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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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be (am/is/are) personal information meeting people for the contracted forms
possessive ’s and family first time the same or
possessive adjectives wordbuilding: word roots different sounds
everyday verbs saying numbers
People word focus: in and percentages
spelling
pages 9–20

VIDEO: World party  page 18    REVIEW  page 20

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there is/are colours shopping /ɪ/ or /i:/
prepositions of place furniture word stress
plural nouns useful objects contrastive
this, that, these, those countries and nationalities stress (1)
Possessions wordbuilding: suffixes
prices and currencies
pages 21–32 word focus: one/ones
adjectives

VIDEO: A thousand words  page 30    REVIEW  page 32

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present simple (I/you/ telling the time giving directions -s endings
we/they) describing cities ordinal numbers
present simple (he/she/ places of work
it) ordinal and cardinal
Places numbers
wordbuilding: adjective +
pages 33–44 noun collocations
places in a city

VIDEO: Cowley Road  page 42    REVIEW  page 44

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like/love + -ing form wordbuilding: verb + talking about abilities /ŋ/
adverbs of frequency noun collocations and interests can
expressions of everyday activities sentence stress
frequency sports
Free time can/can’t
pages 45–56

VIDEO: In my free time  page 54    REVIEW  page 56

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countable and food verbs ordering a meal /tʃ/ or /dʒ/
uncountable nouns food contracted forms
(a/an, some and any) quantities and containers
a lot of and much/many word focus: mean
Food how many / how much menus
pages 57–68

VIDEO: The world food quiz  page 66    REVIEW  page 68

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was/were periods of time asking what people did -ed endings
past simple regular time expressions intonation
and irregular verbs, word focus: write
negatives and opinion adjectives
Past lives question forms
pages 69–80

VIDEO: Objects from the past  page 78    REVIEW  page 80

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 Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
a photographer talking an article about a types of text asking questions text type: a
about a diver family of explorers friends and family personal
an interview with an an article about world facts about countries description
explorer population writing skill: and,
people starting university but

someone talking about a
family’s plastic possessions
an interview with Andy
Torbet
an article about four close reading a room in your home a description of
apartments in Seoul your possessions a room in your
an article about a where things are home
global product from text type: adverts
writing skill:
describing objects
with adjectives

someone talking about a an article about no-car main ideas and your life text type: a
famous meeting place in zones supporting exchanging description of
Melbourne an article about information information about a place
an interview with a student languages spoken a photographer writing skill: capital
living in London around the world your languages letters
three people talking about
their jobs

three people talking about an article about fact or opinion likes and dislikes text type: short
their free-time activities identical twins saying how often emails
an interview with Norbert an article about you do things writing skill:
Rosing extreme sports your abilities reference words
gap year volunteer
work

someone talking about an article about food ways of giving advice famous dishes from advice for a healthy
street food in Oaxaca markets around the different countries eating blog
people describing famous world planning a special text type:
dishes from their countries an article about labels meal instructions
a conversation at a market on food buying food at a writing skill:
market punctuation
advice about healthy
eating

someone talking about an article about for or against past lives text type: thank
photographs showing how famous people from talking about what you messages
lives have changed the past you did yesterday writing skill: formal
a documentary about a an article about a survey about and informal
woman who lived in a cave lifelogging lifelogging expressions
three people describing their
evening

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 Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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comparative adjectives journey adjectives requesting stressed and weak
superlative adjectives wordbuilding: collocations syllables /ə/
ways of travelling
word focus: time
Journeys money
pages 81–92

VIDEO: The final journey  page 90    REVIEW  page 92

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present continuous adjectives about festivals talking about pictures /s/ and /ʃ/
present simple and clothes and photos sound and spelling
present continuous face and body silent letters
have got word focus: like
Appearance
pages 93–104

VIDEO: Festivals and special events  page 102    REVIEW  page 104

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be going to (for plans) places for entertainment inviting and making /tə/
infinitive of purpose films arrangements showing
see or watch? enthusiasm
talking about TV
Entertainment nature
pages 105–116

VIDEO: Filming wildlife  page 114    REVIEW  page 116

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present perfect school subjects checking and clarifying contrastive
present perfect and past learning stress (2)
simple wordbuilding: synonyms
and antonyms
Learning daily habits
word focus: up
117–128 email addresses and
websites

VIDEO: Memory and language learning  page 126    REVIEW  page 128

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have to / don’t have to, types of holiday making suggestions /ˈhæftə/
can / can’t in another country /ʌ/, /ʊ/ or /uː/
should/shouldn’t tourism
something, nobody, wordbuilding: word
Tourism anywhere families
word focus: take
pages 129–140

VIDEO: A tour of London  page 138    REVIEW  page 140

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will/won’t parts of the Earth giving a presentation ’ll
articles with the names measurements pausing on
of places wordbuilding: word commas
forms
The Earth land and water
word focus: how
pages 141–152

VIDEO: Earth University  page 150    REVIEW  page 152

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR REFERENCE  page 158    AUDIOSCRIPTS  page 183

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 Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
someone talking about the an article about animal writing for the reader your opinion a paragraph about
journey of a ladybird journeys places you know your town
a documentary about a an article about your town text type: a travel
journey to the deepest Colombia’s cities blog
place on earth writing skill: so and
because

someone describing the
Dinagyang festival
a description of two photos
of a festival
an article about a is it in the text? what people are text type: short
fashion business wearing messages
an article about boys’ your life at the writing skill: the
and girls’ colour moment KISS rule
choices people’s appearance
opinion of an article

someone talking about an
unusual video
two people at a film festival
changing TV habits
two people discussing a
Broadway show
an article about the the writer’s deciding which films text type: reviews
Tallgrass Film Festival preferences to see writing skill: giving
an article about nature your future plans your opinion with
in art explaining sense verbs
preferences

someone talking about a an article about what supporting the main experiences with advice about good
place for learning scientists have idea learning habits
a news report about a learned explaining memory text type: a
memory champion tips about memory techniques telephone
someone phoning his office techniques talking about message
an article about good learning writing skill:
habits giving advice about imperatives
good habits

someone talking about their a tourist information reasons for and rules a description of a
holiday leaflet against advice for a tourist tourist destination
a podcast from a travel a questionnaire from a a tourist destination text type: a
programme travel magazine what’s important in questionnaire
two friends discussing a trip a travel article a hotel writing skill:
to South America closed and open
questions

a documentary about a maps showing climate the writer’s opinion your future text type: an
photographer change places on Earth announcement
a programme about an article about a new life on another writing skill:
unexplored places on Earth planet planet important words
an article about Earth places you’d like to and information
Day visit

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