Syllabus checklist Grammar Vocabulary
4 A What’s in a name? phrasal verbs: separable or not? learning words from a text,
phrasal verbs
8 B The winner takes it all question formation music, the media
12 C Funny ha-ha? position of adverbs humour, adverbs
16 Practical English Hello and goodbye
18 Writing An interview
19 Revise & Check
20 A I told you I was ill! conditionals: zero, first and second; health and medicine
future time clauses
24 B Do you want to be future perfect, future continuous science and computers
young for ever?
28 C Hooked on caffeine usually, used to, be used to adjectives + prepositions
32 Practical English Checking and apologizing
question tags
34 Writing A ‘for and against’ composition
35 Revise & Check
36 A Car stories narrative tenses; past perfect cars and driving
continuous
40 B I will survive third conditional strong adjectives: exhausted,
petrified, etc.
44 C Divorced, beheaded, died … must have, might have, history and politics
can’t have
48 Practical English Could you do me a favour?
50 Writing A story
51 Revise & Check
52 A Clothes to die for adjectives + adjective order, fashion
the … the + comparative,
the definite article
56 B Why men don’t iron wish + past simple / past perfect / men and women
would + infinitive
60 C A question of taste have something done houses and decoration
64 Practical English Getting what you want
66 Writing An informal letter / email
67 Revise & Check
Pronunciation Speaking Listening Reading
phonetic symbols talking about names an interview about The ‘name game’ winners
stereotypes and nationality national stereotypes
intonation in questions
talking about music an interview with a journalist Abba: their story
discussing the media people’s views on the media
song: The winner takes it all
consonant sounds: /dZ/ and /tS/ talking about senses of humour understanding jokes Danger! Sense of humour failure
sentence stress talking about hypochondriacs views on alternative medicine 10 things you probably never
discussing public vs private medicine song: It’s my party knew about the common cold
predicting pronunciation talking about ages psychologist talking about age Eternal youth: new developments
from spelling in anti-ageing research
recognizing emphasis discussing addictions people talking about addictions Are you a perfectionist?
regular / irregular past retelling stories listening to a story The Wedding and The Interview
talking about car journeys
expressive intonation talking about risk and danger an interview about survival I cut the rope
song: Stand by me Captain Scott’s diary
silent letters talking about history and politics a recorded tour guide A rose without a thorn
consonant sounds: /s/, /z/, /S/ talking about fashion people talking about fashion Clothes to die for
word stress talking about gender differences song: That don’t impress Why men don’t iron
me much
the /@/ sound describing rooms and houses radio programme about Feng shui
decoration
Grammar Vocabulary
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68 A Animals or people? present perfect simple or animals
continuous?
72 B Can you remember? quantifiers: all, any, every (body, etc.), word-building
no, none
76 C It’s all in the mind relative clauses words with more than one meaning
80 Practical English Finding your way
indirect questions
82 Writing An opinion composition
83 Revise & Check
84 A Caught in the act gerunds and infinitives crime and punishment
88 B Economical with the truth reporting verbs truth and lies
reporting verbs
92 C Secret stories clauses of contrast: despite compound nouns
although, etc.
96 Practical English Going out
98 Writing A biography
99 Revise & Check
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100 A Made in the USA the passive British and American English
104 B Shakespeare in business? so / such … that abstract nouns
108 Practical English Any complaints?
110 Grammar Quick grammar check for each file
112 Vocabulary, Quick check of vocabulary, sounds, and stress
Pronunciation
114 Communication
123 Listening
130 Grammar Bank
144 Vocabulary Bank
156 Writing Bank
158 Irregular verbs
159 Sound Bank
Pronunciation Speaking Listening Reading
strong and weak syllables mini-debates on animal issues a radio debate on animals English as a second language
and the environment
ei / ie talking about memory people talking about early Anyone can do it
childhood memories memories
song: You’re so vain
silent letters discussing paranormal experiences a radio programme on Telepathy … the proof really is
telepathy all in the mind
ough / augh discussing crime and punishments a radio programme Jailed because of a cough! / Juror’s
on crime cough clears throat but jails
innocent man
consonant sounds: /d/, /t/, /T/, /D/ inventing anecdotes an interview with a private To tell the truth, it’s hard
detective to spot a liar
song: Private investigation
stress on compound nouns talking about brands a radio interview Barbie: her secret story
a programme about the story
behind a song
song: Wonderful tonight
changing stress discussing American influences understanding songs The man who destroyed
song: American pie mealtimes
long v. short vowel sounds talking about plays summaries of Shakespeare Get ahead in business
plays with Shakespeare
