A1 Topics Speaking & Writing Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation

1 Names & numbers

Common objects The alphabet Alphabet. Vowel sounds
Exchanging names and numbers my/ your/ his/ her. Singular and plural nouns
Identifying common objects this/these
Numbers 1–10. Common objects
2 Countries - Nationalities
Prices Saying where you are from be: present simple. in/near. How much?
Talking about prices Countries. Nationalities.
Numbers 11–100. Prices
3 Family
Introductions Talking about your family How old …? Possessive ’s.
our/their.
Writing about your family have/has
Family
an + vowel / a + consonant
4 Likes & dislikes
Talking about likes and dislikes Present simple: like / don’t like.
Writing a ‘web profile’ Adjective + noun word order
Food. Drink. Sport. Colours.
Common adjectives
Word stress: famous cities
5 Jobs
Your life expectancy Present simple: I, you, we, they
What’s your dream job? Common verbs. Jobs
Useful phrases: Can I speak to Mr Jones, please? Stress and intonation in Wh questions
6 Daily routine
Telling the time The time. Present simple: he, she, it
Talking about daily routine Days. Daily routine. Verb phrases
with get, go, have.
3rd person verb endings
7 City attractions
The top five things to do in a big city There is/are. some/any
Useful phrases: Excuse me. Is there a ……….. near
here? Places in a city. Verb phrases with go.
There’s a … / there are
8 Directions
Talking about your home Object pronouns
Giving directions Rooms & furniture. Ordinal numbers
th sounds
9 Shopping
Clothes Talking about daily activities Present continuous
Talking about clothes Clothes. Verb phrases
Talking about special days -ing forms
10 review

11 Important events
Talking about daily activities be: past simple
Talking about clothes V Months. Years. Dates. Adjectives
Talking about special days
12 Sports
Talking about sports and sporting heroes Past simple: affirmative forms.
Talking about first things Regular and irregular verbs
Sports
Past simple -ed endings
13 Transport
Talking about ways to travel Past simple: negative and question forms. Wh- questions
Journeys Talking about journeys Travel phrases. Time expressions, ago.
Holidays Holidays

14 Abilities
Talking about circuses can and can’t for ability.
Illness Talking about ability and talent How many …?
Parts of the body. Illness
can and can’t
15 The future
Talking about ability and Future: would like to / (be) going to
talent Time expressions: next
Word and sentence
A2 Topics Speaking & Writing Reading & writing Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronounciation
1 Travel
Introductions Introducing yourself and saying where you are f Meeting on a plane be: present simple affirmative. Nouns.
Air travel Exchanging names and numbers Going through customs a/an. this/these
Nationalities Identifying objects Airline phone numbers Countries. Nationalities. Languages.
Punctuation (1). Exchanging contact details Common objects. Numbers 0–10
Form filling Useful phrases: Asking for clarification Sounds of the alphabet
2 Hotels, rooms and furniture
Houses Hotels, rooms and furniture For the holiday of a lifetime there is / there are. some/any
Where you want to live Your home in the stars Prepositions of place

Description of your home and hometown Useful phrases: Problems with a hotel room Focus on: in, on, near
3 People
Favourite things Favourite things favourite things Possessive determiners. be: present simple
Jobs Discussing ages In the world today … Favourite things. Numbers 11–999.
Personal details Jobs The percentage of women in Jobs
Questions to find out personal details certain jobs i P a/an
Punctuation (2). Greetings and introductions
Personal description
4 Family
Family Lifestyle Families Who is it? Possessive ’s/s’. Present simple affirmative
Lifestyle Advice and warnings
Anecdote: Your favourite relative Family
Sentences about your family P 3rd person endings \s\, \z\, \Iz\
Punctuation (3).
Description of a family
5 Likes & dislikes

Differences between men and women Are men and women the same or different? Present simple. Object pronouns
free time activities Likes and dislikes asking for opinions like / don’t like + ing
A short personal message ing sound
Email to a new friend
6 Daily routine
Going out Daily routines Seven perfect daily moments Present simple: daily routine.
telling time The weekend Interview with three people Telling the time
A perfect weekend Useful phrases: Ordering and paying Days of the week. Verb phrases: have and go
Sequencing: then, after until, before, after
(that). Description of a perfect day
7 Habits
Special days Habits and frequency Little and Large Present simple with adverbs of
Special days The top three world festivals frequency. Prepositions of time
Anecdote: Your favourite festival/party Asking about opening Verb phrases: make and do. Months.
Paragraph organisation and closing times Ordinal numbers. Dates
Focus on: go
Ordinal numbers
8 Journeys
Traffic Drives to work Driving to work Questions with prepositions. Tense review
directions Journeys Prepositions of movement. Places in a city / the country
Focus on: across, along, down, into, out of, past, through,
Your journey to work/school Useful phrases: Directions up
Using adjectives. Text
organisation
9 Food
Eating Eating habits Eat well, enjoy your food and lose weight Countable and uncountable nouns.
Diets Diets Two people talking about diets some/any. How much …?/ How many …?
Food shopping lists Useful phrases: Buying a sandwich Food and drink
Anecdote: Your last delicious meal Focus on: in, on, above, below, next to
Two menus Vowel sounds: same spelling, different sounds
An invitation
10 Shopping
Clothes Family similarities A man talking about his clothes Present continuous
Possessions People’s clothes Mr Average and his clothes Physical description. Clothes.
TV presenter describing people arriving at
Shopping Connecting sentences. the Oscars Plural nouns: a pair of …/ big numbers
Description of a person Useful phrases: Buying clothes Focus on: get/ like
11 Lifestyle
Holidays Water sports Two people talking about water Past simple: regular and irregular verbs
lifestyle habits A simple narrative sports Water sports. Time expressions. ago.
green life Time expressions. It’s always warm on the inside Time linkers
Telling a story Shark attack! Focus on: make and do
Useful phrases: The weather ed endings
12 Feelings
Experiences Feelings I want to be alone Past simple: affirmative, negative and

speaking of the past Useful phrases: Complaints and suggestions question forms
Feelings. Personality Adjectives
can-can't - ability

13 Great lives
 Abilities life events/ stories How do other people really see you? Past tense
Character biography Useful phrases: Making excuses when clauses
irregular verbs

14 Television

Dreams TV programmes Different TV programmes Future forms: want to, would like to, hope to. (be) going to
Plans Future plans and intentions Interview with the winner of … present continuous as future plan
Your favourite TV programme Juliet’s favourite TV programme Focus on: What …? and How …?
Linking words: and, but, because. Completing a Useful phrases: Suggestions and offers
15 Experiences
Experiences Your (travel) experiences International Travel Magazine Present perfect + ever. Present perfect or past simple?
Old friends Old friends Adventure World Travel Past participles
Wh questions. Conversation between two old Vowel sounds: irregular past participles
Expanding notes into a text school friends
Tom’s oldest friend
Useful phrases: In a restaurant
B1 Topics Speaking & Writing Reading & writing Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation
1 Name
Names Names and family people talking about names Tense review. looks / looks like.
Memory Memory techniques What’s in a name? Question forms
Language learning Language learning Remembering names V Family. Description. Names
Somebody who is important to you How to remember names at parties Focus on: names
Form filling: personal information Are you a good language learner?
Lee talking about somebody who is important
to him
Showing interest
2 Visiting places
Home towns Places in your country people talking about their home towns Countable and uncountable nouns.

Holidays The best things from different countries a dream holiday for two! so/such. very/too. Quantity expressions
talking about the best place you have ever Places in a city. Adjectives to describe places.
Countries The best place you have ever visited visited Countries, nationalities.
Web posting. Spelling. Focus on: like
P Word stress: countries, nationalities

3 Meeting people
Relationships Relationships talking about relationships Past simple and continuous. Adverbs of manner.
Stories S First meetings Get Personal game show Relationship expressions.
S Telling stories Useful phrases: Things in common Narrative linkers.
WB W Telling a story. Linking ed/ing adjectives
sentences Focus on: get
Irregular verbs: sound groups
4 Going shopping
Presents Buying presents What people really want for their birthday Adverbs of frequency.
Anecdote: The last time you bought
Clothes somebody a present Eddie talking about the last time Verbs with two objects.
Shopping Attitudes to shopping he bought somebody a present Verbs followed by ing-form or to-infinitive
Shopping trends and habits Two men talking about shopping . Present simple and continuous
Description of a shop. Men's or women’s fashion?
Text organisation. Linking sentences The real price of fashion
Useful phrases: In a clothes shop
5 Health
Fitness Health and fitness Are you dangerously unfit? Comparative and superlatives.
Anecdote: Your experiences of sport at Tina talking about your experiences of sport at
Sport school school Phrasal verbs
Stress Sports stars Advertisers discussing sports stars V How + adjective/adverb. Sport.
Stress and laughter ways to de-stress Numbers
Description of a sporting event. Text
organisation. Laughter clubs Focus on: verbs used with sports
Useful phrases: Giving instructions

6 Job & professions

Work Jobs talking about careers Permission and obligation (can / have to).
Present perfect (time ‘up to now’) or past simple
Experience Best and worst experiences Nightmare jobs (‘finished’ time)
Retirement A person you know with a good job Useful phrases: Presenting yourself Jobs. Collocations (work). should. Office equipment
A job application Focus on: work and job
Letter of enquiry. Past participles (irregular verbs): vowel sounds
Opening and closing letters

7 Environment
Protests Climate change Climate change Subject questions. Dynamic and stative meanings.
Green issues Environmental issues Original Volunteers Future forms: (be) going to and present continuous
Volunteering Writing a report Two conversations about volunteering Climate change. Opinions
Volunteer work Useful phrases: On the telephone Focus on: have and have got
Making written suggestions. Linking
sentences

8 Education
Schools School experiences favourite school subject Permission and obligation (could /

Families Anecdote: Your favourite school subject Three generations had to). should and must for advice
Two generations talking about changes in
Social change Changes in society society V Education and training
What makes a successful date How to meet the parents Focus on: words used with education
The perfect girlfriend/boyfriend
Personal letter. Useful phrases: Giving your opinion Word stress: school subjects
Contractions in informal writing
9 Go on a picnic
countable-uncountable nouns quantifiers
asking for a favor containers some/any, much/many
expressing need inviting vb need
accepting/ declining expressions of acceptance and declining

10 Lifestyle
will. Future time clauses after when, if, as soon as.
Longevity Lifestyles How not to die before you get old used to
talking about the fittest/ healthiest person you
Health Food and cooking knows

Food The fittest/healthiest person you know My first car Collocations. Food and cooking. Cars
Cars Cars Your dream car my dream car Focus on: words used with driving

Narrative. Linking words: while, during

11 Animals
Animals Animals Animal attitudes Defining relative clauses. Unreal conditionals
Pets Moral dilemmas people talking about animals they like/dislike Animals. Adjective + preposition
People Anecdote: A pet you know stories about animals Focus on: that
Giving opinions. People talking about their pets P Homophones (bare/bear)
Linking: giving examples Useful phrases: Polite requests

12 Genii/ creations
B2 Topics Speaking & Writing Reading & writing Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation
1 Friends
talking about keeping in touch with
Friends Friends friends Question forms. Tense review.
Lifestyle Getting to know you That was then. This is now Questions with prepositions. Subject questions.
Useful phrases: Meeting friends
Communication How people communicate unexpectedly Adverbs of frequency
A friend who is different from you Friendship expressions

2 Experiences

Sports Exciting experiences people talking about experiences Present perfect simple. Past simple and continuous.

Injuries S Sports Two people talking about sports they do Comparatives and superlatives
Useful phrases: Giving advice about
S Injuries complaints or injuries Gradable and non-gradable adjectives.
Anecdote: A time when Time expressions. Sports
you were in a dangerous/ Extra Adjectives: exploring synonyms
exciting situation Intonation to show strong feelings
S Describing a city/town

3 Relationships
Family Personal photos Who do you carry around? Dynamic and stative meanings.
Dating Family Twenty-first century dating Present perfect simple and continuous
Two people talking about their
Character Firsts relationships Family. Relationships. Describing character
Six people talking about their ideal
Dating partner Extra Sounds and spelling
Informal letter What’s your type?
Useful phrases: ‘Less direct’ language

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5 Party
Festivals Festivals Chinese New Year Phrasal verbs. Future forms.
How to throw the best party ever (and
New year New Year enjoy it!) Pronouns: anybody, somebody, etc.

Parties Parties Useful phrases: Inviting; making excuses Festivals. do and make. Parties
A party you’ve been to Extra Phrasal verbs
Letters of thanks and apologies

6 Edible
Food Chocolate Some facts about chocolate Countable and uncountable nouns.
An interview with a person who has
Eating Describing food eaten some unusual food Quantity expressions. used to / would
Childhood Eating habits Partitives: a bar of, a bowl of … etc.
Anecdote: Your childhood memories Memories of food Describing food. Taste and texture

Letter of complaint Useful phrases: At a restaurant: register Extra Nouns and articles

7 Time
Prepositions of time. Modals of obligation and
Time Time-keeping Test your attitude to time-keeping permission
Punctuality Work and jobs Time-saving tips: lists
Work Business letters Three people talking about their jobs Time expressions. Phrasal verbs.
Useful phrases: Time idioms and
Letter requesting information expressions Work
Extra Words that are sometimes confused
Ordinal numbers
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9 News
Paparazzi Celebrities and the paparazzi An interview with a paparazzo Verb patterns. Passive structures
News stories News stories News in brief Adjectives to describe celebrities.
Crime Crime news bulletin Crime. Headline language
Personal news An email with personal news Extra Verb patterns
Essay Useful phrases: Personal news

10 Journey
Travel Travelling Asking for and giving Modals of deduction. Past perfect
Places Describing places directions Geographical location. Describing places.
Fixed expressions: now or never, take it or leave it,
Holidays Holidays etc.
Anecdote: A journey you have been on Extra Dictionary labels
Describing a place English names for famous geographical features

11 Opinions
 conversations about books, films and
Stereotypes Men and women music Reported statements and questions
Books Books, films and music Mr Nice Guy Books. Films. Music. ed and ing adjectives
Films A film you enjoyed Book choice Extra Collocations
A book review Pride and Prejudice: synopsis
Film review Useful phrases: Giving your opinion

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13 Childhood
Defining relative clauses. Real conditionals (first
Children Children and parents Children's descriptions of a mother conditional).
Childhood Bringing children up Children defining things
Parenting An activity you did as a child Lies, white lies … and psychologists Indirect questions
Letter of advice TV interview with ‘pushy parents’ Phrasal verbs. Childhood. Verb–noun collocations.
Useful phrases: Describing objects Proverbs. make and let
Extra Word families
Words with silent letters

14 Age
A conversation about a Rolling Stones
Regrets Ageing rockers gig Unreal conditionals (second and third conditionals).
Poem: If … – from a Harley-Davidson
Age Regrets advert Wishes and regrets
Dilemmas Age Ageism turned me into a liar Adverbs of attitude and manner. Age
Conversation between a woman and a
Discussing dilemmas man about age Extra Idiomatic expressions
Story Three situations and dilemmas Word stress
Useful phrases: On the telephone

15 Style
people talking about their favourite
Fashion Physical description clothes Adjective order. have something done
Appearance Describing yourself Extract from Come Together Clothes. Physical description.
Two friends talking about a TV
Routines Describing a film character programme Verb phrases

Somebody you met for the first time recently Morning routines Extra Exploring meanings
Describing a person Useful phrases: Small talk

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 Topics Speaking & Writing Reading & writing Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation

people talking about conversations

Conversation R Life on Mars/Life on Venus Position of adverbials. Aspect
1 Conversations Conversations A phone conversation between a boyfriend and a V Describing conversation styles.
Men's and women’s S Conversations in English girlfriend Conversation collocations. Word building
conversation styles S Complaints about boyfriends and girlfriends A formal and informal phone conversation V Extra Multiple meanings and uses of talk
Eavesdropping WB W Writing a self-help tip sheet Useful phrases: Opening conversations P Intonation to show attitude

If you were a food …

S Food associations
2 Anecdote: Eating out Noun phrases. Describing nouns and order of
Taste W Review talking about food associated with certain adjectives. Fronting
Food S Good taste situations V Describing places to eat. Word building. Idioms
Restaurant reviews W Extra Letter to a newspaper Conversation about countries’ typical dishes with taste
Good taste WB W Writing a letter of complaint Useful phrases: Agreeing and disagreeing P Intonation to show enthusiasm or reservation

Discussing capital cities Hedging. Inversion after negative and limiting

W Short description of a famous town or city in Cities of the world quiz adverbials
3 City your country Two people discussing survey results V Describing cities. Describing tourist spots
Cities of the world S Comparing two posters R Four guidebook extracts V Extra Lexical sets and collocations with city and
City attractions S Discussing city dangers Two people talking about the city where they live urban
Dangers in the city WB W Writing a short article Useful phrases: Adding emphasis P Adding emphasis
4 Review A Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

Six-word life stories Michael Jackson

Story Telling a story A man describing his favourite book The future as seen from the past.
5 Biographies S Deception and belief Discussing con tricks Discourse markers in writing
Stories S Jokes R Humour across frontiers V Types of story. Expressions with story and tale.
Deception W Extra Descriptive narrative Jokes Deception and belief
Humour WB W Writing a review Useful phrases: Responding to a story P Weak and strong forms of auxiliary verbs

people talking about their shopping habits

R How I lived on £1 a day for a year Prepositions in relative clauses.
6 Shopping habits money-saving tips Articles
Bargain S Economising Two people talking about their experiences of V Spending and saving. Economising.
Spending habits S Money-saving tips bargaining Discussing prices
Economising Anecdote: A purchase you made Useful phrases: Negotiating, haggling, making a V Extra British and American English
Bargaining and haggling WB W Writing a news story deal P Weak forms of common words

The Human Brain

Four people discussing games
7 Mind The Human Brain R Article about brain training
The brain S Brain training R Calculate your brain power
Brain power S Your senses Five people talking about their senses Verbs of the senses. Participle clauses
The senses W Extra Emails making and declining requests R The Canine Cruncher V Verbs of seeing. Collocations with mind
Pet psychology WB W Writing an informal email offering advice Useful phrases: Making appropriate requests P Assimilation: final /d/ before you
8 Review B Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

The future of mobile phones: a remote control for

your life
9 One person describing a new prototype mobile
Digital Mobile phones phone Complex sentences. Speculating about the future
Mobile phones S Future worlds R Teleportation and force fields V Compound nouns. Informal expressions
Innovations in technology S Top scientific breakthroughs Two people talking about a gadget V Extra Acronyms and collocations
Scientific breakthroughs WB W Writing a discursive essay Useful phrases: Discussing implications P Word stress

Crimes and their

punishments people talking about crimes and appropriate Paraphrasing. Using modals to talk about the past.
10 Law S Cases and appropriate punishments punishments for crimes Inversion after nor/neither, so/such
Crime and punishment S Proposals for laws A crime victim and her friend talking about the V Legal vocabulary. Collocations with law. Formal
Legal cases W Extra News stories crime vocabulary
Newspaper reports WB W Writing a short report Useful phrases: Expressing surprise or disbelief P Final /t/ and /d/

sleep patterns
R How well do you sleep?
11 Lark or owl Three friends talking about staying up all night Concessive clauses and adverbials.
Night S Times of day and night R Northern Lights Regrets and past conditionals
Energy patterns Anecdote: A time you stayed up all night A trip to Machu Picchu V Times of day and night. Expressions with night
Staying up S Proverbs about night Useful phrases: Making and responding to V Extra Phrasal verbs
Northern Lights WB W Writing an essay invitations P Syllable patterns in adverbs
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What is a carbon footprint?

Your carbon footprint Two people talking about eco-friendly lifestyle
13 Footprints Barefoot hiking choices
Carbon footprint A walk you have been on describing barefoot hiking
Ancient footprints S Buying shoes people talking about their shoes Passive structures. Comparative structures
Barefoot hiking WB W Writing an email recommending places to Useful phrases: Persuasion and responding to V Ecological expressions. Expressions with foot or
Shoes visit persuasion feet. Different types of shoes

Words
14 New words in English Roots of new words Avoiding repetition: substitution and ellipsis
The written word S The importance of writing Four people talking about new words V New words
English spelling and S English spelling R The writer's block V Extra Origins of new words
pronunciation WB W Writing a cover letter Useful phrases: Getting your point across P Differences in spelling and pronunciation

Conscience Giving money to charity talking about giving money

15 Giving money to charity W Tag line to people on the street
The Homeless S Guilty feelings R The Homeless World Cup Special uses of the past simple
World Cup W Extra Responding to a complaint people talking about guilty feelings V Describing street people. Verb/ Noun
Guilty feelings WB W Writing a promotional flyer Useful phrases: Apologising collocations. Expressions with conscience
16 Review D Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review