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Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English

Unit 1 Outstanding people
Getting started Discuss meeting famous people
1A Discuss people you admire Review of tenses Character The letter e; Word stress
adjectives

1B Discuss a challenge Questions Trying and

succeeding
1C Explain what to do and Rapid speech Breaking off a conversation;
check understanding Explaining and checking
understanding
1D Write an article

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Unit 2 Survival
Getting started Discuss coping with natural disasters
2A Discuss dangerous situations Narrative tenses Expressions with Sound and spelling: g
get
2B Give advice on avoiding danger Future time clauses Animals and the
and conditionals environment
2C Give and respond to compliments Intonation in question tags Agreeing using question tags;
Giving compliments and
responding
2D Write guidelines in a leaflet

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Unit 3 Talent
Getting started Discuss what makes something a work of art
3A Discuss ability and achievement Multi-word verbs Ability and
achievement
3B Discuss sports activities and issues Present perfect Words connected Word stress
and present perfect with sport
continuous
3C Make careful suggestions Sound and spelling: Keeping to the topic of the
Consonant sounds conversation; Making careful
suggestions
3D Write a description of data

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Unit 4 Life lessons
Getting started Discuss childhood experiences
4A Discuss events that changed used to and would Cause and result
your life

4B Discuss and describe rules Obligation and Talking about Sound and
permission difficulty spelling: u
4C Describe photos Contrastive stress Describing photos; Expressing
careful disagreement
4D Write an email to apply for work

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Unit 5 Chance
Getting started Discuss attitudes to risk
5A Discuss possible future events Future probability Adjectives Sound and
describing attitude spelling: th

5B Prepare for a job interview Future perfect and future The natural world
continuous
5C Discuss advantages and Intonation groups Responding to an idea;
disadvantages Discussing advantages and
disadvantages
5D Write an argument for and against
an idea
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Listening Reading Speaking Writing

Conversation about Jocelyn Articles: Protector of the sea Discussing inspiring people
Bell-Burnell and The woman who reinvented
children’s TV
Podcast: The 30-day challenge Interviews: 30-day challenge Asking and answering questions
about challenges
Starting a new job Explaining a process;
Unit Progress Test
Checking understanding

Conversation about technology Article: Tech free! Discussing technology Article

Organising an article

Conversation about a survival situation Article: Lost at sea Telling a survival story

Interview: The Tiger Leaflet: How to survive … an Giving advice; Asking questions
animal attack
Cooking for a friend Giving compliments and responding
Unit Progress Test

Talking about getting lost Leaflet: Be wise and survive Discussing the natural environment Guidelines
Organising guidelines in a leaflet

Conversation: learning experiences Text about learning: Learning Talking about something you have put a
to learn lot of effort into
Radio programme: The sports gene Article: Born to be the best; Discussing sport and ways to improve
Three articles about athletes performance

Making wedding plans Planning a party

Unit Progress Test

Interviews about sport Article: Fitness: Seattle snapshot Talking about popular sports Article describing data
Describing data

Interview: Psychology of money; Two texts about life-changing Talking about how your life has
Two monologues: Life-changing events events that helped people changed
become rich
Two monologues: training for a job Article: Training for the Discuss experiences of training
emergency frontline and rules
Presenting photos Describing photos; Expressing careful
Unit Progress Test
disagreement
Three monologues: living in different Advert for being an international Discussing living in a different country Job application
places student ‘buddy’ Giving a positive impression

Monologue: What are your chances? Quiz: Are you an optimist or a Discussing possible future events
pessimist?; Article: Why we think
we’re going to have a long and
happy life
Conversation: talking about work Quiz: The unknown continent; Role play: a job interview
Article: Cooking in Antarctica
Money problems Explaining and responding to an idea
Unit Progress Test
for a café

News reports: environmental problems Essay about protecting the Giving opinions on environmental For and against essay
environment problems Arguing for and against an idea

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 Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English
Unit 6 Around the globe
Getting started Discuss travelling
6A Discuss choices Infinitives and -ing forms Travel and tourism Consonant clusters

6B Discuss changes The passive Describing

changes
6C Introduce requests and say Consonant sounds Introducing requests;
you are grateful Showing you are grateful
6D Write a travel blog

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Unit 7 City living
Getting started Discuss the design of new buildings
7A Discuss living in cities too / enough; so / such Describing life in
cities

7B Discuss changes to a home Causative have / get Film and TV; Sound and
Houses spelling: o
7C Imagine how things could be Stress in compound nouns Imagining how things
could be;
Using vague language
7D Write an email to complain

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Unit 8 Dilemmas
Getting started Discuss attitudes to money
8A Discuss personal finance First and second Money and finance
conditionals
8B Discuss moral dilemmas and crime Third conditional; Crime Stressed and unstressed
should have + past words; Sound and spelling: l
participle
8C Be encouraging Word groups Being encouraging;
Showing you have things in
common
8D Write a review

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Unit 9 Discoveries
Getting started Discuss the impact of new inventions
9A Discuss new inventions Relative clauses Health Sound and
spelling: ui
9B Discuss people’s lives and Reported speech; Verbs describing
achievements Reporting verbs thought and
knowledge
9C Express uncertainty Linking and intrusion Expressing uncertainty;
Clarifying a
misunderstanding
9D Write an essay expressing a point
of view
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Unit 10 Possibilities
Getting started Discuss ambitions and expectations
10A Speculate about the past Past modals of deduction Adjectives with Word stress
prefixes

10B Discuss life achievements Wishes and regrets Verbs of effort Linking

10C Describe how you felt Consonant clusters Describing how you
felt; Interrupting and
announcing news
10D Write a narrative

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Listening Reading Speaking Writing

Two monologues about sightseeing Website about four tourist Comparing different tourist destinations
tours destinations; Website: Where
to go?
Interview: disappearing languages Article: Danger! Dying Agreeing and disagreeing
languages
Asking for a favour Asking for a favour
Unit Progress Test

Conversation: a trip to the Grand Travel blog: Around the Grand Discussing local tourist destinations Travel blog
Canyon Canyon Using descriptive language

Interview: ‘Smart’ cities; Two Article: Quick – slow down! Discussing good and bad points about
monologues talking about ‘smart’ a city
cities
Two monologues: house renovations Article: Who puts the ‘real’ in Planning a home renovation
reality TV?
Flat hunting Designing and describing a new room
Unit Progress Test

Interviews about a new shopping Email: complaining about an Email of complaint

centre important issue Using formal language

Radio programme: personal finance Article: Is it time to give up on Giving opinions on financial matters
cash?
Three monologues about honesty Newspaper article: The honesty Discussing moral dilemmas
experiment

Going to the bank Talking about hopes and worries

Unit Progress Test

Conversation about a TV programme Review: Crime with a smile Discussing programmes about crime Review
Organising a review

Conversation about inventions Article: Too good to be true? Talking about inventions

Conversation about an email hoax Article: The rise and fall of Describing a hoax or a scam or a case
Barry Minkow of fraud

Finding the perfect flat Giving and receiving surprises

Unit Progress Test

Four monologues about alternative Essay: The value of alternative Opinion essay
medicine medicine Presenting a series of arguments

Interview about Dan Cooper Story: The man who Telling stories about coincidences
disappeared;
Blog: The Wreck of the Titan
Two monologues: pursuing a dream Article: Dream to help Describing and comparing brave or
amazing people
Celebrating good news Telling an important piece of news
Unit Progress Test

Conversation about goals Story: Rosa’s diary: The Talking about performing Story
ultimate goal Making a story interesting

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 CAN DO OBJECTIVES
■ Discuss people you admire
■ Discuss a challenge
■ Explain what to do and
check understanding
■ Write an article

OUTSTANDING PEOPLE
GETTING STARTED
a Look at the picture and answer the questions. b
UNIT

Discuss the questions.

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1 Who do you think the people taking a selfie are? Where are they? 1 On what occasions do you normally take photos?
2 What are the people around them doing? 2 If you could take a selfie with a famous person, who would you
3 What do you think they have just said to each other? What’s choose and why?
going to happen next? 3 What role do you think famous people play in society? Should
they be good role models? Should they inspire other people?

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 1    A SHE IS AN INSPIRING Learn to discuss people you admire
G Review of tenses

WOMAN V Character adjectives

a
READING
What kinds of people do you admire
Protector
b
most? Why?

Look at photos a and b. What do you

of the sea
think these people have done to make
others admire them? Like most people these days, I’m
really concerned about the state a
c Read Protector of the sea and The woman of our planet – but it sometimes
who reinvented children’s TV quickly and seems really difficult to know what
check your answers. to do about it. I really admire people
who just do something and make a
d Read the texts again and answer the difference. That’s why I think diver
questions. Write Swietenia Lestari (SL),
and environmentalist Swietenia Puspa
Joan Ganz Cooney (JC) or both (B).
Lestari is an inspiration to us all.
Who … ?
1 had training in their area of work
2 carried out some research In the time you’re reading this article, about
3 set up her own company/organisation one lorryload of plastic will go into the sea. And
1
4 was one of the first people in their role it’s getting worse. By the year 2050 some
5 was encouraged by a family member scientists predict there will be more plastic
6 was interested in other people’s learning than fish in our oceans.
7  trained the public to be more aware of Since primary school, Swietenia Pupsa Lestari
an issue 2
(known by the name Swietenia) has been a
8 helped to raise money keen diver. She was born and brought up on
Pramuka Island, which is part of the Thousand
e Who do you think is more inspiring, Islands chain north of Jakarta in Indonesia.
Swietenia Lestari or Joan Ganz Cooney? Why? When she was 13 years old, she realised
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just how much the sea had changed since
she was a little girl. She could no longer see beautiful marine life and
the seabed was covered with rubbish. She continued to worry about
the state of the marine environment and this motivated her to study
environmental engineering.
4 5
While she was studying at university, Swietenia tried to find
an organisation that was doing something to protect the marine
environment around Thousand Islands. But there was nothing. So, with
two friends, she set up a community of about 100 divers who began
cleaning up the rubbish they found in the sea. Two years later, the
community became a foundation known as Divers Clean Action (DCA).
They collected data on marine waste and began to run workshops
and training sessions to raise public awareness of marine rubbish.
They have also worked with people living in coastal communities and
showed them how they can recycle a lot of marine waste.
From being just a group of people who collected rubbish, DCA now
employs 12 full-time staff and has a network of 1,500 volunteers.
Swietenia’s work in marine conservation has been recognised
internationally.
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Swietenia believes in the ability of young people to get out and do
things in order to make a change. So, if I want to save the world, it’s
up to me.

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 UNIT 1
THE WOMAN WHO REINVENTED
CHILDREN’S TV 2 GRAMMAR Review of tenses
a Match the verbs 1–6 in bold in Protector of the
I’ve always felt passionate about television’s ability to sea with the tenses below.
entertain and educate. I grew up watching what I consider present simple
to be a masterclass in how you can combine these two
past simple
aspects of television: Sesame Street. This is the programme
present continuous
that brought us Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and more.
These characters were brought to TV thanks to a woman I past continuous
consider a genius: Joan Ganz Cooney. present perfect
past perfect
In the mid-1960s, Ganz Cooney was working as a producer of
television documentary programmes in America. She realised
television could play an important role in the education of
b Complete the sentences with the tenses in 2a.
preschool children. She researched this idea and in 1967, she We use the:
wrote an outline for Sesame Street. 1 to refer to an event that takes place at a
Ganz Cooney presented her ideas to the TV network she was specific time in the past.
working for at the time. However, the network rejected her 2 to refer to a temporary event in progress in
proposal, saying that they thought she didn’t have the right the present.
experience to produce a TV programme for children. As a result, 3 to refer to a state or action that began in the
she set up Children’s Television Workshop with a colleague, and past and has continued until now.
two years later they had managed to raise $8 million to finance 4 to refer to something that’s generally true.
production. Even so, many people working in the television industry 5 to refer to an action that was in progress in the
questioned her ability to manage such a project. This was during past when something else happened.
the 1960s, when the industry was largely controlled by men. 6 to refer to a past action that occurred before
At first, Ganz Cooney didn’t want to fight to keep her role as another past action.
the director of the production company and the producer of the
programme. However, her husband and a colleague encouraged c Underline examples of the six tenses in the
her to do so because they knew the project would fail without second text.
her involvement. This meant she became one of the first female
television executives in the United States.
d Now go to Grammar Focus 1A on p. 134.
In 1969, two years after her initial research, Sesame Street went
on the air, and today it’s still going strong. However, Joan Ganz e Read the text about Susmita Mohanty and
Cooney didn’t stop there. She continued to take an interest in early underline the correct answers.
childhood education and in 2007, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center
was founded to help improve children’s digital literacy. I really
admire the way she continued helping young children. She’s not a f 01.02 Listen and check your answers.
household name like Big Bird, but she’s won many awards for her

SUSMITA
work and had a huge impact on the education of millions of
children around the world.

Sesame Street Facts MOHANTY

• more than 150 million viewers worldwide Not many people can answer the question ‘What do you
• shown in more than 150 different countries do?’ with the answer ‘spaceship designer’. But Indian-born
• now has a production budget of around $17 Susmita Mohanty can. A space entrepreneur, she was
1
million a year
setting up / has set up three companies in three different
2
continents. Since 2008, EARTH2ORBIT (E2O) helped / has
b
helped companies outside India take part in launches of the
3
Indian PSLV rocket. Before that, Susmita had established
/ was establishing LIQUIFER, an aerospace design firm
4
in Vienna. And while she was living / has lived in San
5
Francisco in 2001, she set up / has set up MOONFRONT,
an aerospace consulting firm. Susmita has always loved
6
space flight. She has / is having
numerous degrees in engineering,
design and space studies that allow her
to make connections between the worlds
of technology, business and architecture.
Today she 7made / is making science
fiction become reality. Susmita is also
a climate activist who makes satellite
data on our planet available so that we
can fight climate change. In the past few
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years, she receives / has received recognition and awards
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from around the world. Susmita believes / is believing
that in this century, space travel will be as important
as air travel was last century.
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 UNIT 1

3 LISTENING 4 VOCABULARY
Character adjectives
a 01.03Listen to two colleagues, Amelia and
Chloe, talking about the scientist, Jocelyn a Underline the five adjectives that describe people’s
Bell-Burnell. Tick (✓) the correct sentences. character in sentences 1–4. Which two adjectives have a
1 She’s always been famous. similar meaning, and what’s the difference between them?
2 She isn’t very well known. 1 She’s a respected physicist.
3 She made an amazing discovery. 2 She is an inspiring woman.
4 She created a new mathematical theory. 3 She was really determined, but in a quiet way.
4 Well, you’ve always been motivated, that’s for sure. And stubborn.
b 01.03 Listen again. Are the sentences true
or false? b 01.04Pronunciation Listen to the pronunciation of the
1 Amelia’s reading a nonfiction book about planets letter e in these words. Which two sounds are the same?
and stars. What are the other two sounds?
2 Jocelyn Bell-Burnell discovered a kind of star. respected  determined
3 Bell-Burnell won a Nobel Prize for her discovery.
4 Bell-Burnell did badly when studying science at c 01.05 Look at the words in the box and decide how the
high school. underlined letter e is pronounced. Add the words to the
5 Life wasn’t easy for her when she made her table, then listen and check. Practise saying the words.
discovery.
6 The press didn’t treat Bell-Burnell seriously. slept revise helpful serve desire
7 Amelia has been inspired by Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. prefer identity university women

c Discuss the questions.

Sound 1 /ɪ/ Sound 2 /e/ Sound 3 /ɜː/
1 Could Jocelyn Bell-Burnell’s story have happened in
your country? Do you know any similar examples?
2 How popular is science in your country? Is it popular
with both men and women? d Complete the sentences with the character adjectives in 4a.
3 Is it important what gender a scientist is? Why do
1 Once Dan gets an idea in his head, nothing will change his mind.
you think it was important in the case of Jocelyn
He’s the most person I know, and it’s really annoying.
Bell-Burnell?
2 I’m not the sort of person who gives up easily – I’m very
to achieve new goals.
3 He’s worked hard and has done some very interesting research.
He’s a highly chemist who’s known around the world.
4 Doing a PhD is hard work, so you have to be really if
you want to complete one.
5 In my last year of high school, we had a really biology
teacher. Her lessons were so interesting that we all worked very
hard for her.

e Now go to Vocabulary Focus 1A on p. 154.

5 SPEAKING
a Think of an inspiring person who has influenced you in
some way. It can be someone you know or someone famous.
Make notes about the person. Use the questions to help you.
• What is this person’s background?
• What important things has this person done in their life?
• Why are they inspiring?
• How have they changed or influenced your life?

b Tell other students about your person. Ask questions.

How does she

stay motivated?
My cousin Vera is an athlete.
She trains really hard every day –
she’s very determined.

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1B ARE YOU FINDING Learn to discuss a challenge

IT DIFFICULT?
G Questions
V  Trying and succeeding

a
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Look at photos a–c and read The 30-day challenge.
Then discuss the questions.
The
3 -day challenge
1 What are the people in the photos doing? Have you ever taken
Have you ever started a new hobby but given up after
up similar activities? If so, how successful were you?
only a couple of weeks? Or started a course and stopped
2 Do you think doing something for 30 days gives you a better
after the first few lessons? Most of us have tried to learn
chance of succeeding? Why / Why not?
something new, but very few of us ever really get any good
at it – it’s just too difficult to continue doing something new.
b 01.09 Listen to a podcast about the 30-day challenge.
Tick (✓) the main point that Alison makes. But now there’s some good news: did you know that if you
1 The 30-day challenge is the only way to give up bad habits. can keep up your new hobby for just 30 days, you have
2 It’s too difficult for the brain to adapt to new habits. a much better chance of succeeding? And you may learn
3 If you try something new for 30 days, you’re more likely to keep something new about yourself, too.
to it afterwards.

c 01.09 Alison made some notes at the seminar. Complete d What examples of 30-day challenges did you hear?
her notes with one or two words in each gap. Listen again Use words from both boxes for each challenge.
and check. Cycle everywhere, even if it rains.

Seminar notes
cycle drink climb get up eat paint write

rise poem coffee meal picture

- It takes the brain 30 days to adapt to a new
1
.
mountain everywhere
- 30 days isn’t a
2
time, so it’s fun to do something new.
- Also a chance to try something
3
– not just giving up e What do you think of the ideas Alison talks about?
bad habits. Make notes.
- Two ways to do it: f Compare your ideas.
4
do something that doesn’t get in the way of your
2 take time out to do something you’ve always
5
do
- You need to make an
6
!
a

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2 VOCABULARY 3 READING
Trying and succeeding
a Look at challenges 1–3. Who do you think will find it easy,
a Complete the sentences with the
01.10 and who will find it difficult? Why?
phrases in the box. Listen and check your
answers. b Read the interviews and check your ideas.

give up have a go at keep it up keep to

make an effort manage to drop out

30-DAY
try out work out

CHALLENGE
1 Often if we try something new, we after
about a week or two because our brain hasn’t
adapted.
2 So if you do something new for a month,
you’ll probably it.
3 Maybe you wouldn’t want to for your
whole life, but it might be fun to do it just for
30 days.
4 If you’re successful it’s great, but if it doesn’t
, it doesn’t matter too much.
5 It’s not just about giving up bad habits. The
idea is really that you something new. Challenge 1:
6 You can be motivated and something Sofia decided
you’ve always wanted to do. What made you decide to
become a vegan, Sofia? to go vegan.
7 You must to complete your goal.
8 Don’t of the challenge! Keep going and Well, for quite a long time now I’ve been trying to
you will succeed. eat less meat, partly for health reasons. I think a
plant-based diet is better for you.
b Match words and phrases from 2a with the 1

meanings. Yes, but I always thought I’d miss meat too much. The idea of going
1 succeed , vegan for 30 days was really good because I could give it a try and then
2 stop trying ,
see how I feel.
2
3 not stop trying ,
4 try hard No, I feel really good. Actually, I don’t miss meat or dairy at all, so I think
5 try to see if it works , I’ll easily manage the 30 days, and I might try to keep going longer.

c Complete the sentences below about

30-day challenges. Use the words and
phrases in 2a and your own ideas. There is
more than one possible answer.
1 He tried giving up coffee for 30 days. It wasn’t
easy, but he … Challenge 2:
2 You’ve woken up at 5:30 every morning for Carla, why did you Carla decided to draw
three weeks now. You only have one week to decide to draw something every day.
go, so … something every day?
3 30-day challenges sound fun. I want to do Well, I’ve never been very good at drawing, but I’ve
something different, so I think I’ll … always thought I’d like to start drawing things around
me. It’s one of those things that you think about doing,
d Work in small groups. Tell the group but you never get round to.
about a time when you: 3

• found something difficult but didn’t give up All kinds of things. At the beginning, I drew objects around me at
• made a real effort to succeed home. Then I went out in my lunch break and started drawing things
• had a go at something unusual outdoors, like yesterday I drew a duck in the park – that was really
• managed to do something that worked difficult!
out successfully So do you feel like it’s been worthwhile?
• tried to do something that didn’t work out. Oh yes, definitely. I’m still not very good at drawing, but it’s been
a lot of fun and it’s very relaxing.

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c Complete the interviews with the missing 4 GRAMMAR Questions
questions.
a And who do you practise with? Or are you just a Read the rules about questions. Find examples of each type of
studying alone? question in the interviews and 3c.
b Didn’t you ever think of going vegan before?
c And how do you feel? Are you finding it difficult? 1 In questions, we usually put the auxiliary verb before the subject. If
d And do you think you’ll keep going after the there is no auxiliary verb, we add do or did.
30 days? Are you making dinner? Have you eaten?
e What have you drawn pictures of so far? What did you eat?
2 If the question word (who, what or which) is the subject, we keep
d 01.11 Listen and check your answers. normal word order.
Who spoke to you? What happened next?
3 If a question has a preposition, it usually comes at the end:
You were talking to someone. ➔ Who were you talking to?
4 To ask an opinion, we often ask questions starting with a phrase like
Do you think … ?
The second part of the sentence has normal word order.
Is it a good idea? ➔ Do you think it’s a good idea?
NOT Do you think is it a good idea?

b Compare examples a and b.

a Did you see her at the party? b Didn’t you see her at the party?
Which example … ?
1 is a neutral question (= maybe she was there, maybe not)
2 expresses surprise (= I’m sure she was there)

c Compare examples c and d.

c Which colour do you want? d What colour do you want?
Which example … ?
1 asks about an open choice (there may be a lot of colours to
choose from)
2 asks about a limited range (e.g., black, red or green)

d Now go to Grammar Focus 1B on p. 134.

e Work in pairs. You are going to role-play two of the

interviews in 3b and continue with your own questions.
1 Choose one of the interviews.
Student A: Interview Student B. Add your own questions.
Student B: Answer Student A’s questions using your own ideas.
Challenge 3: 2 Choose a second interview. This time Student B interviews Student A.
Steve decided to
learn Italian. 5 SPEAKING
        Steve, what language did you decide
a Work in pairs. 1 Write a shor t poem every day
to learn?
1 Write down three challenges 2 Get up at dawn
              
Well, I thought I’d choose a language
you might do in the next 3 Go running
that isn’t too different from English, so I
decided to try Italian. three months.
2 Look at your partner’s challenges. Write some questions to ask about
      Isn’t it difficult to keep it up?
each one. Ask about:
Yes, it is. I’ve had to be very strict with myself. I’m using • reasons for doing the challenge
a book with online support, so I usually try to cover one
• details of what they plan to do
lesson a night.
• how they about it.
4

Well, there’s an Italian restaurant nearby and I’m friends

Are you planning to … ? Do you think it will be … ?
with the owner, so I go there and chat to him. That’s
another reason I chose Italian.
5
How are you going to … ?
Maybe, or I might try a different language every month.
I’m thinking of trying Japanese next.
b Interview your partner about his/her three challenges.
Do you think they will be successful?

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Learn to write
Learn an email
to explain whatwith travel
to do andadvice
check
understanding
EVERYDAY ENGLISH Paragraph writing
W
S Breaking off a conversation
Don’t touch the food! P Rapid speech

1 LISTENING 2 CONVERSATION SKILLS

a Discuss the questions. Breaking off a conversation
1 In your country, how do students manage financially?
Do they … ? a 01.16
Look at these ways to break off a
• rely on their parents conversation and say goodbye.
• get a part-time job 1 I really must go now.
• use student loans 2 I must run.
2 What do you think is the best way? Why? 3 I’ve got no time to talk now.
3 If you had to do a part-time job to earn some money as a 4 I’ll see you tomorrow.
student, what job would you choose and why? Listen to the speaker. Which words does she not use
in 1–4?
b Look at the photo of Tessa and Becky from Part 1.
Who do you think they are? b Look at some more ways to break off a conversation.
1 tourists visiting a famous building Which words has the speaker not included?
2 university students doing a course 1 Must be off now.
3 journalists who have just done an interview 2 Talk to you later.
3 Can’t talk just now.
c 01.14 Watch or listen to Part 1 and check 4 Nice talking to you.
your ideas.

d 01.14 Watch or listen again. Answer the

questions.
1 Are Becky and Tessa friends? How do you know?
2 Why does Becky have to go?

e 01.15 Watch or listen to Part 2. Are these

sentences true or false?
1 Becky and Tom are married.
Becky Tom
2 Becky is free this evening.
3 Becky is in a hurry.

3 PRONUNCIATION
Rapid speech
Tessa
Becky a 01.17 In rapid speech we often leave out
sounds. Listen to the phrases below. Which sound is
left out? Is it a consonant sound or a vowel sound?
1 must go 3 got to go
2 must run 4 can’t talk

b Read the conversation. Put B’s replies in order. Is

more than one order possible?
A So how was your holiday?
B Got to go. / Sorry. / Can’t talk now. / It was great.
A OK, well, have a nice evening.
B Bye. / See you tomorrow. / Yeah, thanks. / Must be off now.

c Work in pairs. Have short conversations.

Student A: Tell Student B about what you did last
weekend. Continue until he/she stops you.
Student B: You’re in a hurry. Use expressions in 2b and
3b to break off the conversation.
Then swap roles.
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 UNIT 1

4 LISTENING
a 01.18 Watch or listen to Part 3. What happens
to Becky? Choose the correct answer.
1 Becky meets Sam and learns how to make coffee.
2 Becky learns how to handle food and meets a café customer.

b 01.18 Watch or listen again. Answer the questions.

1 Sam explains three things to Becky. What are they?
Becky and Sam
2 What does Phil do in the café?
3 Why do they call him ‘JK’?
4 Who is Emma?

c Discuss the questions with other students. Give

reasons for your answers.
1 Do you think the others like Phil coming to the café?
2 Do you think Becky will be good at her new job?

d 01.19 Watch or listen to Part 4. Which of these

topics do Tom and Becky mention? Becky and Emma Phil

coffee food Becky’s new job the reason Tom is here

Phil’s book their wedding plans
g Here are some other things Sam could explain to
e Watch or listen again. What do Tom and
01.19
Becky. Imagine what he could say using language
Becky say about each topic? in 5a and 5d. What could Becky say to show she
has understood?
1 how to clear and arrange a table when a customer
5 USEFUL LANGUAGE leaves
Explaining and checking understanding 2 what to do with the coffee machine at closing time
3 what to do if customers leave something behind
a Look at the expressions Sam uses to explain what
to do. Put the words in italics in the correct order. h Practise the conversation in 5g. Swap roles.
1 most / thing / is, / the / important don’t touch the food.
2 to / always / remember use these tongs.
3 is, / remember / thing / to / another the tables are all
numbered. 6 SPEAKING
b 01.20 Listen and check your answers. a Choose a process you are familiar with or something you
know how to do. It could be:
c Why does Sam use these expressions? • something connected with a sport or a hobby
1 because he needs time to think • how to use a machine or an electronic device
2 because he’s not sure • how to make or cook something.
3 to emphasise important points
b You are going to explain the process to your partner.
d Look at these ways to check that someone Prepare what you will say. Think how to emphasise
has understood an explanation. Complete the the important points and check that your partner
questions with the endings in the box. understands. Use expressions from 5a and 5d.
the idea? got that? clear? I mean?
c Work in pairs. Take turns to explain the process
1 Is that … 3 Have you … to your partner and ask each other questions to check
2 Do you understand 4 Do you get … understanding.
what …

e 01.21 Pronunciation Listen to each question in

5d said in two ways. Which way sounds … ? UNIT PROGRESS TEST
• friendly and polite
• unfriendly and not so polite CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
To sound friendly, does the speaker’s voice go up ( ) or
down ( ) at the end? You can now do the Unit Progress Test.

f Practise asking the questions in 5d in a friendly

and polite way. 15
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Learn to write an email with travel advice

SKILLS FOR WRITING Paragraph writing

W
Learn to write an article

I really missed my phone all day G Organising an article

1 SPEAKING AND LISTENING 2 READING

a Discuss the questions. a Read Tech free! Did Sam have a really difficult
1 In your daily life, how much do you depend on technology? day or some nice surprises?
2 What aspects of technology make your daily life easier?
b Read the text again. Are the sentences true
b Look at the research results below and discuss or false?
the questions. 1 Before the experiment, Sam was a bit worried by
1 Do you think people you know would agree with these results? the idea.
2 Do you agree with the results? Is there anything you would add 2 Sam was annoyed that he had to chat to someone
to the list? in the bank.
3 The bank clerk was surprised that Sam wanted to
withdraw money.
IT anxiety! 4 Sam was able to work better when he wrote
by hand.
Recent research has revealed the things
5 As the day progressed, Sam thought less about using
that make people the most anxious about information
his phone.
technology (IT). Here are the top five:
6 The book he read made him fall asleep.
1 There is less face-to-face social contact.
7 Sam learned something about the way we depend
2 IT companies know too much about us. on technology.
3 Artificial intelligence could mean job losses.
4 Too much time is wasted online. c How would you feel if you had to live
5 Information online is often unreliable. without using technology for one day? Discuss
what you would and would not enjoy.

c 01.22 Listen to Gina and Derek talking about technology.

What aspect of technology do they talk about? Are they
3 WRITING SKILLS
describing positive or negative experiences? Organising an article
d 01.22 Listen again. What’s the speaker’s relationship a How does Sam organise his article? Choose the
with the other person in the story? What made the correct summary.
experience positive or negative? Why? 1 He explains his attitude towards technology, describes
his day, requests readers to do the same thing.
e Discuss the questions. 2 He explains his level of dependency on technology,
1 Do you agree with Gina’s reaction to her boss? Why / Why not? describes his day, finishes with an evaluation of the
2 Do you know people like Derek? Do you think they should try to experience.
change? Why / Why not? 3 He explains his feelings about technology, describes
his day, finishes by promising to repeat the
f Work on your own. Think about the questions below and experience.
make notes.
• When has technology created a problem for you? b How does Sam get the reader’s attention at the
• When has technology helped you solve a problem of some kind? beginning of the article?

g Discuss your experiences in 1f.

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 UNIT 1

TECH FREE!
1
by Sam Winton HOME BLOG FOLLOW ME

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to give up technology? I’m a freelance
marketing consultant and I spend a lot of my working life in front of a computer. I’ve been
working on a marketing campaign for this nature resort where any kind of digital device is
banned. I wanted to know what it’s like, so I decided to conduct my own private experiment:
Spend a day without technological devices – scary!

2 4
The first thing I usually do every day is reach for Afterwards, I came home to try writing my
my smartphone to check the time and read any marketing plan by hand. Interestingly, I found
messages, but I’d locked it in a drawer the night it easier to concentrate on my writing. But my
before. Already I was feeling very cut off from the hand got really sore from writing with a pen!
world, and it was only … actually, I had no idea And I have to confess – by this stage, I was
what time it was! having to make a real effort not to get my phone
3 out and check my messages.
After breakfast, I needed to get some cash.
5
Inevitably, this meant a trip to the bank because Then, I wanted to relax and watch the next
I couldn’t use my card or a cash machine. I episode in a series that I’m streaming. Naturally,
had to queue at the bank, but I had a very that was out – I had to read a book. It’s a crime
nice conversation with a woman while I was story a friend recommended to me and it’s great.
waiting. She told me how they’re going to I couldn’t put it down and I ended up going to
upgrade the local park with a new playground bed late.
and a running track. Not surprisingly, the bank 6
All in all, I wouldn’t say I could live without
clerk thought I was a bit strange to be making
technology. Predictably, I really missed my phone
a cash withdrawal in person. Most people
all day. However, I kept to my promise of a tech-
use machines.
free day and had more face-to-face interaction by
avoiding machines. Undoubtedly, it has made me
realise just how addicted to technology we all are.

c Complete the tasks. f Which piece of advice is not correct for writing an article?
1 In paragraphs 2–5, underline the linking word or Why?
phrase that sequences the events in Sam’s day. The 1 Begin the article with a question to get the reader’s attention.
first one has been done for you. 2 Use direct questions to connect with the reader of your article.
2 In paragraph 6, what linking phrase shows that Sam 3 Think about how you can structure the main part of the article.
is going to summarise his experience? You can use a sequence of events or you could compare and
contrast ideas.
d Look at the example sentence from the article. 4 Use linking words to guide the reader.
Inevitably, this meant a trip to the bank because 5 Be as objective as possible.
I couldn’t use my card or a cash machine. 6 Use comment adverbs to show your opinions.
7 Summarise your experience or ideas and evaluate them.
The adverb Inevitably shows the writer’s
attitude. Find five other comment adverbs in
the article. 4 WRITING
e Add the adverbs in the box to the sentences. a Imagine you had to live for a week without a technological
There is more than one possible answer. device you use in your daily life. Choose a device from the
article or use your own idea. Make notes about what the
amazingly naturally inevitably experience might be like.
(not) surprisingly
b Discuss your notes.
1 Why do some websites ask you to change
passwords so often? , after changing the c Write an article about your experience. Organise your
password for my bank, I was asked to change it article to follow the structure in 3a. Use the linking
again just a week later. phrases and adverbs from 3c–e to help you.
2 I usually hate anything to do with technology. ,
I like using the self-service check-out at my local d Swap articles with another student.
supermarket. Does the article follow the advice in 3f?
3 I always expect digital devices to be expensive. Is the article interesting to read? Why / Why not?
, the tablet I bought last week cost very little. What could make it more interesting?
4 I find it very difficult to install new software. ,
I’ve downloaded the new version of a program, and
now my computer is frozen.
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 UNIT 1 3 WORDPOWER make
a Match the statements with the pictures.
Review and extension 1 2 3

1 GRAMMAR
a Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1
My wife Anna and I first (meet) at a party while I
2 3 4 5 6
(live) in London in the 1970s. When I , (arrive)
4 5
most people (already/leave). I (notice) Anna
6 7
immediately. She (wear) a blue dress, and she
8
(chat) with a group of people on the balcony. I (go) up
9 10
to her and we (start) talking. We both (feel) as if
11 12
we (know) each other all our lives. Now we (be)
13 a ‘I can’t make up my mind.’
both in our 70s. We (know) each other for 44 years.
b ‘It really makes a difference to the room.’
c ‘I can’t make out what it is.’
b Read an interview with a famous actor about his life. 7
d ‘We’ll just have to make the best of it.’
Correct the mistakes in the questions.
e ‘This is to make up for last night.’
1 Where you grew up? f ‘That doesn’t make sense.’
In San Diego, California. I left when I was 18. g ‘It wants to make friends with us.’
2 Did not you like living in San Diego?
Yes, but there were more opportunities in San Francisco. b 01.23 Listen to the conversations
3 How long for did you stay there? and check your answers.
About eight years. Then I moved to New York.
4 What did make you decide to move? c Add a word or phrase from a after make in these
I got an offer to act at the Apollo Theater in New York. sentences.
5 Do you think was it a good decision?
1 What was that? I can’t make what you’re saying.
Oh, yes. It was a chance to work with some great people.
2 Why don’t you drive faster? We need to make lost time,
6 Did you work with who?
or we’ll be late.
Oh, a lot of good actors – Terence Newby, for example.
3 So, do you want to come with us? You need to make .
4 When the sun shines, it makes to the way I feel.
2 VOCABULARY 5 I didn’t buy any more food. You’ll just have to make of it.
6 He gave a long explanation, but it didn’t make to me. I
a Add an adjective to complete each gap. still don’t understand.
1 The students are all keen to learn English. They’re very 7 Don’t sit in front of the computer all day. You should go out
m . and make with people.
2 All Sophie’s family and friends have warned her about
marrying Fred, but she’s going to anyway. She’s so s . d What kind of person are you? Discuss these
3 Everyone agrees the new president is a good leader. She’s questions.
highly r . 1 If you upset a friend, how would you make up for it? Would you
4 My brother used to be very shy, but he’s become much more buy a present, buy flowers, apologise … ?
s since he left home. 2 When you buy clothes, do you make up your mind
5 I’ve always loved acting more than anything else. I’m p quickly or do you need a long time to decide?
about it. 3 You have to spend the night at an airport. Would you stay there
6 Five thousand people came to hear him talk. He’s a very and make the best of it or would you pay money for a hotel?
i speaker. 4 You see a dog in the street. Would you try to make friends with
7 Try not to criticise his work. He can be very s about it. it or would you keep out of its way?
8 Just because they’re rich, they think they’re better than
everyone else. I hate a people like that.

b Choose the correct answers.

1
REVIEW YOUR PROGRESS
1 I took / had a go at running a café, but it didn’t work
2 3 How well did you do in this unit? Write 3, 2 or 1
up / out. I didn’t make enough money, so I had to give /
for each objective.
stop up.
4 3 = very well 2 = well 1 = not so well
2 He’s really doing / making an effort to lose weight. He’s on a
5
diet, and he’s kept / held it up for six weeks now. But I don’t
6
know if he’ll make / keep to it for much longer.
I CAN …
3 He saw a poster for a pottery class and decided to try it discuss people I admire
7 8
out / on. After two classes he managed to / for make discuss a challenge
a vase. explain what to do and check understanding

18 write an article.