Unit 1

A family affair

Part 6: ‘Surviving teenagers’
Part 2: ‘Doing the chores’

Part 1 An essay: Teenagers and young people
should share housework equally with their parents.
Do you agree?
Expressing opinions
Using although, however, on the other hand and
whereas

Phrasal verbs: get on with, do up, etc.
Collocations with make and do

Unit 2

Leisure and pleasure

Part 5: ‘My first bike’
Part 4: Key word transformation

Part 2 An article: A leisure-time activity you really enjoy
Writing compound and complex sentences

Part 2: Comparing photos of free-time activities
Using discourse markers to structure the answer

Phrasal verbs and expressions: take up,
sum up, etc.

Making comparisons
Adjectives with -ed and -ing

Unit 3

Happy holidays?

Part 3: ‘A bus journey’
Part 7: ’My nightmare holiday!’

Part 3: Discussing the benefits of different kinds of trip
Phrases to involve partners in discussion
Strategies for dealing with the second section of Part 3

Intonation (1): Indicating when you have/haven’t finished speaking

travel, journey, trip and way
Adjective suffixes

Past simple, past continuous and used to
at, in or on in time phrases
Past perfect simple and continuous

Unit 4

Food, glorious food

Part 6: ‘Learning about food’
Part 1: ‘Moso Moso’ – a restaurant
review

Part 4: A radio interview with the
owner of a popular café

Part 4: Discussing diet, food and health
Supporting opinions with reasons and examples

food, dish and meal
Adjectives to describe restaurants

so and such
too and enough

Unit 5

Study time

Part 7: ‘At school abroad’
Part 3: ‘Culture shock for international students’

Part 1 An essay: All young people who have the opportunity should study in a foreign school or college for a year. Do you agree?
Writing opening paragraphs
Using linking words and phrases

Part 1: People talking about
studying and school

Part 1: Talking about your studies
Giving reasons, offering several possible ideas

Unit 6

My first job

Part 5: ‘Lucy’s first job’
Part 2: ‘A new summer programme’

Part 2 A letter or email: Describe the jobs students do in your country
Commonly misspelled words

Part 2: Comparing photos of different kinds of work
Describing similarities and differences when comparing

work/job; possibility/occasion/opportunity; fun/funny
Collocations with work and job

Countable and uncountable nouns
Articles

Unit 7

High adventure

Part 6: ‘Are you ready for an adventure race?’
Part 4: Key word transformation

Part 2: A talk about adventure racing
Part 4: A radio interview with a paraglider

Part 3: Discussing ways of encouraging people to do more sport
Suggesting ideas, asking opinion, agreeing and disagreeing

Verb collocations with sporting activities look, see, watch, listen and hear

Unit 8

Dream of the stars

Part 7: ‘Five young actors’
Part 1: ‘YouTube millionaire celebrities’

Part 1 An essay: There are both advantages and disadvantages to a career as a musician or an actor.
Writing a balanced essay

Part 4: Discussing different aspects of media and celebrity
Giving balanced, general answers
Expressing agreement/disagreement

Verb collocations with ambition, career, experience and job
play, performance and acting; audience, (the) public and spectators; scene and stage

at, in and on in phrases expressing location
Reported speech

Unit 9

Secrets of the mind

Part 5: ‘The secrets of happiness’
Part 4: Key word transformation

Part 2 A report: The benefits of improving classrooms and students’ social activities
Making suggestions and recommendations

Part 2: Comparing photos of different kinds of feeling and emotion
Speculating about photos using look, seem and appear

achieve, carry out and devote
stay, spend and pass; make, cause and have

Unit 10

Spend, spend, spend?

Part 2: ‘Shopping online versus
shopping locally’
Part 5: ‘My greatest influence’

Part 2 A review: A place where people have a good time
Words/Phrases to build up more complex sentences

Part 1: Talking about how you spend your money
Strategies for answering Part 1 questions

arrive, get and reach
Phrasal verbs: come up with, pull in, etc.

as and like
Modals expressing ability

Unit 11

Medical matters

Part 6: ‘What’s it like to study medicine?’
Part 3: ‘Is there a doctor on board?’

Part 1 An essay: Modern lifestyles can seriously endanger our health. Do you agree?
Writing concluding paragraphs
An essay: Young people generally don’t pay enough attention to their health and fitness. Do you agree?

Part 2: Comparing photos of situations related to health
Strategies for dealing with difficulties: finding the right word

Idiomatic expressions: taken aback, etc.
Health vocabulary: illness, infection, etc.

Unit 12

Animal kingdom

Part 1: ‘My sister’s circus’
Part 7: ‘Surviving an animal attack’

Part 2 A letter or email: Advice to a visitor to your country
Giving advice

Part 1: People talking about
animals in different situations

Parts 3 and 4: Discussing topics related to animals
Commenting on the question
Expressing other people’s opinions
Expressing agreement/disagreement

avoid, prevent and protect; check, control, keep an eye on and supervise
Negative prefixes

Third conditional and mixed conditionals
wish, if only and hope