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Contents
1Media around the world
Vocabulary: Habits and preferences; Talking about facts and
information; Evaluating and recommending; Describing books
and TV shows
Grammar: Talking about the present
My English: Learning English through the media
Explore reading: Product review: A TV documentary series
Interview: Different ways of life – Inmaculada and Alex
2Good communication
Vocabulary: Expressing opinions; It’s + adjectives; Using the
Internet; Speculating about consequences; Expressing probability
Grammar: will, could, may, might
Time out: Quiz: Animal communication
Explore writing: Website profile
Interview: Communication and technology – Alan and Aurora
3Success
Vocabulary: Talking about a business idea; Hopes, dreams and
ambitions; Abilities; Facts and feelings
Grammar: Present perfect and time expressions
My English: Using the present perfect
Explore reading: Newspaper article: A musician on music video
games
Interview: A proud moment – Saadia and Clare
4What happened?
Vocabulary: Accidents and injuries; Saying how something
happened; Natural events; Adverbs for telling stories; Common
verbs in stories
Grammar: Narrative verb forms
Time out: Jokes about accidents and injuries
Explore writing: Web page: Sharing experiences
Interview: A disastrous holiday – Matt
5A change of plan
Vocabulary: be supposed to, be meant to; no chance, no way;
Catching up; Saying no politely
Grammar: Future forms; Future in the past
My English: English words in other languages
Explore reading: Web page: Planning a party
Interview: Reunions – Fabiola and Leo
6Let me explain
Vocabulary: Linking expressions; Multi-word verbs: managing
money; Using equipment; Giving reasons
Grammar: Verb + -ing
Time out: ‘Sat nav’ stories
Explore writing: Leaving a note
Documentary: The chef manager
7Personal qualities
Vocabulary: Personal qualities; Matching people to jobs and activities;
Personality; Describing someone’s influence; Roles and opinions
Grammar: Comparing
My English: Personality and languages
Explore reading: Book extract: Personality and behaviour
Interview: Have you got what it takes? – Raquel and Valerie
Pull-out answer key: pages i–iv, between pages 38 and 39
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4 8Lost and found
Vocabulary: Multi-word verbs: tidying and cleaning; Describing
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products; Travel situations; Describing objects
Grammar: Modals of deduction and speculation
Time out: Quiz: Are you organised or disorganised?
Explore writing: Selling things online
Interview: Nightmare journeys – Clare and Andrés
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9Make up your mind
Vocabulary: Problems in the home; Discussing problems and
45
solutions; Decision-making; Negotiating; Dealing with conflict
Grammar: Real and unreal conditionals
My English: Being diplomatic
Explore reading: Lateral thinking
Documentary: The hairdressing entrepreneurs
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10Impressions
Vocabulary: Remembering an event; Problems with things you’ve
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bought; Softeners
Grammar: Verb patterns; Present perfect simple and progressive
Time out: Crossword: Problems in the home
Explore writing: Review on a travel website
Interview: Witnessing a crime – Carlos and Aurora
19
11Truth and lies
Vocabulary: Verbs of communication; Relating a conversation;
56
Exchanging news; Upbringing
Grammar: Reporting speech
My English: Using English at work
Explore reading: Magazine article: Urban legends
Interview: Family customs – Imelda, Nishadi and Darren
12Any questions? 61
24
Vocabulary: Organising a talk; Polite requests and questions;
Answering questions at a talk
Grammar: Indirect questions
Time out: Jokes
Explore writing: Preparing slides for a presentation
Interview: Making presentations – Andrés and Ehi
13Looking back 66
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Vocabulary: Events in business; Acts of kindness and bravery;
Evaluating past actions; make, let, be allowed to, be supposed to
Grammar: should have, could have; Unreal conditionals: past
My English: Face to face or in writing?
Explore reading: Magazine article: Yoko Ono looks back
Interview: We all make mistakes – Nishadi and Bă
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14In the news
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Vocabulary: Understanding news stories; Reacting to the news;
Talking about news stories; Evaluating and selecting
Grammar: Passives
Time out: Quiz: Newspaper trivia
Explore writing: Letter to a newspaper
Documentary: The runner
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