CONTENTS

Unit Grammar Vocabulary Reading

1 Communication (p6–15) The continuous aspect (1.2) Phrasal verbs (1.1) Article about six degrees of
The perfect aspect (1.3) Scientific Study (1.1) separation; reacting to the text
(1.1)
Idioms (1.2)
Leaflet about communication
Collocations (1.3)
course (1.2)
Extract from You Just Don’t
Understand; identifying stylistic
devices (1.3)

2 Environment (p16–25) Present perfect simple & Local environment collocations Newspaper article about
continuous (2.2) (2.1) noisy neighbours; identifying
Indirect questions (2.3) Environment (2.2) similarities and differences (2.1)
Adverbs (2.3) Article about climate change;
identifying sources (2.2)
Short extract from A Short History
of Nearly Everything (2.3)

3 Sport (p26–35) Quantifiers (3.2) Idioms (3.1) Article about Charles Miller;
Definite and zero articles (3.3) Prefix self-, Abstract nouns (3.2) justifying opinions (3.1)
Leaflet about a karate club;
reacting to the topic (3.2)
Article about being a top athlete;
inferring (3.3)

4 Medicine (p36–45) Future continuous, going to, Personality adjectives (4.1) Four articles about medical
present continuous (4.2) Medical terms (4.1) breakthrough (jigsaw); ranking by
Future perfect simple, future importance (4.1)
Illness and medicine (4.2)
simple (4.3) Facts/news article about malaria:
Dependent prepositions (4.3)
reacting to the topic (4.2)
News article about bionic eye;
retelling a story (4.3)

5 Transport (p46–55) Modal verbs and ways of Transport (5.1) Article about road safety analysing
expressing ability,possibility and Safety features (5.1) arguments (5.1)
obligation (past and future) (5.2) Article about future transport
Collocations (5.2)
(jigsaw); evaluating projects,
Words from the text (5.3)
evaluating arguments (5.2)
Article about great railway
journeys; identifying attitude (5.3)

6 Literature and Film (p56–65) Narrative tenses (6.2) Genres (6.1) Article about books and films;
Used to, would,get used to (6.3) Literature and film (6.1) inferring opinion (6.1)
Adjectives (6.1) Extract from The Great Gatsby
referencing (6.2)
Idiomatic expressions (6.1)
Online report on gender and
Words from the text (6.3)
reading; identifying facts and
opinions (6.3)

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 Speaking /
Listening Scenario Study Skills / Writing Video
Pronunciation
Five people talking about Discussing communicating Key language: outlining Writing a list of advice for Study Skills video: James
communication habits (1.1) problems, offering communicating in your Hammond gives a lecture
(1.1) Discussing non-verbal solutions, reacting to country (1.1) about public speaking
Radio programme about communication (1.1) suggestions Study skills: Note-taking
gender conversation styles Talking about current Task: solving from listening to a talk
(1.3) trends considering communication problems structure of talks
Conversation between two consequences (1.2) Scenario: flat sharing note-taking
student counsellors (1.4) Thinking of advice for Writing skills: Writing
men/women (1.3) and checking written
communication register
peer-checking

3 people talking about Collocations (2.1) Key language: agreeing and Writing a short summary to Meet the expert: an
their local area (2.1) Discussing solutions to disagreeing politely, polite a solution (2.1) interview with Dr Andrew
Lecture about volcanoes problems (2.1) questions Study skills: Designing a McGonigle about active
(2.3) Task: Attending a formal Questionnaire question volcanoes.
Discussing the
Phone conversation about environment (2.2) meeting types
a proposed wind farm (2.4) Talking about volcanoes Scenario: Sparrow Hill Writing skills: Writing a
Conversation with (2.3) Wind Farm questionnaire
a lecturer about Making a short presentation;
questionnaires (2.5) presenting (2.3)

Interview with a karate Weak forms of the (3.3) Key language: Using Study skills: Understanding Meet the expert: an
teacher (3.2) Using idioms to talk about emphasis and comparison Essay Questions; interview with Dr Elizabeth
Presentation about Yuna experiences (3.1) Task: giving a presentation understanding key words, Pummell about the science
Kim (3.4) essay writing of sports Psychology
Ranking characteristics Scenario: Who is the
Lecturer answering (3.3) Greatest? Writing skills: A For
questions about essay and Against Essay:
writing (3.5) introductions, formal
expressions

Doctor talking about her Stressed syllables (4.1) Key language: discussing Study skills: Evaluating Meet the expert: an
work (4.1) Discussing medicine and the implications resources on the internet interview with Dr Tina
A professor talking about medical profession (4.1) Task: making difficult Writing skills: A Chowdhury, about medical
malaria (4.2) decisions short report; making bionics.
Planning a fund-raising day
Six doctors talking (4.2) Scenario: Medical recommendations
about future medical Talking about hopes for the dilemmas
developments (4.3) future (4.3)
Business consultant talking
about using the internet (4.5)
Lecturer advising students
about internet resources (4.5)

People talking about Discussing road safety Key language: the language Writing a short report on Meet the expert: interview
transport (5.1) (5.1) of meetings - summarising road safety (5.1) with Monisha Rajesh about
News report on transport Making future predictions Task: Evaluating proposals Study skills: Graphs, charts her Indian train journey (5.3)
of the future (5.2) (5.2) Scenario: Beauciel and tables
Discussion on transport Describing a memorable Writing skills: Describing
problems (5.4) journey (5.3) information in a table;
comparison and contrast

Discussion about a book Used to (6.3) Key language: persuading Study skills: making an Study skills video: a
(6.1) Describing a book or film Task: making a persuasive effective presentation, presentation about The Girl
Four people talking about (6.1) presentation rhetorical techniques with the Dragon Tattoo
books (6.2) Discussing influential Scenario: the new film Writing skills: An online
Five people talking about books (6.2) project review; adjectives, adverbs
reading habits (6.3) Talking about childhood
Conversation about a film (6.3)
proposal (6.4)
Five people describing a
memorable presentation (6.5)

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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Reading

7 Architecture (p66–75) The Passive (7.2, 7.3) Describing buildings (7.1) Article about 3 famous buildings
Idioms (7.3) interpreting ideas (7.1)
Prefixes (7.3) Article about unusual buildings;
evaluating (7.2)
Article about famous bridges;
comparing features (7.3)

8 Globalisation (p76–85) Verb patterns (8.2) Globilisation (8.1) Online discussion about
Causatives (8.3) Collocations (8.1) globalisation (8.1)
Abstract nouns (8.2) Article about culture mistakes;
drawing conclusions (8.2)
Article about international
cooperation; summarising (8.3)

9 Art (p86–95) Ungradable adjectives (9.2) Art and artists (9.1) Online discussion about art;
Position of adverbs (9.3) Adverb-adjective collocations (9.2) justifying opinions (9.1)
Order of adjectives (9.3) Article about photography
identifying arguments (9.2)
Article about three contemporary
sculptors (9.3)

10 Psychology (p96–105) Relative clauses (10.2) Personality adjectives (10.1) Webpage about the Belbin model;
Reduced relative clauses (10.3) Phrasal verbs (10.1) evaluating ideas (10.1)
Word formation (10.2) Webpage about peer pressure;
evaluating effectiveness (10.2)
Idioms with mind (10.2)
Article about criminal profiling;
Words from the text (10.3)
summarising (10.3)

11 Cultures (p106–115) Reported speech (11.2) Culture (11.1) University webpage on what is
Reporting verbs (11.3) Adjectives (11.2) culture; reflecting on the topic
(11.1)
Article about culture shock (11.2)
Two articles about cultural
difference; recognising features
of register (11.3)

12 Technology (p116–125) Conditionals: first and second Technology (12.1) Article about failed inventors;
(12.2) Opposites (prefixes) (12.2) reflecting on the topic (12.1)
Conditionals: third and mixed Words from the text (12.3) Webpage about the Amish;
(12.3) summarising (12.2)
Article about GM food;
identifying arguments (12.3)

Language reference (p126-149) | Meet the Expert (p150-154) | Communication Activities (p155-163) | Audioscripts (p164-175)

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 Speaking /
Listening Scenario Study Skills / Writing Video
Pronunciation
Architect answering Word stress (7.1) Key language: talking Describing a well-known Meet the Expert: an
questions (7.2) Describing a building (7.1) about requirements building (7.1) interview with Laura Mark
Three architects discussing Task: deciding on facilities Study skills: identifying fact about
Discussing the issue of
a hotel design (7.4) in a hotel and opinion innovative
young people living at
designs
home (7.2) Scenario: on the horizon Writing skills: an opinion-
Sharing information on led essay; avoiding
bridges (7.3) repetition

Five people talking about Discussing globalisation; Key language: clarifying Writing your opinion on Meet the Expert: an
globalisation (8.1) Assessing results and Task: taking part in a globalisation (8.1) interview with Richard
Radio programme about consequences (8.1) debate Study skills: Summarising; Cook about
working internationally topic sentences, working in a
Sharing information about Scenario: supermarket
(8.2) paraphrasing global
global projects (8.3) superpower
workplace (8.1)
Radio interview about Writing skills: a summary
supermarket expansion (8.4)

Three people talking about Discussing what is art; Key language: discussing Study skills: Expanding Meet the Expert: an
art (9.1) justifying opinions (9.1) implications, offering your vocabulary; interview with Yulia
Conversation about an art Describing a work of art counter-arguments collocations Podolskaya about her
gallery (9.4) (9.1) Task: deciding on an Writing skills: An online work as a
action plan review sculptor
Lecture about writing a Describing a photo (9.2)
blog (9.5) Discussing public art (9.3) Scenario: The Russell
Drake Gallery

Lecture about group Stress patterns (10.1) Key language: giving and Summarising an article Meet the Expert: an
dynamics (10.1) Planning a newspaper reacting to advice (10.3) interview with Dr Jack
Radio advice phone-in (10.1) Task: an advice phone-in Study skills: writing a Lewis, a neuroscientist,
(10.4) bibliography, referencing about psychological
Discussing peer pressure Scenario: What’s on your
profiling
(10.2) mind? Writing skills: An
(10.3)
Talking about famous advantages and
criminals (10.3) disadvantages essay;
complex sentences,
conclusions

Six people talking about Deciding what to put in a Key language: creating Describing a person in Meet the Expert: an
what they miss about their time capsule (11.1) impact in a presentation culture shock (11.2) interview with Anna
culture (11.1) Discussing culture shock; Task: giving a formal Study skills: Improving Colquhoun, about the
Radio discussion about justifying answers (11.2) presentation reading skills; reading cultural importance of
culture shock; (11.2) and chunking, guessing food. (11.3)
Describing a person (11.2) Scenario: Kaleidoscope
Two people talking about World unknown words, reading
Discussing cultural issues
cultural mistakes (11.3) linkers
(11.3)
Presentation about Toronto Writing skills: Formal
(11.4) correspondence; letter
layout, formulaic
Radio lecture about
language
reading (11.5)

Three people talking about Discussing technology Key language: persuading, Writing your opinion (12.1) Study skills video: a lecture
gadgets (12.1) (12.1) making a case for Study skills: Plagiarism about plagiarism
Conversation between two Discussing living without something – what it is and how to
workers (12.4) technology (12.2) Task: conducting a avoid it
Conversation between two Debating technology (12.3) problem-solving meeting Writing skills: An opinion
managers (12.4) Scenario: conducting a article; stylistic features
problem-solving meeting

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