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Unit Language focus Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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time phrases wordbuilding: suffix -ness presenting yourself linking in idiomatic
the perfect aspect idioms: irreversible word speaking skill: keeping phrases
pairs going content words
word focus: life
Lessons for
life
pages 9–20

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the continuous aspect phrasal verb get giving a talk checking specific
present and perfect wordbuilding: phrases speaking skill: keeping words
participles with do people’s attention
idioms: health and safety
More than a word focus: foot

job
pages 21–32

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intensifying adverbs adverb and adjective making stress in
emphatic structures collocations recommendations intensifying
towns speaking skill: making adverbs
wordbuilding: suffix -able a case linking
Four walls word focus: wall
pages 33–44

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past modals phrasal verb come making a short pitch weak forms
probability idioms: partitives speaking skill: using long and short
wordbuilding: verbs with rhetorical questions vowels
two past participles
Innovation word focus: give
pages 45–56

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substitution wordbuilding: -ing reading aloud intonation in short
nominalisation adjectives speaking skill: engaging responses
roads and ways your audience enunciation
a good read
The writer’s idioms: rhyming
expressions
journey word focus: cast
pages 57–68

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phrasal verbs wordbuilding: off and up discussing proposals linking in idiomatic
verb patterns injuries speaking skill: phrases
idioms: health conceding a point toning down
word focus: face negative
Body matters statements
pages 69–80

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 Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
a conversation about an article about the developing an your favourite saying a covering letter
important lessons in life lessons we learn argument personality types writing skill: fixed
a talk by a sociologist about from the past call my bluff expressions
defining who you are an article about
the language of
Shakespeare

a speech about the an article about the using contrasts work as a way of life taking notes
livelihood of Kazakh Moken people of health and safety writing skill:
nomads Myanmar measures abbreviations
an interview with a woman an article about rock your comfort zone
firefighter climbing in Yosemite

a discussion about an
unusual building in Utah
an interview with an
architect about small
homes
an article about two fact or opinion your ideal home an opinion essay
model towns town planning writing skill: linking
an article about the how spaces affect devices
architect Zaha Hadid you

an extract from a radio an article about finding counter what you can’t live describing how
programme about an origami engineering arguments without things work
innovative transport system an article about a origami ideas writing skill:
an interview about the social entrepreneur being on the spot punctuation
inspiration for inventions

an extract from a talk by a an article about the analysing descriptive a good read a book review
travel writer graphic novel language speech bubbles writing skill:
an extract from a radio an extract from In describing descriptive words
programme about an Patagonia impressions
extraordinary journey into
the Himalayas

a conversation between two
friends about health and
exercise
an interview with an
ultrarunner about sports
injuries
an article about identifying aims exercise trends a formal report
different exercise describing an injury writing skill: linking
regimes does beauty sell? adverbs and
an article about adverbial phrases
beauty

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 Unit Language focus Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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linking words wordbuilding: noun asking for confirmation intonation in
subordinate clauses formation and clarification subordinate
stories from history speaking skill: prefacing clauses
idioms: luck a question and intonation in
Stories from word focus: bear seeking clarification questions

history
pages 81–92

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passive reporting verbs idioms: business buzz making a podcast word stress
expressions with no words speaking skill: hedging
wordbuilding: compound language
nouns
Digital media word focus: break
pages 93–104

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the adverb just themes of songs your favourite music word stress: just
expressing purpose wordbuilding: negative speaking skill: intonation
prefixes responding to difficult to express
idioms: music questions uncertainty
The music in word focus: hit

us
pages 105–116

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tag questions wordbuilding: compound making conversation tag questions
adverbs adjectives speaking skill: showing intonation and
idioms: animal verbs interest elision
word focus: free
Social living
pages 117–128

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unreal past idioms: feelings recognising feelings word stress: wishes
inversion in conditionals wordbuilding: heteronyms speaking skill: heteronyms
word focus: move recognising others’ adjectives ending
feelings in -ed
Reason and
emotion
pages 129–140

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approximation idioms: adjective a debate quite, fairly and
qualifiers collocations speaking skill: pretty
wordbuilding: suffix -ity interrupting intonation in
word focus: space and interruptions
Landscapes room
pages 141–152

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COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR SUMMARY  page 157    AUDIOSCRIPTS  page 174

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 Listening
an extract from a radio
programme about how
history views Genghis
Khan
a radio interview about an
archaeological find
a talk by a journalist about
digital technology
an interview about social
media marketing
an interview with a busker
a talk by a neuroscientist
about music therapy
an extract from a radio
programme about ethnic
communities
an interview with a
sociologist about
citizenship education
a short talk by a
photographer about
photographing people
an interview with a
psychologist about
understanding emotions
three people describe
landscapes they like
an extract from a radio
programme about the
Japanese poet Basho
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Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
an article about fact or conjecture stories from history describing a past
Herodotus and the social history event
story of the Persian historical irony writing skill:
invasion of Greece sequencing events
a story about hidden
treasure
a photographer’s blog identifying personal blogging an online news
about sinkholes opinions using social media report
an article about a IT security writing skill: cautious
day at a hacker’s language
conference
an interview with identifying text types themes of songs a description
a musician about mood music writing skill: parallel
music and culture a charity concert structures
a review of a
documentary about
Bob Marley
an article about ant reading between the civic duties a discursive essay
society lines social animals writing skill: critical
an article about the a conservation thinking in writing
Hadza of Tanzania project
an article about understanding style modern life an email message
irrational thinking mind games writing skill:
an article about the technology ethics avoiding
new generation of misunderstandings
robots
an article about identifying aims special places a speculative letter
William Allard’s events in nature writing skill:
American West explaining a persuasive
an article about a technique language
camera obscura
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