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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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present simple and time expressions opening and closing questions
present continuous feelings and personal conversations short questions
stative verbs states
question forms the roles we play
Colour wordbuilding: noun and
verb → noun
pages 9–20

VIDEO: Peruvian weavers  page 18    REVIEW  page 20

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present perfect simple musical styles choosing an event weak forms
already, just and yet emotions intonation with
verb patterns: -ing form global culture really, absolutely,
and to + infinitive describing performances etc.
Performance wordbuilding: adjective +
noun
pages 21–32

VIDEO: Taiko master  page 30    REVIEW  page 32

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past simple and past water and recreation telling stories irregular past
continuous word focus: get tense verbs
past perfect simple wordbuilding: adverbs was and were

Water
pages 33–44

VIDEO: One village makes a difference  page 42    REVIEW  page 44

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predictions: will, may, job and work making and responding I’ll
might, could education to requests weak and strong
future forms: present pay and conditions auxiliary verbs
continuous, will, job requirements
Opportunities going to wordbuilding: phrasal
verbs
pages 45–56

VIDEO: Confucianism in China  page 54    REVIEW  page 56

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present perfect simple holiday destinations dealing with problems has, have
and past simple conservation strong and weak
for travel problems forms
present perfect wordbuilding: compound
Travel continuous and simple nouns (noun + noun)
How long … ?
pages 57–68

VIDEO: A disappearing world  page 66    REVIEW  page 68

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modal verbs (1): have a healthy lifestyle describing dishes weak forms
to, must, can, be modern life disappearing
allowed to, should restaurants sounds
first conditional: if + will wordbuilding: phrasal
Wellbeing when, as soon as, verbs with down and up
unless, until, before
pages 69–80

VIDEO: Dangerous dining  page 78    REVIEW  page 80

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 Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
a conversation about a an article about how conclusions routines and leisure text type: a website
family event in Brunei we use colour activities profile
two people doing a quiz an article about the personal questions writing skill: criteria
about colours and their colour red the roles we play for writing
meaning

three people talking about an article about why sources new releases text type: a profile
arts events we dance performing writing skill: linking
a radio show about world an article about changes ideas (1)
fusion music globalisation

a radio clip about World an interview about reading between the the first time text type: a blog
Water Day underwater lines puzzles post
two people talking about discoveries it happened to me writing skill:
what happened next an article about interesting
an unforgettable language
experience

three people talking about
their childhood ambitions
a radio programme about
International Women’s Day
an article about India’s arguments predictions text type:
new superhighway planning your work a covering letter
an article about the pay and conditions writing skill: formal
economic boom in style
China

three people talking about a profile of a wildlife close reading travel experiences text type:
travel tips conservationist what makes a good a postcard
part of a radio programme an article about holiday? writing skill:
about a wildlife holiday destinations green activities informal style
conservationist an article about
three conversations about tourism and
holiday activities conservation

part of a radio programme
about healthy eating
two people discussing the
power of the mind
a news item about language clues your favourite dish text type: a formal
traditional dishes a healthy lifestyle letter
a news item about modern life writing skill:
imaginary eating explaining
an article about consequences
modern lifestyles

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 Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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comparatives and features of homes expressing preferences as … as
superlatives in the city and giving reasons rising and falling
used to, would and past word focus: as and like intonation
simple wordbuilding: verb →
Living space adjective
pages 81–92

VIDEO: A special kind of neighbourhood  page 90    REVIEW  page 92

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modal verbs (2) the natural world reacting to surprising weak form of have
speculation about the history news showing interest
present: must, might, -ly adverbs in stories and disbelief
may, could, can’t word focus: look
Weird news modal verbs (3) wordbuilding: noun →
speculation about the adjective
pages 93–104 past: must have, might
have, may have, could
have, can’t have,
couldn’t have

VIDEO: Killer bees  page 102    REVIEW  page 104

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articles in noun phrases money buying things linking
determiners and shopping silent letters
possessives in noun wordbuilding:
phrases compound adjectives
Trade passives
pages 105–116

VIDEO: Making a deal  page 114    REVIEW  page 116

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defining relative clauses medicine talking about injuries and
second conditional: injuries sentence stress
if + would word focus: take
wordbuilding: suffixes
No limits! -ful, -less
pages 117–128

VIDEO: High-altitude peoples  page 126    REVIEW  page 128

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reported speech communications telephone messages contrastive stress
reporting verbs technology polite requests
word focus: time with can and
wordbuilding: prefix un- could
Connections
pages 129–140

VIDEO: Crossing Antarctica  page 138    REVIEW  page 140

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should have and could field trips making and accepting should have and
have word focus: go apologies could have
third conditional: wordbuilding: prefix -in sentence stress
if + would have
Experts
pages 141–152

VIDEO: Shark vs. octopus  page 150    REVIEW  page 152

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR SUMMARY  page 156    AUDIOSCRIPTS  page 173

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 Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
three people talking an article about what descriptions house or flat? text type:
about different living New York used to your town a description of
arrangements be like wish you were here! a place
podcast replies about homes an article about a little writing skill:
around the world town in Puerto Rico organising ideas
four people talking about
where they live

two people discussing an
unusual photo
some clips from a website
about mysteries in nature
part of a radio programme
about the Nasca lines
an article about the opinion or fact? missing captions text type: a news
Nasca lines speculating about story
an article about one the past writing skill:
of aviation’s greatest give your opinion structuring a news
mysteries story

market research interviews a website about testing a conclusion saving money text type: an eBay
with some people who are producers and brands advert
shopping products negotiating writing skill:
a radio item about banking an article about how relevant and
via mobile phones to negotiate a price irrelevant
information

a podcast about the a webpage about life reading between the medicine text type:
Marathon des Sables on Mars lines I’d love to live in … a personal email
part of a TV preview show two stories about feats inspirational people writing skill: linking
about bionic bodies of endurance ideas (2)

an interview with a woman a news item about the summarising news stories text type: a report
about the languages last ‘uncontacted’ personal of a meeting
spoken in her region tribe communication writing skill: using
four conversations about an article about social digital media notes to write a
news headlines networking report

an interview with a a review of a book relevance where did I go text type: a website
cormorant fisherman about Arctic wrong? article
two stories about expeditions what if … ? writing skill:
uncomfortable experiences an article about the going back in time revising
samurai

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