- Unit One NEW THINGS

Lesson 1.1 Time for a chat

Grammar : Direct and indirect questions
Vocabulary : Personality
Pronunciation : Sentence stress

Lesson 1.2 Try something new

Grammar : Present perfect
Vocabulary : Feelings; word building: nouns
Pronunciation : Word stress; connected speech

Lesson 1.3 I’d like to enquire

Function : Polite enquiries
Vocabulary : Adverts
Pronunciation : Polite intonation

Lesson 1.4 Great experiences 

- Unit Two ISSUES

Lesson 2.1 Making a difference

Grammar : Present perfect simple and continuous
Vocabulary : Issues; verbs/nouns with the same form
Pronunciation : Word stress; weak forms: auxiliaries

Lesson 2.2 You’re being watched

Grammar : The passive
Vocabulary : Surveillance
Pronunciation : Sentence stress: passives

Lesson 2.3 Good point!

Function : Opinions
Vocabulary : Opinion adjectives
Pronunciation : Intonation for partially agreeing

Lesson 2.4 A quiet revolution 

- Unit Three STORIES

Lesson 3.1 And the moral is…

Grammar : Narrative tenses
Vocabulary : Sayings
Pronunciation : Weak forms: auxiliaries

Lesson 3.2 A life in six words

Grammar : I wish/if only
Vocabulary : Adjectives for stories; multi-word verbs
Pronunciation : Sentence stress

Lesson 3.3 It’s a great read

Function : Expressing likes and dislikes
Vocabulary : Reading genres
Pronunciation : Sentence stress

Lesson 3.4 Tess 

- Unit Four DOWNTIME

Lesson 4.1 Out of time

Grammar : Present and past habits
Vocabulary : Free time
Pronunciation : Connected speech: contractions

Lesson 4.2 Great getaways

Grammar : Future forms
Vocabulary : Positive adjectives; uncountable and plural nouns
Pronunciation : Word stress; connected speech

Lesson 4.3 How does it work?

Function : Describing procedures
Vocabulary : Abilities
Pronunciation : Stress and intonation: mirror questions

Lesson 4.4 The happiness formula 

- Unit Five IDEAS

Lesson 5.1 Bright ideas?

Grammar : Articles
Vocabulary : Change; compound nouns
Pronunciation : Weak forms and linking: the

Lesson 5.2 Consumer crazy

Grammar : Real and hypothetical conditionals
Vocabulary : Advertising collocations
Pronunciation : Sentence stress: conditionals 

Lesson 5.3 What do you think?

Function : Suggesting ideas
Vocabulary : Collocations with idea
Pronunciation : Intonation: showing reservations

Lesson 5.4 Genius 

- Unit Six AGE

Lesson 6.1 The time of my life

Grammar : Modal verbs and related phrases
Vocabulary : Age; word building: prefixes
Pronunciation : Connected speech: elision

Lesson 6.2 Future me

Grammar : Future perfect and continuous
Vocabulary : Optimism/pessimism
Pronunciation : Weak forms: auxiliaries

Lesson 6.3 So what you’re saying is…

Function : Persuading
Vocabulary : Collocations
Pronunciation : Intonation: persuading

Lesson 6.4 How to live to 101 

- Unit Seven MEDIA

Lesson 7.1 TV Globetrotters

Grammar : Quantifiers
Vocabulary : Television; multi-word verbs
Pronunciation : Connected speech: linking

Lesson 7.2 The camera never lies

Grammar : Reported speech
Vocabulary : Reporting verbs
Pronunciation : Word stress

Lesson 7.3 What’s in the news

Function : Adding emphasis
Vocabulary : The press
Pronunciation : Sentence stress

Lesson 7.4 News blunders 

- Unit Eight BEHAVIOUR

Lesson 8.1 It’s a tough call

Grammar : Past and mixed conditionals
Vocabulary : Collocations: decisions; compound adjectives
Pronunciation : Connected speech: weak forms

Lesson 8.2 Fair share

Grammar : -ing form and infinitive
Vocabulary:  Values
Pronunciation : Connected speech: intrusive /w/

Lesson 8.3 Have you got a minute

Function : Handling an awkward situation
Vocabulary : Behaviour
Pronunciation : Sentence stress and intonation 

Lesson 8.4 The human animal 

- Unit Nine TROUBLE

Lesson 9.1 Witness

Grammar : -ing form and infinitive
Vocabulary : Crime; dependent prepositions
Pronunciation : Connected speech: elision

Lesson 9.2 Scam

Grammar : Past modals of deduction
Vocabulary : Synonyms
Pronunciation : Connected speech: past modals

Lesson 9.3 It’s an emergency!

Function : Reporting an incident
Vocabulary : Incidents
Pronunciation : Sentence stress

Lesson 9.4 Survival 

- Unit Ten CULTURE

Lesson 10.1 Moving experiences

Grammar : Relative clauses
Vocabulary : Adjectives to describe films
Pronunciation : Intonation: relative clauses

Lesson 10.2 Popular culture

Grammar : Participle clauses
Vocabulary : The arts; two-part phrases
Pronunciation : Word stress; connected speech

Lesson 10.3 On your left…

Function : Giving a tour
Vocabulary : Dimensions
Pronunciation : Intonation in comments

Lesson 10.4 The People’s Palace