Units & topics

S peaking & W riting S  Friends S Getting to know you S  How people communicate Anecdote: A friend who is different from you WB W Emails R eading & Listening texts R David Schwimmer: Q&A R Keeping in touch Three people talking about keeping  in touch with friends R That was then. This is now Useful phrases: Meeting friends unexpectedly deadmike.com R   Three people talking about experiences  Two people talking about sports they do Useful phrases: Giving advice about complaints or injuries G rammar, V ocabulary & P ronunciation Question forms. Tense review. G  Questions with prepositions. Subject questions. Adverbs of frequency V Friendship expressions V Extra Using a dictionary P Fractions and percentages

1 Friends
Friends Lifestyle Communication page 4

2 Adrenalin
Experiences Sports Injuries page 12

S Exciting experiences S Sports S Injuries Anecdote: A time when you were in a dangerous/ exciting situation S Describing a city/town WB W Story

Present perfect simple. Past simple G  and continuous. Comparatives and superlatives Gradable and non-gradable adjectives. V  Time expressions. Sports Extra Adjectives: exploring synonyms V  P Intonation to show strong feelings

3 Relationships
Family Dating Character page 20

S Personal photos S Family S Firsts S Dating WB W Informal letter

R Who do you carry around? R Twenty-first century dating  Two people talking about their relationships Six people talking about their ideal  partner R Whats your type? Useful phrases: Less direct language

Dynamic and stative meanings. G  Present perfect simple and continuous Family. Relationships. Describing V  character Extra Sounds and spelling V  P Word stress

Review A
page 28

Pages 28, 29: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review Pages 30, 31: Reading & Listening. Writing & Speaking Song: Youve Got a Friend S Festivals S New Year S Parties Anecdote: A party youve been to WB W Letters of thanks and apologies R Las Fallas  An interview with someone about Chinese New Year How to throw the best party ever R  (and enjoy it!) Useful phrases: Inviting; making excuses Phrasal verbs. Future forms. G  Pronouns: anybody, somebody, etc. Festivals. do and make. Parties V  V Extra Phrasal verbs P  Connected speech: gonna, gotta, wanna

4 Party
Festivals New year Parties page 32

5 Edible
Food Eating Childhood page 40

S Chocolate S Describing food S Eating habits Anecdote: Your childhood memories WB W Letter of complaint

R Chocolate trivia Some facts about chocolate  An interview with a person who has eaten some unusual food R Memories of food Useful phrases: At a restaurant: register R Test your attitude to time-keeping R Time-saving tips: lists Three people talking about their jobs Useful phrases: Time idioms and expressions

Countable and uncountable nouns. G  Quantity expressions. used to / would Partitives: a bar of, a bowl of etc. V  Describing food. Taste and texture V Extra Nouns and articles P  Word stress Prepositions of time. Modals of G  obligation and permission V Time expressions. Phrasal verbs. Work Extra Words that are sometimes V  confused P  Ordinal numbers

6 Time
Time Punctuality Work page 48

S Time-keeping S Work and jobs W Business letters WB W Letter requesting information

Review B
page 56

Pages 56, 57: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review Pages 58, 59: Reading & Listening. Writing & Speaking Song: Its My Party

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


Units & topics
S peaking & W riting S Celebrities and the paparazzi S News stories S Crime W Personal news WB W Essay R eading & Listening texts An interview with a paparazzo News in brief R  A news bulletin An email with personal news R  Useful phrases: Personal news G rammar, V ocabulary & P ronunciation G Verb patterns. Passive structures Adjectives to describe celebrities. V  Crime. Headline language V Extra Verb patterns P ed endings: /t/, /d/, /d/

7 News
Paparazzi News stories Crime page 60

8 Journey
Travel Places Holidays page 68

S Travelling S Describing places S Holidays Anecdote: A journey you have been on WB W Describing a place

R Extract 1 from The Beach R Extract 2 from The Beach R Bondi/Portinatx beaches  Two people discussing a friends travel web page R Coast to coast Useful phrases: Asking for and giving directions

G Modals of deduction. Past perfect Geographical location. Describing V  places. Fixed expressions: now or never, take it or leave it, etc. V Extra Dictionary labels P  English names for famous geographical features

9 Opinions
Stereotypes Books Films page 76

S Men and women S Books, films and music Anecdote: A film you enjoyed W A book review WB W Film review

R Men and women: survey R Men and women: survey results  Seven conversations about books, films and music R Mr Nice Guy R Book choice R Pride and Prejudice: synopsis Useful phrases: Giving your opinion

G Reported statements and questions Books. Films. Music. ed and ing V  adjectives V Extra Collocations P  Word stress

Review C
page 84

Pages 84, 85: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review Pages 86, 87: Reading & Listening. Writing & Speaking Song: Somewhere Only We Know S Children and parents S Bringing children up Anecdote: An activity you did as a child WB W Letter of advice R Children's descriptions of a mother Children defining things R Lies, white lies and psychologists TV interview with pushy parents Useful phrases: Describing objects Defining relative clauses. Real G  conditionals (first conditional). Indirect questions Phrasal verbs. Childhood. Verbnoun V  collocations. Proverbs. make and let V Extra Word families P Words with silent letters

10 Childhood
Children Childhood Parenting page 88

11 Age
Regrets Age Dilemmas page 96

S Ageing rockers S Regrets S Age S Discussing dilemmas WB W Story

A conversation about a Rolling Stones R  gig R Poem: If from a Harley- Davidson advert R Ageism turned me into a liar  Conversation between a woman and a man about age R Three situations and dilemmas Useful phrases: On the telephone

Unreal conditionals (second and third G  conditionals). Wishes and regrets V Adverbs of attitude and manner. Age V Extra Idiomatic expressions P Word stress

12 Style
Fashion Appearance Routines page 104

S Physical description S Describing yourself W Describing a film character Anecdote: Somebody you met for the first time recently WB W Describing a person

R How I get dressed  Four people talking about their favourite clothes R Extract from Come Together  Two friends talking about a TV programme, Ten Years Younger R Morning routines Useful phrases: Small talk

G Adjective order. have something done Clothes. Physical description. V  Verb phrases V Extra Exploring meanings P Sounds and spelling

Review D
page 112

Pages 112, 113: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review Pages 114, 115: Reading & Listening. Writing & Speaking Song: Dedicated Follower of Fashion

Pairwork: Student A page 116 Pairwork: Student B page 121 Grammar Extra page 126 Glossary page 150 Recordings page 151 Phonetic symbols & Spelling page 158 Irregular verbs page 159