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U1 RELATIONSHIPS
Breaking the ice (p2) question forms people the alphabet listen to a psychology podcast find out some information about
Find out about someone your classmates
1.1 new

Blogs and bloggers (p4) frequency words types of people using a dictionary read a blog review interview a classmate about
Talk about different types and phrases websites, blogs and vlogs
1.2 of people

Personality (p6) indefinite personality word stress in read a magazine article about SPEAKING HUB
Describe someone’s pronouns adjectives, multisyllable handwriting talk about your partner’s
1.3 personality adjective + adjectives KEY SKILL Previewing a text handwriting
preposition

Café Hub greet people and word stress and  atch people introduce
w greet people and give personal
Hello again (p8) give personal intonation themselves information, make introductions
1.4 Greet people and give information, make
introductions
personal information,
make introductions
UNIT REVIEW p10 WRITING  (p158) Write information about yourself  |  KEY SKILL Checking your writing

U2 LIVING
Love where you live adverbs of describing places stress in two- read about Bosco Verticale (The talk about your neighborhood
(p12) degree syllable adjectives forest in the sky)
2.1
Talk about your
neighborhood
The boomerang simple present verb + preposition consonant pairs at listen to a radio show about ‘the talk about your life and routine
generation (p14) and present the beginning of boomerang generation’
2.2 Talk about your life and progressive words
routine

Time flies (p16) simple past – life events simple past read an online psychology article SPEAKING HUB
Talk about life events regular and irregular verbs KEY SKILL Skimming for key talk about first-time experiences
2.3 irregular verbs words
/ɔː/, /e/ and /eɪ/

Café Hub ask for and give disagreeing  atch people asking for and
w ask for and give advice
Noisy neighbors (p18) advice giving advice
2.4
Ask for and give advice

UNIT REVIEW p20 WRITING  (p159) Write an email of complaint  |  KEY SKILL Linking words

U3 TRAVEL
The four-year journey all / some / most / types of /p/, /b/, /v/ read an article about a four-year interview others about their
(p22) no / none transportation journey travel habits
3.1
Talk about journeys and
transportation
Lost at sea (p24) past progressive prefixes was and were with listen to a podcast about a family discuss different types of
3.2 Tell a story about a and simple past past progressive lost at sea adventures
journey describe a journey
Too good to be true verb + -ing and to accommodations /ʃ/, /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ read an article about tips for a SPEAKING HUB
(p26) + base form and amenities happy vacation give a presentation about
3.3
Talk about the kind of KEY SKILL Identifying tone vacation accommodations
vacations you like
Café Hub ask for travel word stress  atch someone asking for
w ask for travel information and
Overslept (p28) information and intonation travel information check understanding
3.4 and check and check
Ask for travel information
understanding understanding
and check understanding
UNIT REVIEW p30 WRITING  (p160) Write an email about a travel experience  |  KEY SKILL Ordering events

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U4 SOCIALIZING
What’s the plan? (p32) be going to + base free time going to listen to a conversation about plan a weekend
Talk about plans you have form and present free time activities
4.1 made for a weekend with progressive for
visitors the future

The future of free time making suffixes will and won’t read an article about the future discuss predictions about the
(p34) predictions of our social lives future
4.2 Present reasons to
support or argue against
predictions
Hygge (p36) subject and relaxing linking a read an online article about SPEAKING HUB
Ask and answer questions object questions consonant to a hygge talk about socializing and
4.3 about how you like to vowel KEY SKILL Summarizing free time activities
spend your free time

Café Hub make saying yes or no  atch people making

w make arrangements and say yes
Would you? (p38) arrangements arrangements to meet up or no to invitations
4.4 Make arrangements to to meet up with
somebody
meet up with somebody

UNIT REVIEW p40 WRITING  (p161) Write an invitation and reply  |  KEY SKILL Informal emails

U5 WORK
Work (p42) can, could, be work collocations /w/ and /v/ read an online article about what discuss the pros and cons of
Talk about the pros and able to makes us happy in our jobs different jobs and how valuable
5.1
cons of different jobs and they are to society
say how they help society
Flip-flop entrepreneurs obligation, adjectives for can / can’t and read an article about a charity talk about rules in the workplace
(p44) necessity and appearance must / must not or classroom
5.2 Decide on the rules for a permission: must,
workplace or classroom have to and can

Don’t call us (p46) present perfect work + preposition has, have, for, since listen to a job interview SPEAKING HUB
Answer questions on with for and since KEY SKILL Listening for talk about a topic in which you
5.3 inference
topics in which you are are an expert
an expert
Café Hub give information singular and plural  atch someone giving
w role-play a job interview
The cat (p48) about your work forms information about work
5.4 Give information about experience in a job experience in a job interview
your work experience in interview
a job interview
UNIT REVIEW p50 WRITING  (p162) Write a cover email  |  KEY SKILL Beginning and ending emails and letters

U6 HEALTH
Health myths (p52) quantifiers too minor illnesses /ʌ/, /ɔː/, /uː/, /eɪ/ listen to a radio show about give a presentation about
Give a presentation on and enough and /ɜː/ health myths staying healthy
6.1
health dos and don’ts

Keep fit (p54) -ing forms exercise /ŋ/, /n/ and /m/ read articles about fitness plan an event to promote fitness
6.2 Plan an exercise event for
your local community
We may never ‘meat’ present perfect food groups /s/ and /ʃ/ read an article about SPEAKING HUB
again (p56) with just, already vegetarianism and veganism design a leaflet about a lifestyle
6.3 and yet change
Encourage people to KEY SKILL Scanning for key
make a lifestyle change words

Café Hub talk about your vowel sounds  atch people describing
w role-play a conversation about
Painful experience (p58) symptoms at a their symptoms at a health
6.4 pharmacy pharmacy
Talk about your
symptoms at a pharmacy
UNIT REVIEW p60 WRITING  (p163) Write a product review  |  KEY SKILL Ordering information

Irregular Verbs (p121)   Grammar Hub (p122)   Vocabulary Hub (p146)   Communication Hub (p152)   Audio scripts (p170)

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U7 MIND
Smile (p62) articles feelings /ə/ (schwa) in read an article about smiling do a class survey about everyday
7.1 Discuss what makes you a / an things that make people happy
happy
The internet and the used to shortened words used to read a blog about the effect of write a comment on a blog
brain (p64) the internet on our brains discuss the effects of the internet
7.2 Write an online comment
about the effects of the
internet
Intelligence (p66) no article (school, phrasal verbs practicing the: listen to a podcast about a child SPEAKING HUB
Talk about intelligence the school) /ðiː/ or /ðə/ prodigy give a presentation about a child
7.3 prodigy
and achievements KEY SKILL Listening for the
order of events

Café Hub describe an object objects  atch someone describing

w talk about objects
Neena’s dinner (p68) and say what you an object and saying what
7.4 Describe an object and say use it for you use it for
what you use it for

UNIT REVIEW p70 WRITING  (p164) Write a survey report  |  KEY SKILL Using survey report language

U8 ART
Musical taste (p72) reflexive music consonant clusters listen to a podcast about music talk about types of music you like
8.1 Talk about taste in music pronouns in words read a short text about a radio
and your favorite songs show
Unusual art (p74) infinitive of types of art /ɪ/ and /iː/ read a blog about art talk about art
8.2 Talk about art and artists purpose

Telling stories (p76) first conditional movie and book word stress in listen to a podcast about movies SPEAKING HUB
Describe movies and genres; adjectives longer words and books recommend a movie or book
8.3 books for describing KEY SKILL Identifying contrasts
movies and books

Café Hub show interest in a intonation  atch people showing

w show interest
First date (p78) topic interest in a topic
8.4
Show interest in a topic

UNIT REVIEW p80 WRITING  (p165) Write a review  |  KEY SKILL Describing and recommending

U9 MONEY
Spending money (p82) second prepositions in /ɑː/, /ʌ/ and /æ/ read an article about whether talk about spending money
Talk about attitudes conditional money phrases spending money can buy you
9.1
toward money and about happiness
spending money
Getting and giving essential verbs connected /s/ and /z/ listen to a lecture about discuss different charities and
(p84) adjective clauses with money philanthropists attitudes towards giving money
9.2
Talk about philanthropy to charity
and charities
Who needs money? gerunds make and do /ʒ/ and /dʒ/ read an article about bartering SPEAKING HUB
(p86) expressions KEY SKILL Using context to speak about exchanging skills
9.3 Discuss your skills and guess unknown words and services
how they could help
others
Café Hub go shopping for adding emphasis  atch someone shopping
w role-play buying and returning
Difficult customer (p88) clothes and ask for for clothes and asking for a a gift
9.4 a refund refund
Go shopping for clothes
and ask for a refund
UNIT REVIEW p90 WRITING  (p166) Write a ‘for sale’ advertisement  |  KEY SKILL Describing a product

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U10 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Devices (p92) comparatives electronic devices /ɪst/ and listen to a radio show about compare phones
10.1 Describe and compare and superlatives superlative devices
personal possessions adjectives
It’s only good when it more using devices and /əz/ in read a blog about technology talk about different types of
works (p94) comparative the internet comparative and the internet technology
10.2 Describe types of structures structures
technology

The best view in the need to collocations: /ʊ/ and /uː/ read an article about the SPEAKING HUB
universe (p96) science and International Space Station talk about working in space
10.3
Discuss the requirements research KEY SKILL Facts and opinions
for a job
Café Hub make and receive word stress and  atch people making and
w make and receive phone calls
Locked out (p98) formal and intonation receiving phone calls role-play calling friends to ask
10.4 Make and receive formal informal phone for help
calls
and informal phone calls

UNIT REVIEW p100 WRITING  (p167) Write a recommendation | KEY SKILL Making recommendations

U11 NATURAL WORLD

Natural wonders (p102) the passive voice natural features /e/ and /iː/ listen to a radio show about the give a presentation about a
11.1 Talk about natural (simple present Seven Natural Wonders of the natural wonder
wonders and simple past) World
Animal images (p104) adjective + animals to /tə/ read an article about a wildlife choose the best animal picture
11.2 Read and talk about infinitive photographer
wildlife photography
Throw-away world even somewhere, /l/ pronounced read a news report about plastic SPEAKING HUB
(p106) nowhere, and silent pollution make a plan to do the Plastic
11.3 Talk about the causes everywhere, KEY SKILL Looking for ways of Challenge
and effects of plastic anywhere expressing cause and effect
pollution
Café Hub tell a story showing interest  atch a someone telling a
w tell and respond to a story
Power cut (p108) story
11.4
Tell a story

UNIT REVIEW p110 WRITING  (p168) Write an email giving suggestions and advice | KEY SKILL Making suggestions and giving advice

U12 MEDIA
The news (p112) reported speech news expressions /ɒ /, /ɔː/ and /oʊ/ read an article about the news conduct a class survey about
Talk about the pros and people’s attitudes to the news
12.1
cons of online news

On the box (p114) past perfect television word stress in past read an article about how binge- hold a debate about TV shows,
Talk and debate about perfect sentences watching has changed TV box sets and on-demand
12.2
different TV viewing viewing
habits
Advertising (p116) should advertising /æ/ and /e/ listen to a discussion about SPEAKING HUB
Talk about advertising advertising campaigns plan and present an advertising
12.3 and what makes a good KEY SKILL Identifying opinion campaign
advertisement and attitudes of speakers

Café Hub give and respond agreeing and  atch people discussing the
w give and respond to opinions
Watch this (p118) to opinions disagreeing pros and cons of soccer
12.4
Give and respond to
opinions
UNIT REVIEW p120 WRITING  (p169) Write a story | KEY SKILL Writing a story

Irregular Verbs (p121)   Grammar Hub (p122)   Vocabulary Hub (p146)   Communication Hub (p152)  Audio scripts (p170)

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