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GrAmmar Review: page 6

Unit

Listening

Speaking

Writing

READING FOR THE MAIN

IDEA: an educational article

Listening to advice
FUNCTION talking about ways
of learning

COMMUNICATION
STRATEGY: encouraging the

WRITING WORKSHOP

speaker

n d Le

Li

p ag 8
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Unit

Reading an academic article

FUNCTION talking about
memories

conversations

Bu

Taking

ness
us i

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article

ge 56

WRITING WORKSHOP
FUNCTIONS

Talking about a business

SPEAKING WORKSHOP

ORGANISING A
PARAGRAPH

FUNCTIONs

Listening to phone messages

FUNCTION identifying

COMMUNICATION
STRATEGY: introducing a

phrases that signal a change in

conversation

new topic

Reading an opinion webpage

FUNCTIONdiscussing
dilemmas

PREDICTING: short monologues

Talking about hopes and wishes

Writing a short article

WRITING WORKSHOP
FUNCTIONS

using topic sentences and

concluding sentences
a nswering the questions Who?
What? When? Where? and
Why? to provide information
in an article.

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Writing an opinion paragraph

explaining business ideas

responding to business ideas

DISTINGUISHING FACT
AND OPINION: a magazine

Throu

COMMUNICATION
STRATEGY: politely insisting

er
IDENTIFYING EMOTION
AND ATTITUDE:short

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Car f B

Unit

SPEAKING WORKSHOP

CHECKING YOUR
WORK: writing an email

FUNCTION talking about

hopes and wishes

s, Deci
ion

sio

ns

Decis

Listening to a complaint
FUNCTION talking about
customer service

sequencing words
introducing a contrasting
opinion
summarising or restating an
opinion
Reading an online guide
FUNCTION talking about
small businesses

pa

organising a
paragraph

FUNCTIONS

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Unit

SPEAKING WORKSHOP

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yin

Unit

Talking about memories

talking about the past

describing experiences
talking about memories

READING FOR THE

MAIN IDEA: an article

pa

FUNCTIONS

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Unit

conversations

an d N
en
pa

IDENTIFYING EMOTION
AND ATTITUDE:short

ow

Th

Writing a diary entry

describing emotions
u sing rhetorical questions
u sing informal style

arn

ve a

Reading

pa

ge 68

Unit opener functions:using descriptive words (1), talking about yourself (2), talking about advertising (3),

talking about preferences and abilities (4), giving reasons (5), talking about choices (6)

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pRonunciation

gRammaR

VocabuLaRy

Life skiLLs

SOUNDS:

PRESENT PERFECT + YET/ALREADY/

JUST

TAKE, MAKE, DO

SElF AND SOCIETY:

FUNCTION talking about life experiences

setting goals

FUNCTION

THE lEARNING PROCESS

FUNCTION discussing

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

FUNCTION talking about the learning process

/j/ vs //

FUNCTION talking about recent events in

personal action plans

your life

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
SOUNDS:

emphatic stress

USED TO

PERSONAlITY TYPES

STUDY AND lEARNING:

FUNCTION talking about past habits

FUNCTION using qualifying phrases

PAST PERFECT

MEMORY

giving presentations
FUNCTION giving feedback

FUNCTION talking about the past

FUNCTION talking about memories

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
SOUNDS:
// vs /i/

DEFINITE ARTIClE THE / ZERO ARTIClE

PROBlEMS WITH PRODUCTS

WORK AND CAREER:

FUNCTION talking about advertising and

FUNCTION saying what's wrong with a product

persuading others
FUNCTION raising
objections and making
suggestions

adverts

SOlUTIONS TO PROBlEMS WITH PRODUCTS

INDIRECT qUESTIONS
FUNCTION asking for help / information

FUNCTION asking for solutions to problems with products

in a shop

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
WORDS:

compound nouns vs
compound adjectives

CAUSATIVE HAVE AND GET

BUSINESS

WORK AND CAREER:

FUNCTION talking about getting things

FUNCTION talking about things to do when setting up

ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED/-ING

DESCRIBING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

FUNCTION talking about feelings

FUNCTIONS

turning problems into

opportunities
FUNCTION presenting a
business idea

done

a business

describing services
agreeing/disagreeing
lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
WORDS:

say/says/said

REPORTED SPEECH

ORAl COMMUNICATION

STUDY AND lEARNING:

REPORTED qUESTIONS

FUNCTION talking about oral communication

FUNCTION reporting what people said

ASK, SAY, TELL

reporting information
FUNCTION reporting
information about media

FUNCTION using collocations on oral communication

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
WORDS:

past modals

THIRD CONDITIONAl

DEAlING WITH PROBlEMS

SElF AND SOCIETY:

FUNCTION talking about unreal situations

FUNCTION discussing problems and solutions

HOPE AND WISH

DECISIONS

FUNCTION talking about hopes and wishes

FUNCTION talking about making decisions

becoming more self-aware

FUNCTION responding to
feedback

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP

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Unit

Listening

Speaking

Writing

DISTINGUISHING FACT
AND OPINION: an article

Listening to a short lecture

COMMUNICATION
STRATEGY:speculating

A for and against text

FUNCTION talking about child

prodigies

for and against

n!

ge 80

Unit

A story

FUNCTION understanding a

PREDICTING: a traditional

story

pa

experience

SPEED READING: a long text

clarification

Talking about a live event

SPEAKING WORKSHOP
FUNCTIONS

an d S c

WRITING
PARAGRAPHS: a descriptive

paragraph

describing live events

asking questions and talking
about live events

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Unit

SPEED READING: a TV

review

Listening to an argument
FUNCTION discussing peoples
behaviour in the past

COMMUNICATION
STRATEGY: using softening

language to give criticism

g th
kin e

Writing a short story

WRITING WORKSHOP
FUNCTIONS

using direct speech

describing an event in the
past

les
Ru

ge 12

pa

Unit

Job adverts
FUNCTION talking about

unusual jobs

t t he J o

b!
ge 14

pa

FUNCTIONS

pa

us

WRITING WORKSHOP

tAKING NOTEs: a lecture on

television

n
ree

ge

A persuasive email

using correct email

conventions
giving advice

A magazine article
FUNCTION talking about
entertainment

Sta

COMMUNICATION
STRATEGY: asking for

ge 10

Unit

Brea

Listening to a medical consultation

FUNCTION understanding
medical problems and advice

ody Talk
pa

11

CHECKING YOUR
WORK: writing a story

ge 92

Unit

SPEAKING WORKSHOP
FUNCTION talking about an

W
ries e T

Telling an anecdote

el l

Sto

fictional narrative

10

WRITING WORKSHOP
FUNCTION arguing opinions

k Agai
hin
pa

12

Reading

TAKING NOTEs: a lecture

on theories on work

Talking about ideal jobs

SPEAKING WORKSHOP
FUNCTIONS

writing
descriptions:describing

the workplace

agreeing and disagreeing

describing an ideal job
using questions to ask for
more information
Unit opener functions:discussing results (7), guessing (8), speculating (9), expressing and explaining preferences (10),

talking about offences (11), talking about unusual jobs (12)

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pRonunciation

gRammaR

VocabuLaRy

Life skiLLs

WORDS:

MODAlS OF DEDUCTION: MUST,

CANT, MIGHT/MAY/COULD

ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES -FUL, -LESS

STUDY AND lEARNING:

FUNCTION making deductions

FUNCTION using adjectives with suffixes to describe things

logical thinking

IMPROVING YOUR BRAIN

FUNCTION discussing

question tags

qUESTION TAGS
FUNCTION double-checking information

FUNCTION discussing how to improve your learning using

logical thinking

collocations

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
WORDS:

// in multisyllable words

RElATIVE ClAUSES
FUNCTION giving information about people,

EMBARRASSING EVENTS

SElF AND SOCIETY:

FUNCTION talking about embarrassing events

learning from experience

FUNCTION discussing a
past experience

places and things

ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING STORIES

VERB + GERUND/INFINITIVE

FUNCTION talking about how stories make you feel

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
SOUNDS:

//

INFINITIVE ClAUSES WITH

IMPERSONAl IT

INJURIES

STUDY AND lEARNING:

FUNCTION giving advice on medical

FUNCTION talking about injuries

HEAlTH PROBlEMS AND SYMPTOMS

developing your memory

FUNCTION discussing a
writing career

problems

WISH AND IF ONLY FOR REGRETS

FUNCTION describing health problems and symptoms

FUNCTION describing regrets

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
SOUNDS:

// vs //

NON-DEFINING RElATIVE ClAUSES

AT A lIVE PERFORMANCE

SElF AND SOCIETY:

DEFINING RElATIVE ClAUSES

FUNCTION talking about live performances

FUNCTION giving information about people,

AT THE OSCARS

working as part of a team

FUNCTION reflecting on
teamwork

places and things

FUNCTION talking about films

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
SOUNDS:

// vs //

SHOULD/SHOULDNT HAVE

BREAKING THE RUlES

WORK AND CAREER:

FUNCTION reflecting on past situations

FUNCTION talking about breaking the rules

WAS/WERE GOING TO AND WAS/

WERE SUPPOSED TO

GOOD AND BAD BEHAVIOUR

understanding graphs
FUNCTION talking about
charts

FUNCTION talking about unfulfilled plans

FUNCTION talking about good and bad behaviour

and intentions

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
WORDS:

stress patterns with phrasal

verbs

SO, SUCH, TOO, ENOUGH

THE WORlD OF WORK

FUNCTION describing a degree or quality

FUNCTION talking about things in the world of work

preparing for a job interview

SEPARABlE AND NON-SEPARABlE

PHRASAl VERBS

PHRASAl VERBS FOR TAlKING ABOUT WORK

FUNCTION describing work

talking about setting up a business

FUNCTION talking about work and jobs

WORK AND CAREER:

experience

lANGUAGE WRAP-UP
GRAMMAR REFERENCE: page 152

IRREGUlAR VERBS AND PRONUNCIATION: page168

AUDIOSCRIPT: page 169

ANSWER KEYS: page 172

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