CONTENTS LESSON
GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY WELCOME page 7 Video podcast | What’s your name? present simple: be greetings; Nice to meet you
PRONUNCIATION
READING
s tre ss ed sy l ab les
re ad a ge ne ra l k now le dg e quiz about world facts
stressed syllables
read an article about travelling light
CONTENTS
LISTENING/DVD
SPEAKING
WRITING
UNIT 1 1.1
countries and nationalities objects
page 8 1.2
1.3
Travel light page 10
this/that , these/those; possessives
Can I have a coffee?
making requests
/ðs/, /ðt/, /ðiz/and tourist places
page 12 1.4
Fawlty Towers
/ðəυz/ sentence stress and polite intonation
read touris t lea flets
hotel services; phrases for booking in at a hotel
page 14
LIFESTYLE page 17 Video podcast | What’s your daily routine? present simple: I/you/we/they activities strong and weak forms of Join us!
listen to short conversations showing different ways to introduce people
introduce people; do a quiz
improve your use of capital letters
identify objects
lis ten to conversa tions in va rious touris t pla ces ; learn to listen for key words; listen to prices and numbers Fawlty Towers: watch an extract from a sitcom about a hotel
give information for numbers, prices, etc; make simple requests
listen to a conversation between two friends choosing the right online group for them
talk about activities; talk about a group/team
listen to people describing their jobs; listen and identify a variety of jobs
talk about routines; describe other people’s routines
learn to get a speaker to slow down and grade their language
learn to show you don’t understand; ask questions at a tourist information centre
a rr iv al a nd c he ck i n a t a h ot el
c om pl ete a h ote l re gi st ra ti on f or m; write an email to book a hotel room
UNIT 2 2.1
do you
page 18 2.2
High flyers
present simple: he/she/it
daily routines; jobs
Present simple verb endings:
the time
/s/, /z/and /z/ polite intonation
page 20 2.3
What time does it start?
asking for information
read an article about social online groups
learn how to use linkers: and , but and or
page 22 2.4
Chalet Girl
household routines; phrases to describe life at home
page 24
PEOPLE Just good friends
UNIT 3 3.1
page 28 3.2
Big happy families
frequency adverbs: sometimes, usually , always, often, hardly ever and never ; modifiers quite, not very , really and very have/has got
personality
stressed syllables
read a quiz about what type of friend you are
family photo
contracted forms of have/has got
read an article about unusual families
Are you free tonight?
making arrangements
time expressions
positive and negative intonation
page 32 3.4
A Celebration In Crete
page 34 UNIT 4 PLACES 4.1
Small space, big style
page 37
Video
special occasion activities; phrases to describe special occasions podcast | Where do you live?
4.2
Can I help you?
rooms/furniture; prepositions (1)
/ðeəzə/ and / ðeərə/
places in towns; prepositions (2)
strong and weak forms of can read an article about a and can’t special kind of village
shopping
things to buy; shops
polite intonation
Favourite Places
talk about your family
writ e an internet posting to a penpal describ ing yourself
phrases to describe places
50 Places To See Before You Die: watch an extract from a documentary about some amazing places
FOOD page 47 Video podcast | What’s your favourite dish? countable and uncountable nouns; f oo d/ dr in k MyFridge.com
talk about a special occasion
write an invitation
describe your home
improve your use of commas; write an email about your home
talk about things you can do in towns; describe a favourite place in your town/city have a conversation in a shop
learn to say no politely in a shop; listen to various shopping conversations read a web posting about a favourite place
page 44
improve your use of apostrophe ’ s ; write about your family
m ake ar ra ng eme nts to mee t f ri en ds
Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage: watch an extract from a documentary about a special occasion listen to a conversation between two people talking about a special flat
page 42 4.4
talk about life at home: likes and dis lik es
d es cr ibe pe rs on al ity ; do a quiz and find out what kind of friend you are
l ea rn to sh ow in ter es t w hen yo u l is te n
can for possibility
page 40 4.3
l is te n t o p eo pl e de sc ri bi ng th ei r f ri en ds
read an invitation
there is/are
page 38
An English village
Holiday: Fasten Your Seatbelt: watch an extract from a reality programme about a difficult job
Video podcast | What do you like doing with friends/family?
page 27
page 30 3.3
read a web posting about pen pals
d es cr ib e y ou r f av ou ri te pl ac e o f al l
w ri te a bl og a bo ut yo ur f av ou ri te pl ac e
UNIT 5 5.1
page 48 5.2
4½ cows page 50
5.3
Are you ready to order?
nouns with a/an, some, any how much/many ; quantifiers
containers
ordering in a restaurant
restaurant words
lis ten to peopl etal ka bou tf ood
ta lk a bo ut yo ur ea ti ng a nd dr in ki ng h ab its
read an article about how much an average person gets through in a lifetime fast speech: linking
l ea rn to u se p ar ag ra ph s a nd w ri te a s hor t report
talk about diets and lifestyle
understand fast speech; listen to a man ordering in a fast food restaurant
order a meal in a restaurant
page 52 5.4
A Chef In Goa
ingredients; phrases for writing a recipe
page 54
THE PAST page 57 was/were Favourite things
UNIT 6 6.1
Time twins
past simple
d at es a nd ti me ph ra s es
s tr on g a nd we ak fo rm s o f was and were
common verbs (1)
past simple regular verbs with
weekend activities
/t/, /d/and /d/ learn to show interest
page 60 6.3
How was your weekend?
Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey: watch an extract from a cookery programme about a famous chef
describe a special dish
write a recipe
Video podcast | Did you go out last night?
page 58 6.2
read a recipe
making conversation
listen to peple describin g famous people’s favourite things
talk about people’s favourit e things; describe your favourite childhood things ta lk about your life/past events
read an article about ‘time twins’ learn to keep a conversation going; listen to someone describing their weekend
link sentences with because and so and write your life story
describe a perfect/terrible weekend
page 62 6.4
phrases for interviewing
Carlos Acosta
read an essay about a special person
page 64
IRREGULAR VERBS page 127
LANGUAGE BANK page 128
PHOTO BANK page 152
The Culture Show: watch an extract from a documentary about a famous dancer
COMMUNICATION BANK page 160
interview a special pers on
write a prof ile essa y about a s pecial person
AUDIO SCRIPTS page 167
CONTENTS
LESSON
GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION HOLIDAYS page 67 Video podcast | How was your last holiday? comparatives travel stressed syllables Travel partners
READING
CONTENTS
LISTENING/DVD
SPEAKING
WRITING
UNIT 7 7.1
listen to people discuss how they like to travel
talk about how you like to travel; compare places and holidays p la n a nd ta lk ab ou t a lo ng jo ur ne y
page 68 7.2
The longest bus ride
superlatives
places (1)
strong and weak forms of the
giving directions
places (2)
sentence stress for correcting
page 70 7.3
Can you tell me the way?
read an article about a long journey understand directions; learn to check and correct directions
l ea rn to ch ec k a nd co rr ec t i nf or ma ti on ; write about a holiday
give directions in the street
page 72 7.4
Buenos Aires
phrases to describe a town/city
read a travel article
page 74
NOW page 77 Video podcast | What was the last film you saw? present continuous verbs + prepositions weak forms of prepositions In the picture
Holiday 10 Best: watch an extract from a travel show about Buenos Aires
de sc ri be a tow n/ ci ty yo u k no w
w ri te a sh or t a rti cl e a bo ut a to wn /c ity
UNIT 8 8.1
and articles
page 78 8.2
Looking good page 80
8.3
What do you recommend?
present simple and present continuous
appearance
recommending
types of film
read blogs about what people are doing now
talk about taking photos; talk about what people are doing discuss what you know about various film stars; describe people’s appearance ask and answer a questionnaire about films; ask for and give recommendations
listen to a radio programme about ideas of beauty word linking
learn to link words to speak faster
write a blog entry about what you are doing
page 82 8.4
Festival Highlights
festival activities; phases to describe an event
page 84
TRANSPORT page 87 articles: a/an, the, n o a rt ic le Travel in style
UNIT 9 9.1
t ra ns po rt c ol lo ca ti on s
s tr on g a nd w ea k f or ms o f a and the
can/can’t , have to/don’t have to
adjectives (1)
apologising
excuses
strong and weak forms of read an article about can, can’t , have to and don’t Paris Citybikes have to intonation to show being happy or unhappy
page 88 9.2
Citybikes page 90
9.3
Sorry I’m late! page 92
9.4
Airport
phrases to describe and complain about problems
page 94
THE FUTURE page 97 be going to; Life’s a lottery page 98
10.2
Survive!
plans
going to and would
would like to will, might , won’t
read a news story about a lottery win
phrases with get
contracted form of will
read an extract from a survival instruction book
Let’s do something
making suggestions
adjectives (2)
stressed syllables
read an article about things to do with friends
page 102 10.4
Wild Weather
phrases to describe weather
page 104
HEALTH page 107 should/shouldn’t My head hurts
UNIT 11 11.1
t he b od y; h ea lt h
c on so na nt c lu st er s
Never felt better Help!
c om mo n v er bs ( 2)
read a quiz a bout ho wf it you are
offering to help
problems
read an article about a social experiment
page 112 11.4
The Optician
phrases to describe a problem and to give advice
page 114
EXPERIENCES page 117 present perfect Unforgettable
UNIT 12 12.1
r ea d a n a rt ic le a bo ut c ol d cures around the world
a dv er bs of m an ner
page 110 11.3
talk about types of transport talk about ways to travel around towns/cities
listen to a man talk about his proble ms getting to work
apologise for being late; tell a long story d ea l w it h p ro bl em s w he n f ly in g
Airport: watch an extract from a documentary about a day at Heathrow airport l is te n to a r ad io i nt er v ie w wi th l ot te ry w in ne rs
Afraid of nothing
m ak e p re di ct io ns a bo ut s it ua ti on s learn to respond to suggestions; listen to people discussing which activities they want to do Wild Weather: watch an extract from a documentary about the wettest place in Europe
make some suggestions and invite your f riends to join you
listen to a radio programme about cold s andflu
talk about what to do when you don’t feel well and give advice; discuss cures for the common cold
talk about weather and how it makes you feel
listen to different scenarios of people needing help and thanking someone The Two Ronnies: watch an extract from a sitcom about an unusual shopping experience
Hello, I’ve got a problem
outdoor activities
present perfect and past simple
prepositions (3)
telephoning
telephoning expressions
Shark Therapy page 124
IRREGULAR VERBS page 127
write a message board notice about your country
do a quiz about your fitness; talk about healthy weekends give advice and offer help; thank someone
learn to use adverbs in stories and how to make stories more interesting
ask for help in a pha rmacy
write some advice for a health mes sage board
listen to people talking about their experiences
talk about unusual experiences
listen to different scenarios on the phone
describe movement from one place to another; talk about past experiences describe difficult situations/problems; say telephone numbers; phone someone about a problem
read an article about a dangerous job sentence stress
page 122 12.4
i mp ro ve y ou r u se o f l in ke rs : too, also and as well and write a short story
Video podcast | What’s the most exciting thing you’ve done?
page 120 12.3
learn to use linkers and write a story w ri te a n e ma il a bo ut a n e xp er ie nc e a t a n airport/on a plane
t al k ab ou t yo ur f u tu re p la n s/ wi sh es
page 118 12.2
write a review of an event
Video podcast | Do you have a healthy lifestyle?
page 108 11.2
describe an event
listen to a guide giving a tour around a transport museum
read an email
page 100 10.3
Inside Out: watch an extract from a documentary about an English music festival
Video podcast | What are your plans for the future?
UNIT 10 10.1
read a festival review
Video podcast | How do you get to work?
phrases to describe an experience
LANGUAGE BANK page 128
Shark Therapy: watch an extract from a documentary about sharks
PHOTO BANK page 152
COMMUNICATION BANK page 160
describe an exciting/frightening experience
AUDIO SCRIPTS page 167
learn to use postcard phrases and write a postcard
write a story about an exciting/frightening experience
CONTENTS
LESSON
GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION HOLIDAYS page 67 Video podcast | How was your last holiday? comparatives travel stressed syllables Travel partners
READING
CONTENTS
LISTENING/DVD
SPEAKING
WRITING
UNIT 7 7.1
listen to people discuss how they like to travel
talk about how you like to travel; compare places and holidays p la n a nd ta lk ab ou t a lo ng jo ur ne y
page 68 7.2
The longest bus ride
superlatives
places (1)
strong and weak forms of the
giving directions
places (2)
sentence stress for correcting
page 70 7.3
Can you tell me the way?
read an article about a long journey understand directions; learn to check and correct directions
l ea rn to ch ec k a nd co rr ec t i nf or ma ti on ; write about a holiday
give directions in the street
page 72 7.4
Buenos Aires
phrases to describe a town/city
read a travel article
page 74
NOW page 77 present continuous In the picture
UNIT 8 8.1
verbs + prepositions
page 78 8.2
Looking good page 80
8.3
What do you recommend?
Holiday 10 Best: watch an extract from a travel show about Buenos Aires
de sc ri be a tow n/ ci ty yo u k no w
w ri te a sh or t a rti cl e a bo ut a to wn /c ity
Video podcast | What was the last film you saw?
present simple and present continuous
appearance
recommending
types of film
weak forms of prepositions and articles
read blogs about what people are doing now
talk about taking photos; talk about what people are doing discuss what you know about various film stars; describe people’s appearance ask and answer a questionnaire about films; ask for and give recommendations
listen to a radio programme about ideas of beauty word linking
learn to link words to speak faster
write a blog entry about what you are doing
page 82 8.4
Festival Highlights
festival activities; phases to describe an event
page 84
read a festival review
TRANSPORT page 87 Video podcast | How do you get to work? articles: a/an, the, n o a rt ic le t ra ns po rt c ol lo ca ti on s s tr on g a nd w ea k f or ms o f a Travel in style
Inside Out: watch an extract from a documentary about an English music festival
describe an event
write a review of an event
UNIT 9 9.1 9.2
Citybikes
can/can’t , have to/don’t have to
adjectives (1)
apologising
excuses
page 90 9.3
Sorry I’m late! page 92
9.4
Airport
10.2
THE FUTURE page 97 be going to; Life’s a lottery Survive!
read an email
plans
going to and would
would like to will, might , won’t
read a news story about a lottery win
phrases with get
contracted form of will
read an extract from a survival instruction book
making suggestions
adjectives (2)
stressed syllables
read an article about things to do with friends
page 100 10.3
Let’s do something page 102
10.4
Wild Weather
phrases to describe weather
page 104
HEALTH page 107 should/shouldn’t My head hurts
UNIT 11 11.1
Never felt better
t he b od y; h ea lt h
c on so na nt c lu st er s
Help!
c om mo n v er bs ( 2)
read a quiz a bout ho wf it you are
offering to help
problems
read an article about a social experiment
page 112 11.4
The Optician
phrases to describe a problem and to give advice
page 114
EXPERIENCES page 117 present perfect Unforgettable
UNIT 12 12.1
r ea d a n a rt ic le a bo ut c ol d cures around the world
a dv er bs of m an ner
page 110 11.3
talk about ways to travel around towns/cities
listen to a man talk about his proble ms getting to work
apologise for being late; tell a long story d ea l w it h p ro bl em s w he n f ly in g
Airport: watch an extract from a documentary about a day at Heathrow airport l is te n to a r ad io i nt er v ie w wi th l ot te ry w in ne rs
m ak e p re di ct io ns a bo ut s it ua ti on s learn to respond to suggestions; listen to people discussing which activities they want to do Wild Weather: watch an extract from a documentary about the wettest place in Europe
make some suggestions and invite your f riends to join you
listen to a radio programme about cold s andflu
talk about what to do when you don’t feel well and give advice; discuss cures for the common cold
talk about weather and how it makes you feel
Afraid of nothing Hello, I’ve got a problem
listen to different scenarios of people needing help and thanking someone The Two Ronnies: watch an extract from a sitcom about an unusual shopping experience
outdoor activities
present perfect and past simple
prepositions (3)
telephoning
telephoning expressions
Shark Therapy page 124
IRREGULAR VERBS page 127
write a message board notice about your country
do a quiz about your fitness; talk about healthy weekends give advice and offer help; thank someone
learn to use adverbs in stories and how to make stories more interesting
ask for help in a pha rmacy
write some advice for a health mes sage board
listen to people talking about their experiences
talk about unusual experiences
listen to different scenarios on the phone
describe movement from one place to another; talk about past experiences describe difficult situations/problems; say telephone numbers; phone someone about a problem
read an article about a dangerous job sentence stress
page 122 12.4
i mp ro ve y ou r u se o f l in ke rs : too, also and as well and write a short story
Video podcast | What’s the most exciting thing you’ve done?
page 120 12.3
w ri te a n e ma il a bo ut a n e xp er ie nc e a t a n airport/on a plane
t al k ab ou t yo ur f u tu re p la n s/ wi sh es
page 118 12.2
learn to use linkers and write a story
Video podcast | Do you have a healthy lifestyle?
page 108 11.2
talk about types of transport
Video podcast | What are your plans for the future?
UNIT 10
page 98
strong and weak forms of read an article about can, can’t , have to and don’t Paris Citybikes have to intonation to show being happy or unhappy
phrases to describe and complain about problems
page 94 10.1
listen to a guide giving a tour around a transport museum
and the
page 88
phrases to describe an experience
LANGUAGE BANK page 128
Shark Therapy: watch an extract from a documentary about sharks
PHOTO BANK page 152
COMMUNICATION BANK page 160
describe an exciting/frightening experience
AUDIO SCRIPTS page 167
learn to use postcard phrases and write a postcard
write a story about an exciting/frightening experience
