Units & topics

S peaking & W riting

R eading & Listening texts

G rammar, V ocabulary & P ronunciation

1 Friends

S Friends

R David Schwimmer: Q&A

Friends
Lifestyle
Communication
page 4

S Getting to know you

R Keeping in touch

G Question forms. Tense review.

Questions with prepositions. Subject
questions. Adverbs of frequency

S How people
communicate

Three people talking about keeping

in touch with friends

V Friendship expressions

R That was then. This is now

V Extra Using a dictionary

Useful phrases: Meeting friends

unexpectedly

P Fractions and percentages

WB W Emails

2 Adrenalin

S Exciting experiences

R deadmike.com

Experiences
Sports
Injuries
page 12

S Sports

Three people talking about

experiences

G Present perfect simple. Past simple

and continuous. Comparatives and
superlatives

Two people talking about sports

they do

V Gradable and non-gradable adjectives.

Time expressions. Sports

Anecdote: A friend who is

different from you

S Injuries
Anecdote: A time when
you were in a dangerous/
exciting situation
S Describing a city/town

Useful phrases: Giving advice about

complaints or injuries

V Extra Adjectives: exploring synonyms

G Dynamic and stative meanings.

Present perfect simple and continuous

P Intonation to show strong feelings

WB W Story

3 Relationships

S Personal photos

R Who do you carry around?

Family
Dating
Character
page 20

S Family

R Twenty-first century dating

S Firsts
S Dating
WB W Informal letter

Two people talking about their

relationships

V Family. Relationships. Describing

character

 ix people talking about their ideal

S
partner

V Extra Sounds and spelling

P Word stress

R Whats your type?

Useful phrases: Less direct language

Review A
page 28

Pages 28, 29: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

Pages 30, 31: Reading & Listening. Writing & Speaking Song: Youve Got a Friend

4 Party

S Festivals

Festivals
New year
Parties
page 32

S New Year
S Parties

R Las Fallas

G Phrasal verbs. Future forms.

Pronouns: anybody, somebody, etc.

An interview with someone about

Chinese New Year

Anecdote: A party youve

been to

R How to throw the best party ever

(and enjoy it!)

WB W Letters of thanks
and apologies

Useful phrases: Inviting; making excuses

V Festivals. do and make. Parties

V Extra Phrasal verbs
P Connected speech: gonna, gotta, wanna

5 Edible

S Chocolate

Food
Eating
Childhood
page 40

S Describing food

Some facts about chocolate

G Countable and uncountable nouns.

Quantity expressions. used to / would

S Eating habits

An interview with a person who

has eaten some unusual food

V Partitives: a bar of, a bowl of etc.

Describing food. Taste and texture

Anecdote: Your childhood

memories

R Chocolate trivia

R Memories of food

V Extra Nouns and articles

WB W Letter of complaint

Useful phrases: At a restaurant: register

P Word stress

6 Time

S Time-keeping

R Test your attitude to time-keeping

Time
Punctuality
Work
page 48

S Work and jobs

R Time-saving tips: lists

G Prepositions of time. Modals of

obligation and permission

W Business letters
WB W Letter requesting
information

Three people talking about their jobs

Useful phrases: Time idioms and
expressions

V Time expressions. Phrasal verbs.

Work
V Extra Words that are sometimes
confused
P Ordinal numbers

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

7 News
Paparazzi
News stories
Crime
page 60

S Celebrities and the

paparazzi

R eading & Listening texts

An interview with a paparazzo
R News in brief

S News stories

A news bulletin

G rammar, V ocabulary & P ronunciation

G Verb patterns. Passive structures
V Adjectives to describe celebrities.
Crime. Headline language

S Crime

R An email with personal news

W Personal news

Useful phrases: Personal news

P ed endings: /t/, /d/, /d/

V Extra Verb patterns

WB W Essay

8 Journey

S Travelling

R Extract 1 from The Beach

G Modals of deduction. Past perfect

Travel
Places
Holidays
page 68

S Describing places

R Extract 2 from The Beach

S Holidays

R Bondi/Portinatx beaches

V Geographical location. Describing

places. Fixed expressions: now or
never, take it or leave it, etc.

Two people discussing a friends

travel web page

Anecdote: A journey you

have been on
WB W Describing a place

R Coast to coast
Useful phrases: Asking for and giving
directions

V Extra Dictionary labels

P English names for famous
geographical features

9 Opinions

S Men and women

R Men and women: survey

G Reported statements and questions

Stereotypes
Books
Films
page 76

S Books, films and music

R Men and women: survey results

V Books. Films. Music. ed and ing

adjectives

Seven conversations about books,

films and music

Anecdote: A film you

enjoyed
W A book review

R Mr Nice Guy

WB W Film review

R Book choice

V Extra Collocations
P Word stress

R Pride and Prejudice: synopsis

Useful phrases: Giving your opinion

Review C
page 84

10 Childhood
Children
Childhood
Parenting
page 88

Pages 84, 85: Grammar / Vocabulary / Pronunciation review

Pages 86, 87: Reading & Listening. Writing & Speaking Song: Somewhere Only We Know
S Children and parents

R Children's descriptions of a mother

S Bringing children up

Children defining things

R Lies, white lies and psychologists

Anecdote: An activity you

did as a child
WB W Letter of advice

G Defining relative clauses. Real

conditionals (first conditional).
Indirect questions
V Phrasal verbs. Childhood. Verbnoun
collocations. Proverbs. make and let

TV interview with pushy parents

Useful phrases: Describing objects

V Extra Word families

P Words with silent letters

11 Age

S Ageing rockers

Regrets
Age
Dilemmas
page 96

S Regrets
S Age
S Discussing dilemmas
WB W Story

R A conversation about a Rolling Stones

gig

G Unreal conditionals (second and third

conditionals). Wishes and regrets

R Poem: If from a Harley-

Davidson advert

V Adverbs of attitude and manner. Age

R Ageism turned me into a liar

P Word stress

V Extra Idiomatic expressions

Conversation between a woman and

a man about age
R Three situations and dilemmas
Useful phrases: On the telephone

12 Style

S Physical description

Fashion
Appearance
Routines
page 104

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

Review D
page 112

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

G Adjective order. have something

done
V Clothes. Physical description.
Verb phrases
V Extra Exploring meanings
P Sounds and spelling

R Morning routines
Useful phrases: Small talk

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