Unit Topic
1
O
P eople and relationships Exam practice Vocabulary
S k ill
S u b -s k ills
Nouns fo r people and relationships; adjectives to describe character Listening
Recognizing
Listening
adjectives from
Section 4 th e ir endings;
MCQs
w orking out the meaning of words from listening context
Page num ber
6
2
H ealth
Nouns fo r sym ptom s; verbs fo r treatm ents
Reading
Recognizing synonyms and collocations Reading T/F/NG
10
3
Education
Nouns for academic subjects; verbs fo r academic study W riting
Choosing the righ t part of speech; w ritin g in an academic style W riting
Task 2
14
4
A dventure
Verbs and nouns fo r travelling; adjectives to describe experiences Speaking
Speaking
Expressing
Part 2 fin e r shades of meaning; using common and less common vocabulary; word stress 5
Gadgets
Nouns to describe Listening dim ensions; verbs to describe processes Collocations; words with different senses
Listening
Sections
1 and 2 labelling a diagram classifying
22
6
Cities
Nouns associated with human geography; adjectives to describe places
Recognizing superordinate term s; recognizing positive and negative connotation
Reading matching headings 26
Reading
18
Unit Topic
V ocabulary
S k ill
S u b -s k ills
E xam practice Page nu m be r
7
The art of persuasion Reporting verbs; nouns associated w ith persuasion
W riting
Expressing d iffe re nt points of view; presenting an argum ent
W riting
Task 2
30
8
Getting involved
Nouns fo r form s of entertainm ent; verbs associated w ith involvem ent
Speaking
Expressing likes and dislikes; using phrasal verbs; pronouncing the le tte r 's ’
Speaking
Part 1
34
Global warming
Verbs to describe
Listening
natural processes; nouns associated with clim