MAP OF THE UNITS TOPICS
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
1
Events, issues & the media
Review of the past, present & futures tenses
Collocations Frequently confused words
2
Travel, customs & traditions
Participle clauses
Prefixes Academic expressions
3
Human behaviour & relationships
Review of reported speech
Collocations Idioms with keep
4
Money & business
Review of passive forms Causatives
Fixed phrases Phrasal verbs with out Money vocabulary
5
Health & sport
Conditionals including mixed forms & forms without if
Word building Suffixes Compound adjectives
6
The arts & entertainment
Review of verbs + -ing or infinitive
Collocations Frequently confused words
7
Nature & the environment
Inversion after negative adverbials
Collocations Phrasal verbs with on Idioms: nature
8
Education, learning & work
Relative clauses Introductory it/what
Affixes Spelling changes
9
Science & technology
Modals, including continuous & passive forms
Dependent prepositions
10
Psychology & personality
Wishes & regrets
Three-part phrasal verbs Adjectives of personality
READING AND
WRITING
LISTENING
SPEAKING
USE OF ENGLISH
Part 1: multiplechoice cloze Part 7: gapped text
Part 1 essay: get ideas, contrast links, checking
Part 4: multiple matching
Part 1: talking about past, present & future
Part 3: word formation Part 6: cross-text multiple matching
Part 2 report: planning, recommending
Part 2: sentence completion
Part 2: making comparisons
Part 4: key word transformations Part 5: multiplechoice questions
Part 2 letter: formal / informal / neutral style; layout
Part 1: short texts, multiple-choice questions
Part 3: suggesting, (dis)agreeing, asking for opinions
Part 2: open cloze Part 7: gapped text
Part 1 essay: addition links, achieving balance
Part 3: long text, multiple-choice questions
Part 4: expressing & justifying opinions
Part 3: word formation Part 8: multiple matching
Part 2 proposal: purpose links, text organisation
Part 2: sentence completion
Part 2: commenting on partner’s pictures
Part 1: multiplechoice cloze Part 5: multiplechoice questions
Pert 2 review: praising & criticising
Part 4: multiple matching
Part 1: expressing preferences, likes & dislikes
Part 4: key word transformations Part 7: gapped text
Part 1 essay: sentence adverbs paraphrasing notes
Part 1: short texts, multiple-choice questions
Part 3: giving examples, helping your partner
Part 3: word formation Part 8: multiple matching
Part 2 letter: formal language, text organisation
Part 2: sentence completion
Part 4: adding emphasis, hedging
Part 2: open cloze Part 5: multiplechoice questions
Part 2 report: result links, text organisation
Part 3: long text, multiple-choice questions
Part 2: speculating about present & past
Part 4: key word transformations Part 6: cross-text multiple matching
Part 1: concession, opening paragraphs
Part 4: multiple matching
Parts 3 & 4: negotiating, reaching a decision
