CONTENTS
Unit Reading
Starter topic: a great day
Happy days task: matching
1 Identity topic: identities
skill: matching information
page 9
task: multiple matching
2 Get the message topic: communication
skill: understanding overall
page 21
meaning
task: multiple choice
3 The future is now topic: the future of music
skill: skim-reading a text
page 33
task: gapped text
4 Taking part topic: unusual sports
page 45 skill: identifying phrases with
similar meanings
task: multiple matching
5 In the spotlight topic: growing up in the
spotlight
page 57
skill: understanding what is
being tested
task: signs and notices;
multiple choice
2 3
Grammar
articles
past simple
comparative and superlative
structures
present simple and present
continuous (p12)
adverbs of frequency,
time phrases (p14)
past simple and past
continuous (p24)
-ing form (p26)
the future: will, going to,
present continuous, present
simple (p36)
modal verbs for advice and
suggestions (p38)
present perfect (p48)
past simple and present
perfect (p50)
zero, first and second
conditionals (p60)
unless, in case, if I were you
(p62)
Vocabulary Listening
science topic: holiday photos
entertainment task: matching
the natural world
travel
free time
personality adjectives topic: cities
adjective + preposition skill: understanding agreement
collocations and disagreement
task: multiple choice
language and communication topic: a summer camp
verb + preposition skill: predicting information
collocations task: sentence completion
technology in the home topic: buying something new
phrasal verbs skill: identifying differences
task: multiple choice (pictures)
sport topic: enjoying sport
skill: listening for the question
task: multiple choice
entertainment topic: music
skill: identifying agreement
task: multiple choice
Speaking Writing Switch on
topic: summer holidays topic: my personal best
task: collaborative task task: paragraph about an
experience
topic: giving personal information topic: a personal profile video: no more boys
skill: giving reasons and examples skill: getting started, and girls
task: introductions – reacting, finishing project: prepare
social interaction task: email a presentation
topic: communicating topic: mistakes video: school
skill: organising your description skill: creating an atmosphere; using interpreters
task: describing a photo strong adjectives and adverbs project: make an
task: story information poster
topic: the future of technology topic: living without technology video: app
skill: giving and asking for opinions, skill: giving advice and making entrepreneurs
agreeing and disagreeing suggestions project: design an app
task: collaborative task and task: email
discussion
topic: watching and doing sport topic: a new sport video: top spin
skill: saying when you are not sure skill: linking ideas project: plan a
task: describing a photo task: article campaign
topic: live music topic: an evening of entertainment video: in search
skill: dealing with unknown words skill: making positive comments, of fame
task: describing a photo describing problems project: write a
task: article fact file
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Unit Reading
6 Down to earth topic: our blue planet
skill: referencing in a text
page 69
task: gapped text
7 Travellers’ tales topic: ways of travelling
skill: matching details
page 81
task: multiple matching
8 Time out topic: developing patience
page 93 skill: finding synonyms
task: multiple choice
9 Life experiences topic: summer bucket list
skill: identifying linking
page 105
task: gapped text
10 Summertime! topic: holiday jobs
page 117 task: multiple choice, open
cloze, multiple-choice cloze
Grammar file page 124
Extend vocabulary page 144
Exam file page 146
4 5
Grammar
the passive: present simple
and past simple (p72)
have/get something done
(p74)
defining relative clauses (p84)
modals of obligation,
prohibition and necessity
(p86)
reported speech (p96)
indirect questions (p98)
past perfect (p108)
used to (p110)
Activity file
Audioscripts
Vocabulary Listening Speaking Writing Switch on
the natural world topic: young people who topic: being environmentally topic: a place to visit video: ocean culture
order of adjectives change the world friendly skill: thanking, inviting, project: design
skill: avoiding distractors skill: turn-taking accepting, refusing a community
task: multiple choice task: collaborative task task: email
travel topic: travelling the world topic: travel problems topic: holiday tips video: surf around
verb and noun forms skill: identifying the type of skill: referring back to what skill: creating interest the world
information missing someone said task: article project: prepare
task: sentence completion task: discussion a research-based
presentation
hobbies and interests topic: unusual hobbies topic: talent shows topic: celebrity hobbies video: domino art
skill: avoiding distraction skill: making and responding skill: paragraph openers project: write a
task: multiple choice (pictures) to suggestions task: article video script
task: collaborative task and
discussion
feelings topic: experiences topic: living on a desert island topic: a day out video: finding your
-ed and -ing adjectives skill: listening for advice skill: describing likes and dislikes skill: ordering events voice
task: multiple choice task: discussion task: story project: debate a topic
topic: work experience topic: various topic: various
task: notes completion, task: all parts task: email, article, story
multiple choice
page 156
page 167