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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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present simple everyday routines talking about illness /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/
adverbs and expressions of wordbuilding: collocations one or two syllables?
frequency with do, play and go
present simple and present word focus: feel
continuous medical problems
Lifestyle
pages 9–20

VIDEO: My local park  page 18    REVIEW  page 20

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verbs for rules sport talking about interests /ŋ/
-ing form wordbuilding: suffixes silent letters
word focus: like

Competitions
pages 21–32

VIDEO: Mongolian horse racing  page 30    REVIEW  page 32

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comparatives and ways of travelling going on a journey than
superlatives transport nouns sentence stress
as … as wordbuilding: compound intonation
comparative modifiers nouns
transport adjectives
Transport transport verbs
taking transport
pages 33–44

VIDEO: Indian Railways  page 42    REVIEW  page 44

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past simple risks and challenges telling a story /d/, /t/ or /ɪd/
past continuous and personal qualities was/were
past simple wordbuilding: verbs and intonation for
nouns responding

Challenges
pages 45–56

VIDEO: A microadventure  page 54    REVIEW  page 56

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quantifiers materials phoning about an order /ðə/ or /ðiː/
articles: a/an, the or no recycling sounding friendly
article results and figures
word focus: take

The
environment
pages 57–68

VIDEO: Recycling Cairo  page 66    REVIEW  page 68

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to + infinitive life events inviting, accepting and /tə/
future forms: going to, will describing age declining contracted forms
and present continuous celebrations emphasizing words
word focus: get
wordbuilding: synonyms
Stages in life
pages 69–80

VIDEO: Steel drums  page 78    REVIEW  page 80

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 Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
someone talking about a a quiz about how well giving examples finding out about text type: filling in a
national park near a city you sleep lifestyle form
a radio interview about long life an article about your current life writing skill:
centenarians making a town information on
an article about how healthier forms
nature is good for you

someone describing an Ironman
competition
three people talking about
competitive sports
an article about crazy reading between the explaining the rules of a text type: an advert or
competitions lines competition notice
an article about female talking about your sport writing skill: checking
wrestlers in Bolivia preferences your writing
your opinions about
Olympic sports

someone describing a photo of
a woman travelling by train
in India
two people discussing the pros
and cons of types of transport
a documentary about animal
transport
an article about solutions opinions for talking about and text type: notes and
to transport problems and against comparing journeys messages
an article about the advice on transport writing skill: writing in
fate of the rickshaw in a presentation about a note form
Kolkata pedicab company

a caver talking about his hobby an article about looking for evidence asking about your past text type: a short story
an impossible decision adventurers events you remember writing skill: structure
an article about different telling a story your writing
types of challenges

extract from a documentary
about a house of recycled
materials
news about environmental
projects
an article about e-rubbish close reading recycling where you are a quiz
an article about a boat general knowledge quiz text type: emails
made of plastic bottles, changing attitudes and writing skill: formal
the Plastiki behaviour words
an online order

differences between the an article about how a analysing the writer’s plan the trip of a text type: a
generations couple changed their view lifetime description
a news item about Mardi Gras life your favourite festival writing skill:
an article about how planning a celebration descriptive adjectives
Mardi Gras is celebrated describing annual
around the world events
an article about coming-
of-age ceremonies

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 Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation

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present perfect and past language to describe jobs a job interview intrusive /w/
simple jobs
present perfect with for wordbuilding: suffixes
and since parts of a building
prepositions of place and word focus: make or do
Work movement job adverts
pages 81–92

VIDEO: My working life  page 90    REVIEW  page 92

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zero and first conditional internet verbs finding out how linking
defining relative clauses wordbuilding: dependent something works
prepositions
instructions

Technology
pages 93–104

VIDEO: Ancient languages, modern technology  page 102    REVIEW  page 104

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past perfect simple holiday collocations requesting and suggesting ’d
subject questions wordbuilding: -ed / -ing number of syllables
adjectives /ʤə/
word focus: place

Holidays
pages 105–116

VIDEO: Living in Venice  page 114    REVIEW  page 116

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the passive (present and wordbuilding: word forms giving your opinion stress in different
past simple) describing design word forms /s/
used to websites or /z/

Products
pages 117–128

Video: Wind turbines  page 126    REVIEW  page 128

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reported speech wordbuilding: verb + giving a short presentation pausing
reporting verbs (say and preposition
tell) communication
ancient history
word focus: one
History
pages 129–140

VIDEO: The Golden Record page 138    REVIEW  page 140

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second conditional extreme weather finding a solution would / wouldn’t / ‘d
anywhere, everyone, nature
nobody, something, etc. word focus: start

Nature
pages 141–152

VIDEO: Cambodia animal rescue page 150    REVIEW  page 152

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR SUMMARY  page 156    AUDIOSCRIPTS  page 181

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 Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
a description of a job in a steel an article about new jobs analysing comparisons describing past text type: a CV
factory in an area in a text experiences writing skill: missing
an interview with a scientist an article about modern- giving directions out words in CVs
two people giving instructions day cowboys job satisfaction
a job interview

a documentary about the an explorer’s blog the writer’s sources planning a trip text type: a paragraph
importance of technology an article about important inventions writing skills:
a science programme about a biomimetics design an invention for connecting words
new invention everyday life
favourite technology

three people talk about their a holiday story the author’s purpose a story about a holiday text type: an
holidays an article about the two planning the holiday of email requesting
an interview with a tour guide sides of Paris a lifetime information
a place you know writing skill: formal
expressions

a description of a producer and
his products
a programme about a product
from the past
an article about some fact or opinion? some famous products text type: a review
famous logos talk about things you writing skill: giving
an article about having used to do in the past your opinion
less ‘stuff’ using less stuff
planning a new website

a historian talking about Scott’s
hut at the Antarctic
a message in a bottle
the history of video emotion words planning a time capsule a message in a bottle
gaming opinions about games text type: a biography
an article about stealing reporting a message writing skill:
history a museum in your town punctuation in direct
speech

a description of a photo and the an article about a science close reading hopes and dreams text type: an article
life of a storm chaser blog questions with any writing skill: planning
a documentary about a an article about Jane interview questions an article
photographer Goodall

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