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CONTENTS

Unit 1
And we’re off!

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Unit 2
The future offood

Learning objectives

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Unit 3What’s itworth?

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Grammar

Talk about personal achievements
Discuss good employee qualities
Make and respond to introductions
Write a comment on a blog post
Practice a job interview■

Talk about trends
Talk about preparing food
Make offers in social situations
Write the results of a surveyCreate a plan to improve arestaurant■

Discuss time and money
Discuss the value of things
Apologize for damage or loss
Write a product review
Respond to a negative review

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Vocabulary

Tense review (simple andcontinuous)
Dynamic and stativeverbs■

Real conditionals
Clauses with after, until,when■■■

Pronunciation

Describing
accomplishments
Describing key qualities■

Saying the letter y

Describing trends
Preparing food■

Saying the vowel
sounds /aɪ/, /i/, and/eɪ/Listening for deleted/t/ sounds■■

too and enough
Modifying comparisons■■Talking about time andmoney
Talking about prices andvalue■

Saying /s/ at the
beginning of a word

Talking about advertising
Talking about people inthe media■

Saying the vowel
sounds /ɔ/ and /ɑ/Listening for topic
organization

Describing stories
Making and breaking
plans

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Saying consonants at
the end of a word

Discussing good works
Describing good deeds■

Saying /b/ or /v/ in the
middle of a word
Listening for /j/
between words

Unit 6
Community
actionUnit 5
True stories

Unit 4Going glocal

Review 1 (Review of Units 1–3)
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Speculate about a picture
Talk about viral stories
Exchange and discuss opinions
Write a response to a post
Design an ad for a product■Discuss different types of stories
Talk about changes to plans
React to bad news
Write a formal apology
Piece together a full story■

Discuss charity and volunteer work
Discuss acts of kindness
Offer help with something
Write a report about a community
project
Design a community project

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Subject and object
relative clauses■

Past perfect
was/were going to;
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Present and past passive
Passive with modals

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Functional language

Listening

Flipping your job
interview■ An article oninterview skills

Meet someone you
don’t know; introduce
someone to others
Real-world strategy■ Respond to anintroduction■Make, accept, and refuse
offers in social situations
Real-world strategy■ Acknowledge anacceptance■Exchange and discuss
opinions about possible
actions
Real-world strategy■ Make opinions moreemphatic■

Building a brand■ A news reportabout a local
company thatwent global
The perfectapology■ An article about
corporate
apologies

React to problems andtry to find a solution
Real-world strategy■ Accepting bad news■

Make, refuse, and accept
offers of help
Real-world strategy■ Imposing on somebody■

Painting saferstreets■ A podcast about
a community artproject

Speaking

A comment
A comment on
an article■ Agreeing anddisagreeing■■Talk about a new activity
Talk about personal achievements■ Describe your personal qualities■ Play an introduction game
Time to speak■ Ask and answer interview questions■■Buyer beware!
Short stories
about goodand bad online
shoppingexperiences

Make an apology andexplain what happened
Real-world strategy■ Respond to an apology

Writing

A report■ Talk about fusion foods
The results of■ Discuss ideas to avoid food waste■ Explain a favorite recipea survey about■ Offer food and drink to others
eating habits■ Reporting research Time to speak
results■ Present a restaurant rescue plan

Cool food■ A conversation
between friends■■Reading

A product review
Product reviews■ Expressingopinions about
product features

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Discuss things money can’t buy
Talk about quality of life
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Time to speak■ Repair a customer relationshipA response
A social media
post■ Writing about
reasons andconsequences■■■Talk about all the signs we see
Speculate about a picture■ Talk about viral stories■ Give and support opinions
Time to speak■ Create and present an adAn apology
A letter of apology
from a company■ Using referents toavoid repetition■■■A report
A report on acommunityproject■ Using quotes assupport■■Discuss good storytellers
Tell someone’s life story■ Tell the story of a change of plans■ Act out situations with bad news
Time to speak■ Connect events to tell the story
Talk about acts of kindness
Discuss charity organizations■ Discuss helping others■ Make offers of help to strangers
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Learning objectives■

Unit 7
Can we talk?

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Unit 8Lifestyles

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Unit 9Yes, you can!

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Grammar

Discuss messaging apps
Discuss written vs. spoken
communication
Recount conversations and stories
Write an email in formal andinformal register
Conduct a survey■

Talk about different work lifestyles
Talk about wishes and regrets
Talk through options to reacha decision
Write a comment about a podcast
Plan a digital detox weekend■

Talk about rules and regulations
Discuss rules and regulations inthe past
Make generalizations
Write a letter of complaint
Discuss improvements to yourtown■■

Vocabulary

Reported statements
Reported questions

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I wish■Prohibition, permission,obligation (present)
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Past unreal conditionals
Modals of past
probability■

Gerund and infinitive
after forget, remember,stop
Causative verbs help, let,make■Adding emphasis
Substitution andreferencing

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Pronunciation

Describing
communication
Communicating online■

Saying /s/ or /z/ at theend of a word

Describing jobs
Talking about work/lifebalance■

Saying the vowel
sounds /ɜ/ and /u/Listening for emphasis

Talking about places
Talking about rules■

Saying /d/ at the
beginning of a word

Talking about discoveries
Discussing right andwrong■

Saying long and shortvowel sounds
Listening for weak
words

Talking about college
education
Talking about science■

Stressing long words

Talking about the senses
Describing memories■

Saying consonantclusters
Listening fortransitions■

Review 3 (Review of Units 7–9)■

Unit 10What if … ?

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Unit 11Contrasts

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Unit 12
Looking back■■■■■Speculate about events in the past
Talk about alternatives andpossibilities
Keep your listener engaged
Write comments in an online
discussion
Debate the most influential
discovery or invention in history■

Discuss college life
Discuss scientific facts
Discuss alternatives and give
recommendations
Write a comment presenting anargument
Present a proposal to solve aproblem■

Describe a special photo and thestory behind it
Discuss childhood memories
Recall and share past experiences
Write a summary and response
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Review 4 (Review of Units 10–12)
Grammar charts and practice, pages 129–140

Vocabulary exercises, pages 141–152

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Functional language

Listening

Talk through options;encouraging actions
Real-world strategy■ Offer a warning

Digital detox■ A podcast
debating thebenefits of adigital detox

I can’t live
without it!
■ A podcast
about theimpact different
inventions have
had on our lives

Embrace thetechnologicalrevolution?
Not me!
■ An opinion
piece about
technologicaladvances

Discuss alternatives andrespond to suggestions
Real-world strategy■ Give a personal
recommendation■Recall a memory
Real-world strategy■ Share experiences■

Man’s best friend?
■ A student
debate about
the relationshipbetween humans
and dogs

A comment
A response to twocomments■ Referencing
another argument
in your writing■■The story of theramp■ An article about
the independent
living movement

Make generalizations
Real-world strategy■ Give contrasting
information

Keep your listenerengagedReal-world strategy■ Show interest in a story

Speaking■■■Writing

Emails
The emoji code
■ Talk about when not to use yourAn article about ■ Short emails
phone■ Talk about social media apps
how social media
to a friend and■ Talk about the way you prefer tois changing
coworker■ Changing
communicate
language
language to match ■ Tell and react to stories
registerTime to speak■ Talk about your attitudes to social
media

Recount conversations
and stories to anotherpersonReal-world strategy■ Get back on track■■ReadingDiscuss the work-lifestyleconnection■ Talk about unusual jobs
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Time to speak■ Plan a digital detox

A message
A complaint abouta business■ Communicatingattitude■■■Talk about street art and graffiti
Talk about rules for work or school■ Talk about unusual laws from thepast■ Talk about different customs andcultures
Time to speak■ Discuss how to make life easier for
people with special needs

A comment
A comment on
the podcast■ Using words
and phrases for
similarity andcontrast■■■A response
A response to an
opinion piece■ Transition phrases■■

Share photobombing stories
Talk about hypothetical past events■ Speculate about the past events
that led to current situations■ Tell and react to a story aboutsomething that is hard to believe
Time to speak■ Discuss significant inventions anddiscoveries in human history
Talk about appearances
Describe an event you’ll
never forget■ Talk about folk remedies■ Role play giving recommendations
Time to speak■ Reach a compromise to resolvea problem■■ Test your memory and compare
A summary andresults
response■ A summary of and■ Tell the story behind a photo■ Discuss childhood memories
response to an■ Retell a personal story
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