ Write short messages to a
company
■ Create a fitness program

Review 1 (Review of Units 1–3)

■ Talk about your plans ■ Present continuous for ■ Pop culture ■ /v/ in the middle of a
Talk about giving and receiving future plans (affirmative, Gift items word
Good times

■ ■
gifts negative, questions) ■ Listening for single
Unit 4

■ Make and respond to invitations ■ Object pronouns sounds

■ Write an online event
announcement
■ Choose gifts for your host

■ Talk about past events in your life ■ Simple past ■ Opinions and feelings ■ Word stress
■ Ask questions about the past ■ Simple past negative ■ Life events
Firsts and lasts

■ Congratulate and sympathize and questions

with people
Unit 5

■ Write a comment agreeing or

disagreeing with an online post
■ Summarize a story

Plan a shopping trip be going to Money Stressing important

Buy now, pay later

■ ■ ■ ■
■ Talk about shopping habits ■ Determiners ■ Shopping words
■ Describe what you want in a store ■ Listening for weak words
Unit 6

■ Write a script for a vlog

■ Present an idea for a new
invention

Review 2 (Review of Units 4–6)

xii
Functional language Listening Reading Writing Speaking

■ Greet someone for Email A work email ■ Talk about people you know
the first time; greet introductions ■ A formal email ■ Ask and answer questions about
someone who ■ Read and correct to someone you people in your life
you know; start an email don’t know ■ Talk about things you have in
conversations ■ Punctuation: your bag
Real-world strategy capital letters ■ Say hello and start a conversation
■ Show interest and Time to speak
surprise ■ Talk about things in common

■ Explain, check, and solve How to be A short post on a ■ Talk about your busy life
a technology problem successful website ■ Talk about what you do every day,
Real-world strategy ■ A podcast about ■ A comment on a etc.
■ Ask for repetition what successful website post ■ Talk about work spaces
people do ■ Use examples and ■ Talk on the phone/online
opinions to add Time to speak
interest ■ Talk about apps for work or study

■ Ask for information Bike sharing A short social ■ Talk about sports that are popular
Real-world strategy ■ A report about media message in your country
■ Check information cycling in ■ A message to ■ Describe who you see
Mexico City a bike sharing ■ Describe exercise routines
program ■ Ask for information about a
■ and, but, and so swimming pool
Time to speak
■ Talk about fitness programs

■ Make and accept Waiting for An invitation to an ■ Talk about celebrations in your
invitations; plan where something special event country
and when to meet ■ A news report ■ An event ■ Arrange to meet after English class
Real-world strategy about an announcement ■ Choose gifts
■ Give general excuses unusual event ■ too, also, and as ■ Invite someone to an event
well Time to speak
■ Talk about gifts for a trip

■ React to good and bad First impressions Online comments ■ Talk about a special picture of you
news ■ Posts about ■ A comment on a as a child
Real-world strategy experiences in a message board ■ Talk about a special day in your life
■ Check your new place ■ Agree and ■ Ask and answer questions about
understanding disagree last weekend
■ Respond to good and bad news
Time to speak
■ Talk about a famous event in
the past
■ Explain your language Money lessons Top tips to save ■ Talk about where you shop
problem; explain the ■ Stories about money ■ Plan a shopping trip
function of the thing money ■ A vlog script with ■ Talk about shopping habits
you want problems suggestions for ■ Explain what you want
Real-world strategy saving money Time to speak
■ Ask for words in English ■ Using referencing: ■ Present a new invention
one and them

xiii
 Learning objectives Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation
Talk about your favorite comfort Quantifiers Naming food /ʤ/ and /g/ sounds
Eat, drink, be happy
■ ■ ■ ■
food ■ Verb patterns ■ Describing food
■ Design a food truck
Explain what you want in a
Unit 7

■
restaurant
■ Write a comment about an online
article
■ Plan a party

■ Discuss what to do in your town ■ if and when ■ Traveling ■ Long and short vowel
■ Talk about a trip you went on ■ Giving reasons ■ Transportation sounds
■ Give advice and make suggestions using to and for ■ Listening for intonation
Unit 8
Trips

■ Write advice on living in another

country
■ Plan a short trip

■ Compare stores and what they sell ■ Comparative adjectives ■ Accessories ■ /ɜ/ vowel sound
Talk about people in photos Superlative adjectives Appearance
Looking good

■ ■ ■
■ Ask for and give opinions
Unit 9

■ Write a paragraph describing a

photo
■ Create and present an ad

Review 3 (Review of Units 7–9)

■ Talk about how to avoid danger ■ have to ■ Jobs ■ Final consonant sounds
at work Making predictions Health problems
Risky business

■ ■
■ Make predictions about your
Unit 10

future
■ Describe a medical problem and
ask for help
■ Write an email to your future self
■ Plan a reality TV show
■ Talk about what you’ve done and ■ Present perfect for ■ Verb-noun internet ■ Final /m/ and /n/ sounds
what you’ve never done experience phrases
Me, online

■ Talk about what you’ve done, and ■ Present perfect and ■ Social media verbs
Unit 11

when simple past

■ Make and respond to requests
■ Write comments about an
infographic
■ Create a video or vlog

■ Talk about the weather ■ be like ■ Weather ■ /w/ at the beginning of a

■ Describe places, people, and ■ Relative pronouns: who, ■ Landscapes and word
things which, that cityscapes ■ Listening for t when it
Ask for and give directions sounds like d
Outdoors

■
Unit 12

■ Write simple instructions

■ Create a tourism campaign for
your country

Review 4 (Review of Units 10–12)

Grammar charts and practice, pages 129–140 Vocabulary exercises, pages 141–152

xiv
Functional language Listening Reading Writing Speaking
■ Order food; take an Foods Comments on ■ Talk about special meals
order; ask questions ■ An article about Impossible Foods ■ Talk about your favorite comfort
about food; ask for the the Impossible ■ A comment on an food
check Burger article ■ Talk about a food truck
Real-world strategy ■ I (don’t) think; ■ Order food from a menu
■ I mean If you ask me; Time to speak
For me ■ Talk about the perfect party

■ Give advice and make Leaving home Listeners’ ■ Talk about a good vacation
suggestions; respond to ■ A radio show comments ■ Talk about your town
advice and suggestions about living in ■ A comment on ■ Talk about a long trip you took
Real-world strategy another country advice from ■ Give advice to a visitor in your
■ Echo questions listeners town
■ Phrases to Time to speak
respond to advice ■ Talk about planning a trip

■ Ask for an opinion; give Image is Advertising contest ■ Talk about appearance
a positive opinion; give everything ■ An email ■ Compare clothes stores
a negative or neutral ■ An article about submission to a ■ Talk about your best photos
opinion advertising contest ■ Give your opinion of clothes
Real-world strategy ■ Punctuation: Time to speak
■ I guess periods, capital ■ Talk about making an ad
letters, and
commas

■ Offer help; ask for Face your fears An email to myself ■ Talk about things you’re afraid of
information about the ■ An article about ■ An email giving ■ Talk about dangers at work or
problem; ask someone a personal advice study
for help experience ■ anyway, ■ Predict future events
Real-world strategy by the way ■ Explain a medical problem
■ It’s like / It feels like Time to speak
■ Talk about reality TV

■ Make requests; respond Selfies Positive and ■ Talk about screens

to requests; ask for ■ An infographic negative ■ Ask and answer questions about
permission; refusing comments experiences
Real-world strategy ■ A short comment ■ Ask and answer questions about
■ Remember words on selfies online habits
■ Saying something ■ Make requests in specific situations
positive or Time to speak
negative ■ Talk about online videos

■ Ask for directions; give Guerrilla How to … ■ Talk about hot and cold weather
directions gardening ■ A list of ■ Talk about weather in different
Real-world strategy ■ An interview instructions cities in the world
■ Correct yourself with a guerrilla on how to do ■ Talk about people, objects, and
gardener something places
■ first, then, next, ■ Ask for directions, check you
now, finally understand
Time to speak
■ Talk about advertising your
country

xv