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CONTENTS

Unit 2
The Labels
We Live By

Unit 1
Robot Revolution

Learning objectives
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Discuss the potential uses of robots in ■ Commenting adverbs
everyday life
with future forms
Talk about developments in artificial■ Future perfect andintelligence
future continuous
Acknowledge arguments and propose
counterarguments
Write an essay about AI in our homes
Present a proposal for a robot helper

Discuss assumptions about behavior
Talk about assumptions related to age
Compare and discuss similar
experiences■ Write a report based on graphs■ Conduct a survey about consumerismand labels■■

Discuss past actions and their present
results
React to past situations
Describe a negative experience; offer
sympathy and reassurance
Write a short story based on a setof facts
Discuss and present an alternate
history

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Unit 3In Hindsight

Grammar■■■■Uses of will
Uses of would

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Using adverbs to adddetail■ Talking aboutdevelopments intechnology

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Describing personality
Using three-word phrasalverbs

Listening for contrastivestress■ Saying expressions
to show acounterargument

Listening for theintonation oninteractional phrases■ Saying stressedsyllables beginningwith /p/, /k/, /t/■

Variations on past unreal ■ Thought processes■ Describing emotional
conditionals■ Commenting on the pastreactions■

Listening for weakforms in complex verb
phrases■ Using intonation toshow emphasis

Review 1 (Review of Units 1–3)■

Quantifiers andprepositions in relativeclauses■ Noun clauses withquestion words■■

Describing things
Eye idioms and metaphors■■■

Discuss traveling to remote places
Comment on loneliness and working
in remote places■ Discuss cause and effect■ Write a company profile■ Prepare and present a case forworking remotely■Participle phrases ininitial position■ Reduced relative clauses■■

Describing remote places
Talking about influences■

Discuss shocks and surprises
Talk about great upsets in sports andother contexts■ Discuss the differences between local
and global brands■ Write a paragraph drawing frommultiple sources■ Prepare a surprise for somebody■■Clefts
Question words with-ever■Using adverbs to add
attitude■ Using the prefixes underand over-■Unit 4Close Up■■■

Unit 5
Remote■Unit 6
Surprise, Surprise

Listening for /t/
between vowels■ Saying the stressedsyllable in related words

Discuss the value of changing
perspective
Talk about how eyes function inhumans and animals
Discuss problems caused by staring atscreens
Write a personal profile statement fora résuméCreate and present an action plan fora project■■■

Listening for linking
between words■ Saying tense and laxvowels

Listening for thepronunciation offoreign words andphrases■ Saying clefts

Review 2 (Review of Units 4–6)

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Listening

Speaking skills

I get what you’re■ Acknowledge
saying …
arguments■ A conversationand propose
about thecounterarguments
innovations foundin a new app

Same here!
■ Discuss similarA conversation
experiences
about how
speaking anotherlanguage changes
the way you
interact with theworld■■ Describe bad
A complete
experiences
disaster!
■ Two conversations ■ Offer sympathy
about the sameand reassurance
story

Look away!
A presentation
about the effects
of screen time on
our eyes■

Working fromhome■ A presentation
about current
trends in working
from home■A surprisingcomeback■ A news featureand interview
about businessrevivals■Clarify a problem■

Reading

Writing

Speaking

An essayIntroduce
examples■ Organize ideas

Talk about the tasks best suited to robots
Discuss what things you would like AI to do in
the future■ Offer and support your opinion■ Discuss interesting examples of AI
Time to speak■ Present a proposal for a robot helper to address
the needs of a particular job

Read the label
An article about
product labelingon healthy foodproducts

A report based on
statistics
and graphs■ Refer to data ingraphs■ Use language
for presenting
statisticalinformation

Talk about common types of social media users
Talk about the right age to do different activities
Discuss your experience with language learning
Draw conclusions about consumer trends basedon statistics
Time to speak■ Do a survey about the importance of labels on
shopping behavior; present your results

Too good to be true
News stories
about unlikely
eventsAn anecdote abouta strange
coincidence■ Create cohesion
with both, each,neither, etc.

Talk about different possibilities for events inthe past
■ Discuss how you might handle different problems■ Create and share the backstory leading up to abad experience■ Discuss and question whether a story is believable
Time to speak■ Talk about how changing one past event could
affect the world today

Robotics to therescue■ An article about
robots andhumans working
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Add emphasis

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Attention to detail
A personal profile
A quiz that reveals ■ Use initial
if you’re a bigdescriptive
picture thinker or
prepositional
tend to focus onphrases fordetails
concise writing

Talk about the esthetics of close-up imagery
React to images of animals’ eyes
Discuss what problems can occur because ofexcessive screen time
■ Discuss a personal profile statement; offer
suggestions for others
Time to speak■ Create and present an action plan that involves
both big-picture and detail-oriented tasks

Remote successstory■ A news feature
story about abusiness whose
employees workvirtually

Discuss where and how you seek solitude
Discuss the degree of solitude of different jobs
Present and discuss ideas about the pros and consof current topics■ Discuss the chances of success for different
companies to operate virtuallyTime to speak■ Make a case for working remotely■

Signal causes andeffects■■Jump scare
Different
perspectives onbeing scared■A profile
Use participlephrases toconnect ideas

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■ Talk about reactions to surprises
Summary of a textParaphrase■ Describe famous upsets
without repetition ■ Compare local and global industries where you live
■ Write short summaries on articles about fear
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Unit 7Roots■■■■

Unit 8Short■■■

Unit 9Health vs. ModernLife■
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GrammarVocabulary

Negative and limitingadverbials■ Fronting adverbials■■

Discuss the growing interest in DNA
testing and genealogy
Talk about celebrations in your family
and community
Share a story about visiting a placewith special significance
Summarize information about a topic
Present a plan to promote a culturalcelebration■

Discuss distractions and attention
spans
Talk about instincts and gut reactions
Describe the best features and selling
points of apps
Write presentation slides
Pitch a company, an idea, or a productto investors■■

Phrases with get
Phrases with as■

Discuss the effects of a sedentary
lifestyle
Suggest ways to establish good sleep
habitsAsk and deflect probing questions
Write about a clean-water initiativeand how it works
Present and explain choices that you
have made for other people■■

Referencing
Continuous infinitives■■

Talk about future food options and■ Simple past for unreal
how likely they aresituations
Discuss new ways to use natural■ It constructions
energy sources
Discuss the advantages of rethinking
daily habits
Write a summary of a discussion about
the new economy
Present and evaluate an idea forreinventing pet ownership
Discuss the importance of color forbusinesses
Talk about color expressions and their
meaning
Respond to questions in different
ways
Write a short opinion essay
Create a flag for a specific group

Subject–verb agreement
Articles■Answer job interview questions about ■ The present subjunctive■ Perfect infinitivechangeTalk about places that have changed
drasticallyTell a story that you heard fromsomeone elseWrite a review of a movie or book
Create a structured story from pictures■■Pronunciation

Talking about ancestry■ Listening for missing /t/Talking about customs andand /d/ sounds■ Saying diphthongs
traditions

Talking about attention
and distraction■ Expressions with get■

Listening for long word
groups■ Saying primary andsecondary word stress

Discussing health issues
Discussing (lack of) sleep■■

Discussing global foodissues■ Discussing global energy
issues■Describing color
associations■ Color expressions■

Listening for stressed
and unstressed
grammar words■ Saying consonantclusters

Review 3 (Review of Units 7–9)

Unit 10
Reinvention

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Unit 12
Things Change

Unit 11
True Colors■
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Talking about change
Describing change

Listening for soundchanges in connectedspeech■ Saying the /ŋ/ sound

Listening for
uncertainty■ Saying vowels before
consonants

Listening for soundchanges in colloquialspeech■ Reading aloud■

Review 4 (Review of Units 10–12)
Grammar charts and practice pages 129–140

Vocabulary exercises pages 141–152

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Listening

Speaking skills

The story of a■ Comment on yourreturnee
own story■ An interview with ■ Express an opinion■ Respond tosomeone who
someone else’s
has just returned
storyfrom her ancestral
homeIt’s the app youneed■ A conversation
between an app
designer and afriend■

Clearing the air
An interview witha politician about
clean air issues■A life without
plastic■ A conversation
about thechallenges andvalue of goingplastic-free■■■

Speak persuasively
about a productAsk probing
questions■ Buy time to think /deflect questions

Defend an opinion
Conclude a turn

It tastes like green! ■ Respond toA Q&A session
questions forwith two experts
different purposeson the psychologyof color■“And that’s when it
all changed!”■ A story abouta celebrity
impersonator

Retell a story
Refer to theoriginal story■ Skip details■■

Reading
When a languagedies■ A graph and text
about languages
in danger ofextinction

The perfect pitch
An article aboutdeveloping apitch for investors■A thirsty world
Three shortarticles aboutwater crises
around theworld and water
charities that
address themWriting

Speaking

Summary of a story
Parallel structures

Discuss the pros and cons of DNA tests
Talk about the occasions that bring your family
together■ Tell stories about visiting new places■ Synthesize the main points in a story
Time to speak■ Discuss a local festivity and decide the best way
to promote it

Presentation slides
Presentation
formats

Talk about the distractions in your life
Talk about how important instinct is in daily life
Discuss the apps that make your life easierCompare presentation slides
Time to speak■ Present a pitch to investors for an idea or product

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A short article
Phrases tohighlightviewpoint

Talk about ways to discourage a sedentary
lifestyle■ Discuss a sleep plan for different people■ Discuss important local issues in a role-play
activity■ Consider strengths and weaknesses of an initiative
Time to speak■ Present choices for other people based on theirpriorities

What’s yours ismine■ Short texts from aforum about new
economic models

A summary of adiscussion■ Avoiding opinion
in a summary■ Marking opinion
in a summary

Discuss alternative food options
Discuss renewable energy
Debate alternative lifestyle choices that benefit
the environment■ Consider the conclusions from a discussion
Time to speak■ Debate the pros and cons of a local initiative

An opinion essay
Express andsupport opinionswith examples

Discuss the best color scheme for different
products and companies■ Discuss color expressions■ Consider what effect color has on taste
expectations■ Discuss the arguments presented by others andoffer feedback for improvement
Time to speak■ Discuss and present the characteristics that definea group’s identity

A sense of identity
An article on thesignificance ofcolors in sports
marketing■■“The next thing you Movie review■ Write concise
know, …”
■ An article about
descriptions
the structure of a(multi-clausesuccessful moviesentences)
script

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Practice giving job interview answers
Talk about how things have changed dramatically
Retell a story
Describe plots and turning points
Time to speak■ Develop a creative story based on pictures
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