
| Units | Lessons | Function | Grammar | Vocabulary |
| 1 Lifestyles | Lesson 1 A Perfect Day Lesson 2 Relaxing Lesson 3 A Volunteer Teacher Lesson 4 City and Country Communication Workshop | Preferences I like/prefer/enjoy… I hate/don’t like… I can’t stand… | Present tenses Present Simple Present Continuous Future tense Arrangements Intentions | Life adjectives Jobs Life description Pronunciation Hesitation Questions |
| 2 Heroes | Lesson 1 Modern Heroes Lesson 2 History Makers Lesson 3 Sports Stars Lesson 4 Superhero Communication Workshop | Expressing opinions Agree and disagree I agree/I think… You’re right. In my opinion, … I don’t agree. Personally, … | Past tenses Past Simple Past Continuous Present tense Present Perfect | Adjectives: --personality, mood, opinion Pronunciation Stress |
| 3 Celebration | Lesson 1 Festivals Lesson 2 Parties Lesson 3 Weddings Lesson 4 Christmas Communication Workshop | Giving advice You ought to… You ought not to… You have to… You don’t have to… Congratulations Happy Birthday! Congratulations! | The passive (1) Modal verbs have to/don’t have to can/can’t ought to/ought not to | Celebration words Words that go together(verbs and nouns) |
| Units | Lessons | Function | Grammar | Vocabulary |
| 4 Cyberspace | Lesson 1 Tomorrow’s World Lesson 2 Websites Lesson 3 Virtual Reality Lesson 4 Virtual Tourism Communication Workshop | Telephoning Hello, this is … speaking. Can I speak to …? Just hang on a second. Making Suggestions Would you like to …? Do you fancy…? Why don’t we…? | Predictions --will and be going to First Conditional Second Conditional | Science Science fiction The environment Internet words Words that go together Pronunciation Stressed words |
| 5 Rhythm | Lesson 1 Performance Lesson 2 Beijing Opera Lesson 3 Experiment in Folk Lesson 4 Let’s Dance Communication Workshop | Permission --informal Is it OK if I go…? Can’t you go another time? No way. You definitely can’t … --formal Would it be all right if I…? Could I …? No, I’m afraid you can’t. | “will” for decisions Adverbial clauses (1) --time and concession Adverbial clauses (2) --cause, result and purpose | Dance Music Concert Adjectives Compound words Pronunciation Unstressed words |
| 6 Design | Lesson 1 A matter of Taste Lesson 2 Great Buildings Lesson 3 Chinese Paper Art Lesson 4 Dream Houses Communication Workshop | Describing places It’s on a… It really looks like… Discussion I really don’t like it. I don’t agree with you. I prefer… | Prepositions --time --place --movement Relative clauses(1) who/whom/whose/which/that | Art and painting words Adjectives --opposites Architecture words Describing a house American and British words Pronunciation Speed dictation |
| Units | Lessons | Function | Grammar | Vocabulary |
| 7 The Sea | Lesson 1 The Spirit of Explorers Lesson 2 Protecting the Sea Lesson 3 The Sea World Lesson 4 Sea Stories Communication Workshop | Interaction Yes,mm, right. Yes, I see. Really? Mm, were they? Yes. I suppose it must be. Giving opinions I’m against/for… It would be better if we… | Relative clauses(2) where when why prep+ which/whom Comparison of adjectives | Leisure activity words Adjectives Words about exploration and pollution Marine animals Wordbuilding Pronunciation Showing interest(1) |
| 8 Adventure | Lesson 1 Adventure Holidays Lesson 2 Extreme Sports Lesson 3 Marco Polo Lesson 4 Journey to the Antarctic Communication Workshop | Preferences I’d love/like… I quite like/love… I’d love to… I’d prefer … to… I hate… I wouldn’t like to… I can’t stand… | State or activity verbs Relative clauses (3) Defining and non-defining clauses | Travel and holiday activities Extreme sports Phrasal verbs Wordbuilding Pronunciation Intonation in questions Showing interest (2) |
| 9 Wheels | Lesson 1 On Your Bike Lesson 2 On the Move Lesson 3 Clean Machines Lesson 4 Car Culture Communication Workshop | Travel situations I’d like a ticket to… Single or retune? Smoking or non-smoking? Could I see your passport? Discussing suggestions Personally, I think… I’m not so sure. It would be… | Present perfect continuous Present perfect and Present perfect continuous | Transport Airports and stations Phrasal verbs Traffic words Matching of words Pronunciation Stress and meaning |
| Units | Lessons | Function | Grammar | Vocabulary |
| 10 Money | Lesson 1 A Material World Lesson 2 The Right Price Lesson 3 Your Money Lesson 4 Advertisements Communication Workshop | Shopping and bargaining I’ll give you… They’re not really worth… Come on, you’re not… One last offer, … That’s fair. Sixteen pounds, cash. And that’s it. | Indefinite pronouns some/any/no a lot of/ many/much all/none/both/neither another/other/the other/the second | Verbs to do with money Adjectives:-ed& -ing Pronunciation Intonation for politeness |
| 11 The Media | Lesson 1 World News Lesson 2 The Paparazzi Lesson 3 The Advertising Game Lesson 4 What’s in the Papers? Communication Workshop | Expressing opinions Personally, I think… I mean, it seems to me… Well, in my opinion, … That’s right, but… I agree/disagree. I’m afraid you’re wrong. Interrupting people Can I interrupt a moment? I’d just like to say… | The passive (Ⅱ) Gerunds --subject --object --predicative --attributive | Media words Phrasal verbs Words about advertisements Compound adjectives Pronunciation Word stress |
| 12 Culture Shock | Lesson 1 Visiting Britain Lesson 2 Mind your manners Lesson 3 Living Abroad Lesson 4 The New Australians Communication Workshop | Being polite Excuse me? Could you…, please? Yes, certainly. So, what do you think…? What about…? Er, I’d rather not. All right, maybe. | Verbs followed by –ing or Infinitive Present Participles as -adverbial -predicative -attributive -object complement | Food, famous places Sports Phrasal verbs Connotations Pronunciation Intonation Difficult words |
| Units | Lessons | Function | Grammar | Vocabulary |
| 13 People | Lesson 1 EQ: IQ Lesson 2 Personalities and Jobs Lesson 3 Making Guesses About People Lesson 4 First Impressions Communication Workshop | Describing people and their jobs What do you want to do? I haven’t got a clue. I think/believe… I’ll be… Go for it then. What qualities do you think you have for becoming… Describing and guessing Do you know what I mean? She looks kind of… I think she must have… | Past Participles Attributive Adverbial Object complement Predicative Modals for guessing | Physical appearance Personality adjectives Phrasal verbs Opposites Pronunciation Showing interests Intonation |
| 14 Careers | Lesson 1 Your Choice Lesson 2 Interviews Lesson 3 Nine to Five Lesson 4 Job Trends Communication Workshop | Job interview What qualities do you think are important for a job? So why do you want to work with us at…? What experience do you have? You certainly must have… And, well, you also have to… | Reported Requests and Orders Reported Statements | Jobs, job areas (1) Confusing words Phrasal verbs Job areas (2) Skills, qualities Collocations Pronunciation Politeness |
| 15 Learning | Lesson 1 Life-long Learning Lesson 2 Different Schools Lesson 3 Teachers Lesson 4 Understanding Communication Workshop | Disagreeing politely I’m sorry to disagree, Jack, but I don’t accept that at all. To a certain extent, yes, but I can’t really say… You might be right, but I would have liked to try it! Exchanging views What’s your view on…? For me, … I don’t think that would be a problem. I get your point, but … | Third Conditional Wish and should have | Topic-related words Schools Synonyms Phrasal verbs Words about learning Pronunciation Polite disagreement |
