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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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present simple and word focus: love opening and closing direct questions
present continuous feelings conversations short questions
stative verbs wordbuilding: adjective and
question forms: direct noun collocations
questions
Culture and question forms: indirect
questions
identity
pages 9–20

VIDEO: Faces of India  page 18    REVIEW  page 20

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present perfect simple musical styles choosing an event weak forms
already, just and yet emotions intonation with
present perfect simple and word focus: kind really, absolutely,
past simple describing performances etc.

Performing
pages 21–32

VIDEO: Taiko master  page 30    REVIEW  page 32

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past simple and past describing experiences telling stories d and t after -ed
continuous wordbuilding: adverbs endings
past perfect word focus: get was and were

Water
pages 33–44

VIDEO: Four women and a wild river  page 42    REVIEW  page 44

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predictions word focus: job and work making and responding weak and strong
future forms education to requests auxiliary verbs
wordbuilding: prefix re-
pay and conditions
job requirements
Opportunities
pages 45–56

VIDEO: Everest tourism changed Sherpa lives  page 54    REVIEW  page 56

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modal verbs (1) a healthy lifestyle describing dishes weak forms
first conditional: if + will word focus: so disappearing sounds
when, as soon as, unless, restaurants
until, before

Wellbeing
pages 57–68

VIDEO: Dangerous dining  page 66    REVIEW  page 68

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purpose: to … , for … and word focus: long reacting to surprising news weak form of have
so that … art showing interest
certainty and possibility wordbuilding: nouns and and disbelief
verbs
-ly adverbs in the news
Mysteries
pages 69–80

VIDEO: Encounters with a sea monster  page 78    REVIEW  page 80

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Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
an extract from a TV an article about cultural examples getting to know you text type: a business
programme about Native identity my language course profile
American culture an article about how international writing skill: criteria
two people doing a quiz about globalization you feel for writing
colours and their meaning first impressions

three people talking about an article about listening balance new releases text type: a review
arts events to music performing writing skill: linking
a man talking about his dance an article about a survey on the arts ideas (1)
academy performance art arts events

an extact from a radio an interview about drawing conclusions the first time text type: a blog post
programme about recreation underwater discoveries what had happened writing skill:
in the water an article about learning a lesson interesting language
interviews about what an unforgettable it happened to me
happened next experience

three people talking about their an article about the the author’s view predictions text type: a covering
childhood ambitions future of work planning your work letter
three women talking about an article about the the perfect job writing skill: formal
decisions economic boom requests style
in China

an extract from a radio a news item about writer’s purpose rules and regulations text type: a formal
programme about healthy traditional dishes consequences letter/email
eating a news item about modern life writing skill:
two people discussing the imaginary eating restaurant dishes explaining
power of the mind an article about modern consequences
lifestyles

two people discussing an an article about flexible speculation or fact? what’s it for? text type: a news story
unusual photo thinking speculating writing skill:
a speaker at a conference an article about one comparing ideas structuring a news
talking about a mystery of aviation’s greatest surprising news story
an extract from a radio mysteries
programme about the Nasca
lines

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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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used to, would and in the city stating preferences and rising and falling
past simple wordbuilding: noun ➙ giving reasons intonation
comparison: adverbs adjective
comparison: patterns word focus: as and like

Living space
pages 81–92

VIDEO: The town with no wi-fi  page 90    REVIEW  page 92

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verb patterns: -ing form holiday activities dealing with problems strong and weak
and to + infinitive travel problems forms
present perfect continuous
and simple
How long?
Travel
pages 93–104

VIDEO: Questions and answers  page 102    REVIEW  page 104

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passives shopping (1) buying things linking
articles and quantifiers wordbuilding: compound silent letters
adjectives
shopping (2)

Shopping
pages 105–116

VIDEO: Making a deal  page 114    REVIEW  page 116

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second conditional medicine talking about injuries sentence stress
defining relative clauses word focus: take and
injuries

No limits
pages 117–128

VIDEO: What does an astronaut dream about?  page 126    REVIEW  page 128

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reported speech communications technology telephone language contrastive stress
reporting verbs polite requests with
can and could

Connections
pages 129–140

VIDEO: Can you read my lips?  page 138    REVIEW  page 140

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third conditional wordbuilding: prefixes in-, making and accepting should have and
should have and could have im-, un- apologies could have
word focus: go sentence stress

Experts
pages 141–152

VIDEO: Shark vs. octopus  page 150    REVIEW  page 152

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR SUMMARY  page 156    AUDIOSCRIPTS  page 180

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Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
three people talking about an article about what descriptions places text type: a description
different living arrangements New York used to advice of a place
podcast replies about house be like a tourist destination writing skill:
design an article about a little choices organizing ideas
town in Puerto Rico

three people talking about an article about writers close reading holiday companions text type: a text
travel tips returning to their roots favourite activities message
people talking about their an article about tourism going green writing skill: informal
holidays travel problems style
an extract from a radio
programme about a wildlife
conservationist

market research interviews an article about two ways testing a conclusion shopping now and in text type: customer
with three people who of going shopping the future feedback
are shopping an article about how to souvenirs writing skill: clarity:
an extract from a radio negotiate a price buying things pronouns
programme about impulse
buying

a podcast about the Marathon an article about life on reading between I’d love to live in … text type: a personal
des Sables another planet the lines medicine email
an extract from a TV preview two stories about acts of inspirational people writing skill: linking
show about bionic bodies endurance talking about injuries ideas (2)

four conversations about an article about isolated opinions news stories text type: an opinion
the news tribes personal essay
four conversations about news an article about communication writing skill: essay
headlines community journalism apps structure
telephone messages

an interview with a farmer a review of a book about relevance decisions text type: a website
two stories about Arctic expeditions where did I go wrong? article
uncomfortable situations an article about the going back in time writing skill: checking
samurai making and accepting your writing
apologies

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