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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing

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present tenses: simple, describing character meeting people auxiliary verbs have three people talking about an article about evaluating conclusions friendships text type: an informal
continuous, and perfect friendships: phrasal verbs and has important relationships in their millennials differences between email
simple past and present wordbuilding: forming word boundaries lives an article about generations writing skill: greetings
perfect adjectives an excerpt from a radio immigrant families in family influences and endings
word focus: sense program about animal New York
Relationships friendships
pages 9–20

VIDEO: Lady Liberty and Ellis Island  page 18    REVIEW  page 20

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narrative past tenses describing stories reacting to stories /æ/, /ʌ/, and /ɒ/ an interview with a film critic an incredible story of a the main message a key moment text type: a story
the passive communication weak forms in an interview with a professional Formula 1 racing driver the stories pictures tell writing skill: using
wordbuilding: verb + noun passive verbs photographer an article about the storytelling descriptive words
collocation linking and elision Brothers Grimm
word focus: keep
Storytelling
pages 21–32

VIDEO: How not to climb a mountain  page 30    REVIEW  page 32

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future forms materials dealing with problems /r/ and /t/ in three people making predictions a lecture about supporting examples predictions text type: short email
future continuous and wordbuilding: compound American English about the future overpopulation the future requests
future perfect nouns (noun + noun) stress in two-syllable an interview from a radio an article about technological solutions writing skill: being
describing technology words program about 3D printing appropriate technology polite
word focus: out of
Science and
technology
pages 33–44

VIDEO: 3D-printed prosthetic limbs  page 42    REVIEW  page 44

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determiners art describing likes and weak form of a conversation about two an article about unusual identifying opinions art and music text type: an online
expressions of quantity wordbuilding: word families dislikes disappearing sounds people who are creative in street art participation in the arts review
word focus: spend their free time an article about how music playlists writing skill:
an excerpt from a radio music helps us personalizing your
program about what’s writing
Art and happening in Melbourne
creativity
pages 45–56

VIDEO: Making plants into art  page 54    REVIEW  page 56

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verb + infinitive or -ing urban features debating issues rhyming words someone talking about the an article about urban ways of arguing changes in your town text type: an opinion
verbs with both -ing and wordbuilding: adverb + sentence stress development of the Belo development in Dubai or city essay
the infinitive adjective Monte dam in Brazil an article about the a happy community writing skill: linking
word focus: fall an interview with a journalist teenage mind stages of life words
about social development in
Development southern India
pages 57–68

VIDEO: Scandinavian mega-bridge  page 66    REVIEW  page 68

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negative forms vacation activities getting around intonation in someone describing their stay at a blog post about analyzing tone planning a staycation text type: a letter/
question forms travel question forms a mountainside guesthouse vacations at home a volunteer vacation email of complaint
word focus: mind intonation in an interview about volunteer an excerpt from a travel ideas for an unusual writing skill: formal
sentences with two vacations magazine about hotel language
clauses unusual hotels
Alternative
travel
pages 69–80

VIDEO: The unexpected beauty of traveling solo  page 78    REVIEW  page 80

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 Unit Grammar Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing

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zero and first conditionals raising children: verbs describing traditions /juː/ and /uː/ someone describing the an article about the questions and answers traditional rules of text type: a
time linkers food the letter s customs on the Tokyo subway “tiger mother” behavior description
usually, used to, would, be word focus: same and an excerpt from a radio approach to parenting food and eating habits writing skill: adding
used to, and get used to different program about the diet of the a blog about personal turn-taking in detail
weddings indigenous people of northern space and turn-taking conversations
Customs and wordbuilding: word pairs Alaska
behavior
pages 81–92

VIDEO: Eating insects  page 90    REVIEW  page 92

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second, third, and mixed word focus: make and do discussing preferences contracted or weak someone talking about an an article about the first emotive language ambitions text type: an online
conditionals wordbuilding: noun suffixes forms unusual mural human computers wishes comment
wish and if only strong feelings /ʃ/ and /tʃ/ eight explorers describing an article about strong feelings writing skill: giving
word focus: better do you, would you superpowers they wish they Madagascar’s unique vivid examples
had environment
Hopes and
ambitions
pages 93–104

VIDEO: What would you do if money didn’t matter?  page 102    REVIEW  page 104

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verb patterns with reporting verbs reporting what you have the schwa a radio news report about the an article about an iconic different perspectives something true that text type: a news
reporting verbs positive adjectives heard parents of Chinese university image happened to you article
passive reporting verbs wordbuilding: forming students an article about the good-news stories writing skill: using
adjectives from verbs three good-news stories power of the press the media quotations
word focus: word reported on the television
The news news
pages 105–116

VIDEO: News: the weird and the wonderful  page 114    REVIEW  page 116

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articles: a/an, the, or zero careers describing skills, talents, linking vowels a description of a mahout’s job an article about an examining the evidence a career path text type: a personal
article? wordbuilding: verb and experience difficult words someone talking about an extraordinary career superhuman abilities profile
relative clauses (+ preposition) + extraordinary career an article about a woman job descriptions writing skill: using
noun collocations a description of a man with an who was king with
the senses unusual talent
Talented word focus: self
personal qualities
people
pages 117–128

VIDEO: Queen of Egypt  page 126    REVIEW  page 128

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could, was able to, education getting clarification contrastive sentence a parent talking about a an article about an explaining ideas learning experiences text type: an
managed to, and wordbuilding: homonyms stress children’s museum innovative school making excuses email about a
succeeded in word focus: learn linking in question a talk by a psychologist on an article about how types of learner misunderstanding
future in the past forms memory animals think writing skill: linking
contrasting ideas
Knowledge
and learning
pages 129–140

VIDEO: Paraguay shaman  page 138    REVIEW  page 140

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focus adverbs: only, just, money negotiating focus adverbs two people talking about the an article about Norway’s opinion words the economy in your text type: a short
even services /ʃ/, /ʧ/, /ʒ/, and /ʤ/ standard of living riches country report
causative have and get wordbuilding: the + adjective long vowel sounds an interview with a professor an article about a new getting things done writing skill: key
business words about the growing service business trend new business ideas phrases in report
economy writing
Money
pages 141–152

VIDEO: The Farmery  page 150    REVIEW  page 152

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES  page 153    GRAMMAR SUMMARY  page 156    AUDIOSCRIPT  page 180

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