Contents

Module

1Window on
page 5

Topics

page 21

page 37

Leisure

4Planet

page 53

Earth

5Thats

page 69

incredible!

6On the

Optional

page 85

move

7Up-to-date

Optional

page 101

Pair work
Culture pages
Grammar Reference
Irregular Verbs

8 TM

Vocabulary

Culture
Language
Customs
Lifestyles

Present Simple - Present

Progressive
Stative verbs
Questions and Question words
Indirect questions
Past Simple
used to - be/get used to

Words easily confused

British and American English
Verbs + prepositions
Negative prefixes and suffixes

History
Adventure
Everyday heroes

Past Progressive
Past Simple vs. Past
Progressive
Relative clauses
Adjectives - Adverbs of manner
Comparisons

Phrasal verbs with on and off

Collocations with say and tell
Adjectives formed from nouns
Nouns formed from adjectives
Similes
Words related to natural disasters

Free-time activities,
hobbies
Leisure facilities
Job applications and
interviews
Job qualifications
Careers

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Progressive
must, have to, need,
would rather, had better
may, might, could
must, cant

Lexical set (sports)

Strong adjectives
Expressions with make and do
Words easily confused
Nouns deriving from verbs

Geography
Environmental
problems
Conservation projects
Eco-tourism
Endangered species
Sources of energy

Future tenses
Time clauses
Conditional sentences
(Types 1, 2)
Articles - Nouns Determiners

Lexical set (geographical

features)
Words easily confused
Lexical sets (animals, units of
measurement)

Unusual facts and

stories
Places, buildings,
landmarks
Crimes and criminals

Past Perfect Simple - Past

Perfect Progressive
Reported Speech (statements)
Reported Speech (questions,
commands and requests)

Reporting verbs
Phrasal verbs with up
Lexical set (words related to
crime)
Expressions with the word time
Be + prepositions

Travelling
Means of transport
Travel arrangements
Space travel
Holiday destinations

Passive Voice I
Clauses of reason, concession,
purpose
Passive Voice II

Words easily confused

Compound nouns
Nouns describing occupations
Prepositional phrases with at
and in
Adjective suffixes

Modern life
Technology
Education
Devices

Infinitives and -ing forms

Causative form
Modal verbs + have + past
participle

Adjectives and prepositions

Lexical set (appearance and
fashion)
Expressions / Collocations with
keep and hold
Collocations with lose and miss
Expressions with the word way

the world

2Heroes
3Work &

Grammar

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Appendix I
Appendix II
Word list

page 134
page 136
page 137

Reading

Listening

Speaking

Writing

A magazine article
Part of a radio programme about
about the Window of
English used as an international
the World theme park
language
A magazine article about People talking in different
what colours mean
situations

Comparing photographs
Discussing language learning
Discussing different lifestyles

Developing a
paragraph
An e-mail based on
prompts (informal)

An extract from a short

story
Three short texts about
everyday heroes

Discussing different kinds of

heroes and expressing opinion
Speculating about the missing
parts of a comic strip and
narrating a story

A description of a
person
An informal letter
including a narrative

Speculating and making a

decision (Choosing activities
and facilities to be offered by a
youth centre)
Speculating and making a
decision (Choosing the most
suitable applicant for a job)

An informal letter
giving news
A letter of
application

A radio show about three great

men
A conversation between two
friends about an adventure
holiday
A radio interview

Four short texts about

Six short conversations
young peoples free-time A job interview
activities
People talking in different
A magazine article
situations
giving advice about job
interviews

Four advertisements
People talking in different
Speculating and making a
about volunteering for
situations
decision (Choosing an
the environment
People talking about different
eco-tourism holiday)
A magazine article about aspects of life in the future
Comparing photographs
Discussing environmental
endangered species
A conversation between a student
problems and sources of energy
and his science teacher about
global warming

An e-mail based on
prompts (informal)
An article

A description of a
mysterious island
A newspaper article
about an unusual
burglar

A description of a
place
A story

A tour guide giving information

A radio programme
A radio programme about the
Bermuda Triangle

Speculating and making a

decision (Choosing which
landmark to visit)
Talking about a strange event
by expanding on input given

An advertisement for a
People talking in different
guided bicycle tour
situations
A magazine article about Six short conversations
beaming, the transport People talking in different
of the future
situations

Comparing means of transport A paragraph

and discussing advantages and
expressing opinion
disadvantages
An essay expressing
Comparing photographs
opinion
Discussing holiday destinations
and types of holiday

A magazine article about A radio interview about a project

learning English by
called One Laptop Per Child
using new technology
A conversation between two
A magazine article about people about e-books
high-tech dining
A conversation between two
people about Robonauts

Discussing different aspects of

modern life
Speculating and making a
decision (Choosing which
devices to take on a trip)

A letter (to the

editor) expressing
opinion
A semi-formal letter
/ e-mail based on
prompts

TM 9