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ThanksIntroduction

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Work and study
1 Cramming for success: study and2
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academic work

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Education: debates and issues

10

Applying for a job

12

Job interviews

14

At work: colleagues and routines

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At work: job satisfaction

18

At work: careers

20

People and relationships
8 Describing people: positive and910
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negative qualities

22

Describing people: appearance
and mannerisms

24Describing people: personality andcharacter traits

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Relationships: friends forever

28

Relationships: ups and downs

30

Emotions and reactions

32

Negative feelings

34

Birth and death: from cradle to grave 36

Leisure and lifestyle
16 Free time: relaxation and leisure
17 All the rage: clothes and fashion
18 Home styles, lifestyles
19 Socialising and networking
20 The performance arts: reviews

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and critiques

46

The visual arts

48

Talking about books

50

Food: a recipe for disaster

52

Dinner’s on me: entertaining andeating out

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Travel25 On the road: trafic and driving
26 Travel and accommodation
27 Attracting tourists

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The environment
28 Describing the world
29 Weather and climate
30 Brick walls and glass ceilings
31 Taking root and reaping rewards
32 The animal kingdom
33 Our endangered world

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Society and institutions
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34 Here to help: customer service
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35 Authorities: customs and police
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36 Beliefs
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37 Festivals in their cultural context
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38 Talking about language
39 History: since the dawn of civilisation 84
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40 The haves and the have-nots
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41 British politics
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42 International politics
92
43 The letter of the law
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44 War and peace
96
45 Economy and finance
46 Personal finance: making ends
meet

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The media
47 The media: in print
48 The media: internet and email
49 Advertising
50 The news: gathering and100
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delivering

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Health51 Healthcare
52 Illness: feeling under the weather
53 Medical language
54 Diet, sport and fitness108
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Technology
55 Industries: from manufacturing

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Technology and its impact

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Technology of the future

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Energy: from fossil fuels towindmills

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language

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Sounds: listen up!

132

Weight and density

134

All the colours of the rainbow

136

Speed: fast and slow

138

Cause and efect140

Spot the diference: making
comparisons142

Dificulties and dilemmas

144

Modality: expressing facts,opinions, desires

146

Number: statistics and quantity

148

Functional vocabulary
72 Permission: getting the go-ahead
73 Complaining and protesting
74 Apology, regret and reconciliation
75 A pat on the back: complimenting

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to service

Basic concepts
59 Space: no room to swing a cat
60 Time: once in a blue moon
61 Motion: taking steps
62 Manner: behaviour and body

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Academic writing: making sense164

Academic writing: text structure

166

Writing: style and format

168

Whatchamacallit: being indirect

170

Give or take: more vague
expressions

172

The way you say it

174

Words and meanings
85 Abbreviations and acronyms
86 Prefixes: creating new meanings
87 Sufixes: forming new words
88 Word-building and89
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word-blending

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English: a global language

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Easily confused words

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One word, many meanings

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Fixed expressions andfigurative language
92 Collocation: which words go

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together

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Metaphor: seeing the light

192

Idioms for everyday situations
and feelings

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Brushing up on phrasal verbs

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Connotation: making associations 198

Language variation
97 Register: degrees of formality
98 Divided by a common language
99 Language and gender
100 In the headlines
101 Red tape

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Answer key

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Phonemic symbols

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Index277
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and praising

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Promises and bets

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Reminiscences and regrets

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Acknowledgements

Agreement, disagreement
and compromise

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