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Vocabulary
Reading
Grammar
Appearance
Avatars and their creators
Personality
English icons
Present simple and present continuous
International cultural knowledge: English icons
Synonyms and partial synonyms
Describing people
State and action verbs
Popular culture: Song: She’s leaving home by The Beatles
Past simple, past continuous and past perfect
Cross-curricular – History: Sailing round the world
Pronunciation: gh
Transport and travel Accommodation Phrasal verbs connected with travel Pronunciation: Word stress in phrasal verbs and nouns
Charley Boorman’s travels: By any means Sailing round the world Marco Polo
Used to
Cross-curricular – Geography: Hurricanes
A travel postcard
Gateway to Exams 1–2 p30
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Cities and houses Adjectives describing a city Extreme adjectives Pronunciation: Word stress – extreme adjectives
An old English town … in China Long-distance commuting The London Pass – a leaflet The London Eye Mystery
Present perfect simple and past simple Ever, never, for, since, yet, already, just
Describing a place: Liverpool
Present perfect continuous
Food
The future of food
Will, be going to
Describing food
This is just to say… – poem
Prefixes
Thanksgiving Day traditions
Present simple and present continuous for future
Organising a party – conversation Invitations and replies
International cultural knowledge: Sightseeing in London Literature: The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Literature: A poem about food Cross-curricular – Economics: The US Fast Food Industry
Future continuous and future perfect
International cultural knowledge: Thanksgiving Day
Modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, advice and permission
International cultural knowledge: Finding out about a British university Student life in Britain The biggest university in Britain
Gateway to Exams 3–4 p56
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School and university subjects Words connected with school and university Noun suffixes -er, -or, -ist, -ian, -ee
Studying at university Starting at university The Open University Letter of application
First and second conditional
Pronunciation: Word stress in noun suffixes
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B1+ Listening
Writing
Speaking
Exam success/Study skills
Describing personality
Describing a famous person
Describing yourself
Reading: True/false activities
Pair interviews
Grammar: Form, use and meaning
Asking for personal information
Listening: Identifying the speaker
Past habits
Giving opinions
Writing: Checking your work
Making notes
Talking about a special journey
Vocabulary: Learning new words
Describing pets and personalities Song: She’s leaving home Meetings and introductions
Describing accommodation Hurricanes – radio programme Marco Polo
Describing appearance with look Making notes
Studying: Taking responsibility
An informal email
Giving emphasis – a holiday postcard
Planning a film
Speaking: Having a conversation / Everyday expressions
Talking about extreme weather
Buying a train ticket
Role-play: At a ticket office
Describing places and buildings in a city The Erasmus project
Making notes An informal letter describing a place
Describing photos – personal opinions
Describing places and buildings Describing photos
Reading: Missing sentences / Prediction Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze activities
Preferences and personal opinions
Writing: Steps in the writing process
Food qualities
Making notes
Describing food
Grammar: Knowing which structure to use
The US Fast Food Industry
A poem of apology
Making predictions
Speaking: Negotiating
Life in the year 2050 – predictions
Explanations of words and phrases in context
Presenting a project
Writing: Transactional tasks
Making plans
Vocabulary: Prefixes and suffixes
Invitations and replies – formal and informal
Pronunciation: Intonation in suggestions and offers Role-play: An invitation to a meal
Instructions
Descriptions and opinions
Pair interviews – school
Use of English: Cloze activities
University life
Making notes
Speaking: Spoken and written language
Extra-curricular activities
Formal letter of application
Giving advice and comparing ideas
Describing photos
Talking about university courses Making hypotheses
Reading: Reading for general and specific information Writing: Following the instructions
Describing photos Role-play: An interview
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Vocabulary
Reading
Grammar
Everyday inventions
The Ig Nobel prizes
The passive
Operating technology
Correction fluid
Prepositional phrases with adjectives
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Have something done
Computer problems
Literature: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Cross-curricular – Science: The world of robots
A for and against essay
Gateway to Exams 5–6 p82
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Sports
Sports superstitions
Sports venues and equipment
Chess boxing
Phrasal verbs connected with sport Pronunciation: syllable stress
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The Battle of Marathon Oscar Pistorius
Defining relative clauses
Cross-curricular – History: The first marathon runner
Non-defining relative clauses
Cross-curricular – Physical Education: Modern marathons Too young to run?
Reported speech – statements
International cultural knowledge: Irish music and dance
Reported speech – questions
Literature: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
A film review – Coach Carter
Art, theatre, music
Modern Art
Artists
Irish music
Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Pronunciation: -ed endings
Event announcement
Reported speech – commands
Gateway to Exams 7–8 p108
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Nations
The UK government
State and politics
The mystery of Louis XV11
Adjective suffixes
Shakespeare
Modal verbs of speculation and deduction – present and past
John F Kennedy
Third conditional
the Commonwealth
Pronunciation: Have strong and weak forms
Small Island by Andrea Levy My Bad Day - narrative
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Shops
Scent marketing
Shopping
Bluewater shopping centre
Collocations with money
Formal letter of complaint
Cross-curricular – Geography: A family of nations Cross-curricular – History: The SS Empire Windrush Literature: Small Island by Andrea Levy
Narrative tenses Indeterminate pronouns: some-, any-, no-, every-
International cultural knowledge: A British shopping centre
So and such
Cross-curricular – Economics: Buy Nothing Day
Pronunciation: So and such
Popular Culture: Song: If I had a million dollars
I wish and If only
Gateway to Exams 9–10 p134
Wordlists 136 Study skills 146 Exam success 150 Speaking bank 154 4 9780230723504_prelims.indd 4
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Listening
Writing
Speaking
Exam success/Study skills
Everyday inventions
Definitions
Pair discussion
Writing: Paragraphs
Pronunciation: sentence stress
Basic instructions
Talking about science fiction
Listening: Multiple-choice activities
Robots – documentary Iris recognition
Making notes Paragraphing and planning
Agreeing and disagreeing A class debate
Speaking: Accuracy and fluency Reading: Matching activities
Opinions about new technology
A for and against essay
Sports and equipment
Definitions
Guess the sport
Listening: True/false activities
The Battle of Marathon
Making and organising notes
Talking about sports
Speaking: Giving presentations
Introducing arguments and giving examples
Pronunciation: The importance of word stress
Children and longdistance running
A film review
The origin of tennis
Giving a presentation
Arguments and opinions – a presentation
Describing a film
Grammar: Learning from your mistakes
Live entertainment
Making notes
Follow-up questions
Speaking: Reporting past events
The art gallery
An announcement
Reporting feelings
Writing: Thinking about the reader
Describing a past event
Reading: Deducing meaning
A school trip
Listening: Staying calm and positive
The SS Empire Windrush – radio programme The Titanic
Making notes A story
Students describing photos
Discussing elections and voting Making speculations and deductions Describing photos 2
Use of English: Word formation cloze Vocabulary: Remembering words Speaking: Thinking of what to say Writing: Timing yourself
Shopping conversations
Linkers – formal
Shopping habits
Exams: Doing well
Buy Nothing Day – radio programme
A formal letter of complaint
Wishes and regrets
Study: Reflection and forward planning
At a clothes shop: buying, problems and solutions
Writing: Improving your writing
Song: If I had a million dollars
Speaking: Oral exams
Customer complaints
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