CONTENTS

UNIT VOCABULARY LISTENING GRAMMAR READING GRAMMAR SPEAKING WRITING

Describing Descriptions of three Subject / object Why do people smile? Talking about the RANA EL KALIOUBY Asking follow- A review
emotions National Geographic questions present up questions
Critical Thinking Rana el Kaliouby’s idea worth spreading Writing Skill
explorers’ work
Pronunciation Rhetorical questions is that by teaching computers how Emphasis
-ed adjectives to understand emotions on the faces
Vocabulary of users, we can make more personal
Building connections with the devices we use.
Suffixes Authentic Listening Skills
1 In Touch with Your Feelings
Pages 8–19
This app knows how you feel—
from the look on your face.
Content words

Travel A description of Adjectives Urbexers—Life on the Narrative forms Asking for A story
DANIELE QUERCIA
three unusual ways ending in -ed Edge of the City and giving
Vocabulary Pronunciation Daniele Quercia’s idea worth spreading Writing Skill
to get to school and -ing directions
Building Critical Thinking Used to is that the fastest route may be efficient, just
Compound nouns Selecting information but there are times when taking a
different route can be more interesting
and memorable.

Authentic Listening Skills

2 Enjoy the Ride
Pages 20–31
Happy maps Understanding accents

Sports A podcast about Simple past and Can sports protect Present perfect and Agreeing and An opinion
Ashima Shiraishi present perfect Africa’s lions? present perfect LEWIS PUGH disagreeing essay
Vocabulary
continuous Lewis Pugh’s idea worth spreading
Building Critical Thinking Writing Skill
Phrasal verbs A balanced view Pronunciation is that sometimes we have to do Giving your
For extraordinary things to make people pay opinion
attention to important issues.

Authentic Listening Skills

3 Active Lives
Pages 32–43
How I swam the North Pole
Signposts

Describing food A podcast about Future plans, Could the best street Making predictions GRAHAM HILL Talking about A social media
cooking in schools intentions, and food in the world be Graham Hill’s idea worth spreading is that hopes and goals update
Vocabulary Pronunciation
arrangements Filipino? cutting meat from our diet—even just
Building Sentence stress Writing Skill
Compound with the future part of the time—can have a powerful Interesting
adjectives continuous and impact on the planet. language
future perfect Authentic Listening Skills
Pausing

4 Food
Pages 44–55
Why I’m a weekday vegetarian
Critical Thinking
Persuading

Describing work A podcast about the Verb patterns: A Real-Life Crime- Present and past Job interviews A cover letter
world of work verb + -ing or Fighting Superpower! modals REGINA HARTLEY
Vocabulary Pronunciation Writing Skill
infinitive with to Regina Hartley’s idea worth spreading is
Building Critical Thinking quite Hedging
Ways of seeing Exaggerating that our résumés tell employers about
our experiences, determination, and
ability to deal with life’s challenges.

Authentic Listening Skills

5 Work
Pages 56–67
Why the best hire might not have
the perfect résumé
Understanding contrasts

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UNIT VOCABULARY LISTENING GRAMMAR READING GRAMMAR SPEAKING WRITING

The human body A radio show about Zero and first A World of Cyborgs Second conditional Describing An informal
the human body conditional SUE AUSTIN photos email
Vocabulary Critical Thinking Bold Pronunciation
Sue Austin’s idea worth spreading is describing
Building claims I wish and
that a wheelchair doesn’t have to mean people
Verbs describing If only
ability “disability,” it can be an exhilarating new Writing Skill
way to see and experience the world. Informal
Authentic Listening Skills language

6 Superhuman
Pages 68–79
Deep sea diving… in a wheelchair
Following the argument

Money and Three people talk Passive voice Nothing for a Year have / get something Shopping for An
SUZANNE LEE
shopping about alternatives to done clothes announcement
Critical Thinking Suzanne Lee’s idea worth spreading is
normal shopping
Vocabulary Reading between the Pronunciation that we can use bacteria to produce Writing Skill
Building lines Sentence stress materials that we can turn into clothes, Relevant
Adverbs as sustainable and biodegradable information
alternatives to leather, cotton, and plastics.
Authentic Listening Skills
7 Shopping Around
Pages 80–91
Grow your own clothes Reformulating

Effective A conversation Reported speech: An Experiment Reported speech: CELESTE HEADLEE Responding A complaint
communication about how statements and in Intercultural verb patterns with Celeste Headlee’s idea worth spreading sympathetically email
Chris Hadfield questions Communication reporting verbs is that when we talk and listen with
Vocabulary Pronunciation Writing Skill
communicated genuine interest in the other person, we
Building Critical Thinking Pronunciation Sympathetic Using formal
with Earth from the will learn amazing things.
Negative prefixes Using direct speech Contrastive stress intonation connectors
International Space
Station Authentic Listening Skills
Understanding fast speech

8 Effective Communication
Pages 92–103
10 ways to have a better
conversation
Critical Thinking
Investigating opinions

Creative arts Four conversations Defining relative Making a Splash Defining and THOMAS HELLUM Asking for and An email
about different clauses non-defining Thomas Hellum’s idea worth spreading making describing a
Vocabulary
types of relative clauses is that Slow TV provides real-time, recommendations place and its
Building
entertainment surprisingly popular entertainment which culture
Expressions with Pronunciation
make Relative clauses viewers can relate to. Writing Skill
Authentic Listening Skills Paragraphing
Collaborative listening

9 Unexpected Entertaiment The world’s most boring television Critical Thinking

Pages 104–115 …and why it’s hilariously addictive Supporting your argument

Phrasal verbs Eight older people Third conditional John Harrison: the Modals: past Explaining A pro and con
about time offer advice clockmaker who speculation, TIM URBAN causes and essay
changed the world deduction, and reasons
Vocabulary Tim Urban’s idea worth spreading is that Writing Skill
regret
Building Critical Thinking procrastination can keep us from chasing Using discourse
Expressions with Drawing conclusions Pronunciation our dreams, and we’re all affected by it. markers
time Weak forms: have
Authentic Listening Skills

10 Time Inside the mind of a master Guessing the meaning of new words
Pages 116–127 procrastinator

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