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reading VOCABULARY Grammar Listening Speaking Writing reading VOCABULARY Grammar Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 1 - Encounters [pages 5-16] Unit 6 - Human Nature [pages 65-76]

What’s in a name? • Expressions Present and Multiple choice Interview L etter to the •  hat makes us
W • Phrases Temporals Sentence Making a Summary Essay
Multiple choice • Words related in Future tenses (two extracts) Coping with Editor happy? • Prepositional phrases Conditionals completion Decision Evaluating and
meaning Present Simple / interview questions Sentence adverbs • Words related in wish / if only Managing a expressing your
Multiple choice • How do we think? Multiple choice
• Word building: Continuous, meaning discussion and opinion
prefixes Present Perfect (short conversations) Multiple choice • Collocations: make
(radio programme) reaching a decision
• Phrasal verbs: Simple / Continuous, • Word building
back / out Future Simple /
• Phrasal verbs
Continuous,
be going to
Future Perfect Simple / Unit 7 - History and Culture [pages 77-88]
Continuous
thinking of • Expressions Relative clauses Multiple matching Presentation Essay Expressing
studying history? • Collocations: Reduced clauses (five short extracts) Linking your ideas Your Opinion
Unit 2 - Advertising [pages 17-28]
adjective + noun Expressing counter–
Multiple matching Participle clauses
• Word building: prefixes Multiple choice arguments
Targeting Teens • Expressions Past tenses Multiple choice Picture Opinion Essay: (short conversations)
Multiple matching • Words with more P ast Simple / (radio programme) Discussion For and Against
than one meaning Continuous, Evaluating • Paraphrasing
• Word building Past Perfect Simple / Multiple choice • Register
Continuous (questions and answers)
• Same or different?
• Expressions: question would / used to
Unit 8 - Rural vs Urban [pages 89-100]

Chocolat • Spoken language Reported speech Multiple choice Discussion Article

Multiple choice • Words with more than Comparison (three extracts) Using natural Improving your writing
Unit 3 - Bridging Gaps [pages 29-40] one meaning Adjectives and language
• Word building: noun Adverbs Multiple choice
The Secret • Expressions  odals
M Sentence Presentation  ssay Expressing
E suffixes (questions and
• Gradable / ungradable
• Adverbs Semi-modals completion Your Opinion answers)
Millionaire Linking your ideas • Phrasal verbs adjectives
• Collocations: Modal Perfect Introducing the topic
Gapped text Multiple choice • Adverbs of degree
verb + noun and supporting your
(radio programme) • Collocations:
adjective + noun reasons
adverb + adjective
• Word building
• Multi-word verbs
Unit 9 - Animals & us [pages 101-112]

Unit 4 - Entertainment [pages 41-52] Tilikum: the story • Phrases Inversions Sentence Debate Essay Expressing
of a killer whale • Words related in Cleft sentences completion Preparing a debate Your Opinion
The eternal • Synonymous Review of the Multiple matching Making a Film Review meaning The Subjunctive in five stages • Emphasizing your
Gapped text Multiple choice
appeal of the expressions Passive (five short extracts) Decision • Evaluating • Word building points
(radio programme)
• Collocations: P assive: Gerunds Agreeing and • Prepositional phrases: • Varying your
detective novel: Multiple choice
• Expressing praise
adjective + noun and Infinitives disagreeing on / in / at language
Sherlock Holmes • Expressing criticism
• Word building (two extracts)
Multiple choice The Causative
• Words related in
meaning
Unit 10 - Science & Technology [pages 113-124]

• Robots • Phrases Prepositions Multiple choice Picture Summary Essay

Unit 5 - Education [pages 53-64]
Quantifiers (radio programme) Discussion
• Artificial • Word building  dding new
A
Learning to Play • Phrases Gerunds Multiple choice  omparing
C Report Intelligence • Collocations: Making a arguments
verb + noun Multiple matching suggestion and
or Playing to • Compound adjectives Infinitives (radio programme) Pictures • Linking ideas
Bare infinitives M
 ultiple choice adjective + noun (five short extracts) justifying it
learn? • Word building Comparing • Language of
Multiple choice Speculating recommendation • Scientific vocabulary
• Same or different?
Gapped text (questions and answers) • Phrasal verbs

Reviews [pages 126-150]

Grammar Appendix [pages 151-170]