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CONTENTS
GRAMMAR/FUNCTION
LESSON
BEG INNING S
U N IT 1
i.l
Ideal flatmates
page 7
PRONUNCIATION
VOCABULARY
direct and indirect questions
personality
page 8
1.2 It's a first
present perfect and past simple
including tim e phrases
page 11
1.3 I’d like to enquire
READING
@Video podcast | W hat makes a good flatmate?
making polite phone enquiries
read descriptions o f people
sentence stress and
intonation in question
o n a flatm ate fin d e r site;
form s
read an inform ai email
feelings -ed/-»ng adjectives:
connected speech in the
m odifiers w ith gradable and
ungradable adjectives: w o rd
form a tion : nouns fro m adjectives
past sim ple and present
read a re vie w o f the BBC
p rogram m e I've never seen
Star Wars; read and answer a
phrases used in adverts
intonation in polite
perfect
personality quiz
read several sh o rt adverts
enquiries
page 14
1.4 O ff the Hook
phrases fo r telling a personal story
page 16
ISSUES pag e
UN T 2
2.1 Comic relief
page 20
2.2 We’re being watched
19
B
Video Podcast | Does money make you happy?
present perfect sim ple and present
social issues; verbs and nouns
p erfe ct continuous
w ith the same fo rm
sentence stress and weak
form s in the present
perfect
read tw o articles a bo ut a
charity: read and answer a
geography quiz
the passive
surveillance
sentences stress w ith the
read a le tte r o f com plaint
passive
page 23
2.3 Just what 1was
thinking!
giving and responding to opinions
opinion adjectives
sentence stress in opinion
phrases
read a senes o f newspaper
extracts
page 26
2.4 The Happiness
Formula
consum er society: survey phrases
page 28
UN T 3
3.1
D O W N T IM E
page 31
0 Video podcast | W hat’s the perfect way to switch off?
Dangerous games
H a bit and routine: used to. would.
page 32
be/get used to
Find your niche
futu re form s review: going to.
locations: uncountable and plural
connected speech in future
read and answ er a travellers'
page 35
present continuous, present simple,
nouns
form s
quiz
How does it work?
describing procedures
com m on actions in procedures
sentence stress in phrases
to explain procedure, and
in m irro r questions
good and bad behaviour
read an article a b o u t the
effects o f c o m p u te r gaming
on one relationship; read an
opinion essay
will, be likely to, might, could
page 38
Great experiences
phrases fo r describing and
page 40
recom m ending an activity
u n it
4
STORIES
4.1 And the moral is ...
page 43
Q Video podcast | W hat was the last book you read?
narrative tenses
sayings e.g. every cloud has a silver
lining
w eak fo rm s in narrative
tenses
read stones w ith a m oral
A life in six words
wishes and regrets: 1 wish / i f only
regrets; m u lti-w o rd verbs
page 47
/ should have
sentence stress and weak
form s in regrets
read a biography o f Sir
David A tte nb o ro ug h
It’s a great read
expressing likes and dislikes
reading
sentence stress in phrases
fo r likes and dislikes
page 44
page 50
Tess of the
D’Urbervilles
UN T 5
5.1
IDEAS
Bright ideas
feeling adjectives; phrases fo r
describing a favo u rite scene
page 52
page 55
page 56
read an a rtid e a b o u t a
favo u rite film m o m e n t
B Video Podcast | If you could start a business, what would it be?
change; co m p ou nd nouns
articles
Consumer crazy
conditionals: re vie w o f zero, first
page 59
and second conditionals; os long
What do you think?
suggesting ideas
advertising
pronunciation o f the;
read an article a b o u t the
stress in com p ou nd nouns
w o rs t inventions e ver
sentence stress in
read and answ er a
conditional clauses
questionnaire o n advertising
inton atio n in phrases fo r
suggesting ideas
read a b o u t the five rules o f
brainstorm ing
as. unless, providing that
adjectives to describe ideas
page 62
Genius
phrases fo r presenting a business
page 64
idea
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LISTENING/DVD
WRITING
SPEAKING
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listen to a radio program m e about speed flatmating
listen to people describing h o w certain activities make
them feel
listen to a phone enquiry about a language course
ask personal questions: talk about the kind o f
w rite an inform al email; learn to check your
people you get on w ith
w o rk fo r accuracy
talk about expenences
role play making phone enquiries; learn to manage
enquiries
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O ff the Hook: watch and listen to a drama about
starting university
w rite a summary o f a firs t e ncounter story
describe a firs t encounter
talk a bout charities and social issues
listen to opinions about surveillance
discuss surveillance society; role play a meeting to
discuss crim e-cutting plans
listen to informal discussions
discuss different issues; learn to support your
view point
■ ■ ■ The Happiness Formula: watch an extract fro m a
■ ■ ■ docum entary a bout happiness in the W est
listen to a radio program m e a bo ut niche travel
w rite a le tte r o f complaint; learn to use
form al w ritte n language
discuss ingredients o f happiness; carry o u t a
happiness survey
w rite tips fo r being happy fo r a website
talk about playing games and sports: discuss bad
habits and h ow to prevent them
w rite an opinion essay a bo ut leisure tim e;
learn to use linkers in an opinion essay
talk about holidays; plan and present a niche
holiday
listen to descriptions o f tw o TV game shows
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5 0 Things To Do Before You Die: watch an extract
fro m a program m e about great experiences
talk a bout game shows; learn to use m irro r
questions; describe a procedure
recom m end an experience you have had
w rite a true story
tell a personal annecdote
w rite a story; learn to use adverbs in stones
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listen to a radio program m e a bo ut very short stories
listen to people recom m ending books
talk a bout wishes and regrets
talk a bout reading habits; learn to summarise a
plot; talk about a favourite boo k
■■■■ Tess o f the
D 'U rbervilles: w atch an extract fro m a
19th C e ntu ry rural England
MM drama about a g irl in
describe a favourite scene in a T V program m e
o r film
w rite a description o f a favo u rite scene
talk a bout the effects o f inventions
listen to a program m e a bo ut advertising
discuss advertising tactics
listen to people brainstorm ing
brainstorm ideas on a ‘h o w to ' topic; learn to
w rite a re p o rt; learn to make w ritte n
comparisons
show reservations
■ ■ ■ Genius: watch an e xtract fro m a program m e
present a 'genius' business idea
w rite a p ro d u ct leaflet f o r a ‘genius' idea
■ ■ ■ ■ a bout funny ideas
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LESSON
6.1
GRAMMAR/FUNCTION
AGE
U N IT 6
page 67
VOCABULARY
PRONUNCIATION
READING
a Video podcast | What was the best period of your life?
T h e tim e o f m y life
page 68
modal verbs and phrases for
obligation, prohibition, permission
and ability
age; word formation: nouns
from verbs
sentence stress with modal read website forum entnes on
the best and worst thing about
verbs and phrases
being your age
F u tu re m e
page 71
future perfect and future
continuous
optimism and pessimism
stress and weak forms
in future perfect and
continuous
So w h a t y o u ’re saying
persuading
verb + noun collocations
intonation in phrases for
persuading
is . .. page 74
collocations about living
longer
H o w t o Live t o 101
page 76
Best of the Beeb
quantifiers: a good deal of, little,
a little, each, every, a few, quite a
few, several, plenty of, lots of, no
television; m ulti-w ord
The news that
wasn’t page 83
rep orte d speech
reporting verbs
What’s in the news?
adding emphasis
the press
page 80
verbs w ith m o re than one
meaning
read a forum comment stating
an opinion
final consonants and initial
vow els in connected
speech
News blunders
stress to add emphasis
w hen things go wrong;
phrases f o r re-telling a
BEHAVIO UR
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8.1 It’s a tough call
mixed conditionals
8.2 Body clock
-ing fo rm and infinitive
Page 95
8.3 Have you got a
read a newspaper article about
handling an aw kw ard situation
w eak form s in
feelings phrases; idioms
connected to tim e
sentence stress and weak
adjectives o f manner
sentence stress and
intonation when handling
conditionals
form s in verb phrases
read three news stones about
behaviour in tough situations
read a quiz on w h eth er you're a
m orning o r an evening person
an awkward situation
phrases to talk a bout a
fam ily o r cultural ritual
page 100
TROUBLE
9.1 Witness
collocations connected to
decision making
page 98
8.4 The Human Animal
UN T 9
read an article about topics that
keep the tabloids in business
□ Video Podcast | W hat kind of behaviour gets on your nerves?
conditionals: second, third and
page 92
minute?
page 9 1
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a man w h o traded a paper clip
fo r a house
news story
u n it
read an article a bo ut five ‘must
see' TV programmes
read and answer a
questionnaire about trust
page 86
page 88
read and answer a qua on how
optimistic you are; read a letter
written by someone to his future
self
page 103
0 Video podcast | Do you have any phobias?
ing fo rm and infinitive w ith
page 104
read about a fam ily ritual
crime
silent letters in connected
speech
synonyms fo r verbs
connected to scams; verbs
connected speech in past
read an advice leaflet a bout
modals o f deduction
h ow t o avoid tro ub le on holiday
sentence stress
read a bout strange reasons
d ifferent meanings
read an article about m em ory;
read newspaper extracts about
crime
Scam page
past modals o f deduction
107
+ dependent prepositions
It’s an emergency
re p ortin g an incident
verb phrases fo r incidents
people call emergency services.
page 110
Mayday!
survival items; phrases to
page 112
read a story a bo ut a lucky
escape
negotiate agreement
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10.1
Moving experiences
page 115
B Video podcast | W hat areas o f the Arts do you enjoy?
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relative clauses
adjectives to describe films
intonation in non-defining
page 116
10.2 Popular culture
p articiple clauses
the arts; tw o -p a rt phrases:
dos and don'ts, pros and
page 119
connected speech in
tw o -p a rt phrases
cons etc
10.3 On your left ...
giving a to u r
dimensions
124
read an insiders' answers to
p opular culture questions: read
fo ru m entnes a bo ut the arts
intonation in phrases
adding interest
page 122
10.4 Banksy page
read a film review
relative clauses
phrases to describe art;
phrases t o discuss options
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LISTENING/DVD
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talk a bo ut d iffe re n t ages; discuss sim ilarities and
differences b etw een generations
listen to a radio program m e a bo ut w ritin g letters to yo ur
futu re self
talk a bo ut y o u r futu re hopes and plans
listen to a radio phone-in program m e a bo ut life's
milestones
role play a radio phone-in; learn to ask fo r
clarification
■ ■ ■ H ow to Live to 101: w atch an e xtract fro m a
■ ■ ■ docum entary a bout people w h o live to a very
old age
w n te a le tte r to y o u r futu re self; learn to use
linkers o f purpose
w rite a fo ru m co m m e nt giving y o u r o pin io n
plan and take p art in a debate
talk a bo ut T V w atching habits
listen to an e xpe rt talking about hoax photographs
discuss answers to a quiz; discuss celebrities and
the media
listen to people talking a bout recent news stories
talk a bo ut the press; discuss ‘to p five ' lists; learn
to make guesses
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The Funny Side o f the News: watch and
understand a program m e a bo ut live news
retell a recent news story
w rite a discursive essay; learn to use linkers
o f contrast
w rite a news article
discuss d ifficult decisions
listen to people talking a bo ut th e ir attitudes to tim e; listen
to a radio program m e a bo ut people's daily rhythm s
talk about y o u r a ttitu de to tim e
listen to som eone talking through an awkward situation.
talk a bo ut h o w to handle a w kw ard situations;
role play an aw kw ard situation; learn to soften
a message
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The Hum an A nim al: w atch an extract fro m a
p rogram m e a b o u t bod y language
w rite an inform al article; learn to use an
inform al style in an article
describe a fam ily o r cultural ritual
w rite a bo ut a fam ily ritual
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discuss h o w g ood a witness you are; talk a bout
w h at you w o uld do in d ifficult situations
listen to people talking a bo ut getting tricked
speculate a bo ut h o w scams w o rk
listen to som eone re p o rtin g an incident
ro le play re p ortin g an incident; learn to rephrase
■ ■ ■ 999: watch
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an e xtra ct fro m a d ocum entary
w rite an advice le aflet to help visitors t o y o u r
city; learn to avoid re p etitio n
discuss items to take on a life raft
w rite a s to ry a b o u t a lucky escape
a bo ut a sea rescue
listen to a Film re vie w on a ra d io program m e
w rite a film re vie w ; learn to w rite m o re
descriptively
talk a bout p op ular culture and arts experiences
listen to tou rs o f tw o d iffe re n t places
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learn to express estimates; ro le play showing a
v is ito r around p art o f y o u r to w n
choose a n ew articstic p ro je c t f o r y o u r to w n
w rite a d escriptio n o f a fa vo u rite w o rk o f a rt ■
o r building
program m e a bo ut a fam ous graffiti artist
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PARTS O F SPEECH
1A Work in pairs and complete the
questionnaire.
H O W I LEARN
1 It’s useful to know grammatical
terminology...
a) because it’s 'much easier to talk
about grammar rules.
b) to read and understand grammar
books 2better.
c) ... actually. I don’t think it’s 3useful.
2 When I meet a new word. I...
a) 4look it up, then write it in my
notebook with a translation.
b) write 5a phrase or sentence with
6the word in it.
c) think about it, but don’t write
anything down.
3 I enjoy using English outside the class...
a) to communicate on social
networking sites.
b) when I'm 7watching films and
listening 8to music in English.
c) ... I 9don’t use English outside
class.
4 In addition to l0doing homework, I
study English...
a) 1 every day
VERB PATTERNS
C O L L O C A T IO N S
2A Correct the sentences.
4A Cross out the noun or noun
working
1 I can’t stand to work with music on.
phrase that does not collocate with
the verb in the word web.
2 I learned driving last year.
3 I want that the teacher corrects
everything I say.
nothing
your homework
4 I'd rather to eat out than at home.
5 I'd like travelling abroad this year.
6 I enjoy be alone.
7 I like it when the teacher tells to
repeat words.
8 I'd better to spend more time
studying or I'll never make progress
in English.
B Find two examples above for each
pattern:
1 verb + gerund
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2 verb + infinitive
3 verb + infinitive with to
4 verb + object + infinitive with to
C Work In pairs. Which sentences
are true for you? How would you
change the other sentences to make
them true?
a break
an exam
P R O N U N C IA T IO N
b) two or three times a week.
c) not at all - I don’t have time!
5 I think it’s important l2to speak
English in the lesson...
a) 100% of the time.
b) whenever we l3can.
c) only when we’re l4told to.
B Match the grammatical terms a)-n)
with words 1-14 in bold above.
a) dependent preposition
3A Work in pairs. Complete the
table with words from the box.
completely extremely
guarantee future minutes
push public
system reach
thorough took absolutely
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women
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these
leave
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pronunciation
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actually
angry
5
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fun
money
6
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book
pull
b) past participle
c) present participle
d) gerund
e) infinitive with to
f) adjective in comparative form
g) gradable adjective
h) adverbial phrase
i) quantifier
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j) auxiliary verb
k) definite article
I) indefinite article
m) modal verb
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listen and repeat.
B Work in pairs and take turns.
Student A: say a noun or noun
phrase. Student B: say the verb that
C Work In pairs. How can phonemic
collocates with it.
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UNIT I
S P E A K IN G
> Ask personal questions
> Talk about the kind of
people you get on with
» Talk about experiences
y Make phone enquiries
L IS T E N IN G
> Listen to a BBC
programme about speed
flatmating
} Handle phone enquiries
UNIT
» Watch a BBC programme
about first encounters
R E A D IN G
> Read an informal email
* Read a review of a BBC
programme
» Read adverts
W R IT IN G
» W rite an informal email
» Summarise an incident
BBC C O N T E N T
3 Video podcast: W h a t
makes a good flatmate?
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1.1 IDEAL FLATMATES
► G RAM M AR | direct/indirect questions I I VO CAB ULARY | personality I ► H O W T O | ask questions politely
SPEAKING
1 Work in pairs and discuss the
questions.
1 W ho do you live with?
2 Do you think it's easier to live with
family, friends or on your own?
LISTENING
2 Read the
S p e e d fla tm a tin g
programme listing
and look at the photo.
W hat do you think
happens at a ‘speed
flatmating’ event?
You m ight have heard o f speed
dating - those events fo r the
young, free and single who are
ju s t too busy to find the love
o f th e ir lives - but w hat about
applying the same principle
to finding a lodger fo r your
spare room? In today's You and
Yours on BBC Radio 4, reporter
Natalie Steed experiences
'speed flatm ating'.
3 A ® 1.1 Listen
to the first part of
the programme and
answer the questions.
1 W hat happens
during the evening?
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2 W hat two things are given
to you when you arrive?
B ® 1.2 Listen to the rest of the programme. Match each
person w ith the way they feel about speed flatmating.
First man
a) It's important to be honest.
Second man
b) It's easy.
First woman
c) Confused
Second woman
d) Fle/she doesn't say.
GRAMMAR
direct and indirect questions
5A Look at the conversation from a speed
flatmating event and complete the questions.
A: So where 1_____you staying at the moment?
B: Quite near here.
A: Oh, who are you living 2_____?
C Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct
the false sentences.
B: Some friends from college. I'm just staying there on a
temporary basis until I find a flat.
1 A white badge means you are looking for a room.
F have got a room to rent.
A: Right. And w hat3_____you decide to come to the
city in the first place?
2 The first man wants someone who will be there most of the
time.
B: I work for a big sportswear company and they've just
relocated here.
3 A pink badge means you are prepared to 'buddy up’ (share a
bedroom).
A: And have you any idea how 4 _____you want to stay
here?
4 The second man started looking for a room a fortnight ago.
B: A t least a year, I hope. I suppose it depends how it
works out.
5 The first woman thinks you can tell a lot at first sight.
A: Do you mind me asking5
relationship?
6 However, she thinks speed flatmating is embarrassing.
7 The second woman asks quite personal questions.
B: No, that's OK. No, I'm single at the moment.
8 She hasn't found anyone at the speed flatmating event.
4 W ork in pairs and discuss the questions.
1 Would you use speed flatmating to find or rent out a room?
2 If you were looking for a flatmate, which of the topics in the
box below would you ask about? What sort of questions would
you ask?
relationships
future plans
daily habits finances politics
work
references weekends diet
music
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A: One more question. Er, what are you 6_____in the
mornings? It's just that I'm not at my best early in the
day.
B: Me neither. I don't usually talk to anyone till after my
first coffee at work!
B ® 1.3 Listen and check your answers.
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