CONTENTS Page
1A
I thought I could pick up Italian Grammar Adverbs and adverbial phrases by ear Vocabulary Language learning; Noun forms
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1B
Language has been constantly evolving
Grammar The perfect aspect Vocabulary Describing changes
Pronunciation Sentence stress
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1C
Something along those lines
Useful language Expressing yourself in an inexact way
Pronunciation Sound and spelling: ea, ee and ie
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1D
You’re spot on there!
Reading A blog
Writing skills Expressing opinions Writing A comment on a blog
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Reading and listening extension
Reading An article about CLIL
Listening A lexicographer
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Review and extension
WORDPOWER Idioms: Body parts
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Unit 1 Language
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Unit 2 Going to extremes
I would happily have stayed longer
Grammar Comparison Vocabulary Multi-word verbs: social interaction
2B
I’ll be jumping from 900 metres
Grammar Intentions and arrangements Vocabulary Verbs of movement
2C
Don’t get so wound up about it Useful language Giving advice
2D
Less adventurous students could try paintball
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2A
Reading and listening extension
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Review and extension
WORDPOWER Idioms: Movement
Never have I had such a rewarding experience
3B
I was expecting it to be tough
3C 3D
11 Pronunciation Emphatic stress
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Writing skills Reports; Linking: contrast and concession 13 Writing A report Listening A loss of sense of smell
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Grammar Inversion Vocabulary Wealth and poverty
Pronunciation Word stress
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3A
Reading An article about sensory play
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Unit 3 Travel and adventure
Grammar Future in the past; Narrative tenses Vocabulary Landscape features
Pronunciation Different pronunciations of t
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To cut a long story short
Useful language Paraphrasing and summarising
Pronunciation Consonant clusters across two words
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The view is stunning
Reading A review
Writing skills Descriptive language; Writing briefly Writing A review of a recent trip
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Reading and listening extension
Reading A blog about an expedition doctor
Listening Adventurous women
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Review and extension
WORDPOWER Idioms: Landscapes
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Unit 4 Consciousness 4A
That little voice in your head
Grammar Noun phrases Vocabulary Instinct and reason
4B
He got himself locked in a shed
Grammar Structures with have and get Vocabulary Memory
Pronunciation Sentence stress
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4C
I see where you’re coming from
Useful language Being tactful in formal discussions
Pronunciation Homophones in words and connected speech
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4D
So what was her breakthrough moment?
Reading A newspaper article
Writing skills Organising information; Showing time relationships Writing An article about someone famous
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Reading and listening extension
Reading An article about decision-making
Listening Explicit and implicit memory
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Review and extension
WORDPOWER mind
Unit 5 Fairness
A place where you have to look Grammar Relative clauses over your shoulder Vocabulary Crime and justice
5B
It’s essential to have the right qualifications
5C 5D
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Pronunciation Sound and spelling: s and ss
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Grammar Obligation, necessity and permission Vocabulary Employment
Pronunciation Word stress: nouns and verbs
29
I’d hazard a guess
Useful language Recalling and speculating
Pronunciation Main stress
It’s a way of making the application process more efficient
Reading An essay about job applications
Writing skills Essays; Linking: addition and reinforcement Writing An opinion essay
Reading and listening extension
Reading An article about restorative justice
Listening Talking about working conditions
Review and extension
WORDPOWER Idioms: Crime
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5A
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Reading A report
Pronunciation Consonant-vowel linking
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