Contents

UNIT 1 - Getting to know each other 8
Introducing yourself and others; hellos and goodbyes;
Present Simple; to be; possessive pronouns; plural forms;
Reasons for Iearning English; objects in the classroom;


UNIT 2 - People and countries 18
Giving reasons; telephoning; spelling;
Comparison of adjectives; questions;
Adjectives; holiday destinations; nationalities; spelling a
name; giving a telephone number;


UNIT 3 - Working in Europe 28
Telling the time;
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous; adverbs of frequency;
a / an; do-questions;
Jobs, job titles; positive and negative adjectives;routines;
statistics (working in Europe); a lot/a few/a little;
E-mails;


UNIT 4 - Revision 38


UNIT 5 - Looking back 40
Talking to a business visitor; offering something to drink;
Past Simple; yes/no-questions; short answers; adverbs;
Biographies; business meeting; employee performance review;
Performance Review;


UNIT 6 - Then and now 50
Giving opinions; agreeing/disagreeing;
Past Simple (irregular verbs); informative questions
Past Continuous;
Objects from modern life; first jobs; office equipment
mobile phones;


UNIT 7 - Holidays 60
Likes / dislikes; agreeing / disagreeing; making an
appointment; giving a date;
Present Perfect; reported speech (in the past);
Types of holidays; preparing a holiday; appointments;
ordinal numbers; road trips in the USA


UNIT 8 - Revision 70


UNIT 9 - A trip down under 72
Suggesting; booking a motorhome (telephone);
Present Continuous as a future form; how much / how many;
imperative;
Means of transport; motorhome equipment; driving in
Australia; tourist sights;


UNIT 10 - Eating out 82
Suggesting, reacting to suggestions; ordering in a restaurant;
Will for reacting and promising; tag questions;
Restaurant advertisements; describing a restaurant; (types of);
menu;


UNIT 11 - Health and body 92
Giving advice;
Will for predicting; conditional with will; imperative;
Activities; illnesses; parts of the body; seasons and weather;
clothes;


UNIT 12 - Revision 102


UNIT 13 - Places 104
Describing locations (towns / cities); giving public transport
connections; asking for help / giving advice;
Prepositions; Past Simple vs. Present Perfect; for / since;
Geographical features; public transport; changes in a city;


UNIT 14 - Shopping 114
Shopping phrases; telephone phrases;
Some / any; Present Simple Passive;
Things to buy; methods of payment; rooms in a house; online
shopping; furniture; home office, different uses of computers;


UNIT 15 - Party time 124
Formal and informal invitations; small talk; thanking (spoken
or written); 1
Conditional with would; relative pronouns who / which
Clothes; types of parties; party etiquette; small talk;
Invitation; thank-you letter;


UNIT 16 - Revision 134


Appendix Anhang
Grammar Overview Grammatikübersicht 136
lrregular Verbs Unregelmäßige Zeitwörter 146
Keys to Practice Section: Lösungen zum Übungsteil 148
Tapescripts Hörtexte 155
Unit Vocabulary Kapitel-Wörterverzeichnis 160
Alphabetical Wordlist Alphabetisches Wortregister 175