- Unit One IDENTITY

Lesson 1.1 Me and my languages

Grammar : Question forms
Vocabulary : Language
Pronunciation : Intonation: wh- questions

Lesson 1.2 Same or different?

Grammar : Review of verb tenses
Vocabulary : Relationships; collocations
Pronunciation : Word stress 

Lesson 1.3 Tell me about yourself

Function : Talking about yourself
Vocabulary : Interview advice
Pronunciation Intonation: sounding polite

Lesson 1.4 The Blind Painter 

- Unit Two TALES

Lesson 2.1 Fact or fiction?

Grammar : Present perfect and past simple
Vocabulary : Types of story; prepositions
Pronunciation : Weak forms: have

Lesson 2.2 What really happened?

Grammar : Narrative tenses
Vocabulary : The news
Pronunciation : Weak forms: had, was, were

Lesson 2.3 I don’t believe it!

Function : Telling a story
Vocabulary : Say/tell
Pronunciation : Intonation: sounding interested

Lesson 2.4 Hustle 

- Unit Three FUTURE

Lesson 3.1 Making plans

Grammar : The future (plans)
Vocabulary : Organisation
Pronunciation : Fast speech: going to

Lesson 3.2 Tomorrow’s world

Grammar : The future (predictions)
Vocabulary : Future time markers; idioms
Pronunciation : Stress in time markers

Lesson 3.3 In other words…

Function : Dealing with misunderstandings
Vocabulary : Misunderstandings
Pronunciation : Linking in connected speech

Lesson 3.4 YouTube 

- Unit Four JOBS

Lesson 4.1 Millionaires

Grammar : must/have to/should (obligation)
Vocabulary : Personal qualities; confusing words
Pronunciation : Fast speech: have to

Lesson 4.2 Dream job

Grammar : Used to, would
Vocabulary : Extreme adjectives
Pronunciation : Intonation: emphasis; linking: used to

Lesson 4.3 That’s a good idea

Function : Reaching agreement
Vocabulary : Business
Pronunciation : Sentence stress

Lesson 4.4 Gavin and Stacey 

- Unit Five SOLUTIONS

Lesson 5.1 Low tech solutions

Grammar : Comparatives and superlatives
Vocabulary : Technology
Pronunciation : Syllable stress

Lesson 5.2 Ask the experts

Grammar : Question tags
Vocabulary : Information; word building: adjectives
Pronunciation : Intonation: question tags

Lesson 5.3 It’s out of order

Function : Polite requests
Vocabulary : Problems and solutions
Pronunciation : Intonation: polite requests

Lesson 5.4 Man versus machine 

- Unit Six EMOTION

Lesson 6.1 Feeling stressed?

Grammar : Real conditionals
Vocabulary : -ing/-ed adjectives; multi-word verbs
Pronunciation : Weak forms: pronouns + ‘ll

Lesson 6.2 The People Watchers

Grammar : Hypothetical conditional: present/future
Vocabulary : Verb-noun collocations
Pronunciation : Connected speech: would

Lesson 6.3 That’s great news!

Function : Giving news
Vocabulary : Life events
Pronunciation : Intonation: giving bad news

Lesson 6.4 My worst week 

- Unit Seven SUCCESS

Lesson 7.1 The secret of success

Grammar : Present perfect continuous versus simple
Vocabulary : Success; verb phrases
Pronunciation : Weak forms: have

Lesson 7.2 The memory men

Grammar : Present and past ability
Vocabulary : Ability
Pronunciation : Word stress

Lesson 7.3 Are you qualified?

Function : Clarifying opinions
Vocabulary : Qualifications
Pronunciation : Stress patterns: short phrases

Lesson 7.4 Andy Murray 

- Unit Eight COMMUNITIES

Lesson 8.1 Neighbours

Grammar : Articles and quantifiers
Vocabulary : Getting on; compound nouns
Pronunciation : Stress patterns: compound nouns

Lesson 8.2 My place in cyberspace

Grammar : Relative clauses
Vocabulary : The internet
Pronunciation : Pausing for effect 

Lesson 8.3 Make yourself at home

Function : Being a good guest
Vocabulary : Welcoming
Pronunciation : Linking words 

Lesson 8.4 Tribe 

- Unit Nine HISTORY

Lesson 9.1 Giant leaps

Grammar : Hypothetical conditional: past
Vocabulary : History
Pronunciation : Word stress: contractions

Lesson 9.2 In our time

Grammar : Active versus passive
Vocabulary : Periods of time; collocations
Pronunciation : Weak forms: are, has been, was and were

Lesson 9.3 I have no idea

Function : Expressing uncertainty
Vocabulary : Describing people
Pronunciation : Intonation: showing interest

Lesson 9.4 Michelangelo 

- Unit Ten WORLD

Lesson 10.1 Ethical man

Grammar : Reported speech
Vocabulary : The environment; word building: prefixes
Pronunciation : Weak forms: auxiliary verbs 

Lesson 10.2 World food

Grammar : Verb patterns
Vocabulary : Reporting verbs
Pronunciation : Weak forms: to, for, that

Lesson 10.3 When you travel…

Function : Giving advice/warnings
Vocabulary : Airports
Pronunciation : Individual sounds: vowels

Lesson 10.4 The Great Melt