CONTENTS

LESSON GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING

UNIT 1 HELLO page 7 Video podcast | Where are you from?
1.1 Where are you from? be: I/you countries word stress in country
page 8 names

1.2 Arrivals be: he/she/it jobs pronunciation of read an article about arrivals at an
page 10 sentences with is airport

1.3 How do you spell … ? giving personal information the alphabet intonation in Wh-
page 12 questions

1.4 Around The World places and adjectives

page 14

UNIT 2 PEOPLE page 17 Video Podcast | Who is in your family?

2.1 Family photos be: you/we/they family pronunciation of you’re,
page 18 we’re, they’re

2.2 A family business possessive adjectives numbers 11–100 pronunciation of numbers read about family businesses
page 20
2.3 Let’s have a break making suggestions feelings intonation in answers
page 22

2.4 Royal Wedding

page 24

REVIEW 1 page 27 be: all forms; possessive adjectives sounds: // and /ə/ read messages at a festival

UNIT 3 THINGS page 29 Video podcast | What are your favourite things?
3.1 What’s this? this/that/these/those objects /s/ /z/ /z/ in plurals
page 30
3.2 Whose shoes? possessive ’s clothes and colours read an article about famous objects
page 32
3.3 A coffee, please ordering in a café food and drink intonation in or questions
page 34
3.4 The Market objects in a market
page 36
UNIT 4 LIFE page 39 Video podcast | What do you do for fun?
4.1 What’s different? present simple: I/you/we/they verb phrases intonation in yes/no
page 40 questions

4.2 Double lives present simple: he/she/it days; time phrases present simple verb read an article about avatars
page 42 endings: /s/, /z/ and
/z/
4.3 What time is it? telling the time events
page 44
4.4 Rivers
page 46

REVIEW 2 page 49 present simple sounds: /s/ and /z/ read a description of people’s jobs

UNIT 5 ROUTINES page 51 Video Podcast | What do you usually do at the weekend?
5.1 Bad habits present simple questions: he/she/it daily routines linking: does he/she/it
page 52
5.2 Superman and adverbs of frequency food numbers of syllables; read an article about what a
supermodel stress in adverbs of sportsman and a model eat
page 54 frequency

5.3 When does it open? asking for information hotel services stress in a conversation;
page 56 intonation to show
interest
5.4 Doctor Who
page 58
LANGUAGE BANK page 118 PHOTO BANK page 138

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LISTENING/DVD SPEAKING WRITING

listen to personal introductions introduce yourself learn to use capital letters

ask questions about people and places

listen to conversations at reception learn to check spelling; exchange personal

information

Around The World: watch an extract from a talk about yourself and your country write a personal introduction
documentary about people around the world

listen to someone talk about family photos talk about photos of family and friends learn to use contractions

check information about people

listen to people making suggestions learn to respond to suggestions;

make suggestions about where to go

The Royal Wedding: William and Catherine: watch talk about five people in your life write a description of people in your life
an extract from a documentary about a royal
wedding
ask personal information;
listen to conversations at a festival
talk about your family

listen to conversations in offices ask for the names of things in English

talk about clothes link sentences with and and but

listen to conversations in a café learn to say prices;

do a role-play in a café
Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage: watch an do a role-play in a market write a description of a market
extract from a travel programme about a market

listen to people talk about life in the USA. talk about things you have in common link sentences with and and because;
write a blog about your life

find differences in pictures

listen to conversations about times tell the time; learn to check times;
ask people to come to events
Human Planet: Rivers: watch a documentary talk about your favourite season write a forum reply about your favourite
about rivers season

listen to a conversation about a woman’s favourites talk about your favourite thing; guess the jobs

listen to conversations about people’s bad habits talk about habits that drive people crazy

answer a questionnaire about your daily routines link sentences with first, then, after that, finally

enquiries in a hotel learn to show interest;

do a role-play at a tourist information desk

Doctor Who: watch a drama about a talk about food to take to a desert island write a forum entry about food to take to a
time-travelling doctor desert island

COMMUNICATION BANK page 148 AUDIO SCRIPTS page 154

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LESSON GRAMMAR/FUNCTION VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING
UNIT 6 JOURNEYS page 61 Video podcast | How do you get to school or work?
6.1 No trains there is/are places stress in sentences with
page 62 there is/are

6.2 Getting there a/an, some, a lot of, not any transport stress in sentences with read a text about transport facts
page 64 a/an, some, a lot of, not
any
6.3 Single or return? buying a ticket travel learn to check numbers
page 66

6.4 Rush Hour transport

page 68

present simple: he/she/it questions;

REVIEW 3 page 71 there is/are; a/an, some, a lot of, not any
sounds: /ð/ and /θ/ read a website problem page

UNIT 7 PAST page 73 Video podcast | Where were you on your last birthday?
7.1 Where were you? past simple: was/were dates weak forms of was/were
page 74
7.2 Record breakers past simple: regular verbs actions past simple regular verbs read an article about amazing records
page 76 with /t/, /d/ and /d/

7.3 How was it? giving opinions adjectives intonation for positive/
page 78 negative feelings

7.4 The Chilean Miners

page 80

UNIT 8 PLACES page 83 Video podcast | Where did you go on holiday last year?
8.1 Nice place to meet past simple: irregular verbs prepositions of place read about how people met their
page 84 (1) friends

8.2 Good and bad past simple: questions holiday activities linking in did you
page 86
8.3 Where’s the fruit? giving directions prepositions of place
page 88 (2)

8.4 Guided Tour holidays

page 90

past simple: was/were; regular and read a newspaper report and police
REVIEW 4 page 93 irregular verbs
sounds: // and /υ/
statements about a crime

UNIT 9 SHOPPING page 95 Video podcast | Do you like shopping?

9.1 The right gift like, love, hate + -ing activities read about gift-giving around the
page 96 world

9.2 A waste of money object pronouns money pronouns in connected

page 98 speech

9.3 What would you making requests shopping intonation in polite offers
like? departments or requests
page 100
9.4 Days That Shook The music players
World
page 102
UNIT 10 PLANS page 105 Video podcast | What did you want to be?
10.1 A new job can/can’t collocations strong and weak forms read adverts for interesting jobs
page 106 of can/can’t

10.2 Time for a change be going to life changes pronunciation of going to

page 108
10.3 Hello and goodbye starting and ending conversations saying goodbye stressed words in
page 110 phrases

10.4 Miranda problems

page 112
like, love, hate + -ing; object pronouns; do a questionnaire about what you can
REVIEW 5 page 115 can/can’t; be going to
sounds: /ɑ/ and //
do in English

LANGUAGE BANK page 118 PHOTO BANK page 138

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LISTENING/DVD SPEAKING WRITING

conversations at a station ask about places; learn to start and end an email
find differences between two pictures
ask and answer questions about transport;
compare cities’ transport

listen to someone buy a bus ticket learn to check numbers; do a role-play at a train or
bus station

Visions Of India: Rush Hour: watch an extract talk about travel in your country write a travel forum entry
from a documentary about India

listen to problems in different situations role-play problems in different situations

listen to conversations about New Year 2000 ask where people were in the past improve your punctuation

talk about what you/others did in the past

listen to people giving opinions give your opinion;

learn to show feelings
The Chilean Miners’ Rescue: watch an extract from do a history quiz write a history quiz
a documentary about the Chilean miners’ rescue.

talk about first meetings

listen to a radio programme about holidays talk about a good holiday link sentences with so and because

listen to people ask directions in a supermarket do a role-play in a supermarket; learn to use

examples
Little Britain Abroad: watch an extract from a tell a bad holiday story write a story about a bad holiday
comedy about tourists in Spain

listen to people talk about the crime find differences in two students’ stories

talk about likes and dislikes;

choose an activity gift for a student
listen to a radio programme about shopping mistakes talk about shopping write captions for your photos

listen to someone shopping learn to use hesitation phrases;

choose a birthday present

Days That Shook The World: Into The 21st Century: describe a possession write about a favourite possession
watch an extract from a documentary about the
arrival of the MP3 player

listen to job interviews talk about ability;

do a quiz to find the best job for you
listen to street interviews about people’s goals discuss your plans and goals learn to check your work

listen to people start and end conversations learn to respond naturally;

do a role-play at a party
Miranda: watch an extract from a comedy about a talk about learning something new write a magazine interview about learning
woman who wants to change her life something new
discuss ways of improving your English;
listen to students talk about learning English
play the Speakout Game

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