UNIT READING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY

1 Time on your hands

(LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT)
Stop watching movies and start
making them!
Countable and uncountable
nouns, articles
Words connected with TV and cinema
Phrasal verbs
p 4–13 Understanding references (1) Quantifiers Collocations with do, have, make
Gapped text and take

2 Learning about learning

(EDUCATION AND LEARNING)
Teenagers, sleep and learning
Deducing meaning from context
p 14–23 Multiple choice
Tenses (1): present/past simple,
used to, would, be/get used to
Words connected with studying and
learning
Tenses (2): present perfect Phrasal verbs
simple, past perfect simple Words + prepositions

Progress check Units 1 and 2:  Grammar and vocabulary / Exam skills p 24–25

3 Invent and innovate

(SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
Young inventors
Scanning
Tenses (3): continuous tenses
Comparatives and superlatives
Words connected with
manufacturing and tools
p 26–35 Multiple matching Phrasal verbs
Collocations with top and high

4 Crime doesn't pay

(CRIMES AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS)
Has someone got their eye on you?
Identifying synonyms (1)
p 36–45 Questions with short answers
Tenses (4): the future
Conditionals (1): zero and first
conditionals
Words connected with law and order
Phrasal verbs
Collocations with crime

Progress check Units 3 and 4:  Grammar and vocabulary / Exam skills p 46–47

5 Ylose
ou win some, you
some
Video games and life skills
Understanding text logic
Modals (1): ability, permission, Words connected with sports
advice/criticism, obligation Phrasal verbs
(SPORT AND GAMES) Gapped text Modals (2): degrees of certainty Words + prepositions
p 48–57

6 N(WORK
ext steps
AND CAREERS)
You, your subjects and your future
career
Verb patterns (1): verb +
infinitive/-ing
Words connected with the world
of work
p 58–67 Identifying synonyms (2) Verb patterns (2): infinitives of Phrasal verbs
True/false with explanation purpose Collocations with go and get

Progress check Units 5 and 6:  Grammar and vocabulary / Exam skills p 68–69

7 Exploring art
(ART AND THE ARTS)
Lighting up the city
Understanding implication
Pronouns
Result clauses, connectors of
Words connected with the arts
Phrasal verbs
p 70–79 Gapped text contrast Collocations from the art world

8 The world around us

(NATURE AND THE
National parks Conditionals (2): second, third
Understanding attitude and opinion and mixed conditionals
Words connected with
environmental issues
ENVIRONMENT) Multiple matching Unreal past and past wishes Phrasal verbs
p 80–89 Words + prepositions

Progress check Units 7 and 8:  Grammar and vocabulary / Exam skills p 90–91

9 A(LANGUAGE,
word to the wise
LITERATURE
Extract from Vanity Fair
Understanding references (2)
The passive
The causative, direct and
Words connected with literature
Phrasal verbs
AND CULTURE) Multiple choice indirect objects Collocations with say, speak
p 92–101 and tell

10 Spending power
(MONEY AND CONSUMERISM)
p 102–111
Spending decisions
Understanding purpose
Relative clauses
Participle clauses
Words connected with spending money
Phrasal verbs
Multiple choice Collocations with do, get, go and make

Progress check Units 9 and 10:  Grammar and vocabulary / Exam skills p 112–113

11 A(TRAVEL
long way from home
AND TOURISM)
An alternative holiday
Understanding linking words/
Reported speech
Indirect questions
Words connected with travelling
Phrasal verbs
p 114–123 phrases Words + prepositions
Gapped text

12 Achieve the impossible

(FEATS AND ACHIEVEMENTS)
Get inspired!
Identifying synonyms (3)
Inversions
Cleft sentences
Easily-confused words
Phrasal verbs
p 124–133 Multiple matching Idioms with keep and lose

Progress check Units 11 and 12:  Grammar and vocabulary / Exam skills p 134–135

OPTIMISE YOUR EXAMS   ▶ READING p 136–137  ▶ LISTENING p 138–139  ▶ SPEAKING / SPEAKING TEST VIDEO p 140–143           

Grammar reference p 148–160  Vocabulary reference p 161–168   Writing reference p 169–174   Irregular verbs reference p 175

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 LISTENING SPEAKING USE OF ENGLISH WRITING
Predicting missing information Talking about habits and routines Word formation Creating an appropriate style
Sentence completion Interview Open cloze An article
Talk 2 Me

Listening for agreement and Agreeing and disagreeing (1) Word formation Expressing and justifying opinion
disagreement Collaborative task Sentence transformation An essay
Multiple choice (extracts) Talk 2 Me

Listening for opinion and Comparing and contrasting Word formation Making recommendations
attitude (1) Photo task Multiple-choice cloze A review
Multiple matching Talk 2 Me

Listening for synonyms (1) Expressing and justifying opinions Word formation Giving reasons and examples (1)
True/false Discussion Sentence transformation A letter / An email
Talk 2 Me

Listening for relevant information Talking about experiences Word formation Formality (1)
Multiple choice (single extract) Photo task Open cloze A letter / An email
Talk 2 Me

Avoiding unneccessary detail Making suggestions Word formation Making suggestions

Sentence completion Collaborative task Multiple-choice cloze A letter / An email
Talk 2 Me

Listening for purpose Expressing preference and giving Word formation Creating a good narrative
Multiple choice reasons
Sentence transformation A story
Photo task
Talk 2 Me
Predicting and anticipating Qualifying your opinion Word formation Giving reasons and examples (2)
Multiple matching Discussion Open cloze An article
Talk 2 Me

Recognising difference in Speculating and expressing Word formation Using descriptive language
meaning uncertainty
Multiple-choice cloze A story
True/false/not stated Interview
Talk 2 Me
Understanding responses to Reaching a decision Word formation Introducing and concluding
questions Collaborative task Open cloze An essay
Multiple choice Talk 2 Me

Listening for synonyms (2) Talking about hopes and ambitions Word formation Formality (2)
Sentence completion Interview Sentence transformation A letter / An email
Talk 2 Me

Listening for opinion and
attitude (2)
Multiple choice (extracts)
▶ USE OF ENGLISH p 144–145  ▶
Agreeing and disagreeing (2) Word formation Using your imagination
Discussion Multiple-choice cloze A review
Talk 2 Me
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