Contents · Countable & uncountable nouns some / any / no Quantiﬁ ers Food At the table Containers & portions WORD ZONE At a restaurant Countries and nationalities Extreme restaurants

STARTER A page 4 Greetings be | Subject pronouns STARTER B page 5 Family have got | Possessives

UNIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY READING & LISTENING

1 Free time page 8

Present simple affi rmative & negativePresent simple questions

Likes & dislikesFree time activitiesWORD ZONE Adjectives

-ing forms

Music and you

TV programmes The Quick Questionnaire

2 School is cool!

page 18

can / can’tAdverbs of frequency

School activitiesSchool subjectsWORD ZONE Days of the week

on / at / in

After-school clubs Pine Ridge School Australian summer school

3 Party time! page 28

Present continuousPresent continuous & present simple

Telling the timeMonths & datesWORD ZONE Parts of the day

once, twice, three times

Happy new year

A special festival Birthday photo competition

REVIEW UNITS 1–3 page 38 VIDEO page 39

4 Wonderful world

page 40

ComparativesSuperlatives

Countries & nationalitiesAdjectivesWORD ZONE Abbreviations

Numbers

Wonders of the world Happy holidays! Special places

5 Let’s go out

page 50

Past simple of bePast simple affi rmative

Places in a townIrregular past tensesWORD ZONE Opinion adjectives

Temperature words

My weekend in Manchester A day out The Scream Machine

6 Long ago page 60

Past simple negative & questionsPast simple questions (2)

Clothes & accessoriesEveryday objectsWORD ZONE Points of the compass

Prepositions

Vikings: myth and reality The Aztecs Pioneer!


7 Wild world page 72

Countable & uncountable nounssome / anyQuantifi ers

AnimalsParts of the bodyWORD ZONE such as & like

Negative prefi xes

Into the wild The Reptile House Two newspaper articles

8 Getting away

page 82

Present continuous for future be going towill & won’t

HolidaysThe weatherWORD ZONE so

right and wrong

Summer’s coming Holidays of a lifetime The wrong weather!

9 Digital world

page 92

Modals: rules & obligationAuxiliary verbs

Digital technologyEveryday gadgetsWORD ZONE Internet verbs

Technology adjectives

Be safe online Decisions, decisions! How techy are you?

REVIEW UNITS 7–9 page 102 VIDEO page 103 REVIEW UNITS 1–9 page 104–112 GRAMMAR REFERENCE page 113–121

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STARTER C page 6 Classroom instructions Imperatives | Plurals STARTER D page 7 In the home a / an | there is / there are

CHALLENGE INTERACTION WRITING

Find out about people’s likes and dislikes Greetings & introductionsSaying hello | Asking how people areIntroducing people | Saying goodbyePRONUNCIATION Third person -s

do and does

A personal profi leWRITING SKILL Using punctuation

Plan your ideal school Survival in the classroomStudents’ questionsAnswering questionsPRONUNCIATION can and can’t

A description of a schoolWRITING SKILL Using conjunctions

Describe a picture and fi nd differences Meeting new peopleStarting a conversationAsking questionsExpressing interestPRONUNCIATION -ing

A description of a photoWRITING SKILL Expressing position

Make a tourist brochure Buying lunchServing | OrderingPayingPRONUNCIATION Comparatives with than

Superlatives

An articleWRITING SKILL Referencing words

Tell a story Asking for and giving directionsAsking for directionsGiving directionsPRONUNCIATION -ed endings

A blog entryWRITING SKILL Sequencing words & expressions

Do an interview about when you were young Talking about a day trip

Time expressionsGiving opinionsRespondingPRONUNCIATION The letter o

A review of a museumWRITING SKILL Giving your opinion

Choose items for a survival weekend Asking for and giving opinionsAsking for opinionsGiving opinionsAgreeing and disagreeingPRONUNCIATION some

A description of an animalWRITING SKILL because & because of

Plan a day out Making arrangementsInvitingRespondingMaking suggestionsPRONUNCIATION be going to

A blog entryWRITING SKILL too & also

Play a game to revise a lot of different topics Making requestsInterrupting | Asking for permissionAccepting and refusing | ThankingPRONUNCIATION must / mustn’t

An informal emailWRITING SKILL Informal words & expressions

STORIES The New Boy page 140 A Viking Hero page 142 Dreamtime page 144

IRREGULAR VERBS LIST page 153 INTERACTIVE RESOURCES:

Grammar presentation

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STARTER A page 4 Numbers | Classroom objects a / an | this / that / these / thoseSTARTER B page 5 Days and months | Ordinal numbers | Dates be | Subject and object pronouns


1 It’s my life page 8

Present simpleAdverbs of frequencycan / can’t

FamilyEveryday activitiesWORD ZONE British and American English

Phrasal verbs (1)STUDY SKILL Recording vocabulary by topic

My profi le

Alberto’s new life Meet the Smiths

2 Get active page 18

Present continuousPresent continuous & present simpleState verbsSTUDY SKILL Improving accuracy

SportsSports venues & equipmentWORD ZONE Opinion adjectives

Informal expressions

The Outward Bound Experience Hardcourt Bike Polo Urban Magic

3 Food for thought

page 28

Countable & uncountable nounssome / any / noQuantifi ers

FoodAt the tableContainers & portionsWORD ZONE At a restaurant

Countries and nationalities

Extreme restaurants

Lunchtime with Louie The way we eat

STUDY SKILL Guessing from context


4 Going places

page 40

Past simple affi rmativewas / werePast simple negative & questions

TransportPrepositions of movementWORD ZONE get on / get off

Measurements of length and distance

The Land of Ice and Fire

A nightmare journey A voyage into the past

STUDY SKILL Using notes

5 Out of this world

page 50

Comparatives not as … as | lessSuperlatives | the least

AdjectivesLandscapesWORD ZONE Periods of time

Points of the compass

The Secrets of the Solar System

London Museums Record-breaking world

STUDY SKILL Mnemonics

6 Crime watch

page 60

Past continuousPast continuous & past simplewhen & while

Feelings & moodsPeople in crimeWORD ZONE Verbs of perception

Phrasal verbs (2)

Monica and the House of Dogs

A robbery Crime doesn’t pay!

STUDY SKILL Putting events in order


7 You’ve got a friend

page 72

Present perfect: ever & neverPresent perfect: How long, for & since been & gone

Skills & interestsDescribing peopleWORD ZONE act or play

each other

The Secrets of the Stars

The Sun Twins Best Friends

STUDY SKILL Reading a text for the fi rst time

8 Nice work page 82

Modals: rules & obligationModals: permission, advice & suggestions

JobsHousehold choresWORD ZONE Compound nouns

job and work

The coolest jobs ever

What’s The Job? Teen work

STUDY SKILL Asking and answering questions

9 Out and about

page 92

Future plans & intentionswill for predictionsFirst conditional

Places in a townDigital entertainmentWORD ZONE Times and timetables

Word building

Oxford this weekend

Carnival in Devizes That’s entertainment

STUDY SKILL Brainstorming



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Find out what you’ve got in common Meeting new peopleGreetings | Asking how people are Introducing people | Saying goodbyePRONUNCIATION Third person -es

can and can’t

A personal descriptionWRITING SKILL Conjunctions: and, but, or, so

and also

Describe a picture and identify differences On the phoneAsking for informationResponding to requestsPRONUNCIATION -ing

A description of a sportWRITING SKILL Using punctuation

Plan a mealProblem solving and making suggestions

Ordering food and drinkServingOrderingPayingPRONUNCIATION Word stress

A magazine articleWRITING SKILL Prepositions of time: on, at, in,

before & after

Describe a journeyShowing interest

Travelling aroundOn the busAt the stationPRONUNCIATION -ed endings

A holiday blogWRITING SKILL Sequencing words & expressions

Work in a group to solve a problemMaking suggestionsGiving reasonsAgreeing and disagreeing

Buying thingsCustomerShop assistantPRONUNCIATION /ə/

A description of a regionWRITING SKILL Giving examples

Interview suspects and solve a crimeChecking a story

Talk about your weekend or holidayAsking questionsTalking about what you didRespondingPRONUNCIATION was and were

A storyWRITING SKILL Past time expressions

Find out about other people’s experiences Apologizing and accepting apologiesApologizingRespondingAccepting apologiesPRONUNCIATION Sentence stress

An essayWRITING SKILL Referencing words

Do a job interview Understanding problems and giving advice

Asking how someone is | Offering adviceExpressing doubt | Accepting advicePRONUNCIATION have to

An email about school rulesWRITING SKILL Using adverbs

Talk about a range of topics Asking for and giving directionsAsking for directions Giving directionsPRONUNCIATION /k/ and /g/

A reportWRITING SKILL Reporting statistics

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STARTER A page 4 Everyday activities Present simple | Adverbs of frequencySTARTER B page 5 Places in a town Quantifi ers


1 True stories

page 8

Past simple & past continuouswhen & whileused to

The sensesParts of the bodyWORD ZONE Attitude adverbs

like

Lost and found

First memories No limits – seeing with sound

STUDY SKILL Reading instructions to listening exercises

2 My style page 18

Present perfect with ever, never, yet, already & justPresent perfect with for, since & How long Present perfect & past simple

Home & furnitureClothes & accessoriesWORD ZONE I can’t wait

ActuallySTUDY SKILL Grouping vocabulary into

categories

Teenage bedrooms

Dream homes My stuff and me

3 Save the planet

page 28

Comparatives & superlatives(not) as … as | Modifi ersIndefi nite pronouns

EnvironmentMaterialsWORD ZONE get

big and small

Six easy ideas to help save the planet

Coastal Cleanup Day The Great Garbage Patch

STUDY SKILL Predicting the content of a text


4 Hopes and dreams

page 40

will / won’t | may / mightFirst conditionalFuture plans & intentions | would like to

TV programmesLife eventsWORD ZONE Competitions

make and do

Pop Icon grand fi nal The Harpers Live the dream!

STUDY SKILL Scanning

5 Mind and body

page 50

Modals: rules, obligation & adviceSecond conditional

HealthMind verbsWORD ZONE Two-word compound nouns

Word-building: verbs & nouns

Dear life coach

The London Marathon in fi gures Super brain

STUDY SKILL Adding sentences to a text

6 Science stuff

page 60

Present simple passivePast simple passive

In the science labUsing computersWORD ZONE Chemistry

although

Everyday mysteries: the science of our daily lives!

The story of our rubbish Computer World!

STUDY SKILL Structuring a talk


7 The big screen

page 72

Relative clauses: defi ning & non-defi ningPast perfect

Film genresTalking about a fi lmWORD ZONE afterwards and after

-ful and -less

Encounters! An exciting new thriller Great movie moments The fi lm that never was

8 Let’s celebrate!

page 82

Reported speechsay & tell | Reported yes / no questions

Phrasal verbsCelebrationsWORD ZONE Strong adjectives

Talking about quantities

Brilliant birthdays Prom night! Benny’s weird festivals

STUDY SKILL Multiple choice questions

9 Teen success

page 92

be able to, can & couldQuestion tagsPersonal & possessive pronouns & adjectives | Refl exive pronouns

Abstract nounsPersonal developmentWORD ZONE according to

even

Teen tips

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STARTER C page 6 Landscapes Present continuous & present simpleSTARTER D page 7 Transport was / were & past simple


Talk about changes Telling an anecdoteTelling an anecdoteRespondingPRONUNCIATION -ed endings

A storyWRITING SKILL Sequencing words and

expressions

Make a time capsule and do a presentation Expressing opinionsGiving positive opinionsGiving negative opinionsIdentifying thingsPRONUNCIATION /ʤ/ and /j/

A blog entryWRITING SKILL Order of adjectives

Plan an event for Earth Day Having a discussionGiving your opinion | Asking for an explanationAgreeing and disagreeingAdding and contrasting informationPRONUNCIATION than | as … as

An articleWRITING SKILL Expressing purpose

Talk about your goals and ambitions Making offers and requestsRequests | OffersAccepting | RefusingPRONUNCIATION Contracted will / won’t

An informal emailWRITING SKILL Informal expressions

Solve problems in groups Going to the doctor’sDoctorPatient PRONUNCIATION should / shouldn’t and ought to

An opinion essayWRITING SKILL Expressions for giving your

opinion

Create a quiz Describing objectsDescribing somethingAsking for information | Useful wordsPRONUNCIATION /b/ and /v/

A review of a gadgetWRITING SKILL Expressing addition

Plan a fi lmSTUDY SKILL Participating in speaking activities

Digital communicationShowing things | Checking thingsResponding Problems with phones and computersPRONUNCIATION /w/

A fi lm reviewWRITING SKILL Referencing words

Interview an actor Taking and leaving messagesOpening the conversationTaking and leaving a messageChecking the message | ClosingPRONUNCIATION /s/ and /ʃ/

Description of a special celebrationWRITING SKILL Adverbs of intensity

Plan a youth club Giving surprising newsBreaking newsReacting and respondingPRONUNCIATION Intonation in question tagsSTUDY SKILL Listening actively

A formal emailWRITING SKILL Formal expressions

STORIES Keller and Katrina page 140 Changes page 142 A night to remember page 144



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STARTER A page 4–5 Environment | Computers Modal verbsSTARTER B page 6–7 Parts of the body | Health Pronouns: indefi nite and refl exive


1 Life changes

page 8

Present tense reviewPresent perfect simple review

Book review Things we readWORD ZONE recommend

My top coming-of-age novels Oscar and Daisy My crazy life

STUDY SKILL Predicting the contentof a text

2 Chilled or stressed?

page 18

Future review Future continuousFirst conditional with different conjunctions & modals

Life choicesNouns ending in -ion and -nessWORD ZONE look forward to

Get out there and do something different

In my lifetime So stressed!

STUDY SKILL Matching information

3 Moral dilemmas

page 28

Second conditionalwish about the present Third conditionalwish about the past

Money & fi nance Prepositional verbsWORD ZONE dis-STUDY SKILL Recording collocations

I’m honest, aren’t I?

The power of money The stars are out tonight


4 In the news

page 40

Past simple & continuousused to & wouldPast perfect

Disasters -ing formsWORD ZONE expressions with just

Trapped underground It’s the latest local news Dead or alive?

5 Time for a change

page 50

Reported speech Reporting orders, requests & adviceReported questions

Describing a holidayAbbreviations & acronymsWORD ZONE Collocations

Blueskies activity holidays On the move! Into the wild

STUDY SKILL Checking true or falseinformation

6 A day in the life

page 60

Present perfect continuousGerunds & infi nitives

Describing jobs SynonymsWORD ZONE keep doing something

Jobs for the girls Student info for you Too much, too soon

STUDY SKILL Words with severalmeanings


7 Culture vultures

page 72

The passiveActive & passivehave / get something doneSTUDY SKILL Writing quiz questions

Art & architecture HomonymsWORD ZONE Compound adjectives

Architectural icons

An art debate on the radio A life in painting

8 The fear of the unknown

page 82

Modals of speculationModal perfects of speculation

Mysteries Negative prefi xesWORD ZONE Words ending -proof

Dark Matter The Loch Ness monster Maritime mystery

STUDY SKILL Reading authentic texts

9 Shop ’til you drop

page 92

Multi-part verbsAdverbs

ShoppingNouns ending in -al, -ance, -ence, -ation, -mentWORD ZONE Adjectives ending in-al

and -ic

Tricks of the trade

Teens go shopping Big business

STUDY SKILL Matching when you listen



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Review and talk about a bookDescribing a book Giving opinions

Recommending a bookStarting a conversationAsking for informationRecommending a bookPRONUNCIATION /v/ and /b/

A book reviewWRITING SKILL Giving reasons and results

Resolve a family confl ictExpressing a requestExpressing annoyance

Giving adviceGiving adviceAccepting and rejecting advicePRONUNCIATION Contracted ’ll

A reportWRITING SKILL Introducing results

Talk about ethical dilemmasDiscussing important things

Expressing different points of viewAsking for opinions | Giving opinionsOther points of view Agreeing and disagreeingPRONUNCIATION Sentence stress (1)

A discussion essayWRITING SKILL Organizing an essay (1)

Hold a class debate Telling anecdotesSharing news | Keeping the story going Showing interestPRONUNCIATION used toSTUDY SKILL Informal expressions

A news articleWRITING SKILL Expressing contrast

Write and present a tourism brouchure Making arrangements: persuading and making excuses

Inviting | Persuading and encouraging Making and accepting excusesPRONUNCIATION Abbreviations & acronyms

An email of complaintWRITING SKILL Ordering information

Give a talk to younger students Going for a college interviewAsking for personal informationGiving yourself time to think | Rounding offPRONUNCIATION Sentence stress (2)

An informal letterWRITING SKILL Expressions for giving examples

Talk about a paintingDescribing a painting

Asking for informationAsking for and giving directionsAsking for and giving instructions | Asking for clarifi cationPRONUNCIATION Sounding polite and sounding fi rm

An articleWRITING SKILL Expressing purpose

Speculate and solve problems in groups Interrupting and continuing a conversationInterrupting | Continuing a conversationPRONUNCIATION Stress in identical verbs and nouns

A storyWRITING SKILL Using adjectives and adverbs

Plan an advert for a new product Complaining in a shopComplaining | Expressing frustrationCalming things downPRONUNCIATION Stress in nouns and verbs

An opinion essayWRITING SKILL Organizing an essay (2)

STORIES The island page 140 Junk planet page 142 The body artist page 144



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STARTER A page 4–5 Materials | Activities Present tense reviewSTARTER B page 6–7 Multi-part verbs | Mind verbs Comparatives & superlatives


1 Brain power

page 8

Modal verb reviewGerunds & infi nitives

Using the brain Adjectives from verbs: -ing, -edWORD ZONE make and do

Use it or lose it!

An interview about language learning Why does music make us feel so good?

STUDY SKILL Understanding the general idea

2 Adventurers page 18

Past simple, continuous & perfectContrasting structuresPast perfect continuous Narrative tenses

Travel and adventureCommon abstract nouns & related wordsWORD ZONE Expressions that mean

‘alone’

What a choice! All alone in the jungle … for ten days The big river man

STUDY SKILL Predicting what a text is about

3 Here and there, then and now

page 28

Present perfect simple & continuousRelative clauses

Countries and politics People wordsWORD ZONE trouble

A decade of change

The icons of a nation So near, but so far

STUDY SKILL Searching for specifi c information


4 Who’s watching you?

page 40

Uses of willConjunctions in the futureFuture continuous & future perfect

Surveillance Collective and partitive nounsWORD ZONE verbs which mean

‘increase’ and ‘decrease’

Police state Mugged! Will life really be like this?

STUDY SKILL Understanding pronoun references

5 Mirror, mirror

page 50

Second & third conditionalsExpressing regretThird conditional inversion

Medicine & surgeryExpressions with getWORD ZONE Compound adjectives

with -ing

Facing up to a new life The art of tattooing The Ugly Duckling

STUDY SKILL Reading stories you already know

6 Techno-victims!

page 60

Uses of couldUses of be able toModal perfects

Connection problemsNouns ending in -y & their adjectivesWORD ZONE Uses of adverbs

A thousand pound bill – and she never made a call!

The boy who invited two thousand people to his party by mistake

Are you connected? You may be in danger …STUDY SKILL Idioms and sayings


7 Crocodile man

page 72

Present, past, future & modal passivesAdvanced passive structures

ConservationIdentical verbs & nounsWORD ZONE Verbs with re-

Animals in danger The fur trade A blow for conservation

STUDY SKILL Guessing the meaning of a word

8 In the movies

page 82

Reported speech: time & location expressionsAlternative reporting structures

Idioms which indicate emotions Alternatives to say & tellWORD ZONE Things going wrong

What a blooper! Movie scenes Like Peaches and Cream

STUDY SKILL Inferring the writer’s purpose and attitude

9 Going for gold

page 92

Review (1): Narrative tenses Present perfect Conditionals

Review (2): Reported speech Passives | Modal perfects

People associated with sportAbstract nouns & adjectivesWORD ZONE Words which mean ‘big’

and ‘small’

The fastest island on the planet

Surprising sports

Aiming high

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Learn and teach a new memory-training technique

Succeeding in an interviewShowing polite interestKeeping a conversation goingExpressing agreementPRONUNCIATION should, must & ought

A reportWRITING SKILL Making a formal

recommendation

Do an interview with an adventurer Discussing an extreme propositionBeing strongly in favour of somethingBeing strongly against somethingExpressing disappointmentPRONUNCIATION /ʌ/ (u as in jungle)

A reviewWRITING SKILL Modifi ers

Plan and conduct a guided tourGiving a tour

Making a decisionTalking about positive factorsExpressing doubtInviting the opinions of other people PRONUNCIATION Stress on suffi xes

A profi leWRITING SKILL Adding information

Argue for a minute on a topicExpressing agreement with an idea Expressing disagreement with an idea Asking for clarifi cation

Describing people and placesSpeculating with a degree of certaintySpeculating with uncertainty Asking for or offering more informationPRONUNCIATION Asking for clarifi cation

An opinion essayWRITING SKILL Counter arguments

Tell a traditional story with a new twistTelling a traditional story

Resolving a conflictExpressing astonishmentExpressing strong feelingsTrying to calm someone downPRONUNCIATION wish & if only

A for and against essayWRITING SKILL Tentative language

Create a TV advertPolite requestsStronger requestsRecommendations

Making a complaintMaking a mild complaintMaking a strong complaintApologizing and placatingPRONUNCIATION Modal perfects

An article for an online magazineWRITING SKILL Introducing contrasting

and opposing ideas

Prepare and give a presentationIntroducing a topicGiving more detailsClosing your presentation / Calling for action

Getting someone’s attentionGetting someone’s attentionExpressing outrage | Giving excusesPRONUNCIATION Two-syllable verbs & nouns

An emailWRITING SKILL Talking about possible situations

Plan a fi lm and act out a sceneSetting the scene

Reaching a common consensusExpressing a lack of enthusiasmPersuading Reaching a conclusion PRONUNCIATION Using intonation

A storyWRITING SKILL Words and expressions

for giving reasons

Write and stage a TV quiz show Catching upGreeting someone after a long timeAsking for and responding to newsArranging to keep in touchPRONUNCIATION Stress in compound nouns

A newspaper articleWRITING SKILL Idioms

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STARTER A page 4 People / Travel and adventure Present perfect simple and continuousSTARTER B page 6 Collective & partitive nouns / Abstract nouns & adjectives | Narrative tenses


1 The secret of my success

page 8

Reporting verbsExpressing purpose, reason & result

Success & failureIDIOMS Success & failureWORD ZONE Verbs ending in -ize

A radio broadcast about Graham Hughes

Millionaires before the age of 20!

2 Mother tongue

page 18

DistancingCleft sentences

Blend wordsIDIOMS Language & communicationWORD ZONE New words

A radio interview about bilingualism

Emoticons: the future of language?

3 Who do you think you are?

page 28

Cleft sentencesget someone to do somethingConditionals

PersonalityIDIOMS Describing personality

WORD ZONE Exaggeration

An informal interview about identity

The stuff we are made of


4 Be the change

page 40

have / get something doneAdding emphasis with inversion

People who make a differenceIDIOMS Expressing change

WORD ZONE Phrasal verbs to describe taking action

A radio news programme about Alfredo Moser and bottle lights

Be the change you want to see

5 Lock them up!

page 50

PassivesAdjectives & adverbs: advanced points

The justice systemIDIOMS Crime

WORD ZONE Slang / expressions that mean in prison

An interview with a white-hat hacker

Prison in the 21st century

6 Modern Family

page 60

Multi-part verbsModal perfects

FamilyIDIOMS Family

WORD ZONE Collocations

An interview with a woman who conducted a ‘techno fast’ experiment

Baby Storm: the ‘genderless’ baby


7 Into the unknown

page 72

Predictions: expressing certainty & uncertaintyevenMore contrasting structures

Talking about the futureIDIOMS The future

WORD ZONE Technologies

A topical discussion about future holidays in space

1984 by George Orwell

8 In the news

page 82

News headlinesReported speech: advanced points

The newsIDIOMS News

WORD ZONE Vocabulary used in headlines

Four different opinions about the legal voting age

Celebrity … news?

9 You couldn’t make it up!

page 92

Gerunds & infinitives (1): verb + verbGerunds & infinitives (2)

EmotionsIDIOMS Emotional responses

WORD ZONE Intensifying adverbs

A radio item about unusual stories A newspaper article about a

woman with an eating disorder


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Give a presentation about a heroDescribing someone you admireExplaining what people have doneDescribing obstacles people have overcome

Discussing careersAsking for information about somethingExplaining how you started doing somethingGiving advice

A poemWRITING SKILL Using imagery in a poem

Do a presentationEmphasizing important points

Asking for clarificationAsking for clarificationClarifying

A proposalWRITING SKILL Formal register

Illustrate characteristics of confidence in a role-playIntroductionsEncouraging someone to talk about him/herself

Talking about an important event in the past

Remembering an eventSetting the sceneEncouraging someone to keep talking

A comment on a blog postWRITING SKILL Rules for commenting on a

blog post

Prepare and perform a charity appealMaking an appeal

Expressing opinions in a meeting and reaching a decision

Conducting a meetingExpressing requests / feelings / opinions

An information leafletWRITING SKILL Rhetorical questions and

persuasive language

Debate the rights and wrongs of putting people in prisonListing points and opinionsExpressing deeply held beliefsConcluding your remarks

Providing an alibiAsking about specific details of eventsChecking you have understood somethingComparing what two people said

A witness statementWRITING SKILL Descriptive language

Design a family-friendly appExpressing ideas

Negotiating and compromisingIntroducing requestsOffering conditionsAgreeing to / Disagreeing with a compromise

An opinion essayWRITING SKILL Cohesive devices

Prepare a sales pitch for a futuristic holidayPresenting something newGiving information about the unique features of a product or serviceReassuring people (about safety, cost, etc)

Speculating about the futureExplaining shades of opinionSpeculating about consequencesResponding with counterarguments

A short storyWRITING SKILL Tips for writing a short story

Discuss and decide on a budgetManaging a meeting

Giving and responding to bad newsGiving good news / bad newsResponding to good news / bad news

An applicationWRITING SKILL Ways to end an application letter

Giving a presentation about an unusual festival or traditionTalking about the origin of an eventGiving your opinion about an event

Deciding if something is true or falseExpressing extreme doubt and scepticismExpressing a tentative opinionSynthesizing and evaluating information

A letter to a newspaperWRITING SKILL Tips for writing a letter to a

newspaper

STORIES Like chalk and cheese page 140 Off the rails page 142 Three days, three

weeks, three years … three centuries page 144 IRREGULAR VERBS LIST page 153

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STARTER A page 4 People / Travel and adventure Present perfect simple and continuousSTARTER B page 6 Collective & partitive nouns / Abstract nouns & adjectives | Narrative tenses


1 The secret of my success

page 8

Reporting verbsExpressing purpose, reason & result

Success & failureIDIOMS Success & failureWORD ZONE Verbs ending in -ize

A radio broadcast about Graham Hughes

Millionaires before the age of 20!

2 Mother tongue

page 18

DistancingCleft sentences

Blend wordsIDIOMS Language & communicationWORD ZONE New words

A radio interview about bilingualism

Emoticons: the future of language?

3 Who do you think you are?

page 28

Cleft sentencesget someone to do somethingConditionals

PersonalityIDIOMS Describing personality

WORD ZONE Exaggeration

An informal interview about identity

The stuff we are made of


4 Be the change

page 40

have / get something doneAdding emphasis with inversion

People who make a differenceIDIOMS Expressing change

WORD ZONE Phrasal verbs to describe taking action

A radio news programme about Alfredo Moser and bottle lights

Be the change you want to see

5 Lock them up!

page 50

PassivesAdjectives & adverbs: advanced points

The justice systemIDIOMS Crime

WORD ZONE Slang / expressions that mean in prison

An interview with a white-hat hacker

Prison in the 21st century

6 Modern Family

page 60

Multi-part verbsModal perfects

FamilyIDIOMS Family

WORD ZONE Collocations

An interview with a woman who conducted a ‘techno fast’ experiment

Baby Storm: the ‘genderless’ baby


7 Into the unknown

page 72

Predictions: expressing certainty & uncertaintyevenMore contrasting structures

Talking about the futureIDIOMS The future

WORD ZONE Technologies

A topical discussion about future holidays in space

1984 by George Orwell

8 In the news

page 82

News headlinesReported speech: advanced points

The newsIDIOMS News

WORD ZONE Vocabulary used in headlines

Four different opinions about the legal voting age

Celebrity … news?

9 You couldn’t make it up!

page 92

Gerunds & infinitives (1): verb + verbGerunds & infinitives (2)

EmotionsIDIOMS Emotional responses

WORD ZONE Intensifying adverbs

A radio item about unusual stories A newspaper article about a

woman with an eating disorder


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Give a presentation about a heroDescribing someone you admireExplaining what people have doneDescribing obstacles people have overcome

Discussing careersAsking for information about somethingExplaining how you started doing somethingGiving advice

A poemWRITING SKILL Using imagery in a poem

Do a presentationEmphasizing important points

Asking for clarificationAsking for clarificationClarifying

A proposalWRITING SKILL Formal register

Illustrate characteristics of confidence in a role-playIntroductionsEncouraging someone to talk about him/herself

Talking about an important event in the past

Remembering an eventSetting the sceneEncouraging someone to keep talking

A comment on a blog postWRITING SKILL Rules for commenting on a

blog post

Prepare and perform a charity appealMaking an appeal

Expressing opinions in a meeting and reaching a decision

Conducting a meetingExpressing requests / feelings / opinions

An information leafletWRITING SKILL Rhetorical questions and

persuasive language

Debate the rights and wrongs of putting people in prisonListing points and opinionsExpressing deeply held beliefsConcluding your remarks

Providing an alibiAsking about specific details of eventsChecking you have understood somethingComparing what two people said

A witness statementWRITING SKILL Descriptive language

Design a family-friendly appExpressing ideas

Negotiating and compromisingIntroducing requestsOffering conditionsAgreeing to / Disagreeing with a compromise

An opinion essayWRITING SKILL Cohesive devices

Prepare a sales pitch for a futuristic holidayPresenting something newGiving information about the unique features of a product or serviceReassuring people (about safety, cost, etc)

Speculating about the futureExplaining shades of opinionSpeculating about consequencesResponding with counterarguments

A short storyWRITING SKILL Tips for writing a short story

Discuss and decide on a budgetManaging a meeting

Giving and responding to bad newsGiving good news / bad newsResponding to good news / bad news

An applicationWRITING SKILL Ways to end an application letter

Giving a presentation about an unusual festival or traditionTalking about the origin of an eventGiving your opinion about an event

Deciding if something is true or falseExpressing extreme doubt and scepticismExpressing a tentative opinionSynthesizing and evaluating information

A letter to a newspaperWRITING SKILL Tips for writing a letter to a

newspaper

STORIES Like chalk and cheese page 140 Off the rails page 142 Three days, three

weeks, three years … three centuries page 144 IRREGULAR VERBS LIST page 153


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