CONTENTS
Welcome p 4 A Introducing yourself; Asking questions; The weather; Families B Meeting people; Irregular past participles; Losing things; Furniture
C Buying and talking about food; In a restaurant; Stores; Things you have to do D Plans and arrangements; Sports and sports verbs; Travel plans
FUNCTIONS & SPEAKING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
Unit 1 Talking about things you have and haven’t done Present perfect with just, already, and yet Personality adjectives
Incredible people Developing Speaking: Offering encouragement Present perfect vs. simple past Collocations
p 12 WordWise: Phrases with just
Unit 2 Asking and giving / refusing permission to Present perfect with for and since School subjects
A good education do something
a, an, the, or no article Verbs about thinking
p 20 Role-play: Asking permission
Life competencies: Recognizing others’ good work , Culture: Schools with a difference , Review
Unit 3 Comparing things and actions Comparative and superlative Movie genres
On the screen Developing Speaking: Asking for and adjectives (review) WordWise: Expressions
p 30 offering help (not) as … as comparatives with get
Making a comparison stronger or weaker Types of TV shows
Adverbs and comparative adverbs
Unit 4 Giving advice Indefinite pronouns (everyone, no one, IT terms
Online life someone, etc.) Language for giving advice
p 38 all / some / none / any of them
should(n’t), had better, ought to
Life competencies: Achieving your goals , Culture: From caves to Kindles – how reading has changed , Review
Unit 5 Role-play: Helpful suggestions Present perfect continuous Making music
Music to my ears Developing Speaking: Asking about feelings Present perfect vs. present perfect WordWise: Phrasal verbs
p 48 continuous with out
Musical instruments
Unit 6 Expressing surprise and enthusiasm will (not), may (not), might (not) for prediction The environment
No planet B First conditional Verbs to talk about energy
p 56 unless in first conditional sentences
Life competencies: Managing your money , Culture: Green solutions around the world , Review
Unit 7 Checking information Future forms Future time expressions
The future is now Developing Speaking: Agreeing Question tags Organizing a party
p 66 Nor, neither, and so WordWise: Phrases
with about
Unit 8 Talking about past habits Simple past vs. past continuous (review) Direction and movement
Science and us Talking about imaginary situations used to Science
p 74 Talking about scientific discoveries Second conditional
I wish
Life competencies: Being flexible , Culture: Amazing inventions from ancient civilizations , Review
Unit 9 Developing Speaking: Accepting and refusing The passive (present, past, present Jobs
Working week offers and invitations continuous, present perfect) work as / in / for; work vs. job
p 84 Role-play: Inviting friends to join you WordWise: Time
expressions with in
Unit 10 Talking about your health Past perfect Time linkers
Mind and body Past perfect continuous Illness: collocations
p 92 Past perfect vs. past perfect continuous
Life competencies: Taking responsibility for your actions , Culture: Keep in shape … without going to the gym , Review
Unit 11 Reporting what someone said Reported statements Fun
Breaking news Developing Speaking: Expressing feelings: anger Verb patterns: object + infinitive More verbs with object +
p 102 infinitive
WordWise: Expressions
with make
Unit 12 Talking about permission be allowed to / let Discipline
Rules and Following and giving simple instructions Third conditional Consequences and reasons
regulations
p 110
Life competencies: Being assertive , Culture: Strange laws from around the world , Review
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PRONUNCIATION THINK! SKILLS
Intonation and sentence Values: Human qualities Reading Online survey responses: Who do you admire most?
stress Article: Human moles
Writing A short passage about someone you admire Listening Guessing game
Word stress Values: Learning for life Reading Article: The loneliest student in the UK
Train to Think Learning Article: The power of “yet”
about texts Writing An email describing your school routine Listening Conversation about a summer
activity list
B1 Preliminary for Schools Exam practice
Words ending in /ər/ Values: Preconceived ideas Reading A
rticle: A new kind of superhero
Article: The history of watching TV
Writing A paragraph about your TV habits Listening Interview with a teenage movie director
The short /ʌ/ vowel Values: Responsible online Reading Article: Leaving footprints
sound behavior Short texts: Different types of messages
Train to Think Logical Writing A web page giving advice Listening Conversation about falling for online scams
sequencing
B1 Preliminary for Schools Exam practice
The /ɑ/ vowel sound Values: Following your Reading Magazine article: A royal star
(spelled with o) dreams Article: The future of live music
Writing The story of your favorite band Listening Interviews about music
/f/, /v/, /b/ consonant Values: Caring for the world Reading Magazine article: Hot topic: saving the Earth
sounds Train to Think Different Brochure: Energy matters
perspectives Writing An article for the school magazine Listening Interview about a town project
B1 Preliminary for Schools Exam practice
Intonation of question Values: Believe in a better Reading Newspaper article: Today’s world
tags future Group chat: Organizing a party
Writing An invitation to a party Listening Interview with a singer and a journalist
The /juː/ sound Values: How science helps Reading M
agazine article: Curious minds
people Web forum: What invention or discovery would make your life better?
Train to Think Using Writing A blog entry Listening A science lesson
criteria
B1 Preliminary for Schools Exam practice
/tʃ/ and /dʒ/ Values: What’s important Reading Article: The perfect job?
consonant sounds in a job? Article: Technology in the workplace
Writing A short essay about jobs in the future Listening Interview with Marina Stuart
/tʃ/ and /ʃ/ consonant Values: Never give up Reading Article: 8,000 birds to see before you die
sounds Train to Think Logical Article: 3D printing – it can change lives
conclusions Writing A story Listening Conversation about health and exercise
B1 Preliminary for Schools Exam practice
Intonation: rude or Values: Reacting to jokes Reading Article: It’s all fake news
polite? Article: The danger of live TV
Writing A news report Listening Profile of an extreme weather journalist
Silent consonants Values: The importance Reading A
rticle: Hard times to be a kid
of rules Website contest: The best 50-word stories
Train to Think Being Writing A set of rules Listening The rules of chess
creative
B1 Preliminary for Schools Exam practice
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Pronunciation pages 120–121 Get it right! pages 122–126 Speaking activities pages 127–128
