CONTENTS
Unit Grammar Vocabulary Reading
1 Personality (p6–15) Question forms, subject & object Personality adjectives (1.1) Encyclopedia entry about
questions (1.2) Prefixes (1.3) extroverts & introverts Making
Present simple & present connections (1.1)
Symbols & abbreviations ; linkers
continuous (1.3) (1.5) Article about method acting
Reacting to a text (1.2)
Article about charisma Identifying
topic sentences (1.3)
2 Travel (p16–25) Past simple (2.1) Travel expressions (2.1) Article about travel &
Present perfect simple & past Phrasal verbs 1 (2.2) tourism (2.1)
simple (2.3) Words from the reading (2.3) Articles about famous explorers;
evaluating & justifying (2.2)
Time linkers (2.5)
Article about Wilfred Thesiger;
reacting to the topic; extract from
Arabian Sands (2.3)
3 Work (p26–35) Present perfect continuous (3.2) Work adjectives; dependent Adverts for jobs; ranking &
Present perfect simple and prepositions (3.1) justifying choices (3.1)
continuous (3.3) Expressions connected with time Article about homeworking;
& work (3.2) evaluating advantages &
disadvantages (3.2)
Blog comments about
work placements; inferring
opinion (3.3)
4 Language (p36–45) Future forms: will, going to, Language learning (4.1) Advert for a language course;
present continuous (4.2) Phrasal verbs 2 (4.1) evaluating the success
First conditional (4.3) of a text (4.1)
British & American money idioms
(4.2) Identifying genres; three texts
about English & Chinese (4.2)
Language style; communication &
register (4.3) Identifying main ideas; article
about avoiding mistakes online
Percentages & fractions; linkers
(4.3)
(4.5)
5 Advertising (p46–55) Second conditional (5.2) Advertising adjectives (5.1) Article about advertising; inferring
Comparison, emphasising Words with a similar meaning opinion (5.1)
difference & similarity (5.3) connected to ‘change’ (5.2) For & Against article about
Word combinations (5.3) manipulating images; evaluating
arguments; text reference (5.2)
Essay expressions (5.5)
Newspaper article about
advertising to children;
responding to the topic (5.3)
6 Education (p56–65) Defining relative clauses (6.2) Education & studying (6.1) Online discussion about single-sex
Non-defining relative clauses (6.3) schools (6.1)
Article about Maria Montessori;
evaluating a summary (6.2)
Newspaper editorial about free
university education; challenging
opinions (6.3)
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Speaking /
Listening Scenario Study Skills / Writing Video
Pronunciation
Conversation about Discussing personalities; Key language: giving Writing questions (1.2) Meet the expert: an
appearance & personality Word stress (1.1) opinions, agreeing & Study skills: Taking notes interview with Michael
(1.1) Discussing personality tests disagreeing, making while reading Gould, a professional actor,
Radio interview with a (1.2) suggestions about method acting (1.2)
Writing skills: A for and
psychologist (1.2) Discussing charisma (1.3) Task: choosing a new against essay
team member
Scenario: choosing a new
member
Questions & answers about Compiling a list of travel Key language: discussing Writing travel tips (2.1) Study skills video: making
travelling abroad; inferring tips (2.1) advantages & disadvantages, Study skills: Taking notes notes while listening to a
attitude (2.1) -ed endings; talking about making suggestions while listening talk about Thor Heyerdahl
Interview about the past life events (2.2) Task: organising a study trip (2.5)
Writing skills: A
Universities Explorers Contractions; choosing Scenario: discussing issues of biographical profile
Programme (2.3) suitable jobs (2.3) past study trips and planning
a more successful one
People talking about Discussing jobs (3.1) Key language: asking Writing a job advert (3.1) Meet the expert: an interview
homeworking (3.2) Discussing what is questions, giving answers Study skills: Organising with Caroline Matthews,
Radio interview with three important in a job (3.1) Task: taking part in an ideas and paragraphs about her internship
students about their work interview Writing skills: Covering in the insurance
Discussing ideal working
placements (3.3) letter & Curriculum Vitae industry (3.3)
hours (3.2) Scenario: conducting
Conversation with a and participating in an (CV)
Discussing work placements
careers counsellor; people (3.3) interview
talking about CVs (3.5)
Correcting politely (3.2)
Conversation between two Discussing language issues Key language: accepting & Study skills: Describing Meet the expert: interview
students (4.2) (4.1) rejecting ideas, considering charts & tables with Henry Hitchings,
Interview with an expert Debate about British and consequences Writing skills: A report author of Language Wars,
on communication (4.3) American English (4.2) Task: selecting an English describing a chart about English as a global
language programme language (4.2)
Compiling a list of Dos
& Don’ts for online Scenario: discussing
communication (4.3) proposals and choosing
the best one
People talking about Talking about adverts (5.1) Key language: the Study skills: Critical Meet the expert: interview
adverts (5.1) Choosing photos for adverts language of presentations thinking with Vena Raffle about the
Conversation about (5.1) Task: giving a formal Writing skills: An opinion- work of the UK Advertising
designing a website (5.2) presentation led essay; planning your Standards Authority (5.3)
Discussing cosmetic
An extract from a lecture surgery (5.2) Scenario: brainstorming for essay
on critical thinking (5.5) Group discussion an advertising campaign
comparing the benefits of and selecting the most
different quad bikes (5.3) effective one
People talking about their Discussing education (6.1) Key language: discussing Writing your opinion Meet the expert: interview
education; inferring Timed discussion about options online (6.1) with Rob Gueterbock, a
attitude (5.1) educational issues (6.2) Task: problem-solving Describing a teacher (6.2) Montessori teacher, about
Student describing a the Montessori method of
Describing & comparing Scenario: looking a Study skills: Reading
teacher (6.1) education (6.2)
different educational problems at a university strategies: predicting,
People talking about their systems (6.3) and finding solutions skimming, scanning,
university experience (6.3) inferring
Writing skills: Formal
correspondence,
correspondence
conventions
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CONTENTS
Unit Grammar Vocabulary Reading
7 Design (p66–75) Modals (necessity & obligation) Word building; design adjectives Introduction from a design book;
(7.2) (7.1) reacting to the text (7.1)
Modals (present deduction) (7.3) Materials, shapes & texture; Three articles about design periods;
abstract nouns (7.2) justifying opinions (7.2)
Words from the reading (7.3) Article about Alessi; identifying
Linkers (7.5) main ideas (7.3)
8 Business (p76–85) Past continuous (8.2) Business terms & roles (8.1) Leaflet for new businesses (8.1)
Past perfect simple Collocations 2: business (8.3) Article about business
dilemmas (8.2)
Obituaries of business icons;
identifying similarities &
differences (8.3)
9 Engineering (p86–95) The passive (9.2) Words from the reading (9.1) Leaflet about women &
Articles (9.3) Collocations 3 (9.1) engineering; identifying genre
(9.1)
Hazards and global threats (9.2)
Article about asteroids;
Expressions for managing a
identifying facts (9.2)
discussion (9.5)
Three articles about
superstructures; identifying
problems (9.3)
10 Trends (p96–105) Expressions of quantity (10.2) Phrasal verbs 3 (10.1) Article about ‘the tipping point’;
Infinitives & -ing forms (10.3) Fashion (10.2) reflecting on the topic (10.1)
Describing trends (10.5) Article about cultural influences
on fashion; identifying examples
(10.2)
Article about paying for music;
reacting to the text (10.3)
11 Arts and Media (p106–115) Reported speech (11.2) Describing books and films; media Reviews; inferring the writer’s
Reported questions (11.3) genre (11.1) opinion (11.1)
Words connected with the Article about media
arts (11.2) recluses (11.2)
Expressions for a Interview with Rageh Omar;
presentation (11.5) identifying topics (11.3)
12 Crime (p116–125) Third conditional (12.2) Crime (12.1) Article about stupid criminals;
Modals (past deduction) (12.3) Collocations 4 (12.2) inferring emotions (12.1)
Article about the psychology of
crime (12.2)
News report on a robbery in
Sweden; looking at genre (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
Conversation between two Word stress; talking about Key language: describing Describing a favourite Meet the Expert: an
designers (7.2) the design of everyday qualities object (7.1) interview with Freyja Sewell,
Conversations at a design objects (7.1) Task: evaluating designs Study skills: Proofreading a furniture and product
museum (7.3) Designing a new product designer,
Scenario: judging products Writing skills: A product
(7.2) about her
Conversation with a to choose the winning report
designs (7.2)
lecturer about written work Talking about re-designing design
(7.5) an object (7.3)
Radio interview with Planning a new business Key language: the Describing a memorable Meet the Expert: an
a business advisor; (8.1) language of negotiation event (8.2) interview with Teresa Le
summarising (8.1) Reacting to the topic; Task: negotiating Study skills: Recognising about the Vietnamese
Conversation about a discussing business formal & informal food business
Scenario: negotiating to
business idea (8.1) dilemmas; weak forms language; beginning & she set up in
get the best deal
(8.2) ending correspondence London (8.1)
Talking about successful Writing skills: Formal &
people (8.3) informal correspondence
Radio interview with a Discussing engineering Key language: discussing Writing about the greatest Study skills video:
woman engineer (9.1) achievements (9.1) options, making decisions engineering achievement participating in a group
Discussion between Ranking global threats (9.2) Task: assessing a project (9.1) discussion (9.5)
engineer students (9.5) Talking about Scenario: deciding on a Study skills: Participating
superstructures; weak Mega Project in a group discussion;
forms; debate about understanding body
superstructures (9.3) language
Writing skills: Describing a
process using the passive
Conversation between a Talking about trends (10.1) Key language: raising & Describing a recent trend Meet the Expert: an
manager and a shop Talking about fashion responding to issues (10.1) interview with Cate Trotter,
assistant (10.2) (10.2) Task: participating in a Study skills: Recording & a trends consultant, about
People talking about their meeting learning vocabulary how understanding trends
Discussing paying for
music habits (10.3) can help a
downloads; numbers Scenario: discussing Writing skills: Describing
business (10.1)
Students talking about (10.3) problems and winning a trend; avoiding
vocabulary learning (10.5) solutions repetition
Reviews (11.1) Describing a favourite Key language: comparing Writing an online review Study skills video:
Conversation about a job book or film (11.1) & contrasting (11.1) delivering a presentation
interview (11.3) Discussing the arts and Task: choosing a film to Reporting an interview (11.3) (11.5)
celebrities; justifying produce Study skills: Delivering
opinions (11.2) Scenario: Weighing up a presentation
Giving a witness report the options to reach a Writing skills: A short
of an imaginary news group decision formal report; making
event (11.3) generalisations
People talking about their Discussing the seriousness Key language: reaching a Study skills: Summarising Meet the Expert: an
crimes; comparing & of crimes (12.1) decision Writing skills: A cause & interview with Stefanie
contrasting (12.2) Discussing controversial Task: discussing court effect essay Bierwerth, a publisher,
People talking about a statements (12.2) cases about the appeal
robbery (12.3) of crime
Solving a crime Scenario: Looking at court
fiction
An extract of a lecture on (12.3) case and agreeing on
(12.1)
home security; an extract verdicts
from a lecture on car
security (12.5)
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