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1 Families

2 Lost in therainforest

3 Lucky day?

4 Fancy seeingyou again!

6 Edinburgh

7 Mind howyou go!

8 Right for the job?

9 Star quality

Progress check: Units 1 and 2


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Grammar Vocabulary

Present simple and continuous Present perfect simple with for and sinceVerbs not normally used in the continuous

tenses

Past simple and present perfect simpleThe definite article and zero article

Revision

Past simple, past continuous and past perfectTime clauses with when, while, as, as soon as,

before, after

Future with will/won’t, may/might, going to orpresent continuous

Revision

Clauses and linkers of contrast: although,however, in spite of/despite + gerund (-ing)

Verbs should(n’t), ought(n’t) to, had better (not)Comparison of adjectives and adverbs Comparatives with much, a lot, far Comparative phrase: the … the … .Obligation and prohibition with verbs must,

have (got) to, needn’t

Revision

First conditional if/unless clause + ‘ll (will)/won’tFirst conditional: imperative clause with

conjunction orTime clauses in the future with when/as soon as

Defining and non-defining relative clauses withwho(m), which, that, where, whose

Present perfect simple and continuous

Revision

Phrasal verbs with getFamily members Relationships

Phrasal verbs with goTravel

Revision

Word building from verbs of emotion Phrasal verbs with give

Adjectives and prepositions

Revision

Special uncountable nouns Places in towns Clothes

Scooters and cars Phrasal verbs with look

Revision

Personality adjectives Jobs and occupations

Adjective formation with endings -y, -ive, -ful, -ent, -ant, -(i)ous, -ic

Phrasal verbs with takeTypes of films

Revision

Contents

Writing skills 1: Informal letters

Writing skills 2: Narrative compositions

Writing skills 3: Description of a place

Writing skills 4: Semi-formal letters

5 ‘The Fugitive’ by J M DillardTalking Pictures 1: Time off

Consolidation of language and skills



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10 ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’ by Patricia HighsmithTalking Pictures 2: A good education

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Communication Skills Soundbite

Start and maintain aconversation

Ask, give or refusepermission

Revision

Announce and respondto good and badnews

Give, accept or refuseinvitations

Revision

Shop for clothes

Give, accept andquestion or refuseadvice

Revision

Agree and disagree

Ask for and givepositive and negativeopinions

Revision

Listen to a girl talking about her relationship with her stepfamily.Read about a reality TV show.Write a paragraph describing your partner.

Read about a girl lost in the rainforest.Listen to a student describing a mountain trek.Write a description of a trip or complicated journey you

have made.

Read a newspaper article about a young lottery winner.Listen to people talking about important events in their lives.Write about an occasion when special news was announced in

your family.

Read about Ms Dynamite, an R&B singer.Listen to an interview with the principal of a theatre school.Listen to a telephone conversation.Write an e-mail inviting a friend out for a birthday treat.

Read people’s opinions of Edinburgh.Listen to a girl talking about her life as a student in Edinburgh.Write a paragraph about your home town or capital city.

Read about scooters. Listen to someone talking about the differences between men

and women drivers. Write a paragraph giving your opinion about things men or

women do better.Write rules for young people at your school.

Read an article about a foreign news correspondent. Read and complete a questionnaire. Write an e-mail to a friend who wants to borrow your camera.Listen to two people talking about a job. Write about a job you would like and one you wouldn’t like to do.

Read a magazine interview with a film actor. Listen to two people discussing films. Write about your favourite films or film stars. Listen to a radio commercial.

Intonation of polite phrases andquestions:

Excuse me.

Intonation of polite reassurance:

Yes, no problem.

Intonation of exclamations:

That’s terrific!

Sentence stress in statements:I’m meeting a friend in town.

Elision: sounds / dZ / and / tS /: What do you think?

Don’t you like it?

Elision between consonants:windscreen

seatbelt

Shifting stress in words:photograph photographer photographic

Weak form of been / bIn /: How long have you been acting?

Speaking: see ‘Communication’


Unit

11 I wish …

12 Regrets

13 Guess who?

14 They came backto Scotland.

16 Struggle forsurvival

17 Don’t panic!

18 I don’tbelieve it!

19 Tomorrow’stechnology


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Grammar Vocabulary

Causative have (have something done)Second conditional: if/unless clause +

‘d (would)/wouldn’t I wish/If only + past tense

Verbs should have/ought to haveVerbs make, let and be allowed to

Revision

Verbs: must/can’t for drawing conclusions Adjective word order Verbs seem, look, sound + adjective or like/as if

Verbs used to/be used toClauses of purpose with to/in order (not) to,

so that

Revision

The passive: all tenses; with modals, gerundsand infinitives

I wish/If only + past perfect Third conditional: if clause + ‘d (would)/might/

could have

Revision

Verbs must have, might have, can’t have fordrawing conclusions

Reported speech: statements and questionsVerbs of reporting: various structures

Future continuous Future perfect Short answers with verb + so/not

Revision

Electrical equipment Phrasal verbs with turn

Phrasal verbs and expressions with make

Revision

Physical appearance Personality and mood adjectives

Noun formation with endings -ing, -ion, -ment,-ance, -ence, -ness, -ity

Revision

The environmentPhrasal verbs and expressions with do

Phrasal verbs and expressions with keepSports and sports locations Sports terms, verbs and people

Revision

Verbs of speaking: say, speak, talk, tell

Computer technologyPhrasal verbs with run

Revision

Writing skills 5: Discursive compositions

Writing skills 6: Descriptive compositions

Writing skills 7: Letters of application

Writing skills 8: Reports

15 ‘Ring of Bright Water’ by Gavin MaxwellTalking Pictures 3: Crime and punishment

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20 ‘The Case Of The Thing That Whimpered’ by Dennis WheatleyTalking Pictures 4: My kind of sport

Consolidation of language and skills>• Final performance: page 120 • Student B section (Interaction exercises): page 122

• Soundbite exercises: page 123 • Phrasal verb exercises: page 124


Communication Skills Soundbite

Report faults andrequest action;respond

Criticise and makeexcuses

Apologise and acceptapologies

Revision

Ask and talk aboutpersonality and mood

Make polite requests,agree or refuse withreasons

Revision

Ask for and makesuggestions, agreeand disagree

Express regrets aboutthe past

Make helpfulsuggestions

Revision

Speculate about thepast, agree anddisagree

Express and acceptthanks

Revision

Read a newspaper article about teenagers and their possessions.Listen to a girl reporting a fault in some equipment.Write a note explaining why someone can’t borrow a

CD player.

Read an article about a boy’s feeling of guilt after an accident.Write a letter giving your opinion about the situation.Listen to a boy talking about an occasion when he got into

trouble with his parents.

Write a paragraph to describe an individual both as an older anda younger person.

Listen to a boy talking about changes in a girl’s looks andpersonality.

Write a paragraph describing the way the girl has changed.

Listen to an American talking about life In Japan.Read some famous facts about Scotland.Write a letter home as an imaginary emigrant.

Read about orangutans.Listen to a woman talking about her work in a wildlife park.Write a diary extract about the project.Listen to news stories from headlines.Write a short news report.

Read about the footballer, David Beckham. Listen to a young man talking about his life since leaving school.Write about a coincidence or a regret.

Read about a couple who met through an advertisement andmarried in a shopping mall.

Listen to a girl talking about a blind date.Write an imaginary letter about someone you met through a

dating agency.

Read about new computer technology. Listen to a boy talking about the Internet and e-mail.Write a semi-formal and an informal letter.

Stress in compound nouns:sound system

Intonation of apologies:

Sorry.

Stress in lists of adjectives: straight blonde hair

Intonation of polite requests:

Would you mind taking

a photo of us, please?

Word stress in abstract nouns:pollution

Intonation of regrets:

I wish I’d worn a sweater.

If only I’d brought my mobile.

Sentence stress in reported speech:They said they were going bycoach.

Intonation of short answers:

I hope so.

Speaking: see ‘Communication’

• Song 1 – Homeward Bound: page 127• Song 2 – Night Nurse: page 127

• Study skills: page 130• Grammar reference: page 132• Vocabulary and expressions: page 141

• Song 3 – The Living Years: page 128• Song 4 – Sound of the Underground: page 129


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