Theme: First impressions
Unit 2 Background
2.1 Talking about events in life
Functions: Discussing biographical information
Target Language: Biographical information vocabulary - verb and noun collocations
Theme: Higher education
2.2 Discussing past events
Functions: Referring to past events and situations.
Target Language: Review of the Past Simple tense - regular and irregular verbs
Theme: A year off
2.3 Talking about your education
Functions: Referring to common academic subjects,Discussing experiences of education, Talking about lessons learned from the past
Target Language: Academic subject vocabulary,Education-related collocations with Past Simple verbs
Theme: Soft skills
Unit 3 Achievement
3.1 Talking about experiences
Functions: Referring to things you have and havent done before, Talking about past experiences in detail
Target Language: Review of Present Perfect Simple for unstated time + before, ever/never, been to versus gone to Contrast of Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple
Theme: 100 Things To Do Before You Die
3.2 Discussing progress toward goals
Functions: Talking about goals you have and havent achieved
Target Language: Review of Present Perfect with yet, already, for, since, so far and still, Further contrast of Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple
Theme: Parachuting from space
3.3 Talking about competition
Functions: Talk about competitions and competitive situations.Referring to types of sports and physical activities.
Target Language: Vocabulary relating to competition.Types of sports and sporting activities with play, go and do.
Theme: The scope of competition
Unit 4 News
4.1 Discussing news stories
Functions: Understanding and discussing frequent news topics
Target Language: High-frequency news story vocabulary
Theme: Common types of news story
4.2 Discussing recent events
Functions: Summing up recent events Discussing the details of recent events
Target Language: Words and phrases for referring to recent events Present Perfect and Past Simple - contrast and interchangeable usage
Theme: A new job
4.3 Talking about memories
Functions: Referring to memories Describing past circumstances
Target Language: Vocabulary relating to memories Past Continuous with when and while
Theme: Flashbulb memories
Unit 5 Virtual World
5.1 Discussing purposes and reasons
Functions: Discussing purposes and uses Explaining reasons for doing things
Target Language: Purpose: to, in order to, for ...ing, so that, because Review of able to
Theme: Computer stress
5.2 Understanding common IT terms
Functions: Understanding common computer terminology Understanding common Internet terminology
Target Language: Common computer terminology Common Internet terminology
Theme: The origin of IT words
5.3 Writing emails
Functions: Using appropriate language in everyday emails
Target Language: Common words and short expressions in emails
Theme: Email styles
Unit 6 On the Move
6.1 Discussing travel procedures
Functions: Talking about procedures at airports and stations
Target Language: Review and extension of air and rail travel vocabulary
Theme: Taking the Eurostar
6.2 Talking about frequency
Functions: Talking about frequent and infrequent situations
Target Language: Review and extension of adverbs of frequency and related phrases Theme: Crossing the English Channel
6.3 Talking about travel problems
Functions: Describing travel problems. Discussing changes to travel arrangements
Target Language: Language for describing travel problems Language for describing changes to travel arrangements
Theme: Timetable stress
Unit 7 Planning
7.1 Making arrangements
Functions: Offering to do things Making future arrangements
Target Language: Review of I will (spontaneous decisions), Shall I ...? will/wont + when, as soon as, until
Theme: Training course arrangements
7.2 Describing arrangements
Functions: Talking about future personal arrangements Talking about future timetabled events
Target Language: Review of Present Continuous as future Present Simple as future
Theme: Training course arrangements
7.3 Discussing plans and decisions
Functions: Describing plans Discussing decisions.
Target Language: Contrast of going to (plans) and I’ll (spontaneous decisions) Words and phrases relating to decisions.
Theme: Decision-making
Unit 8 Predictions
8.1 Discussing predictions
Functions: Referring to the future with different degrees of certainty
Target Language: will + certainly, definitely, maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably may, might
Theme: The difficulties of forecasting
8.2 Describing the weather
Functions: Describing climatic conditions Understanding weather forecasts
Target Language: Review and extension of weather vocabulary
Theme: Climate change
8.3 Discussing forecasts and scenarios
Functions: Giving confident forecasts Discussing possible scenarios
Target Language: going to and will for confident forecasts First conditional: if + will, could (= might)
Theme: Will global warming freeze Britain?
Unit 9 Buying and Selling
9.1 Talking about purchasing
Functions: Talking about transactions and purchases Dealing with refunds and exchanges of purchased goods
Target Language: Review and extension of shopping/transactions vocabulary
Theme: Online store FAQ
9.2 Discussing advantages and disadvantages
Functions: Talking about advantages Talking about disadvantages
Target Language: Phrases for referring to advantages and disadvantages
Theme: Combining physical and virtual shopping
9.3 Making comparisons
Functions: Making detailed comparisons
Target Language: Comparatives with: slightly / a little / a bit, much / a lot / far
Theme: Buying brand new cars
Unit 10 Leisure Time
10.1 Talking about leisure
Functions: Referring to interests and leisure activities Talking generally about leisure
Target Language: Personalized language for referring to interests and leisure pursuits Prepositions after go and related verbs
Theme: Leisure as an opposite of work
10.2 Discussing likes and dislikes
Functions: Describing varying degrees of likes and dislikes Talking about preferences
Target Language: Verbs and phrases for referring to likes, dislikes and preferences Use of gerund and infinitive forms after the above verbs and phrases
Theme: Divisive pastimes
Unit 11 Lifestyle
11.1 Talking about time
Functions: Discussing issues relating to use of time
Target Language: Expressions containing the word time.
Theme: Time pressure
11.2 Giving advice
Functions: Making recommendations
Target Language: Review of should / should not Phrases for offering advice
Theme: Time management
11.3 Discussing imaginary scenarios
Functions: Discussing hypothetical situations
Target Language: Second conditional: If ... would ...
Theme: Escaping the rat race
Unit 12 Forces of Nature
12.1 Discussing the natural environment
Functions: Describing natural geographical features
Target Language: Review and extension of geographical vocabulary
Theme: Natural superpowers
12.2 Describing systems
Functions: Describing systems and processes
Target Language: Passive: review of Present Simple form, extension with Past Simple form
Theme: Renewable energy
12.3 Describing position and movement
Functions: Describing relative positions of objects Describing the nature of movement
Target Language: Review and extension of prepositions of place and movement
Theme: Underground homes in Australia
Unit 13 On the Road
13.1 Talking about cars and roads
Functions: Discussing road and traffic systems Referring to car controls
Target Language: Review and extension of road/traffic vocabulary Essential car vocabulary (1)
Theme: Driving on the left versus driving on the right
13.2 Explaining rules
Functions: Explaining rules Discussing traffic laws
Target Language: Review and analysis of must, must not, can, can not, have to, do not have to (not) allowed to Essential traffic-regulations vocabulary
Theme: Confusing and dangerous road rules
13.3 Discussing rental arrangements
Functions: Making arrangements to rent vehicles and equipment
Target Language: Car rental vocabulary Essential car vocabulary (2)
Theme: Checklist for renting a car
Unit 14 Food and Drink
14.1 Referring to fruit and vegetables
Functions: Referring to common fruits Referring to common vegetables
Target Language: Common fruit and vegetable vocabulary
Theme: Locally grown fruit and vegetables
14.2 Referring to categories of food and drink
Functions: Referring to common categories of food Referring to common categories of beverages Referring to common food and beverage containers
Target Language: Food and beverage vocabulary Food/Beverage container and packaging vocabulary
Theme: Bringing home food and drink from abroad
14.3 Describing cooking methods
Functions: Describing ways of preparing food Describing ways of cooking food Referring to common cooking equipment
Target Language: Food preparation vocabulary Cooking method vocabulary Cooking equipment vocabulary
Theme: Characteristics of national styles of cuisine
Unit 15 Dress Sense
15.1 Describing things relatively
Functions: Describing degree Describing clothing styles
Target Language: Modifiers so, such a Common clothing style adjectives
Theme: The history of jeans
15.2 Describing clothing
Functions: Referring to items of clothing Referring to clothing materials
Target Language: Review and extension of vocabulary for items of clothing Vocabulary for clothing materials.
Theme: The history of items of clothing.
15.3 Discussing safety issues
Functions: Referring to clothing accessories Referring to parts of the body Referring to common, minor injuries
Target Language: Clothing accessories vocabulary Review and extension of body parts vocabulary Vocabulary for minor injuries Reflexive pronouns
Theme: Safety clothing
