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UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO

0 IN THE CLASSROOM The alphabet a / an Asking and answering
page 10 Numbers this, that, these, those questions about personal
Days details
The classroom
Colours
Months

1 ALL ABOUT ME Objects and people Determiners Tell us about you A conversation Telling your friend about you
page 14 Countries and nationalities be singular + be plural + from about making
be singular and plural − introductions

2 MY FAMILY Families Determiners Read about a family A conversation A web page to describe a Me and you
page 18 Adjectives: feelings Possessive ’s and about feelings person in your family
be ? and short answers

Culture The United Kingdom page 22 Wales

3 MY HOME Rooms there is / there are; in / on Your Rooms! A conversation Lists

page 24 Things in my room have got + about the rooms in Giving a list of what you
a house and a flat have in your bedroom

4 MY THINGS Things in my school bag have got − What have you got in Descriptions of A questionnaire asking have Things in your bag
page 28 Adjectives: things have got ? your school bag today? things you got questions
Syllables

Life Skills Creativity & innovation: Being creative and being you page 32

Review 1 Units 1–4 page 34

5 WHAT CAN YOU DO? Activities and skills can / can’t Rubberboy A meeting of the Asking and answering What can you do?
page 36 Parts of the body Prepositions: in, on, behind, photo club can you questions
under

6 PARTY TIME! Food and drinks Countable and uncountable Party invitations Talking about the An invitation to a party
page 40 Telling the time (1) nouns class party
some, any, lots of
some
Prepositions: on, at, from,
until

Culture Holidays in the USA page 44 Fourth of July in the USA

7 MY DAY Daily activities Present simple + My Brazil blog A conversation Telling a partner about your Daily routine
page 46 Telling the time (2) Present simple endings about the photo daily routine
Present simple − club’s day

8 AT SCHOOL School subjects Present simple ? School of the Air Talking about Interview questions about School subjects
page 50 Words with two meanings Wh- questions changes in the school life
Wh- questions school timetable

Life Skills Study skills: Learning English page 54

Review 2 Units 5–8 page 56

9 FEELING GOOD Sports and activities like + − Ask the doctor Talking about sports Discussing five things you Feeling good
page 58 Health Pronouns and activities like doing at the weekend
Word stress

10 THINGS WE DO After-school activities Present continuous + − What are you doing? Talking about Writing a blog about yourself
page 62 Jobs around the house Present continuous ? after-school clubs
Yes / No questions

Culture Youth clubs in the UK page 66 Boy and Girl Scouts

Key to symbols:
Pronunciation Video

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11 MY DIGITAL LIFE Entertainment Adverbs of frequency: always, Conversations An interview with a Telling people about your
page 68 Technology often, sometimes, never about digital famous person friends
How much …? / How many …? devices
/w/ and /v/

12 WORKING LIFE Jobs Present simple and present A story about A talk about what Preparing a menu and
page 72 In a café continuous working in a café jobs people in ordering in a café
can: requests and someone’s family do
permission
Intonation

Life Skills ICT literacy: Being careful on the internet page 76

Review 3 Units 9–12 page 78

13 PLACES Places in a town Is there a …? / Are there My favourite place Talking about places Asking and answering Favourite places
page 80 Adjectives: places any …? in a town or city questions about where
Prepositions: inside, outside, /s/ and /k/ you live
above, below, near

14 OUT AND ABOUT Transport because, and, but, or Getting around Conversations about Writing an email to your
page 84 Phrases: going out Final /m/ and /n/ sounds London meeting friends at friend and giving ideas for
Let’s …, Shall we …? the weekend things to do

Famous museums
Culture Museums around the world page 88
around the world

15 WHAT SHALL I WEAR? Clothes Plurals: spelling Describing people A conversation Describing your carnival Clothes
page 90 Phrases: people Plurals and their clothes about wearing clothes
Describing people clothes

16 BUY IT! Shopping need, want Conversations A conversation Writing a shopping

page 94 Money and prices too about buying things about going conversation
/ʃ/ and /s/ shopping

Life Skills Social responsibility: Looking after our world page 98

Review 4 Units 13-16 page 100

17 DIFFERENT PLACES The natural world Comparatives: short Great days out A conversation Asking and answering Great places
page 102 Adjectives: opinions adjectives about a house questions about which
than places you want to visit
Comparatives: long adjectives

18 THE WEATHER Weather it What do you think Phone messages Writing a postcard about The weather
page 106 Holidays Prepositions: with, for, until about the weather? about people’s your holiday
Vowel sounds holidays

Culture Beach culture in Australia and New Zealand page 110 A Trip to New Zealand

19 A FANTASTIC CONCERT Adjectives (1) Past simple: be An article about a A story about going Asking and answering
page 112 Adjectives (2) was sound engineer out with friends questions about the past
Wh- questions in the present and present
and past

20 ANIMALS Wild animals Past simple + Read about A radio interview Writing a review of your
page 116 Pets and farm animals Extra syllable Alessandro’s about animals school year
Past simple − summer holiday

Life Skills Collaboration: Deciding things together page 120

Review 5 Units 17–20 page 122 Extra activities page 124 Vocabulary list page 126 Grammar reference and practice page 136

Key to symbols:
Pronunciation Video

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UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
0 GET STARTED! Things in the classroom Verb be Classroom language
page 10 Numbers there is / there are Ask and answer
Dates have got questions about
can personal details
Present simple The alphabet

1 SPORTS AND GAMES Sports Adverbs of frequency Teenblog: Sport An interview about an unusual Talking about sports
page 14 /ei/ and /aɪ/ Try these sports! sport
Sports equipment

2 THIS IS MY DAY Daily routines Present continuous and Tell us about your day … A description of a morning A paragraph about your
page 18 Food simple routine routine
The sound /ə/ Interviews about getting up in
the morning
Culture The Paralympic Games page 22 Paralympic athletes

3 GREAT SOUNDS Music like, don’t like, hate, love Starting in the music A conversation about music Giving opinions Great Sounds
page 24 Music phrases + -ing business and musical instruments about music and musical
Talking about music A conversation about a music instruments
school
Email addresses, phone
numbers and names

4 IT WAS AWESOME! Adjectives Past simple of be Activity days – latest reviews Conversations about A description of a party
page 28 Emotions was/were experiences
Five short conversations
Life Skills Collaboration: Reaching agreement page 32
Review 1 Units 1–4 page 34

5 MOMENTS IN Historical events Dates with in and on Women in history An interview about a moment Giving a presentation
HISTORY Buildings Past simple: regular verbs The Great Fire in history about a moment in
page 36 Past simple -ed history

6 WHAT A GREAT JOB! Jobs Past simple: negatives 50 weeks, 50 states, A conversation about work A paragraph about work Jobs
page 40 Three-syllable words and questions 50 different jobs experience
Work Students at work!

Culture Saturday jobs page 44 Summer camp

7 AN EXCITING TRIP Holidays (1) Past simple: irregular Crossing the world on a A conversation about holidays Telling a travel story Holidays
page 46 Holidays (2) verbs rickshaw to see the Olympics A description of a journey
Sounds and spelling

8 FAVOURITE PLACES Bedroom furniture someone, anyone, etc. Everyone needs a favourite Descriptions of favourite places A description of a
page 50 /ɜː/ and /ɔː/ Signs, notices place favourite place
Free-time activities and messages Artists’ favourite places
to work
Life Skills Physical well-being: Safety at home page 54
Review 2 Units 5–8 page 56

9 CLOTHES AND Clothes Pronouns and What’s your best buy? Descriptions of unusual things Describing what
FASHION Materials determiners They’re made of … what? to use to make clothes someone is wearing
page 58 Words beginning with
/s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/

10 BUYING THINGS Buying and selling some, any, a lot of, a few, What kind of shopper are you? Five short conversations A story about a problem
page 62 Phrases with for a bit of Two young entrepreneurs to buying something online
Weak forms: /ə/ watch

Culture Shopping page 66 Street fairs everywhere

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11 EATING OUT Food (1) as … as Menus A conversation about a street Ordering food Street foods
page 68 Food (2) Comparative adjectives Street food around the world food festival
/ʌ/ and /ɒ/

12 THE LATEST Technology Superlative adjectives Did you know …? A conversation about a new An email to a friend Technology
TECHNOLOGY Computers and the Stress in superlatives The history of computers computer
page 72 internet

Life Skills ICT literacy: Writing a blog page 76

Review 3 Units 9–12 page 78

13 HEALTHY BODIES Illness should/shouldn’t What is so great about Conversations about health Giving advice Health problems
page 80 Health Silent consonants running? problems
A conversation about a race

14 GETTING AROUND Places in town Prepositions A description of a town A conversation about a visit An article about a city
TOWN Compound nouns A trip to Edinburgh to Edinburgh
page 84 Compound nouns

Culture Scotland page 88 A view of Scotland

15 MYSTERIES IN Geographical features Past continuous Is the story real? A story about looking for the A story about a strange
NATURE The weather Rising and falling Loch Ness Loch Ness monster animal
page 90 intonation

16 AMAZING ANIMALS Animals Past simple and past Bear to the rescue An interview about looking A story Animals
page 94 Phrasal verbs continuous Our animal friends after pets
/uː/ and /ʊ/

Life Skills Social responsibility: Protecting animals page 98

Review 4 Units 13–16 page 100

17 WHAT ARE YOU Television Future with going to Talent shows A conversation about watching Talking about TV
WATCHING? Entertainment Going to a football match programmes
page 102 A conversation about a talent
show

18 MAGAZINES AND Magazines Making suggestions Read and Review A conversation about a school A review of a film, play Books we like
BOOKS as, because, so and when Intonation magazine or book
page 106 A review of a film

Culture British TV around the world page 110 The world of British TV

19 SCHOOL CAN BE Trip activities have to / don’t have to The flipped classroom – A talk about a school trip Giving a presentation School life
FUN! School collocations have to / has to what’s it all about? A description of a boarding about your perfect
page 112 school school

20 FAMILIES Family Adverbs of manner What’s it like to grow up in A talk about a family tree A description of your
page 116 Adverbs of degree The letter i a big family? Descriptions of families family
Life Skills Emotional skills: Being a good friend page 120
Review 5 Units 17–20 page 122
Extra activities page 124
Vocabulary list page 127
Grammar reference and practice page 137
List of irregular verbs page 158

Key to symbols:
Pronunciation A2 Key for Schools exam task Video

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UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
1 IT’S A CHALLENGE! Adjectives of personality Present simple and The Duke of Edinburgh’s A conversation about the Duke Talking about yourself
page 10 Personal details present continuous Award of Edinburgh’s Award Speaking Part 1
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 A conversation about animals An article about an
PLANET th: /θ/ and /ð/ use in the continuous Learning about the giant Listening Part 5 animal
page 14 Animals panda

Culture National Parks page 18 Glacier National Park

3 ON HOLIDAY Holidays: Ways of Past simple First holidays with friends A conversation with a hotel A conversation at a
page 20 travelling Teen travel tips: Moscow receptionist tourist information
Silent letters Reading Part 2 centre
Speaking Part 2
Holiday vocabulary

4 MY PLACE Homes Past continuous and past A new home Five short conversations A description of a home Homes
page 24 /iː/ and /ɪ/ simple Strange houses Listening Part 1
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 Listening Part 1 Speaking Part 1 Writing Part 7

5 SCHOOL School subjects Comparative and New ways of learning An interview about Describing your perfect School subjects
page 32 Word patterns superlative adverbs Clarissa’s blog homeschooling school
take Reading Part 3

6 FAVOURITE THINGS Materials Possession Special memories Asking people about their Adjective order
page 36 Adjectives for describing Weak forms: a and of favourite things
objects A conversation about people’s
belongings
Listening Part 5
Culture Secondary school in the UK page 40 High School in the USA

7 ADVENTURE Holiday activities
HOLIDAYS Speaking Part 2
page 42 Conversation about an
adventure holiday
Things to take on an
Adventure Holiday
Present continuous for Brecon Beacons adventure A conversation about an Talking about an Adventures!
future weekend adventure holiday adventure holiday
Sentence stress: present A talk about an adventure
continuous holiday
Listening Part 2

8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE Furniture and household Future with will What will you put in your An interview about homes of too, also, as well
page 46 appliances Future with may and time capsule? the future
Words with two meanings might Reading Part 4 Five short conversations
will and won’t Listening Part 4
Life Skills Communication: Having a good conversation page 50
Review 2 Units 5-8 page 52 Reading Part 4 Listening Part 4 Speaking Part 2

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

10 USEFUL WEBSITES Relationships Verb patterns: gerunds Teen troubles Young app developers talk An email
page 58 gh and infinitives Six great websites for about their work Writing Part 6
Internet nouns and verbs teenagers
Reading Part 4
Culture The beautiful game page 62 Football
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UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
11 CITY LIVING Places in a city Determiners Signs, notices and messages World cities quiz Making requests in Favourite cities
page 64 Uncountable nouns the Reading Part 1 Six short conversations different situations

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

13 LIFE EXPERIENCES
page 76
14 SPENDING MONEY
page 80
Culture Shopping and money
Outdoor activities Present perfect with ever The great outdoors: 10 An interview with an explorer Doing your own Life quiz Life experiences
Past participles and never things to do before you’re 16
Past participles Life quiz
Reading Part 5
Shops Present perfect with just, York Times A conversation about a An email
Units of measurement yet and already Pocket money birthday picnic Writing Part 6
and money Intonation: questions
and statements
page 84 Famous markets

15 FREE TIME Free-time activities
page 86 Collocations about having
fun
16 LANGUAGES OF THE Words to describe
WORLD language learning
page 90 Large numbers
Word stress in numbers
Life Skills Learning to learn: Effective learning page 94
Review 4 Units 13-16 page 96
Present perfect with for My hobby – geocaching Three young people talk about An interview about an
and since Reading Part 3 free-time activities unusual hobby
Weak forms A girl talking about her unusual
hobby
Present perfect and past Languages of the world Five short conversations Information about your
simple Speaking Part 1 Listening Part 4 English class
A talk about different
languages
Listening Part 5 Speaking Part 1 Writing Part 6

17 STAYING HEALTHY Body parts Reflexive pronouns Accident! Fiver short conversations Giving advice Health
page 98 Adjectives to express Teen health Listening Part 1
emotion /uː/ and /ʊ/
18 FROM COVER TO Books and reading First conditional Signs, notices and messages A talk about a reading A story
COVER Words about books Sentence stress Reading Part 1 competition Writing Part 7
page 102 Books to make you laugh
this summer
Reading Part 2
Culture English Literature page 106 What teens read

19 DIFFERENT Words to describe cooking Present simple passive Breakfast cereals A talk about a cooking Talking about a recipe Favourite foods
INGREDIENTS Ways to pronounce ea The taste test competition
page 108 Ingredients Reading Part 5 Listening Part 2
do and make

20 LIFE CHANGES change as a verb and noun Past simple passive Life changes A conversation about a A biography
page 112 Life changes Sounds and spelling Kevin Pearce new school
Listening Part 3
Life Skills Study skills: Taking exams page 116
Review 5 Units 17-20 page 118 Reading Part 5 Listening Part 2 Speaking Part 1
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
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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
1 ALL ABOUT ME Describing people all.about.me Present simple and An online profile
page 10 Prefixes: un-, in-, im- continuous

2 IN FASHION Clothes: adjectives Fashion and music Past simple A conversation Talking about yourself In fashion
page 14 Adverbs about fashion and
music in the past

Culture Traditional clothes page 18 Trendsetters

3 MY WAY OF LIFE Life events Is teenage life better now Comparatives and An informal email (1) Life events
page 20 too, enough, not enough than in the past? superlatives
not as … as

4 CHAMPIONS Sports Meet the new BMXers Past continuous A programme about Describing a past event
page 24 Words with different sport
meanings

Life Skills Physical well-being: Keeping fit page 28

Review 1 Units 1–4 page 30

5 CALL THE POLICE! Crimes and criminals That isn’t allowed here Past simple and A story (1)
page 32 ourselves, yourselves, continuous
themselves and each other

6 CITY LIFE City problems City problems – some/any, much/ An interview about Agreeing and disagreeing Modern life
page 36 Compounds: noun + noun teenagers’ solutions many, a lot of, living in the country
a few / a little

Culture New York City page 40 New York City

7 GETTING ON be, do, have and make Troublespot: don’t get angry have to and must An informal email (2)
page 42 Phrasal verbs: relationships – get advice should

8 GOING AWAY International travel We’re off to Tokyo Future: be going to A talk about Making suggestions
page 46 Phrasal verbs: travel and present a travel writing
continuous competition

Life Skills Interpersonal skills: Dealing with conflict page 50

Review 2 Units 5–8 page 52

9 SHOP TILL YOU DROP Money and shopping Help! I just can’t stop Present perfect A story (2)
page 54 Easily confused words: pay, shopping! The past participle
charge, cost of go: been and
gone

10 TASTE THIS! Food and drink adjectives Ollie, don’t eat that! Present perfect and Seven short Ordering food Taste this!
page 58 look, taste, smell past simple conversations about
How long? and food
for/since

Culture British food page 62 International food in London

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
11 A HEALTHY FUTURE Body and health We will live for 1,000 years will and be going to An article (1) Healthy future
page 64 Illnesses and injuries: verbs

12 INCREDIBLE WILDLIFE Animals Weird animals Modals of A programme about Describing a photo (1)
page 68 Adverbs of probability probability animals at work

Life Skills Social responsibility: Respecting the environment page 72

Review 3 Units 9–12 page 74

13 MIXED FEELINGS Adjectives: moods and The worst day of just, already and yet An article (2) Mood and feelings
page 76 feelings the week
Adjectives: -ed or -ing

14 ON SCREEN TV and film So you want to be in a film? Relative clauses Six conversations Reaching agreement
page 80 Talking about films and about TV and film
shows

Culture The film industry page 84 History of Hollywood

15 DIGITAL LIFE Computer phrases Apps for learning English Present simple An informal email (3)
page 86 Phrasal verbs: technology passive

16 AMAZING SCIENCE Doing experiments The Ig Nobel Prize Zero and first A conversation Describing a photo (2)
page 90 Phrasal verbs: science conditional about a teenage
inventor

Life Skills ICT literacy: Staying safe online page 94

Review 4 Units 13–16 page 96

17 TALENTED Arts and entertainment Who are the real artists? Reported A biography Talented
page 98 Adjectives: -al and -ful commands

18 THE WORLD OF WORK Jobs I’m in charge Second conditional Two conversations Discussing options I’m in charge
page 102 Suffixes: -er, -or, -ist, -ian about problems

Culture Special training page 106 Performing arts schools

19 THE WRITTEN WORD Things that you read Signs, notices and Reported speech An online book review
page 108 say, speak, talk and tell messages

20 SEEING IS BELIEVING Collocations: thinking Illusions everywhere Past simple passive A university Expressing surprise and
page 112 look (at), see, watch podcast disbelief

Life Skills Critical thinking: Identifying reliable news page 116

Review 5 Units 17–20 page 118

Extra activities page 120

Vocabulary list page 128

Grammar reference and practice page 138

List of irregular verbs page 158

Key to symbols:
B1 Preliminary for Schools exam task Video

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
1 GOING SHOPPING Shopping Shopping: teen trends Determiners A short text
page 10 any, e.g. anyone, anything Reading Part 4

2 BEST FRIENDS Personality adjectives Friendship in the -ing forms A talk about a quiz Talking about yourself Best friends forever
FOREVER Prefixes: un- and dis- 21st century Listening Part 3 Speaking Part 1
page 14
Culture Shopping in London page 18 Shopping in London

3 FUN AND GAMES Sports phrases Meet Ntando Mahlangu, Present simple and An online comment Fun and games
page 20 Suffixes: -ist, -er, -or Paralympian continuous
Reading Part 3

4 EXTREME WEATHER Extreme weather Australian bush fires Past simple An interview about being lost Talking about past
page 24 Phrasal verbs Reading Part 5 used to on a mountain experiences
Listening Part 4 Speaking Part 1
Life Skills Collaboration: Working as a team page 28
Review 1 Units 1–4 page 30 Reading Part 5 and Reading Part 6

5 YOU MADE IT! Verbs for making things From hobby to job Past simple and continuous A story (1) You made it!
page 32 Time adverbs Reading Part 4 Writing Part 2

6 TAKE CARE OF Health verbs Screen time at bedtime Modals: Obligation, necessity Seven short conversations Discussing options (1)
YOURSELF Words with some, and advice (1) Listening Part 1 Speaking Part 3
page 36 any, every and no

Culture Sports in Canada page 40 Sports in Canada

7 SOUND CHECK Music Shawn Mendes Present perfect and An email (1)
page 42 Word families past simple Writing Part 1

8 AMAZING Amazing architecture Unusual homes around Comparative and Six short conversations Describing a picture (1) Amazing architecture
ARCHITECTURE Strong adjectives and the world superlative adjectives Listening Part 2 Speaking Part 2
page 46 adverbs Reading Part 2

Life Skills Creativity and innovation: Creative writing page 50

Review 2 Units 5–8 page 52 Reading Part 5 and Reading Part 6

9 THE FUTURE IS NOW Technology Electric car uses social Future forms An article (1)
page 54 enough, too, very, media for fuel Future continuous Writing Part 2
not … enough Reading Part 3

10 ANIMALS IN DANGER Nature and wildlife The Sumatran orangutan Conditional sentences A video call about a Discussing a topic (1) Animals in danger
page 58 Phrases with at Reading Part 5 Second conditional homework project Speaking Part 4

Culture Animals as national symbols page 62 Only in Australia

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
11 OFF TO SCHOOL School Classrooms around the Past perfect A story (2) Off to school
page 64 Compound nouns world Writing Part 2

12 GETTING AROUND Travel Travelling without Modals: Obligation, necessity An announcement on a flight Talking about travel
page 68 Phrases with on your parents and advice (2) Listening Part 3 Speaking Part 1
let and make
Life Skills Decision-making: Evaluating options page 72
Review 3 Units 9–12 page 74 Reading Part 5 and Reading Part 6

13 #NOFILTER Social media Don’t airbrush me! The passive An online review #NoFilter
page 76 Phrases with in Reading Part 3 Modal passives

14 LET’S COOK Verbs for cooking Signs, notices and Defining relative clauses Seven short conversations Discussing options (2)
page 80 Transitive and intransitive messages Non-defining relative clauses Listening Part 1 Speaking Part 3
verbs Reading Part 1
Culture Social media page 84 Social media detox

15 CITY OR COUNTRY? Artificial and natural world Teentalk … down under Articles: a/an, the and zero article An email (2)
page 86 Phrasal verbs Reading Part 6 Writing Part 1

16 LIGHTS, CAMERA, Film Meet Evan Hara: writer, Reported speech Six short conversations Describing a picture (2) Lights, camera, action!
ACTION! Reporting verbs director, filmmaker Listening Part 2 Speaking Part 2
page 90

Life Skills Communication: Giving presentations page 94

Review 4 Units 13–16 page 96 Reading Part 5 and Reading Part 6

17 GETTING THE Verbs of communication Message in a bottle Reported questions An article (2) Getting the message
MESSAGE Adverbs of degree: fairly, Signs, notices and Writing Part 2
page 98 pretty, quite, reasonably messages
Reading Part 1

18 WE LOVE CELEBS! Personal feelings Celebrating the caring have something done An interview about fame Discussing a topic (2) We love celebs!
page 102 and qualities celebs! Listening Part 4 Speaking Part 4
Prepositions and
conjunctions
Reading Part 6
Culture Fan culture page 106 Collectors

19 THE WORLD OF Work tasks Work experience Different types of clause An email (3)
WORK as and like Reading Part 2 Writing Part 1
page 108

20 MAKING PLANS Hopes and dreams A meaningful summer Verbs with two objects A radio programme Discussing options (3)
page 112 Phrasal verbs Speaking Part 3 and
Speaking Part 4
Life Skills Emotional skills: Managing stress page 116
Review 5 Units 17–20 page 118 Reading Part 5 and Reading Part 6
Prepare for the exam page 120
Extra activities page 135
Vocabulary list page 141
Grammar reference and practice page 147
List of irregular verbs page 167

Key to symbols:
B1 Preliminary for Schools exam task Video

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
1 NEW YEAR, NEW Education: phrasal verbs This page will change your Question forms An essay (1)
CHALLENGE Education: -ion nouns life Subject and object
page 10 questions

2 LIVE MUSIC Music phrases Crisps, sweets and white Present tense A talk about Talking about your taste Live music
page 14 Verb + infinitive/-ing with a kittens? review a live music in music
change in meaning experience

Culture Music festivals page 18 A Celtic music festival

3 FAMILY MATTERS Verbs of communication Brothers and sisters Past tense review An informal email
page 20 Phrasal verbs:
relationships

4 FORCES OF NATURE Natural disasters: verbs Asteroid attack Making A news broadcast Discussing options Extreme weather
page 24 too … to, so … that, comparisons about extreme
such … that weather events

Life Skills Physical well-being: Personal safety page 28

Review 1 Units 1–4 page 30

5 VIRTUAL ACTION Video gaming: verbs Video games Relative clauses A review
page 32 Nouns: -ness and -ment

6 LIVE TO EAT! Food and drink: phrasal The chicken connoisseur Present perfect and A podcast about Describing photographs Weird food
page 36 verbs past simple a TV show (1)
Forming adverbs with -ly

Culture Gaming culture page 40 Gaming isn’t all bad

7 TEEN FICTION Fiction: adjectives and Writing for teenagers Modals of ability A story (1)
page 42 nouns and possibility
Adjective + preposition

8 GETTING AWAY Holiday activities Pack and go! Future (1): plans A radio report Discussing holidays Dream holidays
page 46 Phrasal verbs: travel and intentions about working
holidays

Life Skills Communication: Active listening page 50

Review 2 Units 5–8 page 52

9 SPEND OR SAVE? Money In the money Future (2): An article Money

page 54 a/the number of predictions

10 GIVE ME A HAND Household tasks The big debate The passive A talk about Asking for and giving
page 58 be allowed to, let and make technology permission

Culture Attitudes to money page 62 Make money, spend money

Key to symbols:
B2 First for Schools exam task Video

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
11 THE DIGITAL AGE Technological advances Want it? Need it? Print it! Present perfect A persuasive email Digital age
page 64 Adjective suffixes continuous

12 MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Personality adjectives Friends: What’s the ideal Zero and first Five opinions Describing photographs
page 68 Adjective and noun suffixes number? conditionals about an article (2)

Life Skills ICT literacy: Using social media responsibly page 72

Review 3 Units 9–12 page 74

13 SPORTS STARS Reporting nouns Four young sports stars Reported statements An informal letter Sport
page 76 Reporting verbs

14 ACCIDENT AND Accidents and emergencies It’s an emergency! … Or is it? Reported questions Eight short Being polite
EMERGENCY have, make and give + and requests conversations about
page 80 noun accidents

Culture Volunteering for emergency services page 84 Volunteer work

15 TELLING THE TRUTH Facial expressions The truth about lying have something done A story (2)
page 86 -self, -selves for emphasis get someone to do
something

16 WHO CARES? Climate change Fact or fiction? Second conditional: An interview Arguing for and against Climate change
page 90 Alternatives to if would, could and about a year in an something
might eco-house
if only and wish

Life Skills Social responsibility: Reducing your carbon footprint page 94

Review 4 Units 13–16 page 96

17 ART IS FUN! Adjectives describing art Does art have to be Modals of deduction: An essay (2) Art
page 98 Verbs often used in the serious? present
passive

18 CHALLENGING FATE Personal qualities: nouns Tales of courage Third conditional Eight short Discussing ideas
page 102 Phrasal verbs with get wish + past perfect conversations

Culture Modern and contemporary art page 106 The Musée d’Orsay

19 AGAINST THE LAW Crime and criminals The decision Modals of deduction: A news article
page 108 Negative prefixes past

20 PLACES TO HANG OUT Places A place of your own -ing forms Three people talk Talking about yourself Favourite hangouts
page 112 Compound adjectives ending Participle clauses about the places in
in -ing the photos

Life Skills Emotional skills: Building self-confidence page 116

Review 5 Units 17–20 page 118

Extra activities page 120

Vocabulary list page 128

Grammar reference and practice page 138

List of irregular verbs page 158

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
1 CREATIVE MINDS Arts and media The ones to watch Simple, An essay (1) Creative minds
page 10 Creative jobs Reading and Use of English Part 7 continuous or Writing Part 1
perfect

2 ADDICTED TO Personality: adjective + The big question: Does fashion Present perfect Five opinions about wearing a Talking about yourself Fashion
FASHION preposition actually matter? simple and school uniform Speaking Part 1
page 14 Verb + preposition Reading and Use of English Part 1 continuous Listening Part 3

Culture The British fashion scene page 18 Influencers

3 ALL IN THE MIND Abstract nouns Humans: the smartest species? The grammar of An informal letter
page 20 Phrasal verbs: learning and Reading and Use of English Part 6 phrasal verbs or email
thinking Writing Part 2

4 TAKE IT EASY Stress Under pressure? Modals (1): Five opinions about stress Offering help
page 24 Phrasal verbs: health necessity, Listening Part 3
obligation,
prohibition and
advice
Reading and
Use of English
Part 4

Life Skills Learning to learn: Time management page 28

Review 1 Units 1–4 page 30 Reading and Use of English Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4

5 PAST TIMES History We used to sleep twice a night … Present and past An article (1)
page 32 Expressing frequency Reading and Use of English Part 2 habits Writing Part 2

6 TOTALLY EMOTIONAL Expressing emotions When fear becomes phobia be/get used to Eight short conversations Generalising
page 36 Adverbs: type and position Reading and Use of English Part 1 Listening Part 1

Culture Colours around the world page 40 The meaning of

colours

7 TELLING STORIES Verbs of movement and The Bruce-Partington Plans Narrative tenses A story Stories
page 42 sounds Reading and Use of English Part 5 Writing Part 2
Time phrases

8 A GREAT PLACE Community University recommendations Future (1): A talk about a new skate park Comparing photographs (1) Where we live
TO LIVE as if / as though Reading and Use of English Part 7 review Listening Part 2 Speaking Part 2
page 46

Life Skills Creativity and innovation: Creative writing page 50

Review 2 Units 5–8 page 52 Reading and Use of English Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3

9 A BRIGHT FUTURE Collocations 2050: A glimpse into the future Future (2): An essay (2)
page 54 Adjective and noun suffixes continuous and Writing Part 1
Reading and Use of perfect
English Part 3

10 SURPRISE! Phrases with in, out of, Flash mob fun Modals (2): A radio interview about a Expressing surprise Surprises!
page 58 at, by Reading and Use of English Part 6 modals in the surprise
Extended meanings of past Listening Part 4
words Reading and
Use of English
Part 4

Culture Perceptions of time page 62 Sensing language

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11 WE ARE FAMILY Phrasal verbs: relationships How we met Relative clauses An article (2) Families
page 64 Compound adjectives Reading and Use of English Part 2 Writing Part 2

12 MAKING A Verbs of communication Random acts of kindness The passive (1): A talk about a busker Discussing options
DIFFERENCE both, either, neither Reading and Use of English Part 5 review Listening Part 2 Speaking Part 3 and Part 4
page 68 Causative have/get

Life Skills Collaboration: Volunteering page 72

Review 3 Units 9–12 page 74 Reading and Use of English Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4

13 LEADING THE WAY Leadership and Three Dot Dash Challenge The passive (2): A formal letter or
page 76 achievement Reading and Use of English Part 7 other structures email
Phrasal verbs with up Writing Part 2

14 GETTING THERE Phrasal verbs: transport The high-speed Hyperloop Reported speech Five people talking about bad Linking ideas Travelling
page 80 Reporting verbs travel experiences Speaking Part 1
Reading and Use of Listening Part 3
English Part 4

Culture Gap years page 84 Gap years

15 THE BIGGER Global issues: nouns MYPs @ UKYP Modals (3): An essay (3) The big picture
PICTURE and verbs Reading and Use of English Part 1 deduction Writing Part 1
page 86 Phrases with in

16 NEW AND IMPROVED! Advertising: nouns and verbs Guerrilla marketing Conditionals (1): A talk about an unusual Expressing opinions
page 90 Adverb + adjective Reading and Use of English Part 2 review advertising campaign Speaking Part 3 and Part 4
collocations Listening Part 2

Life Skills Critical thinking: Assessing advertising page 94

Review 4 Units 13–16 page 96 Reading and Use of English Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4

17 MAKING HEADLINES The media Fake news: what is it and how can Conditionals (2): A review The news
page 98 Phrasal verbs: the media you spot it? mixed Writing Part 2
Reading and Use of English Part 3

18 CREATIVE CAREERS The world of work The big decision Uses of verb + -ing An interview about a T-shirt Agreeing and disagreeing Jobs
page 102 Word pairs Reading and Use of English Part 5 business
Listening Part 4

Culture Fan culture page 106 Fantastic fans

19 POINTS OF VIEW Opinions and beliefs Explaining your brain Subject–verb An essay (4)
page 108 Plural nouns Reading and Use of English Part 6 agreement Writing Part 1

20 SPEAK UP Idioms ‘Teen speak’ We love it! Determiners Eight short conversations Comparing photographs (2)
page 112 Commonly confused words Reading and Use of English Part 3 Listening Part 1 Speaking Part 2

Life Skills Study skills: Preparing for exams page 116

Review 5 Units 17–20 page 118 Reading and Use of English Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4

Prepare for the exam page 120

Extra activities page 138

Vocabulary list page 142

Grammar reference and practice page 148

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
1 WHAT ARE YOU LIKE? Personality How reliable are personality tests? Past tense review Three short conversations Personal interview Know yourself
page 8 Adjective and adverb about personalities and friends
suffixes

2 THE BIGGER THE Cities How cities grow, and why this Comparatives and Informal emails of The eternal city
BETTER? Buildings and places: has to change superlatives advice
page 14 idioms

Life Skills Communication: Negotiating conflict page 20

3 ALL IN ONE PIECE The human body Is the human body really as amazing Modals: speculation A talk about careers in Speculating and describing Body of knowledge
page 22 Health: phrasal verbs and as we’re led to believe? and deduction; healthcare pictures
expressions permission,
obligation and
advice

4 MAKING YOUR MIND Making decisions Gap years: what do university Modals in the An essay In two minds
UP Life events: verb and noun tutors think of them? past
page 28 collocations
Adjective and noun
collocations

Life Skills Critical thinking: Life decisions page 34

Review 1 Units 1–4 page 36

5 LOOKING AHEAD Technology and progress The future’s here The future An interview with two A discussion The mother of
page 38 Adjectives and scientists about a seed bank invention
dependent prepositions
Phrasal verbs

6 BLOCKBUSTERS AND Films and books The film or the book: which is Gerunds and A review Once upon a time …
BESTSELLERS Entertainment: adverb and better? infinitives
page 44 adjective collocations;
compound adjectives

Life Skills Creative thinking: Brainstorming page 50

7 AGAINST ALL ODDS Challenges and Beating the odds Conditionals Five short extracts about Reacting to what people say How to succeed
page 52 achievements sporting achievements and
Noun suffixes ambitions

8 MAKING ENDS MEET Money and wealth Money matters Wish and If only A formal letter or Money, money,
page 58 Money: idioms and phrasal email money
verbs

Life Skills Work skills: Job interviews page 64

Review 2 Units 5–8 page 66

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
9 EDUCATING Education Do schools prepare you for work? Cleft sentences Three short conversations Talking about yourself Schools of thought
GENERATION Z Education: phrasal verbs about schools
page 68 Education: verb and
noun collocations

10 CRIME AND Punishment for crime Broken windows: a theory Inversion An essay Trouble with the
PUNISHMENT Crime and punishment: of crime law
page 74 collocations
Crime: suffixes

Life Skills Learning to learn: Academic notetaking page 80

11 WORKING UP AN Describing food: The sugar tax debate The passive A vlog about food Giving opinions tactfully What’s cooking?
APPETITE collocations photography
page 82 Food and drink:
expressions

12 GREEN TRAVEL Travel Green travel? Is it really possible? Passive gerund and A letter Getting away from
page 88 Formal and informal infinitive it all
language Passive structures
Formal and informal ways with two objects
of expressing quantity

Life Skills Social responsibilities: Eating responsibly page 94

Review 3 Units 9–12 page 96

13 LEARNING THE Communication: phrasal Speaking the same language Causatives A podcast about A discussion Speaking up for
LINGO verbs communication and technology languages
page 98 Adverbs

14 THE SOCIAL MEDIA Social media marketing How have social media Reported speech A report The age of
GENERATION Negative prefixes influencers changed advertising? influence
page 104 Suffixes -ful and -less

Life Skills Personal responsibilities: Online presence page 110

15 EXPLOITED, Wildlife conservation Protecting wildlife: what can I do? Relative clauses Five short extracts about Comparing and describing Why on Earth?
ENDANGERED … Adverb and adjective animals
EXTINCT collocations
page 112 Intensifying adverbs

16 WHO DO YOU LOOK Role models Inspiring young people Participle clauses A proposal Hero worship
UP TO? Dependent prepositions
page 118 Phrasal prepositions

Life Skills Collaboration: Teamwork page 124

Review 4 Units 13–16 page 126

Extra activities page 128

Vocabulary list page 136

Grammar reference and practice page 144

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
1 FAMILY TIES Relationships The boomerang generation Habitual actions (past Three short conversations about Talking about yourself The generation
page 8 Phrasal verbs with literal and Reading and Use of and present) family and friends Speaking Part 1 gap
idiomatic meanings English Part 1 Listening Part 1
Three-part phrasal verbs
Reading and Use of
English Part 4

2 MAKING A POINT Communication Do animal have languages? The grammar of multi- An informal email Getting the
page 14 Colloquial expressions Reading and Use of word verbs Writing Part 2 message across
Reading and Use of English Part 5
English 2

Life Skills Communication: Creating a positive first impression page 20

3 WHEN TOMORROW Thinking of the future Could you be a super Review of future tenses A talk about living on Mars Discussing options The foreseeable
COMES Commonly confused words forecaster? Listening Part 2 Speaking Part 3 future
page 22 Reading and Use of Reading and Use of
English Part 1 English Part 2

4 FOOD FOR THOUGHT Food and drink The pop-up revolution Infinitives and gerunds An essay Something to
page 28 Food idioms and expressions Reading and Use of Writing Part 1 chew on
Word formation: Suffixes English Part 6
Reading and Use of
English Part 3

Life Skills Learning to learn: Setting realistic goals page 34

Review 1 Units 1–4 page 36

5 ON TREND Clothes and fashion Because less is more – the Review of modals An interview about the fashion Comparing pictures Fashion statement
page 38 Compound adjectives and mindful way to shop Expressions with modal industry Speaking Part 2
nouns Reading and Use of meanings Listening Part 3
English Part 3 Reading and Use of
English Part 2

6 THE GREAT ESCAPE Travel and tourism Travel trends Modifying comparative A review Hit the road
page 44 Adverbs and adjectives Reading and Use of and superlative Writing Part 2
Reading and Use of English Part 7 adjectives
English Part 1

Life Skills Collaboration: Organising a trip page 50

7 DIGITAL PLANET Landscape The wonderful world of Conditionals and Five short extracts about Contrasting opinions To the ends of the
page 52 Homophones, homonyms, waymarking conjunctions innovative technologies and Speaking Part 3 and Part 4 earth
homographs Reading and Use of Reading and Use of the environment
English Part 1 English Part 4 Listening Part 4

8 FAME AT LAST Celebrity Celebrity worship syndrome Relative clauses A formal email Don’t you know
page 58 Dependent prepositions Reading and Use of Participle Clauses Writing Part 2 who I am?
Reading and Use of English Part 8
English Part 3

Life Skills Digital literacy: Behaving appropriately online page 64

Review 2 Units 5–8 page 66

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UNIT VOCABULARY READING GRAMMAR LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
9 FIT AS A FIDDLE Health and fitness Beauty, health and fitness Cleft structures Three short conversations about Discourse markers In shape
page 68 Health: idioms fads Reading and Use of health and fitness Speaking Part 1
Health: collocations Reading and Use of English Part 4 Listening Part 1
English Part 2

10 MAKE OR BREAK Challenges and achievements Mike Horn – The world’s Fronting An essay Going to extremes
page 74 Verb phrases with make, take, ultimate adventurer Inversion Writing Part 1
have and get Reading and Use of
Reading and Use of English Part 5
English Part 2

Life Skills Emotional development: Developing a growth mindset page 80

11 JOG YOUR MEMORY Memory and forgetting The past isn’t what it used Passives review A talk about the role of a Comparing photographs If memory serves
page 82 Prefixes to be! Causatives historical interpreter Speaking Part 2
Negative prefixes Reading and Use of Listening Part 2
Reading and Use of English Part 8
English Part 3

12 CHANGING TIMES Social change Achieving social equality Modal passives A proposal All things being
page 88 Synonyms and antonyms Reading and Use of Writing Part 2 equal
Reading and Use of English Part 6
English Part 1

Life Skills Social responsibilities: Making a difference page 94

Review 3 Units 9–12 page 96

13 ECONOMICAL WITH Truth and lies The Great Moon Hoax Impersonal reporting An interview about lying Agreeing and disagreeing That’s news to me
THE TRUTH Phrasal verbs and nouns Reading and Use of structures Listening Part 3 Speaking Part 3
page 98 English Part 3 Structures used with
reporting verbs
Reading and Use of
English Part 1

14 I’M WORKING ON IT Work and careers You do what? Reported questions A report Just the job
page 104 Expressions with work Reading and Use of Reading and Use of Writing Part 2
Complex prepositions English Part 7 English Part 4

Life Skills Critical thinking: Evaluating ideas, arguments and opinions page 110

15 BORN TO LEAD Heroes and leaders Inspired youth Ellipsis and substitution Five short extracts about who Collaborative task Leading lights
page 112 Metaphors, similes and Reading and Use of Reading and Use of people admire Speaking Part 3 and Part 4
euphemisms English Part 5 English Part 2 Listening Part 4

16 A NEW CHAPTER Work and study So, what next? Wishes, regrets and An email of The school of life
page 118 Compound adjectives Reading and Use of preferences application
Verb suffixes English Part 8 Writing Part 2
Reading and Use of
English Part 3

Life Skills Communication: How to write a CV page 124

Review 4 Units 13–16 page 126

Prepare for the exam page 128

Extra activities page 150

Vocabulary list page 154

Grammar reference and practice page 160

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