ContentsUnit LangUage focUs VocabULary reaL Life (fUnctions) PronUnciation Listening reading criticaL thinking sPeaking Writing
time phrasesthe perfect aspect
wordbuilding: suffix -ness
idioms: irreversible word pairs
word focus: life
presenting yourselfspeaking skill: keeping
going
content words a talk by a sociologist about defining who you are
an article about the lessons we learn from the past
an article about the language of Shakespeare
developing an argument
your favorite sayingpersonality typescall my bluff
a cover letterwriting skill: fixed
expressions
Video: Arctic wisdom page 18 ReView page 20
the continuous aspectpresent and perfect
participles
phrasal verb getwordbuilding: phrases
with doidioms: health and
safetyword focus: foot
giving a talkspeaking skill: keeping
people’s attention
checking specific words
an interview with a woman firefighter
an article about the Moken people of Myanmar
an article about rock climbing in Yosemite
using contrasts work as a way of lifehealth and safety
issuesyour comfort zone
taking noteswriting skill:
abbreviations
Video: Climbing Yosemite page 30 ReView page 32
intensifying adverbsemphatic structures
adverb and adjective collocations
townswordbuilding: suffix
-ableword focus: wall
making recommendationsspeaking skill: making a
case
stress in intensifying adverbs
linking
an interview with an architect about small homes
an article about two model towns
an article about the architect Zaha Hadid
fact or opinion your ideal hometown planninghow spaces affect you
an opinion essaywriting skill: linking
devices
Video: denmark bridge page 42 ReView page 44
past modalsprobability
phrasal verb comeidioms: partitiveswordbuilding: past
participles as adjectives
word focus: give
making a short pitchspeaking skill: using
rhetorical questions
weak formslong and short
vowels
an interview about the inspiration for inventions
an article about origami engineering
an article about a social entrepreneur
finding counter arguments
what you can’t live without
origami ideasbeing on the spot
describing how things work
writing skill: punctuation
Video: ethical ocean page 54 ReView page 56
substitutionnominalization
wordbuilding: -ing adjectives
roads and waysa good readidioms: rhyming
expressionsword focus: cast
reading aloudspeaking skill: engaging
your audience
intonation in short responses
part of a radio show about an extraordinary journey into the Himalayas
an article about the graphic novel
a passage from the book In Patagonia
analyzing descriptive language
a good readspeech bubblesdescribing impressions
a book reviewwriting skill: descriptive
words
Video: on the road: Andrew McCarthy page 66 ReView page 68
phrasal verbsverb patterns
wordbuilding: off and up
injuriesidioms: healthword focus: face
discussing proposalsspeaking skill: conceding
a point
toning down negative statements
an interview with an ultrarunner about sports injuries
an article about different exercise regimes
an article about beauty
identifying aims exercise trendsdescribing an injurydoes beauty sell?
a formal reportwriting skill: linking
adverbs and adverbial phrases
Video: Palestinian free running page 78 ReView page 80
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Lessons for lifepages 9–20
More than a jobpages 21–32
innovationpages 45–56
Body matterspages 69–80
Four wallspages 33–44
The writer’s journey
pages 57–68
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Unit LangUage focUs VocabULary reaL Life (fUnctions) PronUnciation Listening reading criticaL thinking sPeaking Writing
time phrasesthe perfect aspect
wordbuilding: suffix -ness
idioms: irreversible word pairs
word focus: life
presenting yourselfspeaking skill: keeping
going
content words a talk by a sociologist about defining who you are
an article about the lessons we learn from the past
an article about the language of Shakespeare
developing an argument
your favorite sayingpersonality typescall my bluff
a cover letterwriting skill: fixed
expressions
Video: Arctic wisdom page 18 ReView page 20
the continuous aspectpresent and perfect
participles
phrasal verb getwordbuilding: phrases
with doidioms: health and
safetyword focus: foot
giving a talkspeaking skill: keeping
people’s attention
checking specific words
an interview with a woman firefighter
an article about the Moken people of Myanmar
an article about rock climbing in Yosemite
using contrasts work as a way of lifehealth and safety
issuesyour comfort zone
taking noteswriting skill:
abbreviations
Video: Climbing Yosemite page 30 ReView page 32
intensifying adverbsemphatic structures
adverb and adjective collocations
townswordbuilding: suffix
-ableword focus: wall
making recommendationsspeaking skill: making a
case
stress in intensifying adverbs
linking
an interview with an architect about small homes
an article about two model towns
an article about the architect Zaha Hadid
fact or opinion your ideal hometown planninghow spaces affect you
an opinion essaywriting skill: linking
devices
Video: denmark bridge page 42 ReView page 44
past modalsprobability
phrasal verb comeidioms: partitiveswordbuilding: past
participles as adjectives
word focus: give
making a short pitchspeaking skill: using
rhetorical questions
weak formslong and short
vowels
an interview about the inspiration for inventions
an article about origami engineering
an article about a social entrepreneur
finding counter arguments
what you can’t live without
origami ideasbeing on the spot
describing how things work
writing skill: punctuation
Video: ethical ocean page 54 ReView page 56
substitutionnominalization
wordbuilding: -ing adjectives
roads and waysa good readidioms: rhyming
expressionsword focus: cast
reading aloudspeaking skill: engaging
your audience
intonation in short responses
part of a radio show about an extraordinary journey into the Himalayas
an article about the graphic novel
a passage from the book In Patagonia
analyzing descriptive language
a good readspeech bubblesdescribing impressions
a book reviewwriting skill: descriptive
words
Video: on the road: Andrew McCarthy page 66 ReView page 68
phrasal verbsverb patterns
wordbuilding: off and up
injuriesidioms: healthword focus: face
discussing proposalsspeaking skill: conceding
a point
toning down negative statements
an interview with an ultrarunner about sports injuries
an article about different exercise regimes
an article about beauty
identifying aims exercise trendsdescribing an injurydoes beauty sell?
a formal reportwriting skill: linking
adverbs and adverbial phrases
Video: Palestinian free running page 78 ReView page 80
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Unit LangUage focUs VocabULary reaL Life (fUnctions) PronUnciation Listening reading criticaL thinking sPeaking Writing
linking wordssubordinate clauses
wordbuilding: noun formation
stories from historyidioms: luckword focus: bear
asking for confirmation and clarification
speaking skill: prefacing a question and seeking clarification
intonation in subordinate clauses
intonation in questions
a radio interview about an archaeological find
an article about Herodotus and the story of the Persian invasion of Greece
a story about hidden treasure
fact or conjecture stories from historysocial historyhistorical irony
describing a past eventwriting skill:
sequencing events
Video: Collecting the past page 90 ReView page 92
passive reporting verbsexpressions with no
wordbuilding: compound nouns
idioms: business buzz words
word focus: break
making a podcastspeaking skill: hedging
language
word stress an interview about social media marketing
a photographer’s blog about sinkholes
an article about a day at a hacker’s conference
identifying personal opinions
bloggingusing social mediaIT security
an online news reportwriting skill: cautious
language
Video: Talking dictionaries page 102 ReView page 104
the adverb justexpressing purpose
themes of songswordbuilding: negative
prefixesidioms: musicword focus: hit
your favorite musicspeaking skill: responding
to difficult questions
word stress: justintonation to express
uncertainty
a talk by a neuroscientist about music therapy
an interview with a musician about music and culture
a review of a documentary about Bob Marley
identifying text types themes of songsmood musica charity concert
a descriptionwriting skill: parallel
structures
Video: A biopic page 114 ReView page 116
tag questionsadverbs
wordbuilding: compound adjectives
idioms: animal verbsword focus: free
making conversationspeaking skill: showing
interest
tag questions an interview with a sociologist about citizenship education
an article about ant society
an article about the Hadza of Tanzania
reading between the lines
civic dutiessocial animalsa conservation project
a discursive essaywriting skill: critical
thinking in writing
Video: initiation with ants page 126 ReView page 128
unreal pastinversion in conditionals
idioms: feelingswordbuilding:
heteronymsword focus: move
recognizing feelingsspeaking skill: recognizing
others’ feelings
heteronymsadjectives ending
in -ed
an interview with a psychologist about understanding emotions
an article about irrational thinking
an article about the new generation of robots
understanding style modern lifemind gamestechnology ethics
an email messagewriting skill: avoiding
misunderstandings
Video: Self-teaching robots page 138 ReView page 140
approximationqualifiers
idioms: adjective collocations
wordbuilding: suffix -ity
word focus: space and room
a debatespeaking skill: interrupting
intonation in interruptions
part of a radio show about the Japanese poet Basho
an article about William Allard’s American West
an article about a camera obscura
identifying aims special placesevents in natureexplaining a technique
haiku a speculative letterwriting skill: persuasive
language
Video: Canada oil sands page 150 ReView page 152
CoMMuniCATion ACTiViTieS page 153 gRAMMAR ReFeRenCe page 157 AudioSCRiPTS page 174
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digital mediapages 93–104
Landscapespages 141–152
The music in uspages 105–116
Stories from history
pages 81–92
Reason and emotion
pages 129–140
Social livingpages 117–128
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Unit LangUage focUs VocabULary reaL Life (fUnctions) PronUnciation Listening reading criticaL thinking sPeaking Writing
linking wordssubordinate clauses
wordbuilding: noun formation
stories from historyidioms: luckword focus: bear
asking for confirmation and clarification
speaking skill: prefacing a question and seeking clarification
intonation in subordinate clauses
intonation in questions
a radio interview about an archaeological find
an article about Herodotus and the story of the Persian invasion of Greece
a story about hidden treasure
fact or conjecture stories from historysocial historyhistorical irony
describing a past eventwriting skill:
sequencing events
Video: Collecting the past page 90 ReView page 92
passive reporting verbsexpressions with no
wordbuilding: compound nouns
idioms: business buzz words
word focus: break
making a podcastspeaking skill: hedging
language
word stress an interview about social media marketing
a photographer’s blog about sinkholes
an article about a day at a hacker’s conference
identifying personal opinions
bloggingusing social mediaIT security
an online news reportwriting skill: cautious
language
Video: Talking dictionaries page 102 ReView page 104
the adverb justexpressing purpose
themes of songswordbuilding: negative
prefixesidioms: musicword focus: hit
your favorite musicspeaking skill: responding
to difficult questions
word stress: justintonation to express
uncertainty
a talk by a neuroscientist about music therapy
an interview with a musician about music and culture
a review of a documentary about Bob Marley
identifying text types themes of songsmood musica charity concert
a descriptionwriting skill: parallel
structures
Video: A biopic page 114 ReView page 116
tag questionsadverbs
wordbuilding: compound adjectives
idioms: animal verbsword focus: free
making conversationspeaking skill: showing
interest
tag questions an interview with a sociologist about citizenship education
an article about ant society
an article about the Hadza of Tanzania
reading between the lines
civic dutiessocial animalsa conservation project
a discursive essaywriting skill: critical
thinking in writing
Video: initiation with ants page 126 ReView page 128
unreal pastinversion in conditionals
idioms: feelingswordbuilding:
heteronymsword focus: move
recognizing feelingsspeaking skill: recognizing
others’ feelings
heteronymsadjectives ending
in -ed
an interview with a psychologist about understanding emotions
an article about irrational thinking
an article about the new generation of robots
understanding style modern lifemind gamestechnology ethics
an email messagewriting skill: avoiding
misunderstandings
Video: Self-teaching robots page 138 ReView page 140
approximationqualifiers
idioms: adjective collocations
wordbuilding: suffix -ity
word focus: space and room
a debatespeaking skill: interrupting
intonation in interruptions
part of a radio show about the Japanese poet Basho
an article about William Allard’s American West
an article about a camera obscura
identifying aims special placesevents in natureexplaining a technique
haiku a speculative letterwriting skill: persuasive
language
Video: Canada oil sands page 150 ReView page 152
CoMMuniCATion ACTiViTieS page 153 gRAMMAR ReFeRenCe page 157 AudioSCRiPTS page 174
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