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Paul Dummett
John Hughes
Helen Stephenson
Contents
Unit Language focus Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation
1 time phrases wordbuilding: suffix -ness presenting yourself linking in idiomatic
the perfect aspect idioms: irreversible word speaking skill: keeping phrases
pairs going content words
word focus: life
Lessons for
life
pages 9-20
V2IDEO: Arctic wisdom page 18 ► REVIEW page 20
the continuous aspect phrasal verb get giving a talk checking specific
present and perfect wordbuilding: phrases speaking skill: keeping words
participles with do people's attention
idioms: health and safety
More than a word focus: foot
job
pages 21-32
VIDEO: Climbing Yosemite page 30 ► REVIEW page 32
3 intensifying adverbs adverb and adjective making stress in
emphatic structures collocations recommendations intensifying
towns speaking skill: making adverbs
wordbuilding: suffix -able a case linking
Four walls word focus: wall
pages 33-44
VIDEO: Denmark bridge page 42 ► REVIEW page 44
4
past modals phrasal verb come making a short pitch weak forms
probability idioms: partitives speaking skill: using long and short
wordbuilding: verbs with rhetorical questions vowels
two past participles
Innovation word focus: give
pages 45-56
VIDEO: Ethical Ocean page 54 ► REVIEW page 56
5 substitution wordbuilding: -ing reading aloud intonation in short
nominalisation adjectives speaking skill: engaging responses
roads and ways your audience enunciation
a good read
The writer's idioms: rhyming
expressions
journey
word focus: cast
pages 57-68
VIDEO: On the road: Andrew McCarthy page 66 ► REVIEW page 68
6
phrasal verbs wordbuilding: off and up discussing proposals linking in idiomatic
verb patterns injuries speaking skill: phrases
idioms: health conceding a point toning down
word focus: face negative
Body matters statements
pages 69-80
VIDEO: Palestinian free running page 78 ► REVIEW page 80
Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
a conversation about an article about the developing an your favourite saying a covering letter
important lessons in life lessons we learn argument personality types writing skill: fixed
a talk by a sociologist about from the past call my bluff expressions
defining who you are an article about
the language of
Shakespeare
a speech about the an article about the using contrasts work as a way of life taking notes
livelihood of Kazakh Moken people of health and safety writing skill:
nomads Myanmar measures abbreviations
an interview with a woman an article about rock your comfort zone
firefighter climbing in Yosemite
a discussion about an an article about two fact or opinion your ideal home an opinion essay
unusual building in Utah model towns town planning writing skill: linking
an interview with an an article about the how spaces affect devices
architect about smal architect Zaha Hadid you
homes
an extract from a radio an article about finding counter what you can't live describing how
programme about an origami engineering arguments without things work
innovative transport system an article about a origami ideas writing skill:
an interview about the social entrepreneur being on the spot punctuation
inspiration for inventions
an extract from a talk by a an article about the analysing descriptive a good read a book review
travel writer graphic novel language speech bubbles writing skill:
an extract from a radio an extract from In describing descriptive words
programme about an Patagonia impressions
extraordinary journey into
the Himalayas
a conversation between two an article about identifying aims exercise trends a formal report
friends about health and different exercise describing an injury writing skill: linking
exercise regimes does beauty sell? adverbs and
an interview with an an article about adverbial phrases
ultrarunner about sports beauty
injuries
Unit Language focus Vocabulary Real life (functions) Pronunciation
7 linking words wordbuilding: noun asking for confirmation intonation in
subordinate clauses formation and clarification subordinate
stories from history speaking skill: prefacing clauses
idioms: luck a question and intonation in
Stories from word focus: bear seeking clarification questions
history
pages 81-92
VIDEO: Collecting the past page 90 ► REVIEW page 92
8
passive reporting verbs idioms: business buzz making a podcast word stress
expressions with no words speaking skill: hedging
wordbuilding: compound language
nouns
Digital media word focus: break
pages 93-104
VIDEO: Talking dictionaries page 102 ► REVIEW page 104
9 the adverb just themes of songs your favourite music word stress: just
expressing purpose wordbuilding: negative speaking skill: intonation
prefixes responding to difficult to express
idioms: music questions uncertainty
The music in word focus: hit
us
pages 105-116
VIDEO: Abiopic page 114 ► REVIEW page 116
10 tag questions wordbuilding: compound making conversation tag questions
adverbs adjectives speaking skill: showing intonation and
idioms: animal verbs interest elision
word focus: free
Social living
pages 117-128
VIDEO: Initiation with ants page 126 ► REVIEW page 128
11 unreal past idioms: feelings recognising feelings word stress: wishes
inversion in conditionals wordbuilding: heteronyms speaking skill: heteronyms
word focus: move recognising others' adjectives ending
feelings in -ed
Reason and
emotion
pages 129-140
VIDEO: Self-teaching robots page 138 ► REVIEW page 140
12 approximation idioms: adjective a debate quite, fairly and
qualifiers collocations speaking skill: pretty
wordbuilding: suffix -ity interrupting intonation in
word focus: space and interruptions
Landscapes room
pages 141-152
VIDEO: Canada oil sands page 150 ► REVIEW page 152
COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES page 153 ► GRAMMAR SUMMARY page 157 ► AUDIOSCRIPTS page 174
Listening Reading Critical thinking Speaking Writing
an extract from a radio an article about fact or conjecture stories from history describing a past
programme about how Herodotus and the social history event
history views Genghis story of the Persian historical irony writing skill:
Khan nvasion of Greece sequencing events
a radio interview about an a story about hidden
archaeological find treasure
a talk by a journalist about a photograpner's blog identifying personal blogging an online news
digital technology about sinkholes opinions using social media report
an interview about social an article about a IT security writing skill: cautious
media marketing day at a hacker's language
conference
an interview with a busker an interview with identifying text types themes of songs a description
a talk by a neuroscientist a musician about mood music writing skill: parallel
about music therapy music and culture a charity concert structures
a review of a
documentary about
Bob Marley
an extract from a radio an article about ant reading between the civic duties a discursive essay
programme about ethnic society lines social animals writing skill: critical
communities an article about the a conservation thinking in writing
an interview with a Hadza of Tanzania project
sociologist about
citizenship education
a short talk by a an article about understanding style modern life an email message
photographer about irrational thinking mind games writing skill:
photographing people an article about the technology ethics avoiding
an interview with a new generation of misunderstandings
psychologist about robots
understanding emotions
three people describe an article about identifying aims special places a speculative letter
landscapes they like William Allard's events in nature writing skill:
an extract from a radio American West explaining a persuasive
programme about the an article about a technique language
Japanese poet Basho camera obscura
Unit 1 Arctic wisdom
Learn how generations pass on their
^ accumulated wisdom in Iqaluit,
Unit 12 Canada oil sands
Canada.
Find out about the impact of the
excavation of the oil sands in Canada.
Unit 4 Ethical Ocean
Learn how David Damberger became
a social entrepreneur and what his
business does.
Unit 2 ClimbingYosemite
Unit 5 On the road: Andrew
McCarthy
Learn how a travel experience
changed the life of travel writer
Andrew McCarthy.
Find out how Jimmy Chin made
a career out of mountaineer
photography.
Unit 10 Initiation with ants
Unit 9 A biopic
Find out about an unusual ceremony
in the Amazonian jungle in Brazil.
Learn about the inspiration behind the
making of the biopic Marley.
Unit 8 Talking dictionaries
Unit 3 Denmark bridge
Unit 1 Lessons for life
FEATURES
1 Work in pairs. Look at the photo and the Tuareg proverbs.
What do these tell you about the Tuareg outlook on life?
10 Learning from the
Better to walk without knowing where than to sit doing nothing.
past
In life, it is always possible to reach agreement in the end.
The lessons we learn from
experience and from others 2 O 1.1 Listen to two people talking about important lessons
they have learned in life. Answer the questions.
12 Who do you think
1 What lesson have they tried to follow?
you are?
2 What experience illustrated the importance of the lesson?
Understanding what 3 Which lesson is similar to one of the Tuareg proverbs?
defines who we are
3 5» 1.1 Complete the phrases the speakers use to describe life
14 Immortal words lessons. Then listen and check.
The language of 1 The most..................lesson anyone has ever taught me ...
Shakespeare 2 That's become a sort of..................principle for me ...
3 It's . me in very good .
18 Arctic wisdom 4 Here's a good rule of .
5 But it's a lot easier . than...................
A video about how Inuit
6 I always make a..................of not reacting too quickly to
elders pass on their
things I disagree with.
knowledge
4 Think of an occasion when you learned an important lesson.
Describe what happened to your partner. What did you do
about it? What principle do you now try to follow?
-MJC about YOUR FAVOURITE SAYING PERSONALITY TYPES CALL MY BLUFF PRESENTING YOURSELF
A COVERING LETTER
