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Vocabulary Grammar Reading Listening Speaking Writing GREAT LEARNERS Exam success
GREAT THINKERS Collaborative projects

1 1 Present simple, present continuous Exam success 1–2

Make the School life Student life: Extra- Experiences Giving personal Replying to a request Study choices
grade Higher education and present habits curricular activities of studying information – for information Video: Differences of opinion Reading: 4-option multiple choice
Present perfect simple and present abroad preferences *SEL: Making balanced decisions
p6 do and make perfect continuous
An online forum An informal email 1 p30
Culture exchange: Getting An interview Talking about preferences *Social and Emotional Learning Speaking: Questions p30
started: Studying in the UK 2 Gerunds and infinitives 1 related to work and study Listening: 3-option multiple choice
p144
Writing: Guided essay p144
2 A job well Work conditions and
done responsibilities
1 Past simple and past continuous
Past habits and states: used to, would
Climbing, not
cooking
Human
computers
Negotiating and
collaborating 1
Writing from a given
first sentence
Transferable skills
Video: Working at sea Collaborative project 1
SEL: Recognising strengths and
p18 Working life, hours and pay 2 Past perfect simple and continuous Two magazine A podcast A discussion A story 1
Education in your country p31
Phrasal verbs connected with Culture exchange: Dangerous articles weaknesses
work work in South Africa Virtual Classroom Exchange

3 Departure Words connected with transport 1 Future forms Driving – the Transport of Talking about photos 1 Reducing transport and New traffic solutions Exam success 3–4
time p32 and travel 2 Future continuous, future perfect future the future Describing photos and travel pollution Video: Bionic boots Reading: Sentence transformation
excursion, journey, travel, trip, simple and future perfect continuous An article A podcast talking about similarities An opinion essay 1 SEL: Listening to others p56
voyage and differences Culture exchange: Speaking: Comparing photographs
Prefixes The UK school run p56
Listening: Note-taking p145
Writing: Guided essay p145

4 Our Personality adjectives 1 Comparatives and superlatives The Quiet Leonardo da An inspirational and Which famous person Personality and stereotypes
strengths Idioms connected with Other ways of making comparisons Revolution – Vinci influential figure in would you invite to your Video: British personality types Collaborative project 2
Susan Cain history school? SEL: Keeping an open mind
p44 personality 2 Articles, Ability in the past, present A podcast A genius from your country p57
Noun suffixes and future An article Presentations 1 An article 1
Culture exchange: An English Virtual Classroom Exchange
genius

5 Financial Spending and saving money 1 Modal verbs of obligation, Without a penny in Good luck Talking about photos 2 Replying to a request Cash and debt Exam success 5–6
advice Idioms connected with money prohibition and advice – present their pockets stories Comparing and for information/Writing Video: Keeping it local Reading: 4-option multiple choice
from a given first SEL: Self-management
p58 Phrasal verbs connected with and past An online finance A radio contrasting photos and p82
money and shopping 2 Modal verbs of speculation and article programme speculating sentence Speaking: Extended turn p146
Culture exchange: US teens deduction – present, future and past An informal email/ Listening: Matching p146
and money A story 2 Writing: An email p146

6 Get fit, Parts of the body 1 Zero, first and second conditionals Health and A sport I Negotiating and Avoiding stress Healthy eating Collaborative project 3
stay fit! Health and medical care unless, as long as, provided/providing medicine in a practise collaborating 2 A for-and-against essay Video: Is a detox diet actually good Sports in your country p83
(that), in case dystopian future
p70 Idioms connected with health Five monologues Important everyday for you?
and illness 2 Third conditional An article Culture activities SEL: Managing emotional eating Virtual Classroom Exchange
I wish/If only exchange: Sport
Culture exchange: Sport in the US 2 in the US 1

7 Rave Words connected with film, 1 Reported speech – statements and Free short story Story-sharing Discussions 1 A book that ALL Human creativity Exam success 7–8
reviews fiction and music questions vending machines websites Superhero films, the teenagers should read! Video: A musical with a difference Reading: Open cloze p108
receive rave A podcast cinema and adaptations A review Speaking: Discusson p147
p84 Adjectives to use in reviews 2 Other reporting verbs and (AKA Can a computer write a musical?)
Compound nouns structures reviews SEL: Being curious and creative Writing: A review p147
Culture exchange: The arts An online
in Ireland today 1 and 2 newspaper article Collaborative project 4
The arts in your country p109
8 To the Natural disasters and extreme
rescue! weather
1 The passive
The passive – verbs with two objects
Technology to the
rescue!
The Galveston
Tragedy: The
Talking about statistics
Natural disasters and
The world today vs.
a hundred years ago
Weather control
Video: From supercell storm to Virtual Classroom Exchange
Great Storm extreme weather An opinion essay 2
p96 Words connected with natural 2 The passive with say, know, An article tornado
disasters believe, etc. of 1900 SEL: Empathising
Prepositional verbs Culture exchange: Natural A programme
disasters in California

9 Tech talk Technology and IT 1 Relative clauses Tech World Relying too Discussions 2 Technology and study Social media Exam success 9–10
p110 Words connected with technology 2 Gerunds and infinitives 2 An online tech much on Video games and violence A report Video: The social media challenge Reading: Word transformation p134
Adjectives to describe technology Culture exchange: The screen article technology SEL: Establishing boundaries and limits Reading: Matching p134
Phrasal verbs connected with habits of UK teens A podcast – Listening: 3-option multiple choice
technology and computers listener opinions p148
Writing: A story p148

10 News News sections 1 Future in the past Un-news-ual news Analysing the Presentations 2 The latest crazes Happy and sad news Collaborative project 5
just in! Words frequently used in news Mixed conditionals from the natural news Posting and responding An article 2 Video: The Happy Newspaper The press and news in your country
world! A programme on social media SEL: Positive thinking
p122 headlines 2 Question tags p135
Collocations connected with the Indirect questions News stories Culture exchange: Virtual Classroom Exchange
news The British press

Reach higher p136   Writing checklist p141   Learner profile p142   Exam success p144    Communication activities p149   Irregular verbs p151

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