Personal Best - RICHMOND...Personal Best B1 Pre-intermediate Student’s Book American English Series Editor Jim Scrivener Authors Bess Bradfield with Graham Fruen 641774 p001-003

Personal Best

A2 Elementary

Student’s Book

British

English

Series Editor Jim Scrivener

AuthorLouis Rogers

Language App, unit-by-unit grammar and vocabulary games

CONTENTS

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GRAMMAR PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY

1 You and me

1A Meeting and greeting p4

1B My summer blog p6

1C Is that a man bag? p8

1D Where's my wallet? p10

▪ the verb be ▪ possessive adjectives

▪ ‘s for possession

▪ contractions of be ▪ sentence stress

▪ countries and nationalities

▪ numbers 1 – 1,000

▪ personal objects

READING ▪ a blog about a summer spent in London

▪ approaching a text ▪ simple statements with be

LearningCurve SPEAKING

▪ asking for and giving personal information

▪ asking for clarification

▪ a conversation in a lost property office

2 Work and play

2A What I do p12

2B Weekdays, weekends p14

2C Find a flatmate p16

2D A new city p18

▪ present simple: positive and negative

▪ present simple: questions

▪ -s and -es endings ▪ auxiliary verbs do/does in questions

▪ jobs and job verbs

▪ activities (1)

LearningCurve LISTENING

▪ a video looking at work and free-time activities

▪ listening for names, places, days and times

▪ introduction to the sound /ə/

WRITING ▪ opening and closing an informal email

▪ connectors: and, but and or

▪ an email to a friend

1 and 2 REVIEW and PRACTICE p20

3 People in my life

3A Time together p22

3B A new group p24

3C Opposites attract p26

3D A night out p28

▪ adverbs and expressions of frequency

▪ love, like, hate, enjoy, don’t mind + noun/-ing form

▪ sentence stress ▪ -ing forms

▪ family ▪ activities (2)

READING ▪ a website about local clubs and groups you can join

▪ scanning a text ▪ also and too


▪ making arrangements ▪ accepting or declining an invitation

▪ making arrangements with a friend to do an activity

4 Home and away

4A 24 hours in the dark p30

4B Weather around the world p32

4C A long weekend p34

4D A holiday with friends p36

▪ prepositions of time

▪ present continuous

▪ sentence stress ▪ linking consonants and vowels

▪ daily routine verbs

▪ the weather and the seasons


▪ a video about the weather in different parts of the world

▪ listening for the main idea

▪ sentence stress

WRITING ▪ describing a photo ▪ using personal pronouns

▪ an email describing a holiday


5 What are you wearing?

5A Party time p40

5B Don’t tell me what to wear p42

5C Do the things you love p44

5D Can I try it on? p46

▪ present simple and present continuous

▪ can and can’t

▪ dates ▪ can and can’t

▪ clothes ▪ ordinal numbers ▪ hobbies

READING ▪ an article about uniforms and if we like wearing them

▪ identifying facts and opinions

▪ adjectives


▪ shopping for clothes ▪ offering help

▪ a conversation in a clothes shop

6 Homes and cities

6A A small space p48

6B Amazing homes p50

6C The Big Apple p52

6D Beautiful places p54

▪ there is/there are, some/any

▪ prepositions of place

▪ modifiers

▪ there’s/there are ▪ sentence stress

▪ rooms and furniture

▪ common adjectives

▪ places in a city


▪ a video about unusual homes

▪ identifying key points ▪ contractions

WRITING ▪ topic sentences ▪ describing places

▪ a description of your town or city


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7 Food and drink

7A Food to your door p58

7B Stopping for lunch p60

7C Are you hungry? p62

7D Out for dinner p64

▪ countable and uncountable nouns + some/any

▪ quantifiers: (how) much/many, a lot of, a few, a little

▪ some/any ▪ weak form of

▪ food and drink ▪ containers and portions

READING ▪ an article about what people eat for lunch around the world

▪ skimming a text ▪ pronouns and possessive adjectives


▪ in a restaurant ▪ asking politely for something

▪ ordering food in a restaurant

8 In the past

8A Technology through the ages p66

8B Life stories p68

8C Life in the 1980s p70

8D What happened to you? p72

▪ past simple of be, there was/there were

▪ past simple: irregular verbs

▪ past simple: regular verbs and past time expressions

▪ was and were ▪ -ed endings

▪ inventions ▪ life stages ▪ irregular verbs


▪ a video about our favourite inventions and inspirations

▪ listening for numbers, dates and prices

▪ phrases

WRITING ▪ planning and making notes

▪ sequencers

▪ a story about an experience you had


9 Education, education!

9A School days p76

9B Lifelong learning p78

9C Change your life p80

9D What's the problem? p82

▪ past simple: questions

▪ verb patterns: verb + to + infinitive

▪ intonation in questions

▪ ‘d like and like

▪ school subjects and education

▪ resolutions

READING ▪ an article about different education experiences

▪ understanding words that you don’t know

▪ because and so


▪ making suggestions ▪ sounding sympathetic

▪ describing and responding to problems

10 People

10A First dates p84

10B You look so different! p86

10C The yearbook p88

10D Someone that I admire p90

▪ comparative adjectives

▪ superlative adjectives

▪ -er endings ▪ superlative adjectives

▪ adjectives to describe places

▪ describing appearance

▪ personality adjectives


▪ a video about changing our appearance

▪ listening for detailed information (1)

▪ weak forms

WRITING ▪ writing a description of a person

▪ clauses with when

▪ a description of someone you admire


11 On the move

11A Getting to work p94

11B Looking for Elizabeth Gallagher p96

11C Road trip p98

11D At a hotel p100

▪ have to/don’t have to

▪ be going to, future time expressions

▪ have to/has to ▪ sentence stress

▪ travel and transport

▪ holiday activities

READING ▪ an article about the unusual way Jordan Axani found a travel partner

▪ reading for detail ▪ adverbs of probability


▪ arriving at a hotel ▪ checking information

▪ a conversation at a hotel reception

12 Enjoy yourself!12A Going out p102

12B The book was better! p104

12C A famous voice p106

12D Would you like to come? p108

▪ present perfect with ever and never

▪ present perfect and past simple

▪ sentence stress ▪ vowels

▪ entertainment ▪ opinion adjectives


▪ a video about books that have become films

▪ listening for detailed information (2)

▪ linking consonants and vowels

WRITING ▪ writing and replying to an invitation

▪ articles: a/an, the or no article

▪ an invitation to a party and a reply


Grammar practice p112 Vocabulary practice p136 Communication practice p158 Irregular verbs p176

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B1 Pre-intermediate

Student’s Book

American

English


AuthorsBess Bradfield with

Graham Fruen

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1 All about me

1A The only friends you need p4

1B 21st century hobbies p6

1C Famous families p8

1D Me in three objects p10

▪▪ simple present and adverbs and expressions of frequency

▪▪ present continuous and simple present

▪▪ final -s/-es sound▪▪ -ng sound

▪▪ personality adjectives

▪▪ hobbies and socializing

▪▪ useful verbs


▪▪ a video about our hobbies and how we socialize

▪▪ listening for the main idea

▪▪ contractions

WRITING▪▪ making notes▪▪ expressing reasons and results (so, because, that’s why)

▪▪ a blog post about personal objects

2 Stories and pictures

2A That’s me in the photo! p12

2B Party like it’s 1829. p14

2C Behind the camera p16

2D That reminds me of … p18

▪▪ simple past and time expressions

▪▪ question forms

▪▪ -ed endings ▪▪ question intonation

▪▪ -ed/-ing adjectives

▪▪ life stages

READING ▪▪ a text about Andrew Jackson’s parties at the White House

▪▪ approaching an article▪▪ sequencers (then, after, later)


▪▪ showing interest▪▪ telling a personal story

▪▪ talking about a personal story


3 Keep on traveling.

3A Tourist or traveler? p22

3B Staycation or vacation? p24

3C A traveler’s tale p26

3D Travel problems p28

▪▪ comparatives, superlatives, (not) as ... as

▪▪ past continuous and simple past

▪▪ sentence stress▪▪ was/were

▪▪ useful adjectives▪▪ vacation activities


▪▪ a video about the popularity of staycations

▪▪ identifying key points▪▪ sentence stress

WRITING▪▪ writing a narrative▪▪ adverbs of manner

▪▪ a story about a travel problem

4 The working world

4A The future of work p30

4B I’m so bored! p32

4C The secret boss p34

4D Can I leave a message? p36

▪▪ will, may and might for predictions

▪▪ be going to and present continuous for plans and arrangements

▪▪ want/won’t▪▪ going to and want to

▪▪ jobs▪▪ phrases about work

READING▪▪ a text about how boredom can improve creativity

▪▪ skimming a text▪▪ pronoun referencing


▪▪ dealing with difficulties

▪▪ telephone language

▪▪ making arrangements by phone


5 Mind and body

5A Should I see a doctor? p40

5B Modern life is stressful. p42

5C How to be happy p44

5D I need your advice. p46

▪▪ should/shouldn’t for advice and suggestions

▪▪ first conditional

▪▪ should/shouldn’t▪▪ ‘ll contraction

▪▪ health and medicine

▪▪ verb collocations (do, make, have and take)

▪▪ emotions and feelings


▪▪ a video about how we react to stress

▪▪ listening in detail▪▪ linking consonants and vowels

WRITING▪▪ writing an informal e-mail

▪▪ modifiers

▪▪ an informal e-mail to a friend asking for advice

6 Risks and experiences

6A Try something new! p48

6B An amazing story p50

6C Into the wild p52

6D Would you take the risk? p54

▪▪ present perfect with ever and never

▪▪ second conditional

▪▪ irregular past participles

▪▪ sentence stress

▪▪ phrasal verbs▪▪ the natural world

READING▪▪ an article about Aron Ralston’s survival story

▪▪ guessing the meaning of words from context

▪▪ linkers to add extra information (too, and, also, as well)


▪▪ taking turns▪▪ agreeing and disagreeing

▪▪ having a group discussion


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1 All about me

1A The only friends you need p4

1B 21st century hobbies p6

1C Famous families p8

1D Me in three objects p10

▪▪ simple present and adverbs and expressions of frequency

▪▪ present continuous and simple present

▪▪ final -s/-es sound▪▪ -ng sound

▪▪ personality adjectives

▪▪ hobbies and socializing

▪▪ useful verbs


▪▪ a video about our hobbies and how we socialize

▪▪ listening for the main idea

▪▪ contractions

WRITING▪▪ making notes▪▪ expressing reasons and results (so, because, that’s why)

▪▪ a blog post about personal objects

2 Stories and pictures

2A That’s me in the photo! p12

2B Party like it’s 1829. p14

2C Behind the camera p16

2D That reminds me of … p18

▪▪ simple past and time expressions

▪▪ question forms

▪▪ -ed endings ▪▪ question intonation

▪▪ -ed/-ing adjectives

▪▪ life stages

READING ▪▪ a text about Andrew Jackson’s parties at the White House

▪▪ approaching an article▪▪ sequencers (then, after, later)


▪▪ showing interest▪▪ telling a personal story

▪▪ talking about a personal story


3 Keep on traveling.

3A Tourist or traveler? p22

3B Staycation or vacation? p24

3C A traveler’s tale p26

3D Travel problems p28

▪▪ comparatives, superlatives, (not) as ... as

▪▪ past continuous and simple past

▪▪ sentence stress▪▪ was/were

▪▪ useful adjectives▪▪ vacation activities


▪▪ a video about the popularity of staycations

▪▪ identifying key points▪▪ sentence stress

WRITING▪▪ writing a narrative▪▪ adverbs of manner

▪▪ a story about a travel problem

4 The working world

4A The future of work p30

4B I’m so bored! p32

4C The secret boss p34

4D Can I leave a message? p36

▪▪ will, may and might for predictions

▪▪ be going to and present continuous for plans and arrangements

▪▪ want/won’t▪▪ going to and want to

▪▪ jobs▪▪ phrases about work

READING▪▪ a text about how boredom can improve creativity

▪▪ skimming a text▪▪ pronoun referencing


▪▪ dealing with difficulties

▪▪ telephone language

▪▪ making arrangements by phone


5 Mind and body

5A Should I see a doctor? p40

5B Modern life is stressful. p42

5C How to be happy p44

5D I need your advice. p46

▪▪ should/shouldn’t for advice and suggestions

▪▪ first conditional

▪▪ should/shouldn’t▪▪ ‘ll contraction

▪▪ health and medicine

▪▪ verb collocations (do, make, have and take)

▪▪ emotions and feelings


▪▪ a video about how we react to stress

▪▪ listening in detail▪▪ linking consonants and vowels

WRITING▪▪ writing an informal e-mail

▪▪ modifiers

▪▪ an informal e-mail to a friend asking for advice

6 Risks and experiences

6A Try something new! p48

6B An amazing story p50

6C Into the wild p52

6D Would you take the risk? p54

▪▪ present perfect with ever and never

▪▪ second conditional

▪▪ irregular past participles

▪▪ sentence stress

▪▪ phrasal verbs▪▪ the natural world

READING▪▪ an article about Aron Ralston’s survival story

▪▪ guessing the meaning of words from context

▪▪ linkers to add extra information (too, and, also, as well)


▪▪ taking turns▪▪ agreeing and disagreeing

▪▪ having a group discussion


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7 City living

7A Life in the city p58

7B The daily commute p60

7C A life in three cities p62

7D I think it’s a great idea! p64

▪▪ present perfect with yet and already

▪▪ present perfect with for and since

▪▪ just and yet▪▪ for and since

▪▪ city features▪▪ transportation


▪▪ a video about commuting around the world

▪▪ listening for facts and figures

▪▪ final /t/ sound

WRITING▪▪ writing an essay▪▪ giving opinions

▪▪ an opinion essay about a problem

8 Food for thought

8A Sweet, but dangerous p66

8B Ice cream university p68

8C You have to eat your vegetables! p70

8D First dates p72

▪▪ too, too many, too much, and (not) enough

▪▪ have to, not have to, and can't

▪▪ too much sugar▪▪ sentence stress

▪▪ food and drink▪▪ adjectives to describe food

READING▪▪ an article about a course offered by a Gelateria in Bologna

▪▪ scanning for specific information

▪▪ linkers to contrast information (although, but, however)


▪▪ sounding polite▪▪ making and responding to invitations

▪▪ making plans to go out with a friend


9 Money and shopping

9A He used to be poor. p76

9B What a bargain! p78

9C Going, going, gone! p80

9D I’d like a refund! p82

▪▪ used to▪▪ the passive simple present and past

▪▪ used to/use to▪▪ sentence stress

▪▪ money verbs▪▪ shopping


▪▪ a video about the importance of shopping centers

▪▪ identifying attitude and opinion

▪▪ filler expressions

WRITING▪▪ writing a formal e-mail▪▪ noun forms of verbs

▪▪ an e-mail complaining about a purchase

10 Sports and fitness

10A Winning is everything! p84

10B Rock ’n’ roll on wheels p86

10C He said it had changed his life. p88

10D Could you tell me …? p90

▪▪ past perfect▪▪ reported speech

▪▪ ‘d and hadn’t▪▪ weak form of that

▪▪ sports and competitions

▪▪ parts of the body

READING▪▪ an article about wheelchair rugby

▪▪ finding information in a text

▪▪ giving examples


▪▪ being helpful▪▪ making inquiries

▪▪ asking for information about a service or product


11 At home

11A Dream home p94

11B The truth about housework p96

11C Technology you can wear p98

11D House exchange p100

▪▪ -ing/infinitive verb patterns

▪▪ articles (a/an, the, no article)

▪▪ sentence stress▪▪ the

▪▪ household items

▪▪ housework▪▪ words to describe materials and clothes


▪▪ A video about what we really think of housework

▪▪ understanding and interpreting information

▪▪ omission of words

WRITING▪▪ making writing interesting

▪▪ adjective order

▪▪ writing an interesting description of a house

12 People and relationships12A Bring your parents to work p102

12B In our lifetime p104

12C Long-distance love p106

12D Thanks a million! p108

▪▪ restrictive relative clauses

▪▪ uses of the -ing form and the infinitive

▪▪ sentence stress▪▪ word stress

▪▪ relationships▪▪ relationship verbs

READING▪▪ an infographic showing how much time we spend on different activities

▪▪ interpreting data▪▪ expressing approximate quantities


▪▪ responding modestly▪▪ saying thanks

▪▪ thanking someone for a favor



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B1+ Intermediate

Student’s Book

British

English


AuthorGraham Burton


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1 Communication

1A Connected p4

1B Smart living? p6

1C Liar, liar p8

1D Small talk p10

▪ present simple and continuous; action and state verbs

▪ question forms

▪ sentence stress ▪ question intonation

▪ communication ▪ say, tell, speak and talk

READING ▪ a text about surviving without a smartphone

▪ skimming a text ▪ actually, in fact


▪ making small talk ▪ keeping a conversation going

▪ having an informal conversation

2 Tell me a story

2A What a coincidence! p12

2B Do we make our own luck? p14

2C Radical changes p16

2D It happened to me p18

▪ narrative tenses ▪ used to and usually

▪ /d/ in the past perfect

▪ sentence stress

▪ -ed and -ing adjectives

▪ phrasal verbs


▪ a video looking at the role of luck in our lives

▪ listening for the main idea

▪ linking consonants and vowels

WRITING ▪ making a narrative interesting

▪ time linkers

▪ a blog post about a memorable event


3 People

3A It’s a plan p22

3B Born to rebel p24

3C Good neighbours, bad neighbours p26

3D I have some news p28

▪ future forms: present continuous, be going to and will

▪ defining and non-defining relative clauses

▪ going to ▪ pausing in relative clauses

▪ personality adjectives

▪ relationships

READING ▪ an article about birth order and personality

▪ reading for specific information

▪ linkers of reason and result


▪ giving and responding to news

▪ giving bad news

▪ exchanging news with a friend

4 Places and homes

4A What makes your city great? p30

4B City or country? p32

4C A place to stay in NYC p34

4D Hope to hear from you soon! p36

▪ quantifiers ▪ comparatives and superlatives, as … as

▪ sentence stress ▪ /ə/ sound

▪ compound nouns

▪ common verb phrases

▪ describing homes


▪ a video looking at how we feel about where we live

▪ understanding key points

▪ linking similar consonant sounds

WRITING ▪ writing an informal email

▪ informal discourse markers

▪ an email catching up with a friend


5 Money and shopping

5A Spend, spend, spend p40

5B Black Friday p42

5C Tomorrow’s world of shopping p44

5D It isn’t working p46

▪ zero and first conditional; future time clauses

▪ predictions: will, be going to, may/might

▪ intonation ▪ word stress

▪ money ▪ shopping

READING ▪ an article about the Black Friday shopping phenomenon

▪ identifying opinions ▪ even, just


▪ explaining what’s wrong

▪ taking something back to a shop

▪ getting a refund or exchange

6 Work and education

6A Career change p48

6B Dream job p50

6C School days p52

6D I am writing to apply … p54

▪ present perfect and past simple, already, yet, recently

▪ present perfect continuous and simple

▪ present perfect and past simple

▪ weak form of been

▪ work and careers (1)

▪ work and careers (2)

▪ education


▪ a video looking at how we feel about our jobs

▪ understanding specific information

▪ sentence stress

WRITING ▪ writing a covering letter ▪ prepositions after verbs, nouns and adjectives

▪ an email to apply for a job


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7 Entertainment

7A Lights, camera, action! p58

7B Action man p60

7C Got talent p62

7D Could you tell me where it is? p64

▪ the passive ▪ modals of ability and possibility

▪ past participles ▪ /eɪ/ and /ʊ/ sounds

▪ films ▪ TV and music

READING ▪ an article about Vic Armstrong, stunt performer

▪ guessing the meaning of words from context

▪ referencing: this and that


▪ giving directions ▪ asking for information

▪ asking a stranger for directions

8 Sport and health

8A On the pitch, in the pool p66

8B So many ways to get fit p68

8C Is there an app for that? p70

8D Sport in my country p72

▪ question tags ▪ modals of obligation and advice

▪ intonation ▪ sentence stress

▪ sports, places and equipment

▪ health and fitness verb phrases


▪ a video about what we do to get fit

▪ understanding facts and figures

▪ intonation

WRITING ▪ writing a report ▪ adding information

▪ a report about sport in your country


9 Food

9A Chefs at home p76

9B Chocolate – the world’s favourite superfood p78

9C Eating out p80

9D Why don’t you try the curry? p82

▪ uses of like ▪ -ing forms and infinitives

▪ /dʒ/ sound ▪ -ing

▪ food and cooking

▪ eating out

READING ▪ an article about the benefits of chocolate

▪ reading for detail ▪ substitution: one, ones


▪ making and responding to suggestions

▪ making a group decision

▪ having a group discussion and making a decision

10 Right and wrong

10A Smooth criminals? p84

10B Emergency! p86

10C Do the right thing p88

10D For and against p90

▪ reported speech

▪ second conditional, would, could and might

▪ sentence stress ▪ conditionals

▪ crime ▪ making nouns from verbs


▪ a video about our experiences with the emergency services

▪ listening in detail ▪ final /t/ and /d/ sounds

WRITING ▪ writing a for-and-against essay

▪ useful phrases for topic sentences

▪ a for-and-against essay


11 The natural world

11A Nature goes viral p94

11B A disaster waiting to happen p96

11C I will survive p98

11D The great outdoors p100

▪ articles ▪ third conditional

▪ the ▪ weak form of have

▪ the natural world

▪ extreme adjectives

READING ▪ an article about living near one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes

▪ understanding the writer’s purpose

▪ understanding noun phrases


▪ making recommendations

▪ checking and clarifying information

▪ recommending the best natural places to visit in your country

12 Getting away12A Dream destinations p102

12B Fly away p104

12C Around the world p106

12D Five-star review p108

▪ So/Neither do I ▪ modals of deduction

▪ auxiliary verbs and stress

▪ sentence stress

▪ phrases with go and get

▪ air travel


▪ a video looking at how we feel about flying

▪ identifying agreement between speakers

▪ linking: /w/ and /j/

WRITING ▪ writing an online review ▪ adverbs of attitude

▪ an online review of a hotel, restaurant or service



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Personal Best - RICHMOND...Personal Best B1 Pre-intermediate Student’s Book American English Series Editor Jim Scrivener Authors Bess Bradfield with Graham Fruen 641774 p001-003