Units & topics S peaking & W riting

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

1  Impressions S Famous events Four people talking about memorable G Verb structures. Auxiliaries.
Events Anecdote: A person who made events Tag questions. Indirect questions
Madonna a big impression on you Two people meeting in a coffee shop V Collocations to do with appearance.
Self-image S Madonna R Image Queen Word formation: prefix re.
page 4 S People’s self-image, clothes Four men talking about their self-image Clothing idioms
W Extra Informal letter Useful phrases: Talking about people’s P Intonation in tag questions
WB W Writing a short appearance
biography

2  Generations S Ages and stages R Vive la différence G Verb patterns (1). Adjective structures
International S International exchanges R Problem Parents V Language learning. Relationships.
exchanges S Meeting the parents Interview with some parents Describing people. Sayings.
Relationships with Anecdote: Somebody’s home Interview with a boyfriend Social register
parents you have stayed in Conversation between boyfriend and V Extra Learning about words
Boyfriends and WB W Writing emails girlfriend P Single vowel sounds
girlfriends
page 14 Conversation between boyfriend and
his girlfriend’s parents
An au pair talking about her experience
Useful phrases: Showing someone around
your home

3 Gold S Spending money R Gold Fever G Reported speech. Unreal conditionals

The 1849 gold rush S Having money Sam Brannan: California’s first V have, make, take collocations. Metaphor.
Making money S If you governed your millionaire Money expressions
Treasured possessions country Father and daughter discussing money P The schwa /ə/ in sayings about
page 24 Anecdote: Your most R Where’s my car? money
treasured possession Three people discussing money
W Extra Description R What price a life?
WB W Writing a story from Three people talking about their most
pictures treasured possessions
Useful phrases: Shopping: money
expressions; explaining what you want

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

page 34

4 Challenge S Challenging situations R Ben Saunders: Polar explorer G Narrative tenses. Future progressive
Expeditions Anecdote: A challenge you Polar bear story and future perfect
Charities have faced R Personal challenges: MoonWalk V Word formation: prefix self-; suffixes
Health S Doing things for charity Four people talking about exercise able / ible. Collocations in a text.
Smoking S The future R I know it’s bad for me, but I still Phrasal verbs
page 36 S Health and exercise can’t stop V Extra Phrasal verbs
S Healthy eating Useful phrases: Common ailments: P Sounding sympathetic
WB W Writing an article showing sympathy; recommendations
and advice

5 Ritual S Personal rituals R Mind games G will, would, and used to for present and
Superstitions S Habits and routines past A woman talking about her father and past habits. Verb patterns (2)
Habits and present his car V Guessing from context. Collocations.
Weddings S Marriage and romance R The King and I Weddings
page 46 Anecdote: A wedding Four people talking about wedding P Sounding annoyed
you’ve been to rituals
W Extra Article: expressing R Chris and Shirley
an opinion Four people talking about romance
WB W Writing a letter of Useful phrases: Annoying habits
complaint

6 Eat S Restaurant experiences A man talking about the worst waiter G Present perfect: simple and
Restaurants S Food he’s encountered progressive. Passives review
Food Anecdote: Your favorite R How to do restaurant sign language V Parts of the body. Body collocations.
Vegetarianism restaurant Interview with a restaurant critic Food collocations. Guessing from
Food waste S Vegetarianism R Is it time to give up meat? context. Linkers. Numbers
page 56 W Using linkers R What’s so bad about bottled water? V Extra Exploring synonyms
S Food waste R What a waste P Pronouncing numbers
WB W Writing a discursive Useful phrases: Complaints in a
essay restaurant; food idioms

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

page 66

WB =  Workbook. Each unit of the Workbook contains a one-page section which develops practical writing skills.

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 Units & topics S peaking & W riting R eading & Listening texts G rammar, V ocabulary, & P ronunciation

7 Escape S Beach vacations R Extract from Notes From A Big Country G Reporting verbs with or without direct
Vacations Anecdote: A childhood by Bill Bryson objects. Past modals of obligation.
Travel family vacation Five people talking about their Articles
Character S Travel experiences favorite beach V Beach vacations. Reporting verbs.
page 68 S People you meet on Three people talking about their Word formation: suffixes ful, ish, and
vacation vacations less. Spoken discourse markers
W Extra Travel guide R Every postcard tells a story P Pronunciation of the in place names
WB W Writing a R Never again!
description of a place Two people talking about vacation
romances
R Gone fishing
Useful phrases: Advice and
recommendations

8 Attraction S Beauty Five people say what they think makes G Passive report structures. have/get
Descriptions S Cosmetic surgery a face attractive something done. Unreal conditionals:
Cosmetic surgery S Dating and relationships R Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? alternatives to if
Dating S “The law of attraction” Three people discussing cosmetic V Appearance and character. Compound
page 78 Anecdote: The most positive surgery adjectives. Word-building
(or negative) person you R Surgery changed my life! V Extra Metaphor
know R Your dream partner … in five minutes! P Word stress: nouns and adjectives
WB W Writing a A radio show about “The law of
description of a person attraction”
Useful phrases: Body idioms

9 Genius S Buildings and places R Where to go to see a masterpiece G Past modals of deduction. look, seem,
Architecture S Ancient ruins A radio show on Stonehenge appear
Ancient ruins Anecdote: Your favorite A museum guide describing three of V Describing places. Time expressions.
Art historic place Frida Kahlo’s paintings Collocations. Word families
Inventions S Art and paintings R Frida Kahlo P Word stress
page 88 S Inventions Interview with Trevor Baylis
W Extra Narrative R Dream invention
WB W Writing a story Useful phrases: Explaining how
something works

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

page 98 Song: Echo Beach

10 Sell S Logos and R Bonfire of the Brands G Relative clauses. Emphasis (cleft
Advertising advertisements A marketing executive and a school sentences)
The media S Celebrities and the media principal talking about advertising V look at and see. Sales and marketing
Movies S Product placement in R Commercial breakdown collocations. Spoken discourse
page 100 movies Discussion about truth and accuracy markers
Anecdote: A blockbuster in tabloids V Extra Collocations
movie you have seen R License to sell P Stress in cleft sentences
WB W Writing a movie Useful phrases: Using emotive language
review

11 Student S Education R Look at us now! G Future forms review. Future time

Education Anecdote: Your favorite Interview with an eighteen-year-old’s clauses after when, if …
Future plans (or least favorite) teacher parents V Education. is likely to, is expected to.
Student life at school Interview with an eighteen-year-old Exaggeration. Colloquial expressions
page 110 S The future about her future P Abbreviations and acronyms
S Student vacations R Why students love a journey to hell
S Telling a dramatic story Useful phrases: Using appropriate
W Extra Résumé and letter language in a job interview
of application
WB W Writing a letter of
application

12 Home S Houses and lifestyles R The earth shelter and the lighthouse G Participle clauses. Nouns and
Houses S Rooms Describing what a room says about a quantity expressions
Rooms Anecdote: Your favorite person V Houses. Collocations. Furnishings.
Breakfast room R A miner’s breakfast: extract from Sons Breakfast food
page 118 S Breakfasts and Lovers V Extra Get it right
WB W Writing a Three people describe breakfast from
description of a vacation their country
home Useful phrases: Ways of saying hello and
goodbye

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

page 126 Song: Suddenly I See

Additional material page 128 • Grammar Extra page 132 • Audioscript page 144 • Glossary page 157 • Phonetic symbols & Spelling page 158 •
Irregular verbs page 159

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