5 RitualSuperstitionsHabitsWeddingspage 46

S Personal ritualsS Habits and routines past

and presentS Marriage and romance

Anecdote: A wedding you’ve been toW Extra Article: expressing an opinionWB W Writing a letter of

complaint

R Mind games A woman talking about her father and

his carR The King and I

Four people talking about wedding ritualsR Chris and Shirley

Four people talking about romanceUseful phrases: Annoying habits

G will, would, and used to for present and past habits. Verb patterns (2)

V Guessing from context. Collocations. Weddings

P Sounding annoyed

1 ImpressionsEventsMadonnaSelf-imagepage 4

Four people talking about memorable events

Two people meeting in a coffee shopR Image Queen

Four men talking about their self-imageUseful phrases: Talking about people’s appearance

G Verb structures. Auxiliaries. Tag questions. Indirect questions

V Collocations to do with appearance. Word formation: prefix re. Clothing idioms

P Intonation in tag questions

2 GenerationsInternational exchangesRelationships with parentsBoyfriends and girlfriendspage 14

S Ages and stagesS International exchangesS Meeting the parents

Anecdote: Somebody’s home you have stayed inWB W Writing emails

R Vive la différenceR Problem Parents

Interview with some parents Interview with a boyfriend Conversation between boyfriend and

girlfriend Conversation between boyfriend and

his girlfriend’s parents An au pair talking about her experience

Useful phrases: Showing someone around your home

G Verb patterns (1). Adjective structures V Language learning. Relationships.

Describing people. Sayings. Social register

V Extra Learning about wordsP Single vowel sounds

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Pages 34, 35: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

WB = Workbook. Each unit of the Workbook contains a one-page section which develops practical writing skills.

3 GoldThe 1849 gold rushMaking moneyTreasured possessionspage 24

S Spending moneyS Having moneyS If you governed your

countryAnecdote: Your most treasured possessionW Extra DescriptionWB W Writing a story from

pictures

R Gold Fever Sam Brannan: California’s first

millionaire Father and daughter discussing money

R Where’s my car? Three people discussing money

R What price a life? Three people talking about their most

treasured possessionsUseful phrases: Shopping: money expressions; explaining what you want

G Reported speech. Unreal conditionalsV have, make, take collocations. Metaphor.

Money expressionsP The schwa /ə/ in sayings about

money

4 ChallengeExpeditionsCharitiesHealthSmokingpage 36

S Challenging situationsAnecdote: A challenge you have facedS Doing things for charityS The futureS Health and exerciseS Healthy eatingWB W Writing an article

R Ben Saunders: Polar explorer Polar bear story

R Personal challenges: MoonWalk Four people talking about exercise

R I know it’s bad for me, but I still can’t stopUseful phrases: Common ailments: showing sympathy; recommendations and advice

G Narrative tenses. Future progressive and future perfect

V Word formation: prefix self-; suffixes able / ible. Collocations in a text. Phrasal verbs

V Extra Phrasal verbsP Sounding sympathetic

6 EatRestaurantsFoodVegetarianismFood wastepage 56

S Restaurant experiencesS Food

Anecdote: Your favorite restaurantS VegetarianismW Using linkersS Food wasteWB W Writing a discursive

essay

A man talking about the worst waiter he’s encounteredR How to do restaurant sign language

Interview with a restaurant criticR Is it time to give up meat?R What’s so bad about bottled water?R What a waste

Useful phrases: Complaints in a restaurant; food idioms

G Present perfect: simple and progressive. Passives review

V Parts of the body. Body collocations. Food collocations. Guessing from context. Linkers. Numbers

V Extra Exploring synonymsP Pronouncing numbers

Review Bpage 66

Pages 66, 67: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

S Famous eventsAnecdote: A person who made a big impression on youS MadonnaS People’s self-image, clothesW Extra Informal letterWB W Writing a short

biography

G rammar, V ocabulary, & P ronunciationUnits & topics S peaking & W riting R eading & Listening texts

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Additional material page 128 • Grammar Extra page 132 • Audioscript page 144 • Glossary page 157 • Phonetic symbols & Spelling page 158 • Irregular verbs page 159

7 EscapeVacationsTravelCharacterpage 68

S Beach vacationsAnecdote: A childhood family vacationS Travel experiencesS People you meet on

vacationW Extra Travel guideWB W Writing a

description of a place

G Reporting verbs with or without direct objects. Past modals of obligation. Articles

V Beach vacations. Reporting verbs. Word formation: suffixes ful, ish, and less. Spoken discourse markers

P Pronunciation of the in place names

8 AttractionDescriptionsCosmetic surgeryDatingpage 78

S BeautyS Cosmetic surgeryS Dating and relationshipsS “The law of attraction”

Anecdote: The most positive (or negative) person you knowWB W Writing a

description of a person

Five people say what they think makes a face attractiveR Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?

Three people discussing cosmetic surgeryR Surgery changed my life!R Your dream partner … in five minutes!

A radio show about “The law of attraction”Useful phrases: Body idioms

G Passive report structures. have/get something done. Unreal conditionals: alternatives to if

V Appearance and character. Compound adjectives. Word-building

V Extra MetaphorP Word stress: nouns and adjectives

9 GeniusArchitectureAncient ruinsArtInventionspage 88

S Buildings and placesS Ancient ruins

Anecdote: Your favorite historic placeS Art and paintingsS Inventions W Extra NarrativeWB W Writing a story

R Where to go to see a masterpiece A radio show on Stonehenge A museum guide describing three of

Frida Kahlo’s paintingsR Frida Kahlo

Interview with Trevor BaylisR Dream invention

Useful phrases: Explaining how something works

G Past modals of deduction. look, seem, appear

V Describing places. Time expressions. Collocations. Word families

P Word stress

Review Cpage 98

Pages 98, 99: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation reviewSong: Echo Beach

10 SellAdvertisingThe mediaMoviespage 100

S Logos and advertisementsS Celebrities and the mediaS Product placement in

moviesAnecdote: A blockbuster movie you have seenWB W Writing a movie

review

R Bonfire of the Brands A marketing executive and a school

principal talking about advertisingR Commercial breakdown

Discussion about truth and accuracy in tabloidsR License to sell

Useful phrases: Using emotive language

G Relative clauses. Emphasis (cleft sentences)

V look at and see. Sales and marketing collocations. Spoken discourse markers

V Extra CollocationsP Stress in cleft sentences

11 StudentEducationFuture plansStudent lifepage 110

S Education Anecdote: Your favorite (or least favorite) teacher at schoolS The futureS Student vacationsS Telling a dramatic storyW Extra Résumé and letter of applicationWB W Writing a letter of

application

R Look at us now! Interview with an eighteen-year-old’s

parents Interview with an eighteen-year-old

about her futureR Why students love a journey to hell

Useful phrases: Using appropriate language in a job interview

G Future forms review. Future time clauses after when, if …

V Education. is likely to, is expected to. Exaggeration. Colloquial expressions

P Abbreviations and acronyms

12 HomeHousesRoomsBreakfastpage 118

S Houses and lifestylesS Rooms

Anecdote: Your favorite roomS BreakfastsWB W Writing a

description of a vacation home

R The earth shelter and the lighthouse Describing what a room says about a

personR A miner’s breakfast: extract from Sons

and Lovers Three people describe breakfast from

their countryUseful phrases: Ways of saying hello and goodbye

G Participle clauses. Nouns and quantity expressions

V Houses. Collocations. Furnishings. Breakfast food

V Extra Get it right

Review Dpage 126

Pages 126, 127: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation reviewSong: Suddenly I See

R Extract from Notes From A Big Country by Bill Bryson

Five people talking about their favorite beach

Three people talking about their vacationsR Every postcard tells a storyR Never again!

Two people talking about vacation romancesR Gone fishing

Useful phrases: Advice and recommendations

G rammar, V ocabulary, & P ronunciationUnits & topics S peaking & W riting R eading & Listening texts

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