Contents

Lesson Grammar Vocabulary Functional Pronunciation

language
1a  Double lives  p6 Stative & dynamic verbs

1b  Daily lives  p8 Present simple & present Verbs with two meanings
continuous
1c  Britishness  p10 Subject & object questions Self-image

1d  First impressions  p12 Describing people Describing people Intonation (lists)

1 Language reference p14

2a  Around the world  p16 Present perfect & past simple
2b  Unusual journeys  p18 Phrasal verbs Word linking
2c  Down under  p20 Present perfect for unfinished
time
2d  Getting around  p22 Verb collocations (travel) Travelling

2 Language reference p24

3a  Dream homes  p26 Modals of obligation, permission
& prohibition (present time)

3b  Unusual homes  p28 Make, let & allow Accommodation

3c  Bedrooms  p30 Modals of obligation, permission Verb collocations (sleep)
& prohibition (past time)
3d  Dinner invitation  p32 Requests Intonation (requests)

3 Language reference p34

4a  Luck of the draw  p36 Past simple & past continuous Idioms (taking risks) Was & were
4b  Twists of fate  p38 Past perfect simple Injuries

4c  Bad luck stories  p40 Time linkers

4d  Fancy that!  p42 Both & neither Talking about similarities
& differences
4 Language reference p44
5a  Hard sell  p46 Comparisons 1 Adjectives (advertising)

5b  Cold calling  p48 Comparisons 2 Adjectives (negative prefixes) /s/, /z/ & /ʃ/
5c  The office  p50 Comparing nouns Office activities
5d  Paperwork  p52 Office supplies On the phone

5 Language reference p54

6a  Summer holiday  p56 Future 1 (future plans) Holidays 1

6b  Getting away  p58 Future 2 (predictions) Holidays 2

6c  Perfect day  p60 Present tenses in future time
clauses
6d  Travel plans  p62 Collocations with sound Indirect questions Word stress

6 Language reference p64

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 8a Reading & Listening Speaking Writing
(in the Workbook)
1a R  Liars! (Mad Men) Discussing what people are most likely to lie about A description of a
Talking about yourself best friend
1b L  Radio review of TV programme: How Michael Portillo Describing daily routines
Became a Single Mum Did you know? British political parties
1c R  Are you British enough? Discussing answers to a British culture quiz
Devising a quiz about culture in your country
1d L  Dialogue about a new flatmate Talking about first impressions
Discussing making a good impression

2a R  Lawyer gives up job to cycle around the world Discussing travelling A description of a
2b L/R Three unusual journeys Talking about a film or book of a long journey town or city

2c R  Excerpt from a blog about a trip around Australia Talking about Australia
Planning a journey across your country
2d L  Three dialogues about trying to get somewhere Talking about daily transport in a city you know well
Did you know? New York & London taxis

3a R  Paradise Ridge Discussing where you live Advantages and

L  Interviews with residents talking about disadvantages of disadvantages
living in Paradise Ridge
3b L  Three interviews with people who live in unusual homes Designing a luxury holiday home
3c R  Six things you probably didn’t know about beds and Talking about sleeping & dreaming
bedrooms
3d L  Dinner party Describing a recent dinner party
Roleplay: dinner party
Did you know? Food in Britain

4a R  Lottery winners and losers Inventing a story about a lottery winner A narrative: lottery
4b L  The world’s luckiest man winner
R  Lucky Luciano
4c R  Three bad luck stories Inventing a bad luck story
Did you know? Superstitions in Britain
4d L  Dialogue at work: discussing things in common Identifying & discussing coincidences

5a R  Catch them young Planning & presenting an advertisement for a mineral An advertisement
water
5b L  Phone call: credit card telesales Carrying out a market research survey
5c R  Office stereotypes Planning an office party
5d L  Ordering office supplies over the phone Roleplay: phone dialogue ordering office supplies
Did you know? London’s Mayfair and Park Lane districts

6a R  Questionnaire: What kind of holiday person are you? Making plans with other holiday makers An extract from a
holiday brochure
6b L  Six short interviews at the airport Planning a holiday for a family group
6c R  Emerald Tours Discussing the perfect day out
Did you know? Cork – European capital of culture
6d L  Enquiring about flights over the phone Discussing the advantages of booking a holiday online or
through a travel agent’s

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 Lesson Grammar Vocabulary Functional Pronunciation
language
7a  Moving  p66 Present perfect continuous 1 Phrasal verbs with live
7b  Life changes  p68 Metaphor

7c  Happy birthday  p70 Present perfect continuous 2 Life stages

7d  Dilemmas  p72 Exclamations with what Giving advice Intonation (feelings) 

7 Language reference p74

8a  Breaking news  p76 Would Newspapers

8b  Protests  p78 Unreal conditions (type 2) /u/ & /uː/

8c  Bank robbers  p80 Unreal conditions (type 3) Law & order

8d  Driving  p82 Compound nouns (driving) Offers

8 Language reference p84

9a  The shopping basket  p86 Articles & determiners Containers of

9b  Shoppers  p88 Quantifiers 1 Shopping
9c  E-shopping  p90 Quantifiers 2 Collocations with take

9d  Phone calls  p92 Prepositional phrases Complaints

9 Language reference p94

10a  Secrets  p96 Modals of speculation 1 Illusions Sentence stress

(present time)
10b  Fact or fiction?  p98 Modals of speculation 2 Word families 1
(present time)
10c  Mysteries  p100 Modals of speculation Verbs followed by infinitive
(past time)
10d  Strictly confidential  p102 Idioms Advantages & 1
disadvantages

10 Language reference p104

11a  Total sport  p106 Passive Sport

11b  Olympic dreams  p108 Verbs with two objects Nouns and adjectives 1
(describing people)
11c  Strange sports  p110 Causative Services /ɪə/ & /eə/
11d  Sport relief  p112 Make & do Question tags (checking) 1

11 Language reference p114

12a  Basic needs  p116 Reported speech & thought

12b  Money  p118 Reported questions Verb collocations (money) 1

12c  Sue!  p120 Tell & ask with infinitive Reporting verbs

12d  Golden moments  p122 Social expressions Intonation (social 1

expressions)
12 Language reference p124
Communication activities  p126 Audioscripts  p135 Irregular verb list  p147 Unit reviews  p148

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 Reading & Listening Speaking Writing
(in the Workbook)
7a R  Redundancy was the best thing that ever happened to me A letter of advice
7b L  Interview with a house husband Discussing important life events
Did you know? Legal ages in England & Wales
7c R  Florrie prepares to celebrate her 113 birthday
th Discussing different stages of life
Talking about changes in students’ lifetimes
7d L  Dialogue about a dilemma at work Discussing personal dilemmas
Giving advice about a problem

8a L  Interview with an investigative journalist Planning the front page for a newspaper A funny crime story
Did you know? Rupert Murdoch
8b R  Five newspaper reports about protests Discussing three related newspaper articles
8c R  Newspaper article about idiot robbers Talking about films with robberies
Continuing a dialogue from a film
8d L  Two dialogues involving driving problems Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of cars
Discussing the seriousness of driving offences

9a R  Checking out the check out A letter of complaint

9b L  Interview with a shopaholic Planning a shopping centre
9c R  Eezeemall.com Devising a quiz to test whether classmates are
technophobes or cybernauts
9d L  Two dialogues about problems with phones Discussing mobile phones and their features
Roleplay: a complaint
Did you know? The red phone box

10a R  The tricks of the trade Performing a magic trick A narrative

10b L  Radio phone-in: The Da Vinci Code Discussing conspiracy theories

Did you know? Glastonbury
10c R  John Darwin Solving a mystery

10d L  Dialogue about the installation of spy software at work Discussing confidential information
Debate about installing CCTV cameras in secondary
schools

11a R  Chrissie Wellington Talking about sports & how to play them A description of a
11b L  Interview with a psychologist about child sports stars Planning & presenting an Olympic bid sporting event

11c R  Strange sports Interviewing each other about services

11d L  Five dialogues about a sponsored bike ride Discussing ways to raise money for charity
Did you know? British royal family & charity

12a R I never thought it would happen to me Ordering important things in life Writing a report
12b R  A money survey
L  Dialogue about the results of the money survey
12c R  Five newspaper articles Discussing how much compensation someone should
receive
12d L  Two dialogues about important news Choosing presents for special occasions
Did you know? The US Congressional Gold Medal

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