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Objective

Workbookwith answers

Peter Sunderland Erica Whettem

Proficiency

Second Edition

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Contents

Unit 1Ring the changes 4Unit 2Expectation 8Unit 3Strange behaviour 12Unit 4Sweet rituals 16Unit 5The consumer society 20Unit 6The sound of music 24Unit 7Before your very eyes 28Unit 8Urban jungle 32Unit 9Fitting in 36Unit 10Globalisation 40Unit 11For better, for worse 44Unit 12At the cutting edge 48Unit 13Save the planet 52Unit 14Get fi t, live longer! 56

Unit 15The daily grind 60Unit 16Hidden nuances 64Unit 17Defi ning happiness 68Unit 18 On freedom 72Unit 19The unexplained 76Unit 20A sense of humour 80

Writing workout 1Letter 84Writing workout 2Review 86Writing workout 3Essay 88Writing workout 4Article 90Writing workout 5Report 92

Answers and recording scripts 94Acknowledgements 120