CONTENTS

LANGUAGE SKILLS
GRAMMAR PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY

1 What matters ▪▪ the present:

simple,
▪▪ /s/ and /z/ ▪▪ attitudes and
emotions
READING Talking
Zone SPEAKING
▪▪ intonation in ▪▪ an article about ▪▪ paraphrasing
1A Formula for happiness p4 continuous and cleft sentences ▪▪ abstract nouns Gregory Porter’s
perfect aspects ▪▪ using fillers
1B Family values p6
family values
▪▪ adding
▪▪ dealing with non- PERSONAL BEST
1C The right decision p8 emphasis (1): literal language ▪▪ a discussion about
cleft sentences
1D What would you save? p10 ▪▪ past habits our most important
possessions

2 Live better ▪▪ modal verbs (1) ▪▪ linking modal- ▪▪ health and Talking
Zone LISTENING WRITING
and modal-like like forms with to medical
▪▪ a video looking ▪▪ giving constructive
2A Health fact, health fiction p12 forms ▪▪ stress patterns treatment
at stress-relieving criticism
▪▪ modal verbs (2): with modal verb ▪▪ life skills and
2B My quest for quiet time p14 activities ▪▪ uses of quite
advanced forms forms wellbeing
▪▪ understanding
2C Missing out? p16 ▪▪ verbs and nouns PERSONAL BEST
attitude and opinion
2D Highly recommended p18 with the same ▪▪ a review of a course
▪▪ the disappearing /ə/
form
in fast speech

1 and 2 REVIEW and PRACTICE p20

3 Looking back ▪▪ past time ▪▪ weak forms of ▪▪ change and time READING Talking
Zone SPEAKING
▪▪ comparison had and been ▪▪ expressions with ▪▪ an article about the ▪▪ reminiscing
3A Sign of the times p22 ▪▪ /ə/ sound come and go life of Helen Keller ▪▪ repairing errors
3B A remarkable life p24 ▪▪ understanding
text structure and PERSONAL BEST
3C Delicious discoveries p26 organization ▪▪ telling a story about
3D The time of my life p28 ▪▪ narrating the future something that
from the past happened to you

4 Success and failure ▪▪ verb patterns (1): ▪▪ linking /w/ ▪▪ success and Talking
Zone LISTENING WRITING
infinitives and after to failure ▪▪ writing a report
▪▪ a video about
4A Brilliant failure p30 -ing forms ▪▪ sentence stress: ▪▪ expressions with ▪▪ formal linkers
making mistakes
▪▪ adding emphasis emphatic make and take
4B Make more mistakes! p32 ▪▪ understanding
(2): inversion and do/does/did ▪▪ idioms
PERSONAL BEST

4C Making it big reasons and

p34 do/does/did ▪▪ a report about
outcomes
4D Progress report p36 your progress
▪▪ linking consonants
and vowels

3 and 4 REVIEW and PRACTICE p38

5 Entertain us! ▪▪ ellipsis and ▪▪ strong and weak ▪▪ tastes and READING Talking
Zone SPEAKING
substitution forms of to opinions ▪▪ three film reviews ▪▪ speculating
5A We know what you like p40 ▪▪ noun phrases ▪▪ word stress ▪▪ verb suffixes ▪▪ understanding tone ▪▪ using repetition
5B Simply a triumph p42
in compound ▪▪ identifying the
nouns subject in long PERSONAL BEST
5C Standing out p44
▪▪ a discussion about
sentences
5D Everything changes p46 changes in your city

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LANGUAGE SKILLS
GRAMMAR PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY

6 A sense of community ▪▪ the passive ▪▪ unstressed have ▪▪ neighbours and Talking

Zone LISTENING WRITING
▪▪ using linkers ▪▪ intonation in community ▪▪ writing a proposal
▪▪ a video about
6A It’s all in the contrast clauses ▪▪ word pairs communal living ▪▪ softening
neighbourhood! p48 ▪▪ listening for recommendations
6B Co-living p50 agreement between PERSONAL BEST
speakers
6C C
 rowdfunding ▪▪ a proposal to
▪▪ sentence stress
campaigns p52 improve an
and rhythm aspect of your
6D Our community centre p54 neighbourhood

5 and 6 REVIEW and PRACTICE p56

7 Modern life ▪▪ verb patterns ▪▪ consonant ▪▪ technology READING Talking

Zone SPEAKING
(2): reporting clusters ▪▪ expressions with ▪▪ an article about ▪▪ disagreeing tactfully
7A The world is my office! p58 ▪▪ future time ▪▪ unstressed words world and place e-books and print ▪▪ reaching a decision
7B E-books or print books? p60 in future forms books
▪▪ understanding the PERSONAL BEST
7C Decisions, decisions! p62 writer’s purpose ▪▪ roleplaying a
7D Spend or save? p64 ▪▪ the pronoun it conversation with
a flatmate

8 Inspire and innovate ▪▪ relative clauses ▪▪ sentence stress ▪▪ science and Talking
Zone LISTENING WRITING
with quantifiers ▪▪ weak forms discovery: word ▪▪ opinion and
▪▪ a video about
8A I’ve found it! p66 and prepositions families discussion essays
concentration
▪▪ mixed ▪▪ nouns from ▪▪ cohesion
8B In the zone p68 ▪▪ identifying
conditionals and phrasal verbs
8C What if … ? signposting
p70 alternatives to if PERSONAL BEST
language
▪▪ writing an opinion
8D Role models p72 ▪▪ changing consonant
or discussion essay
sounds

7 and 8 REVIEW and PRACTICE p74

9 Connections ▪▪ participle ▪▪ intonation in ▪▪ friendship READING Talking

Zone SPEAKING
clauses participle clauses and love ▪▪ an article about ▪▪ stating preference
9A Unlikely friendships p76 ▪▪ past forms for ▪▪ sentence stress ▪▪ commonly the benefits of ▪▪ supporting your
9B W
 ith a little help from unreal situations confused words friendship
opinions
▪▪ locating specific
my friends p78
information PERSONAL BEST

9C Getting together p80 ▪▪ reflexive and ▪▪ roleplaying a

9D Dilemma p82 reciprocal pronouns conversation about

a dilemma

10 Being human ▪▪ distancing ▪▪ emphasizing ▪▪ humans and self Talking

Zone LISTENING WRITING
language uncertainty ▪▪ verbs with ▪▪ summarizing data
▪▪ a video looking
10A Humans vs animals p84 ▪▪ adverbs and ▪▪ word stress re-, over-, mis- ▪▪ cautious language
at human
10B Breaking boundaries adverbial ▪▪ adverb
p86 achievements
phrases collocations PERSONAL BEST

10C Faith in humanity p88 ▪▪ understanding

▪▪ a summary of
precise and data about leisure
10D A growing trend p90 imprecise numbers activities
▪▪ final /t/ and /d/
sounds

9 and 10 REVIEW and PRACTICE p92

Grammar practice p94   Vocabulary practice p114   Communication practice p130   Phrasal verbs p150   Irregular verbs p151

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