CONTENTS

Welcome p 4 A Introducing yourself; Asking questions; The weather; Families B Meeting people; Irregular past participles; Losing things; Furniture
C Buying and talking about food; In a restaurant; Stores; Things you have to do D Plans; Travel plans

FUNCTIONS & SPEAKING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY

Unit 1 Talking about things you have and Present perfect with just, already, and yet Personality adjectives
Amazing people haven’t done Present perfect vs. simple past Collocations
p 12 Offering encouragement WordWise: Phrases with just
Role play: Good causes
Unit 2 Talking about sports Past continuous Sports and sports verbs
Sports moments Talking about feelings Past continuous vs. simple past Adverbs of sequence
when and while
p 20

Review Units 1 & 2 pages 28–29

Unit 3 Comparing things and actions Comparative and superlative adjectives (review) Types of movies
That’s (not) as … as comparatives Types of TV shows
Asking for and offering help
entertainment Making a comparison stronger or weaker WordWise: Expressions with
Adverbs and comparative adverbs get
p 30

Unit 4 Asking and giving / refusing permission Present perfect with for and since School subjects
The ways we learn Role play: Asking permission a, an, the, or no article Verbs about thinking
p 38

Review Units 3 & 4 pages 46–47

Unit 5 Asking about feelings Present perfect continuous Making music
My life in music Role play: Helpful suggestions Present perfect vs. present perfect continuous Musical instruments
p 48 WordWise: Phrasal verbs
with out

Unit 6 Expressing surprise and enthusiasm will (not), may (not), might (not) for prediction The environment
Making a First conditional Verbs to talk about energy
difference unless in first conditional sentences
p 56

Review Units 5 & 6 pages 64–65

Unit 7 Checking information Future forms Future time expressions
Future fun Question tags Planning a party
Agreeing
Neither / So WordWise: Phrases with
p 66
about

Unit 8 Talking about past habits Simple past vs. past continuous (review) Direction and movement
Science counts used to Science
Talking about imaginary situations
Second conditional
p 74 Talking about scientific discoveries I wish

Review Units 7 & 8 pages 82–83

Unit 9 Accepting and refusing invitations The passive (simple present, simple past, present Jobs
What a job! continuous, present perfect) work as / in / for
Role play: Inviting friends to join you
work vs. job
p 84
WordWise: Time expressions
with in
Unit 10 Talking about your health Past perfect Time linkers
Keep healthy Linking expressions Illness: collocations
p 92

Review Units 9 & 10 pages 100–101

Unit 11 Reporting what someone has said Reported statements Fun
Making the news Verb patterns: object + infinitive More verbs with object +
Expressing feelings: anger
infinitive
p 102
WordWise: Expressions with
make
Unit 12 Making generalizations Indefinite pronouns (everyone, no one, someone, etc.) IT terms
Social networking all / some / none / any of them Language for giving advice
Giving advice
should(n’t), ought to
p 110

Review Units 11 & 12 pages 118–119

Pronunciation pages 120–121 Get it right! pages 122–126 Speaking activities pages 127–128
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PRONUNCIATION THINK SKILLS
Intonation and sentence stress Values: Human qualities Reading Online survey responses: Who do you admire most?
Self-esteem: Personal qualities TV show preview: The Country’s Smartest Kids
Photostory: The new café
Writing A short passage about someone you admire
Listening Playing a guessing game
Silent consonants Values: Trying, winning, and losing Reading Article: If you don’t give up, you can’t fail.
Train to Think: Sequencing Web forum: Your favorite sports fails!
Culture: The Olympic Games – the good and the
not-so-good
Writing An article about an event
Listening Teens talking about sports

Words ending in /ər/ Values: Spending wisely Reading Article: Big movies on a small budget
Self-esteem: The movie of my life TV listings: Different types of programs
Photostory: Extras
Writing A paragraph about your TV habits
Listening Interview with a teenage filmmaker
Word stress Values: Learning for life Reading Article: An education like no other
Train to Think: Learning about texts Article: Learning is brain change
Culture: A day in the life of …
Writing An email describing your school routine
Listening Conversation about a book

/ɪ/ and /i/ vowel sounds Values: Following your dreams Reading Online forum: Singer songwriter: Any advice?
Self-esteem: Music and me Article: John Otway – Rock’s greatest failure
Photostory: Pop in the park
Writing The story of your favorite band
Listening Interviews about music
/f/, /v/, /b/ consonant sounds Values: Caring for the world Reading Article: Hot topic: The environment
Train to Think: Different perspectives Leaflet: Small changes, BIG consequences
Culture: Stop! Before it’s too late
Writing An article for the school magazine
Listening Interviews about a town project

Intonation of question tags Values: Believe in a better future Reading Newspaper articles: The world today
Self-esteem: Personal goals Web chat: Planning a party
Photostory: Weekend plans
Writing An invitation
Listening Interviews with two newsmakers
The /ju/ sound Values: How science helps people Reading Blog article: Why aren’t people more interested
Train to Think: Using criteria in science?
Web forum: What should science do next?
Culture: Great scientists
Writing A blog entry
Listening The things kids believe!

/tʃ/ and /dʒ/ consonant sounds Values: What’s important in a job? Reading Article: Dream jobs
Self-esteem: I’d rather be … Article: Obsolete jobs
Photostory: For a good cause
Writing A short essay about jobs that will soon be obsolete
Listening People with disabilities and their jobs
/tʃ/ and /ʃ/ consonant sounds Values: Never give up Reading Article: 8,000 birds to see before you die
Train to Think: Reaching conclusions Article: Miracle operations
Culture: Keeping healthy – stories from around the world
Writing A story about a sports event
Listening A presentation on the benefits of exercise

Intonation: rude or polite? Values: Being able to laugh at yourself Reading Article: April Fool’s Day
Self-esteem: Giving an award Article: A tale of two Guys
Photostory: The journalist
Writing A news report
Listening Profile of an extreme weather journalist
The short /ʌ/ vowel sound Values: Responsible online behavior Reading Article: Think before you act online.
Train to Think: Logical sequencing Short texts: Different types of messages
Culture: Communication through history
Writing A web page giving advice
Listening Conversation about installing a computer game