Lee ayia = Eee Styring ST nL ooTB CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS eens) sos Acad SFT Sstyring ED Tims i) Series race fannette Capebt eS 1 Creative minds 2 Addicted to fashion Culture Fashion design 3 Allin the mind 4 Take a deep breath Biology The heart Review 1 5 Pastimes 6 Strong emotions Culture Colours around the world 7 Telling stories 8 A great place to live Literature Poetry Review 2 9 Being positive 10 Surprise! Culture World music 11 The family unit 12 Making a difference 1c Crowdsourcing Review 3 43 Leading the way 14 Getting there Culture Cultural highways 15 The bigger picture 16 New and improved! Geography Tourism Review 4 17 Making headlines 18 Start-up Culture Fair play 19 Points of view 20 Speak up Economics A school business Reviews Exam profiles Pairwork Word profiles Vocabulary list Grammar reference 10 14 18 24 28 30 32 36 40 42. 46 50 582 54 62 64 68 72 74 80 84 86 90 4 96 98 102 106 108 112 116 18 120 130 132 139 148‘VCreative ‘Onin, ftme, music, media, minds: 2.9. cast, soundtrack page 10 Addicted to —_Adestvo reposition fashion 2.9. aware of, loyal to. page 14 ‘Culture Fashion design page 18 QAI in the Abstract nouns, .g. creativity, mind inteligence page 20 QTake adeep Suess eg tel diz, ose your breath sppsto page 24 Biology The hear page 28 GPast times isons &g ancestors, mth age 32 @strong possi emotors, emotions 9.cheeri, furious age 36 ‘Cuture Colours around the word page 40 Telling stories Verbs of movement; sounds, pogede. 9. burst, whistle @Agreat place Community. indus, to live somote page 46 Literature Poory page 50 Being positive Collocations, e.g. have a go, oe See Surprise! Phrases with in, out of, at, by:, ore Fe ‘Culture Werte music page 62 a Four to watch: young, talented ‘and ceative Word protte not Tha big question? © Word protite paint Humans: The smartest species? Word profile smart Under pressure? Word protie conto! Review 1 Unis 1-4 page 90 ‘A.good nights sloop? © Word profile ake ‘When fear becomes phobia The Bruce-Parington Plans by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle © Word profile paint A.groal place to study © Word profile make view 2 Unite 5-8 page 52 Your futur ooks bright... or 08 1? ‘© Word profile hola Flash mob fun? ‘Simple, comouous or perfect Present perfect (simple and ‘certinucus) ‘The grammar of phrasal orbs ‘Modals (1): Necessity and obigation Present and past habits beige! used io ‘Narrative tonses Future (1): Review Future (2): Continuous and perfect Modal (2): Modats inthe pastSoret: (ier urn. t el bactkccroe Rass ‘Spelling ‘An essay (1) Reading and Use of Creative minds Organising says English par 7 iting part + Vert + preposition, 9. Listening The boy who wore askitio Speaking part 1 Fashion apologise for, cope with, school taugh at Speaking Interviews Introducing an opinion Vero --10nfritve, 09 An informal ator Reading and Usa of agresto do something, or mall English part 6 ‘cise someone to 00, Wiring pant 2 ‘something Phiasal verbs: Health, Listening Talking about stress Fading and Use of 129.cut down an, get over ‘Spesking Ofering help English part 4 stoning part 3 Expressing frequency, Anaticle (1) Reading and Use of 29 from time to te, English part 2 rarely Writing part 2 ‘Adverbs: Type aid Listening Everyday situations Reading and Use of positon © Word profile ting English part 1 Speaking Favourie things Ustening par Goneraising Time phrases, eg. before Astory Reading and Use ot Stories ong, inno me Engish parts ‘ating part 2 asf (as though Listening & new skate pare Reading and Useot Where weve ‘Speaking Comparing chotographs English part7 (Comparing and contrasting Listening part 2 Speaking part 2 ‘Adjective and noun, ‘An essay (2) Racing and Use of “sufixes (Comparing and English part 3 contasting ‘ting part + Extended meanings of Listening &racio phone-in Reading and Use o! Surprise! ‘words ‘Speaking Surprising nows English part 6 Expressing surprise Reading and Use of © Word profile expect English par 4 Listening part 4eT CT GW The family Phrase verbs: Relatonstins, unit (89. count on, take afer Page 64 Making a Communication and otek, difference e..amuse, nope page 68 ICT Cromdoucing page 72 Pleading the _Lesdership and achievement, way 9. adventurous, stand out page 76 Weetting Phiasal verb, .9 break down, there ‘coc down page 80 ‘Cuttre Cultural hghys page 8 The bigger Global issues: Nouns and verbs, picture 2.g,eect, support age 86 @BNew and ——_Advorsng: Nouns and vers, improved! €.aimed at ogo page 90 Geography Tourism page 9¢ Making ‘The media 9, gossip about, headlines highigh the need for page 98 DStart-up ——_Thesnorld ot work, 9 fio working hows, i work shits ‘Culture Fair py page 106, WPoints of Opinions and belts, yew. £2 bear in min, arate deny aoe {© Word profile ming DSpeak up Idioms, e.g. break the ice, page 12 rss your mind Economies A school business page 116 ‘Who do you think you are? Word profile at Fandom acts of kindness Word profile as view 3 Unis 9-12 page 74 “Theao Dat Dash Word profile lead ‘Young, independent and on holicay! MYPs @ UKYP (UK Youth Parliament) (© Word profile key Guorrita markoting © Word protie no Review 4 Units 19-16 page 96 CGoule you be a citizen journalist? (© Word profile dato “The big decision © Word profile balance Explaining your brain “Toon-speak’~ We love it! (© Word profile standard view 5 Units 17-20 page 118 ‘The passive (1) Review causative “The passive (2}:Othor structures Reported spooeh Modis (3): Deduetion (Conditonas (2): Mixed Uses of verb + ing ‘Subject-vetb agreement Detorminers| Exam profiles 1-5 page 120S | a ‘Compound adloctves, 2g.fong-alstance, wethbult Phrasal verbs with up, 18. keep up, speak up Reporting vers, 0g confess, insist Phrases with in, ‘8g ngenoral, in secret aver + adoctve colocation, 2. fenvironmenialy iendly, wwaltbatanced Phrasal ves, 29, bring up, leave out Wier pais, ‘eq. now and then, ‘so0ner or lter Plural nouns ‘Commenly confused words Pairwor page 180 ‘An aricle 2) ‘Varying sentonce siructure Listening The vialns inthe Underground ‘Speaking Discussing options Kooping taking A roviow (1) Listening Tavel problems. ‘Speaking Making decisions © Word protie broek An ossay 2) Linking words (1) Listening Advertsing ‘Speaking Exprossing opinions Areview @) ‘Language for Listening Unique Toes Speaking Agreeing and cisagreaing ‘An essay (4) Linking words (2) Listening Eight everyday situations ‘Speaking Taking urns and negotiating Word prot page 122 Vocabulary list page 169 Reading and Uso of English part 2 Wting part 2 Listening pant 2 Speaking par’ Reading and Use of Engish part 7 ‘wnting part 2 RRoaing and Uso of Engish part 4 Listening part 3 ting part + Reading and Use of English part 2 ‘Speaking part Speaking part 3 loading and Uso of Engish parts ‘wating part 2 Reading and Use of Engish part 5 Lstening par 4 Reading and Use of English par 6 \Wrting part 1 Listening part 4 Families Taveling The big plete The news obs Grammar reference page 148Orne ce er Cearnjaboutithe,featureslinyournew,StudentsiBook Tey Gait Give your opinion on the topic in the text @agepchelagg Take the grammar challenge and learn from common mistakes Learn useful tips to help you plan and check your writing WenPEEEM Start each unit by talking about you, your life and the unit topic ————== Word grail Focus on the different meanings of important words ‘and phrases Easy to find exam tasks {ED Watch interviews with teenagers like you Learn useful words and phrases for effective communicationGx GAMD Read useful tips, practise techniques, then try a taster exam task eens erry ee WBEED Watch teenagers doing speaking tasks in an exam situation Look through your book and do the quiz with your partner. Q_Whatis the topic of Unit 4? Inwhich unit can you fin a pieture ofthe footballer, Gareth Bale? © In which unit can you find a photo ofthe British parliament busing? @ On which page can you find out how to lok ater your heart? G Can you find a famous Colombian singer? Who is she? What page is she on?VOCABULARY Online, films, music, media 2 Discuss the quiz questions. A: Have you got a website, or blog, or do you record a podcast? B: I've got a blog. tts about computer games, But ve never recorded a podcast. 3 Match the creative jobs tothe definitions. 1 Read the quiz and note down your answers. crite director editor novelist TV presenter ‘Check the meaning of the words, Someone who £1 reviews things and shares their opinion about them. 2 corrects and changes text in a book 3 ‘ells the actors in a fim or play what to do. ! 4 writes fictional books, 5 1. Have you got a website, or blog, or introduces a show. do you record a podcast? 4 © 11.2 You wit hear tive people talking about their 2 How often do you past comms on vette joa ah ech eee eee 3. Have you ever reviewed a movie or TV show online? 5 © 1.02 Listen again and make notes about each 4 Which actor plays your favourite flm or TV job. Then discuss the questions below. character? 1 Which job do you think is the easiesthardest? Wy? 5 Can you remember a good seene from a film you've seen recenty? 6 Does your favoute fim have an allstar east or unknown actors? READING 77 Have you ever Bove the soundtrack toa movie or TV series? 1 Read the questions. Then read text A about a 8 Doyou think you have a good singing voice? talented young person. Which two questions 9. Have you ever eamposed or written a piece rolato to text A? of music yoursell? Which person 1o you ever learn the yes to songs that 1+ was inspired by a famous book? wit onbona 2 discovered a talent ater watching afm? 11 Have you ever formed a band? What 3 took up a new hobby in order todo something well? MeN BS yOATDLAY? 4 used a video website to enter a competition? 5 provided information about thir private lite that 12 Do you read modern bestsellers, or do you pete esp weer heen > was confident that their work would be taken What's your favourite series of books? ae Ace there film versions of any books tails aes has bee AGE Ino Gh you lke? their idea? benefited from a highly unusual form of education? 2 Which job do you think is the most interesting? Why? 2 @ Read the whole article. For the remaining questions in exercise 1, choose from the people {B-D).The people may be chosen more than once. ‘3 Complete the sentences with the highlighted words in the texts, 1 Tho Olympics is a chance to see many athletes at the of their career, 2 Lucy is ‘she can sing, but her voice is awful 3 They ‘competition fo dosign their website, 4 Do people like Emerson and Nancy give you the to get creative? Mark has the tobe a great singer,My day-to-day work's not half as exciting as people think She wasnt quite good enough te win the show. have to be up at four, YOUNG, TALENTED AND CREATIVE LY Jackie EvANcHo tewas white watching the musical version cof Phantom of the Opera on TV that Jackie Evancho found her passion for music. She started singing the songs around her home and revealed a surprisingly mature singing voice Jacke started entering local singing contests and after seeing the reaction of audiences, her parents realised her potential From there, Jackie's life changed dramatically. Her mum started uploading Jackie's performances to the web to share with her ever-increasing numbers of fans. Jackie used the clips to enter an ausition for the TV show, America’s Got Talent and won a place on the show! Although she wasn't quite good enough to win the show — she finished in second place ~it was an incredible achievement. Since the show, she's worked as a professional singer. She's released several albums, toured the US and even | starred in a Hollywood thriller, © Nancy Y1 FAN wnen nancy vi Fan moved to the Us from china, aged seven, she spoke hardly any English. She learned by reading clasis, she says. It took her two years to write her first novel, Swordbird. When she had finished it, she emeiled a copy to several leading publishers in the US. Without an agent, book proposals ae rarely read but Nancy believed in her ability to succeed, And she did ~a yeer later, at the age of 12, she vas @ published novelist with a bestseller. Now, Nancy has not only completed al three books in the Swordbird series, but aso translated them into Chinese herself. The inpIBHIGN for Nancy's series came from a dream and her love of birds. The story is about a world full of birds, at war over a lack of food, Nancy even trained in martial arts in order to write the fight scenes more accurately. EMERSON SPARTZ As child, Emerson Spartz read lot. Instead of having to help around the house, he and his brother were told to read biographies of successful people. At just 12, Emerson persuaded his parents to let him leave school and teach himself at home. Very few children of his age do ths, but it quickly proved successful for him While Emerson was reading the frst novel in the Harry Potter series, he came up withthe idea of Muggienet -a website and online forum for Potter fans. He launched the website hen he was stil just 12. Over the nest five years, Emerson and his parents watched in amazement as the website grew to receive, at its Beak. 50 milion visits every month, Emerson even wrote a book for fans on the famous wizard. Now Emerson i tunning his ‘own company, Spartz Media. The company owns over 20 popular websites especially aimed at young people. Tom CASSELL tom casselis an entrepreneur who has turned a hobby into a living. A massive fan of computer gaming, Tom had the idea of filming » ‘game and commenting on the action while he was playing, But lust as popular as \, “Tom's comments on the game itself, were the details he gave about what he was \, upto personally. At first, Tom's father wasn't cnvineed the project would be successful. However, when one video got 3,000 views ina day, he changed his mind. t took three years, but Tom’ online video channel now has millions of viewers. He travels widely, promoting his videos and is a well-known figure in \ the video-gaming world. For Tom, this is just the beginning. ‘ve got three \, ultimate goats in life ~ajob in the games industry to travel the world and \, «create my own house. I'm going to build my own dream gaming house Do you think people are naturally ‘reative, or can they learn to be creative? What otrer qualities do young ne people need in order to succeed? rot fo mention being in bed by eight the previous evening, JGRAMMAR _ Simple, continuous or perfect 4. Match the examples to the meanings. 4 Since the show she's worked as a professional singor 2 When she had finished i sho emailed @ copy to several leacing publishers inthe US. Now Emerson is running his own company. The company owns over 20 popolar websites. While Emerson was reading the frst nove He launched the webstewhon he was stil just twelve. {an action in progress in the present ‘an action in progress in the past €¢ an action that startod in the past and continues into the present da factor state in the present a single completed action in the past 1 a.past action which links back further in the past 2 Complete the rules with continuous, perfect or simple. We use the: present or past {or permanent states land for regular or completed actions, {or actions or states that present or past are in progress or unfinished. present or past for actions or states that ‘connect two time periods. > Grammar reference page 148 3 Choose the correct sentence or response. Can you explain your choices? 1. We didnt have time to speak to Jack for long. ‘a When we arrived, he had left 'b When we arrived, he was leaving, 2. | did nothing yesterday. | spent the entire day sleeping. bb I've spent the entire day sleeping 3. What are you up to at the moment? | often review fms ontine, 'b l'm reviewing a fim online. 4 I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. a | ead all the others. bb I've read all the others. 5 This actors often in police thrillers. Yes, he's playing els of characters like this. 'b Yes, he plays lots of characters like this. 4 Choose the correct verbs. COne day, while Kishan Shrikanth' travelled / was travelling ‘to school, he saw some young children seling newspapers. Ho asked his dad why children weren't at school. His dad ® explained /had explained that many ofthe children were probably homeless. This conversation inspired/has inspired Ki 2 film script and at the age of justten, Kishan ‘ directs / directed the film himself. to write a short story. The story was developed into i Kishan, whois known as Master Kishan in Inie,* was alteady/ thas already been an actor at the time, He® appeared/ ‘had appearedin over 20 fms and 1,000 episodes af Indian soap ‘operas. His fim about homeless children” made /had made Kishan the youngest fm director inthe world. Since directing his fist, Kishan has won /had won several awards for his work. When he doesn’t work/_ isn’t wrorking ona fm, he studies fim-making and special effects and ® dreams /is dreaming of winning an Oscar, ike his hero, the director Stoven Spielberg, VOCABULARY Spelling 1 Choose the correct spellings. 1 2 It quickly proved suecestul / suecesstul for him, ‘She revealed a suprisingly / surprisingly mature singing voice. Nancy believed / beleived in her abilly to succeed. ‘Although { Although she wasn't quite good enough to win the show, it was an incredible achievement, ‘The company owns over 20 popular websites especialy / expecially aimed at young people. 2 Match the types of spelling mistakes to the misspelled words in exercise 1. Write the correct spellings, eaoce single consonant instead of a double: successful wrong letter: letters in wrong order: missing letters): extra letter 3 Underline and correct the spelling mistakes. What type of spelling mistakes are they? | would prefer more of a choise in school subjects. ‘Nowadays i's rarely necesary to use public phones. | was bored from the beginning and couldet wait until it was over 4 We were delighted to recieve the award. ‘The government isnt doing enough about the enviroment | don't know wether that bed will be comfortable,WRITING An essay (1) 1 Discuss the questions. 1 What creative subjects do you do at school? 2 Do you spend as much time on creative subjects as academic subjects? 2 Read the task. What Is the essay question? In your English class you have been talking about different school subjects. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. ite an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view, ‘Subjects such as drama and music are just as important as maths and languages. Do you agree? ‘Write about 1 which subjects are important in your country 2 what subjects are useful for a career 3 (your own idea) ‘3 Read the Prepare box and the jumbled paragraphs of the essay. Match the paragraphs to the plan. use four paragraphs to write an opinion essay statement or question. ph 1: an introduction, possibly a statement about the current situation ph 3: one or more contrasting arguments, ‘wth an example irom your own knowledge 0, TORBIRI, & clearty necessary for everyone to shidy academic subjects bit, at the same tine, creative subjects are often ignored. by schools. They deserve a more significant role in children’s education @ This is an interesting question which mary people held. strong opinions ateut. im most schools or my country, stidents have far more lessons in | Subjects like maths and languages than creative ‘whlects such as draia and music. RRO, | any students study no creative cubjects afer | the age of 15. @ However, others feel that without music and. drama, students may never get to express their creative sides. They might never discover their tavent for singing, playing musical instruments or | acting, Many of the highest academic achiovers. | have a creative side. RORIASRANEE, Einstein loved music as much as he loved. physics. © Mest reoperagree vise academic. subjects are Geportant, Almost everyone will need mathe and. foreign language stills in User future working Ue. (ATGRRUBSE, few people wil be Lucky or talented. enough to eam a living as a Professional musician or an actor 4 Which of the highlighted expressions In the essay introduces: {a general opinion? b an addtional idea? © adilferent idea? d an example? e the conclusion? 5 Read the task and answer the questions. In your English class, you have been talking about the role of education. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay, Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. ‘Schools should teach practical skills, ‘such as managing money and applying for jobs, as well as academic subjects. Do you agree? Notes Write about 1. the importance of academic subjects 2 the diffculty of learning practical skis 3 (your own idea) 1 Do you agree or disagree with the statement? 2 What arguments support the statement? 3 What arguments are against the statement? 4 What are your conclusions? 6 @ write your essay. ‘+ Use your answers to the questions in exercise 5, * Organise your essay into the paragraph plan in the Prepare box. *+ Use the expressions in exercise 4. + Check your speling and grammar. Write 140-190 words,VOCABULARY Adjective + preposition 1 © 1.03 Read what four young people say about fashion, Match the sentence halves of the extracts Listen and check. 1 fm aware of what’ in fashion 2 Imeasity impressed by designer labels 3 I'm pretty adventurous with © my tasto in clothes, but 6 never wear fu. My favourite is Prada, © because | read biogs ike models.com, 4 I'm addicted to clothes shopping, 5 Ido need to be cautious about spending 6 I'm absolutely hopeless at making «@ decisions about clothes, 1b {just canit stop, © too much though, 2 ©1.09 answer the questions. Liston again and check. 1 Where does Emma buy most of hor clothos? 2 What cid Ahmed hava to do when he accidentally spent 0 much? 3 Why does Dan tke wearing conventional clothes? 4 What does Sara think of brands and fabs? 3 Which statements in exercise 1 are true for you? Discuss your answers Ain aware of what's in fashion becauso read blogs! Tats tue for me. 8: Not ist tue for me READING 1 Look at the photo of a clothing stall at Camden Lock Market. Would you enjoy shopping here? Why? /Why not? 2 Read the text quickly. Which ‘Big Question’ are all five people answering? 1 Do people worry too much about fashion? 2 Does fashion actually matter? 3 Are you awave of the latest fashions? “Unit 2 C4 Addicted to fashion 4 7 I'm not all that bothered about what 8 You shoulant be. 9 Tre never been mean about a fiona's itical of the way ‘© dress sense, People can be very sensitive ‘about their appearance. © others think of my dress sense. {ust wear whatever | like, © others dress. I's up to individuals to choose how they want to look, 10 There's no point in being loyal to a 11 Foertainly wouldnt be jealous of a friend 12 im tairly decisive about what to buy. @ I dont waste time worrying about what else might be available, 'b Just because they had an expensive brand of trainers © particular brand. You should foe! tree to wear anything that looks good. Are the sentences true or false according to the text? Correct the false sentences. 1 One particular colour has always been associated with gifs. (Matteo) 2 tis worth paying more fora good brand of trainers. (Halla) 3 People might make fun of you for wearing fashionable trainers, (Hala) 4 | try not to judge people by what they wear. (Musa) 5 Your clothes can change your mood. (Isabel) 6 Choap clothes can look as good as more ‘oxpensive fashion items. (/sabel) 7 Clothes can tell other people about the wearer, (Hannah) Replace the underlined phrases with the highlighted words in the text. 1 Your earrings are absolutely beautiul 2 like wearing interesting and unusual clothes 3 | like faily traditional, ordinary clothes, nothing too unusual 4 Your jacket has loads of pockets It looks very tactical and useful 5 He was wearing a suit in a popular, Mell-designed style.Leertain don't depend on anyone's advice about what to wear. tend Tim pretty relaxed about my clothes an to go fora Gavel ook, clothes that feel great and that you can wear anyihere. ve been relaxing at home 0 In ‘wearing something casual: a pair of old Levis and with a pocket onthe chest. appreciate se design, but dont thik clothes matter that much, Underneath the mask, were all human beings and wee all individuals, sometimes find myself making judgements about people based on thelr clothes, but | quickly stop mysel. Its important to ignore someane’s appearance and concentrate on the person ins butt more worried about other Clothes actually make me happy -up ea point people’ tebe dress sense! ve been reading an article about ‘have clothes to suit every mood, occasion and season, the history of fashion, It made some good points, ke who says Fashion i important because it helps people to express bue's for boys and pinks for gi's?In fect, 100 years ago, pink thetrindvigualty and identity. Hight fashion ~ the cthing vas aboys colour and blve ws for gels! And what about skits sunerrnbdels eer onthe entailed with Pas for men? Theyre comfortable and UREA, but men in the Mila, New York London, but evety country has developed West never wear then its ow fasion industry adits own lok There no pint in We tend to think of fashion as fast-moving but it actualy spending load of money on fashion, Most god malls ell ranges super-slowly. Men have bean wearing shits ties clothes that ate inspired by the catwalk so you can still buy and sts or centuries Similarly, women’s dress has changed clothes that look TURAN but they cost en times es. With ; aren interested in how they look, but everyone wears some cant stand labels. Everyone at form of doting and ther clothes make a statement. think school wants designe labels, but Ican't understand why clothes matter because your choice of clothes inl pay hundreds of euros for top brands how others think of you. Take me for ecample. m really into ferent! its hard to know ‘leiative clothing avoid chain shops in malls, go for smal cheap clothes, people might independent shops and second: hand cathes from markets, ha to doat school f you ease you, butif you have really expensive clothes, there's Feolect badges. I've been looking for some 1950s American lvays the worry that someone might ty to steal them. The badges but they te allmuch too expensive. So what do my points logos and brands cause al kinds of problems. tlothes say about me? They say rm an individual think Independently. 'm arginal.thave my ow style, What do you lothes ay about you? a made some 1d points Clothes actually make me happy ~ up to a point here's no point in spending loads of ‘money on fashion, point is, logos and brands cause all kinds of problems, ‘concerned about fashion? Do you think that clothing can affect a person's mood? How? In what ways do you think the clothes someone wears show their personality?