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UNIT VOCABULARY LISTENING GRAMMAR READING GRAMMAR SPEAKING WRITING

Experiences abroad A podcast about Present and past An article about a Used to and would JOE GEBBIA Advice / A review
study-abroad forms disappearing way of Making
Vocabulary Pronunciation Joe Gebbia’s idea worth spreading Writing skill
programmes travelling for free recom-
building Elided ‘d is that we can design products, Adding
mendations
Phrasal verbs Critical thinking services and experiences that feel comments
Evaluating ideas more local, authentic and that
strengthen human connections.
Authentic listening skills

1 Travel, trust and tourism

Reporting
How Airbnb designs for trust
Pages 8–19

Setting up a new A lecture Present perfect An infographic Verb patterns (-ing or JAMES VEITCH Persuading A persuasive
business about young forms and past about online crime infinitive with to) article
James Veitch’s idea worth Pronunciation
entrepreneurs simple
Vocabulary Critical thinking spreading is that spam email can Intonation for Writing skill
building interpreting data lead us to some surprising, bizarre persuasion Getting
Adjective and noun and often hilarious exchanges with people’s
collocations 1 others. attention
Authentic listening skills
Intonation and pitch
2 The business of technology
Pages 20–31
This is what happens when you reply
to spam email

Describing Four people talking Determiners An article about the Comparatives and Reporting A survey
DAVID EPSTEIN
sportspeople about sportspeople lengths countries superlatives findings
David Epstein’s idea worth Writing skill
they admire will go to in order to Pronunciation
Vocabulary spreading is that the amazing Describing
host the Olympics Linking words
building achievements of many modern- statistics
and do well together in fast
Synonyms in texts day athletes are thanks to a
Critical thinking speech
complex set of factors, not just
Supporting natural ability.
arguments
Authentic listening skills
3 Faster, higher, stronger
Pages 32–43
Are athletes really getting faster,
better, stronger?
Slowing down and stressing words

Cultural events A podcast about art Future forms 1 An article about Future forms 2 Making A for and
projects an innovative ROBERT HAMMOND suggestions against essay
Vocabulary Pronunciation
programme for Robert Hammond’s idea worth
building Contrastive stress Writing skill
teaching music spreading is that we can work
Adjective and noun Introducing
collocations 2 Critical thinking together to turn abandoned and arguments
Understanding and neglected parts of our cities into
evaluating ideas vibrant community spaces.
Authentic listening skills

4 Cultural transformation
Pages 44–55
Building a park in the sky
Recognizing words you know

Science in action A radio programme The passive 1 An article about why The passive 2 BEAU LOTTO AND AMY Staging and A scientific
about life hacks humans are curious O’TOOLE hypothesizing method
Vocabulary Pronunciation
building Stress in the Critical thinking Beau Lotto and Amy O’Toole’s idea Writing skill
Adjective endings passive Asking critical worth spreading is that all of us Describing a
questions can be scientists if we approach process
the world with the curiosity,
interest, innocence and zeal of
children.

5 It’s not rocket science

Pages 56–67
Science is for everyone, kids included
Authentic listening skills
Fillers

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UNIT VOCABULARY LISTENING GRAMMAR READING GRAMMAR SPEAKING WRITING

Endangered An interview with Modal verbs and An online article Modal verbs and Telling A problem-
species a conservationist meaning about an endangered infinitive forms LATIF NASSER anecdotes solution essay
about extinction animal Latif Nasser’s idea worth spreading
Vocabulary Pronunciation Writing skill
building Critical thinking Weak forms of have is that in science, and in life, we Topic
Compound nouns Assessing and been are making surprising discoveries sentences
information that force us to reexamine our
assumptions.
Authentic listening skills

6 Adapt to survive
Pages 68–79
You have no idea where camels
really come from
Understanding fast speech

Breaking the A podcast the First, second, An article about tests Wish, if only, would ERIN MCKEAN Offering A report
mould importance of third and mixed of creativity rather Erin McKean’s idea worth solutions
Writing skill
creativity conditionals spreading is that making up new
Vocabulary Critical thinking Pronunciation Cohesion
building Fact and opinion Elision of final words will help us use language
Noun forms consonants t and d to express what we mean and
will create new ways for us to
understand one another.
Authentic listening skills

7 Outside the box

Speeding up and slowing
Go ahead, make up new words! down speech
Pages 80–91

Identity and An interview Reported speech An article about Patterns after SAFWAT SALEEM Challenging A complaint
communication with a girl about different sub-cultures reporting verbs ideas and
Pronunciation Safwat Saleem’s idea worth Writing skill
intercultural around the world assumptions
Vocabulary Stress for spreading is that we all benefit Using
communication
building clarification Critical thinking when we use our work and our appropriate
Compound Understanding other voices to question and enlarge our tone
adjectives perspectives understanding of what is ‘normal’.
Authentic listening skills

8 Common ground Why I keep speaking up, even when Just

Pages 92–103 people mock my accent

Dealing with A radio Relative clauses An article about how Participle clauses BECCI MANSON Countering A letter of
disaster programme about the United Nations opposition application
Pronunciation Becci Manson’s idea worth
crisis mapping gives a voice to
Vocabulary ing forms spreading is that photographs hold Writing skill
young people
building our memories and our histories, Structuring an
the + adjective Critical thinking connecting us to each other and to application
Detecting bias the past.
Authentic listening skills

9 Lend a helping hand

Pages 104–115
(Re)touching lives through
photos
Intonation and completing a point

Illness and injury A radio Expressing An article about Emphatic structures JANINE SHEPHERD Developing A success
programme about past ability the fight against conversations story
Vocabulary Pronunciation Janine Shepherd’s idea worth
inspiring films superbugs
building Pronunciation Adding emphasis spreading is that we have inner Writing skill
Dependent Stress on Critical thinking strength and spirit that is much Using
prepositions auxiliaries Thinking through the more powerful than the physical descriptive
consequences capabilities of even the greatest verbs
athletes.

10 Life changing Authentic listening skills

A broken body isn’t a broken person Collaborative listening
Pages 116–127

Grammar reference and practice 128 Irregular verb list 148 Writing bank 149 Word lists 154
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