Contents
1 It´s personal! pages 5-16 - missing sentences, identifying language links in the text and the sentences - words related to people, coolocations & expressions, phrasal verbs, word formation - present simple, present continuous, stative verbs , relative clauses - multiple matching, paying attention to what you hear rather than what you read - deciding on the best solution, talking about friends and family, showing understanding - email, reading the task carefully, using topic sentences and linking words
2 Life´s Great Mysteries pages 17-28 - multiple choice, answering a question in your own words to avoid being distracted by the answer choices - words related to mysteries, phrasal verds, commonly confused words, collocations & expressions - past simple, past continuous, used to, would, be/get used to - note taking, predicting wthat kind of words are missing - discussion and decision making, talking about local history and mysteries, saying what you think and expressing preference - story, making it lifelike, using the senses to bring your story to life
Progress Review 1 pages 29-30
3 The world of Sport pages 31-42 - multiple matching, summarising the paragraphs for a better understanding of the text - words related to sport, word formation, collocations & expressions, pharasal verbs - present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, past simple, present perfect simple - multiple choice, understanding meaning from the context - comparing photos, talking about sport and exercise, comparing photos - essay, think before you write, including a contrasting idea
4 Shopping Therapy pages 43-54 - multiple choice, answering questions about four related texts - words related to shopping, pharasal verbs, prepositions, commonly confused words - past perfect simple, past perfect continuous, past perfect tenses, past simple - multiple choice (pictures), relating the conversation to the pictures - deciding on the best solution, talking about shopping and buying presents, contrasting advantages and disadvantages - article, getting your reader´s attention, making comparisons to explain and your opinion
Progress Review 2 pages 55-56
5 The Environment pages 57-68 - multiple matching, identifying key words in the questions and similar ideas in the texts - words related to the environment, word formation, prepositions phrasal verbs - future simple, shall, be going to, future continuous, temporals - multiple choice, using the questions to learn information about whtat you will hear - discussion and decision making, talking about local and global environments, asking your partner´s opinion - essay, writing a strong introduction, using examples to explain and support your ideas
6 Crime pages 69-80 - missing sentences, making sure senteces fit logically with what is before and after each gap - words related to crime, and punishment, phrasal verbs, commonly confused words, collocations & expressions - modals: ability, permission, requests, offers & suggestions, modals: obligation, necessity, prohibition, possibility, deduction, advice, criticism - multiple choice, listening carefully and not answering the question too quickly - comparing photos, talking about crime and crime prevention, expressing uncertainty - assay, writing good conclusions, avoiding exaggerated statements
Progress Review 3 pages 81-82
7 The Media pages 83-94 - multiple choice, eliminating obviously wrong answer options - words related to different kinds of media, prepositions, collocations & expressions, word formation - the passive. tenses, gerunds, infinitives & modals, the passive: impersonal and personal structures - multiple choice (pictures), answering the question you are actually asked - discussion and decision making, talking about different kinds of media, agreeing and disagreeing with your partner - report, making suggestions, justifying your suggestions by describing the results
8 A Hard Day´s Work pages 95-106 - multiple choice, identifying different text types - words related to jobs and work, commonly confused words, word formation, collocations & expressions - conditionals: zero, first, second & third, mixed conditionals - multiple choice, listening to tone of voice as well ad what is said - comparing photos, talking about jobs and careers, making generalisations and giving examples - formal letter, writing about yourself, using phrasal to avoid starting every sentence with I
Progress Review 4 pages 107-108
9 Getting Away pages 109-120 - multiple matching, scanning the texts for specific information - words related to holiday and travel, commonly confesed words, word formation, prepositions - gerunds & infinitives, make & let, comparison of abjectives & adverbs - note taking, using the words you hear to complete the notes - discussion and decision making, talking about tourism, justifying your opinion - review, writing good descriptions, using abjectives to describe facts and opinion
10 Where on earth? pages 121-132 - multiple choice, answering questions about wthat dates refer to - words related to the world, language and culture, commonly confused words, word formation, prepositions - reported speech: statements, questions, commands & requests, reported speech: reporting verds - multiple choice, moving on to the next question - choosing the best option, talking about culture and languages, giving advice - essay, writing long sentences, using words and phrasal to link paragraphs and sentences
Progress Review 5 pages 133-134
11 High-Tech World pages 135-146 - missing sentences, identifying sentences that explain something in the text - words related to the technology, prepositions, phrasal verbs, commonly confused words - causative forms, wishe & preferences - multiple matching, identifying the differences between the sentences - comparing photos, talking about technology, sequencing your ideas - article writing about wthat you prefer, using conditional senteces to explain reasons
12 Happy to help! pages 147-146 - multiple choice, understanding the text as a whole - words related to service and helping people, phrasal verbs, word formation, collocations & expressions - questions tags, pronouns, not only... but also; had better, it´s (about/high) time - multiple choice, paying attention to details in the question - duscussion and decision making, talking about voluntary work and young people, asking for clarifiction - letter, communicating effectively, using a broad range of vocabulary
Progress Review 6 pages 159-160
Grammar Reference pages 161-177
Irregular Verbs pages 178-179
Writing Bank pages 180-106
Speaking Bank pages 187
Speaking information pages 188-191