UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING

1 IT’S A CHALLENGE! Adjectives of personality Present simple and The Duke of Edinburgh’s
page 10 Personal details present continuous Award
The alphabet Register to do the Duke of
Edinburgh’s Award

2 OUR CHANGING Geographical features Verbs we don’t usually The Earth: A changing planet
PLANET th: /θ/ and /ð/ use in the continuous Learning about the giant
page 14 Animals panda

Culture National Parks  page 18

3 ON HOLIDAY Holidays: Ways of Past simple First holidays with friends

page 20 travelling Teen travel tips: Moscow
Silent letters Reading Part 2
Speaking Part 2
Holiday vocabulary

4 MY PLACE Homes Past continuous and past A new home

page 24 /iː/ and /ɪ/ simple Strange houses
Adjectives to describe Writing Part 7
homes
Life Skills Critical thinking: Accepting other people’s opinions  page 28
Review 1 Units 1-4 page 30

5 SCHOOL School subjects Comparative and New ways of learning

page 32 Word patterns superlative adverbs Clarissa’s blog
take Reading Part 3

6 FAVOURITE THINGS Materials Possession Special memories

page 36 Adjectives for describing Weak forms: a and of
objects

Culture Secondary school in the UK  page 40

7 ADVENTURE Holiday activities Present continuous for Brecon Beacons adventure

HOLIDAYS Speaking Part 2 future weekend
page 42 Conversation about an Sentence stress: present
adventure holiday continuous
Things to take on an
Adventure Holiday

8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE Furniture and household Future with will What will you put in your
page 46 appliances Future with may and time capsule?
Words with two meanings might Reading Part 4
will and won’t
Life Skills Communication: Having a good conversation  page 50
Review 2 Units 5-8  page 52 Reading Part 4

9 SPORTS, GAMES Sports and activities must, mustn’t, have to and Cool Zone Climbing Centre
AND ACTIVITIES Sports vocabulary don’t have to rules
page 54 must and mustn’t What are eSports?
Reading Part 3

10 USEFUL WEBSITES Relationships Verb patterns: gerunds Teen troubles

page 58 gh and infinitives Six great websites for
Internet nouns and verbs teenagers
Reading Part 4
Culture The beautiful game page  62
LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
A conversation about the Duke Talking about yourself
of Edinburgh’s Award Speaking Part 1

A conversation about animals An article about an

Listening Part 5 animal

Glacier National Park

A conversation with a hotel A conversation at a
receptionist tourist information
centre

Five short conversations A description of a home Homes

Listening Part 1

Listening Part 1 Speaking Part 1 Writing Part 7

An interview about Describing your perfect School subjects
homeschooling school

Asking people about their Adjective order

favourite things
A conversation about people’s
belongings
Listening Part 5
High School in the USA
A conversation about an Talking about an Adventures!
adventure holiday adventure holiday
A talk about an adventure
holiday
Listening Part 2

An interview about homes of too, also, as well

the future
Five short conversations
Listening Part 4

Listening Part 4 Speaking Part 2

A conversation about eSports Talking about eSports Games
and mind sports

Young app developers talk An email

about their work Writing Part 6

Football
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11 CITY LIVING Places in a city Determiners Signs, notices and messages
page 64 Uncountable nouns the Reading Part 1

12 FILMS Types of film Relative pronouns who, What makes a movie a hit?
page 68 Conjunctions which, that Showing today at Star Cinema
Spelling and syllables Reading Part 2
Life Skills Creativity and innovation: Brainstorming  page 72
Review 3 Units 9-12 page 74 Reading Part 1

13 LIFE EXPERIENCES Outdoor activities Present perfect with ever The great outdoors: 10
page 76 Past participles and never things to do before you’re 16
Past participles Life quiz
Reading Part 5
14 SPENDING MONEY Shops Present perfect with just, York Times
page 80 Units of measurement yet and already Pocket money
and money Intonation: questions
and statements
Culture Shopping and money  page 84

15 FREE TIME Free-time activities Present perfect with for My hobby – geocaching
page 86 Collocations about having and since Reading Part 3
fun Weak forms

16 LANGUAGES OF THE Words to describe Present perfect and past Languages of the world
WORLD language learning simple Speaking Part 1
page 90 Large numbers
Word stress in numbers
Life Skills Learning to learn: Effective learning  page 94
Review 4 Units 13-16 page 96

17 STAYING HEALTHY Body parts Reflexive pronouns Accident!

page 98 Adjectives to express Teen health
emotion /uː/ and /ʊ/
18 FROM COVER TO Books and reading First conditional Signs, notices and messages
COVER Words about books Sentence stress Reading Part 1
page 102 Books to make you laugh
this summer
Reading Part 2
Culture English Literature  page 106

19 DIFFERENT Words to describe cooking Present simple passive Breakfast cereals

INGREDIENTS Ways to pronounce ea The taste test
page 108 Ingredients Reading Part 5
do and make

20 LIFE CHANGES change as a verb and noun Past simple passive Life changes
page 112 Life changes Sounds and spelling Kevin Pearce

Life Skills Study skills: Taking exams  page 116

Review 5 Units 17-20  page 118 Reading Part 5
Prepare for the exam  page 120
Extra activities  page 136
Vocabulary list  page 140
Grammar reference and practice  page 147

Key to symbols:
Pronunciation   A2 Key for Schools exam task   Video
LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
World cities quiz Making requests in Favourite cities
Six short conversations different situations
A conversation about going to An invitation to the
the cinema cinema
Listening Part 3

Listening Part 3
An interview with an explorer Doing your own Life quiz Life experiences

A conversation about a An email

birthday picnic Writing Part 6

Famous markets
Three young people talk about An interview about an
free-time activities unusual hobby
A girl talking about her unusual
hobby
Five short conversations Information about your
Listening Part 4 English class
A talk about different
languages

Listening Part 5 Speaking Part 1 Writing Part 6

Fiver short conversations Giving advice Health
Listening Part 1

A talk about a reading A story

competition Writing Part 7

What teens read

A talk about a cooking Talking about a recipe Favourite foods
competition
Listening Part 2

A conversation about a A biography

new school
Listening Part 3

Listening Part 2 Speaking Part 1