1 Getting Started 8
V names; likes and dislikes; family relationships; daily routine
G/F introducing people; question patterns; simple present;
have/has got; there is/there are
S listening for missing words; jigsaw reading; listening for
details; marking word stress; spelling
T listening; word trees and word bank; reading; writing e-mails
and letters; dictionaries; word stress

2 Sports and Hobbies 20
V sports; hobbies; telephoning; food and drink; shopping;
quantities
G simple present and present continuous in contrast;
some-any; much-many
S listening for key words; listening for details; telephoning
T listening; vocabulary; reading

3 Behaviour in Society 30
V daily routines; living together; tolerance
G simple present; adverbs of frequency; past tense of regular
and some irregular verbs
S reading for gist; guessing unknown words in a reading text;
identifying word stress
T reading; listening

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Holidays 42
V holiday experiences
G question and negative forms in the past; past tense of
irregular verbs; simple past vs. past progressive
S jigsaw reading; listening for details; being an interested
listener; writing a postcard
T verb forms; intonation in question tags

5 Law and Order 48
V crime and punishment; lost property office
G present perfect for indefinite past and to show the present
result of a past action; present perfect vs. simple past;
possessive pronouns and adjectives
S predictive reading; predictive listening; using clues in a text;
using contracted forms
T word stress; listening

6 Ecology Down Under 56
V Australia and the environment
G/F future forms: going to, will, present progressive;
suggestions and invitations; agreeing and disagreeing;
appropriate responses
S listening for specific information; reading for details;
telephoning
T unstressed sounds

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7 A Question of Luck 68
V weather and forecasts; betting; lottery
G/F if-sentences type 1+2; agreeing and disagreeing; expressing
opinions; discussing; giving advice
S working with word trees; listening for details; reading for
details
T inferring meaning from context

8 Childhood 74
V changes in routine; notices for rules and regulations
G/F used to; modals: must vs. have to; mustn’t vs. don’t have to;
may, might, must, can’t for deductions
S listening for details; making deductions; predictive reading
T practising grammar outside the classroom

9 The World of Work 82
V jobs; careers; modern office communication
G/F present perfect simple and progressive for unfinished actions;
for and since; asking for clarification
S listening for details; jigsaw reading; predictive reading;
reading for specific information; recognising word stress
T word partnerships; grammar

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10 Transport & Technology 94
V transport; likes and dislikes; technical improvements
G comparative and superlative of adjectives; gerund and
infinitives; passive verb forms
S listening for details; reading for details
T listening; personalisation

11 Health and Enviroment 102
V healthy habits; safety tips; environment
G/F if-sentences type 3; modal verbs; making polite suggestions
S interviewing; listening for details; note-taking
T sounding natural; diary writing

12 Entertainment 118
V forms of entertainment; films
G reported speech; past perfect
S reading a literary extract; listening for clues; listening for
details; telling a true story; writing a little scenario
T reading for pleasure; exchanging information; writing a story

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Appendix
File Section page 122
Grammar Reference Section page 129
Tapescripts page 164
Key page 172
Vocabulary (Unit by Unit) page 181
Vocabulary (Alphabetical Order) page 200
Acknowledgements page 204


V vocabulary // G/F grammar&functions // S skills // T learning tips