SECOND EDITION A2+/B1
TEACHER’S BOOK
, VOCABULARY GRAMMAR LISTENING
1 pp. 4–5 Personality; p. 6 Present tenses – p. 7 Voluntary work
un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-; question forms; subject Vocabulary: -ive, -ative, -able,
Lives people live questions with like and object questions; -ing
Reading: Charity wh- questions Exam Focus: Note completion
p. 15 Word list GRAMMAR ANIMATION Pronunciation Focus: Word
stress – personality adjectives
p. 117 FOCUS VLOG
BBC 1
p. 116 Student accommodation 2 3
2 pp. 18–19 Phones and p. 20 Past Continuous p. 21 Becoming a scientist
computers; word building; and Past Simple Vocabulary: Science and
Science and technology collocations scientists; collocations
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Listening: Famous scientists Exam Focus: Matching
p. 119 FOCUS VLOG
BBC 6 p. 29 Word list Pronunciation Focus: Word
7 8
p. 118 Urban legends stress – scientists
3 pp. 32–33 TV programmes; p. 34 Comparative and p. 35 A street artist
adjectives; elements of superlative adjectives Vocabulary: Art and artists
The arts a film/TV drama Exam Focus:
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Reading: One episode is Multiple choice
12
never enough Pronunciation Focus: Word
p. 43 Word list stress – countries
BBC 11 and nationalities
p. 120 The Musketeers
4 pp. 46–47 p. 48 Present Perfect p. 49 Teenagers’ rooms
Describing houses; inside with for and since Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs
Home sweet home a house; make or do Exam Focus: Matching
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Listening: The narrowest Pronunciation Focus:
p. 123 FOCUS VLOG
house in the world Long vowel sounds
16 17
p. 57 Word list
BBC 15
p. 122 Cave houses
5 pp. 60–61 Education; p. 62 First Conditional p. 63 Dealing with exam stress
phrasal verbs; collocations Vocabulary: get
Time to learn Reading: School systems
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Exam Focus: True/False
21
around the world Pronunciation Focus: Large
p. 71 Word list numbers
BBC 20
p. 124 South Korean schools
6 pp. 74–75 Collocations; p. 76 Second p. 77 Becoming an airline
describing jobs; phrasal Conditional pilot
Just the job verbs Vocabulary: Collocations; jobs
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Listening: The worst jobs Exam Focus: Multiple choice
p. 127 FOCUS VLOG
p. 85 Word list Pronunciation Focus: Stress in
26 27
BBC 25 job names
p. 126 Window cleaning
7 pp. 88–89 Shops and p. 90 The Passive p. 91 Buying presents
services; clothes and Vocabulary: Word families
Consumer society appearance; collocations
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Exam Focus: Matching
31
Reading: The truth about Pronunciation Focus: Silent
shopping letters
BBC 30
p. 99 Word list
p. 128 Cheap shopping
8 pp. 102–103 Symptoms; p. 104 Past Perfect p. 105 Central Park
health; phrasal verbs Vocabulary: Places to do
Well-being Reading: Apps to keep
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
sport
p. 131 FOCUS VLOG
you fit Exam Focus: Multiple choice
37 38
p. 113 Word list Pronunciation Focus:
Diphthongs
BBC 36
p. 130 Keeping fit
pp.116–131 Video worksheets pp. 132–155 Grammar and Use of English reference and practice
WORD STORE BOOKLET Word Stores 1–8, Use of English, Word practice, Word building
2
,READING GRAMMAR USE OF ENGLISH WRITING SPEAKING FOCUS REVIEW
pp. 8–9 A brief guide p. 10 Verb + -ing or p. 11 so and such pp. 12–13 p. 14 Showing pp. 16–17
to the generations verb + to infinitive Writing Focus: interest
Multiple-choice
Vocabulary: Verb + Vocabulary: Clothes A personal email/ ROLE-PLAY
cloze
preposition GRAMMAR ANIMATION
letter
5
Exam Focus: Matching Language Focus:
4
Adjective +
preposition
pp. 22–23 Science at p. 24 used to p. 25 Linkers and time pp. 26–27 p. 28 Telling pp. 30–31
the South Pole GRAMMAR ANIMATION
expressions Writing Focus: a story
Vocabulary: Nouns and A story ROLE-PLAY
9 Multiple-choice
verbs; the temperature Language Focus:
cloze 10
Exam Focus: Multiple Informal linkers
choice
pp. 36–37 Superheroes p. 38 Present Perfect p. 39 too and not pp. 40–41 p. 42 pp. 44–45
Vocabulary: Books; with just, already, enough Writing Focus: Describing
cinema; phrasal verbs (not) yet and Past A film review a photo
Key word
Exam Focus: Matching Simple Language Focus:
transformation
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Adjectives to
describe films,
p. 121 FOCUS VLOG
plots, screenplays
13 14
etc.
pp. 50–51 People who p. 52 Future forms: p. 53 Adverbs pp. 54–55 p. 56 Making pp. 58–59
don’t live in traditional Present Continuous, Writing Focus: suggestions
Multiple choice
houses be going to and will A blog entry ROLE-PLAY
Vocabulary: Landscape GRAMMAR ANIMATION Language Focus:
19
features; describing Punctuation –
18
places; collocations commas
Exam Focus: Gapped
text
pp. 64–65 Different, p. 66 Defining p. 67 Future time and pp. 68–69 p. 70 Giving pp. 72–73
not less relative clauses conditional clauses Writing Focus: an opinion;
Vocabulary: Nouns and GRAMMAR ANIMATION An enquiry agreeing and
Sentence
verbs; of and for Language Focus: disagreeing
p. 125 FOCUS VLOG transformation
Exam Focus: Matching Indirect questions ROLE-PLAY
22 23
24
pp. 78–79 Personality p. 80 Modal verbs p. 81 Adjectives pp. 82–83 p. 84 Asking pp. 86–87
types and careers for obligation and ending in -ed and -ing Writing Focus: for and giving
Vocabulary: permission A job application advice
Multiple choice
Compound nouns; GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Language Focus: ROLE-PLAY
word families Formal language
28 29
Exam Focus: Multiple in a job
matching application letter
pp. 92–93 The brains p. 94 Quantifiers p. 95 Indefinite pp. 96–97 p. 98 pp. 100–101
behind Amazon.com GRAMMAR ANIMATION
pronouns: someone, Writing Focus: Shopping
Vocabulary: Shopping anything, nowhere, A formal written ROLE-PLAY
p. 129 FOCUS VLOG
Exam Focus: Multiple everybody, none, etc. complaint
32 33 34 35
choice Language Focus:
Sentence
Formal language
transformation
pp. 106–107 The tower p. 108 Reported p. 109 Phrasal verbs pp. 110–111 p. 112 pp. 114–115
that sucks in smog and Speech Writing Focus: A doctor’s
Gapped sentences
spits out clean air GRAMMAR ANIMATION
A reader‘s appointment
Vocabulary: Pollution; comment – ROLE-PLAY
39
word families linkers
40 41
Exam Focus: Open- Language Focus:
ended questions Structures with
make
p. 156 Prepositions p. 157 Phrasal verbs p. 158 Pronouns and numerals p. 159 Irregular verbs
3
, VOCABULARY
1.1 Personality • un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-
• questions with like
1
I can describe people’s personality and
emotions.
SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
1 Match adjectives 1–6 with their opposites a–f.
1 funny e a boring
2 interesting a b stressed
3 loud f c negative
4 positive c d unsociable
5 relaxed b e serious
6 sociable d f quiet
2 SPEAKING Use the adjectives in Exercise 1 to describe people
you know.
Lives GENERATION GAP?
people live YOUNG PEOPLE SAY …
Life is really simple, but we insist on
making it complicated. You do charity work because you’re kind
and generous, right? Well, that’s a bit
Confucius
dishonest. In fact, I really enjoy spending
time with older people.
Thanks to my visits, I hope she feels less
lonely than before. Mitzi helped me a lot
when I had some work problems.
She’s a good listener. I talk to her about
my worries and she gives me advice.
She’s wise, sensitive and has a lot of
experience. I’m talkative, and they like that.
My grandparents are very quiet and polite,
but older people are not all like that. John’s
really loud and funny. We laugh a lot together.
STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
1 Watch the BBC video.
For the worksheet, go to page 116.
UNIT 1 VIDEOS
BBC Student accommodation
1
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Lesson 1.2 2 Lesson 1.5 4
FOCUS VLOG About happiness
Lesson 1.2 3
ROLE-PLAY
Lesson 1.8 5
4
REFERENCES EXTRA ACTIVITIES • Students write more gap fill
Audioscript p. 176 • Photocopiable resource 1 What are sentences like the ones in ex. 9 for
they like? (10 min.) pp. 201, 212 the WORD STORE vocabulary. They
Videoscript p. 193
• Photocopiable resource 2 Test exchange and complete sentences.
Using videos in the classroom p. T14
yourselves (10 min.) pp. 201, 213 WORKBOOK
4 • Extra digital activities: Vocabulary
pp. 4–5, including Show What You’ve
Checkpoint
Learnt
TEACHER’S BOOK
, VOCABULARY GRAMMAR LISTENING
1 pp. 4–5 Personality; p. 6 Present tenses – p. 7 Voluntary work
un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-; question forms; subject Vocabulary: -ive, -ative, -able,
Lives people live questions with like and object questions; -ing
Reading: Charity wh- questions Exam Focus: Note completion
p. 15 Word list GRAMMAR ANIMATION Pronunciation Focus: Word
stress – personality adjectives
p. 117 FOCUS VLOG
BBC 1
p. 116 Student accommodation 2 3
2 pp. 18–19 Phones and p. 20 Past Continuous p. 21 Becoming a scientist
computers; word building; and Past Simple Vocabulary: Science and
Science and technology collocations scientists; collocations
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Listening: Famous scientists Exam Focus: Matching
p. 119 FOCUS VLOG
BBC 6 p. 29 Word list Pronunciation Focus: Word
7 8
p. 118 Urban legends stress – scientists
3 pp. 32–33 TV programmes; p. 34 Comparative and p. 35 A street artist
adjectives; elements of superlative adjectives Vocabulary: Art and artists
The arts a film/TV drama Exam Focus:
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Reading: One episode is Multiple choice
12
never enough Pronunciation Focus: Word
p. 43 Word list stress – countries
BBC 11 and nationalities
p. 120 The Musketeers
4 pp. 46–47 p. 48 Present Perfect p. 49 Teenagers’ rooms
Describing houses; inside with for and since Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs
Home sweet home a house; make or do Exam Focus: Matching
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Listening: The narrowest Pronunciation Focus:
p. 123 FOCUS VLOG
house in the world Long vowel sounds
16 17
p. 57 Word list
BBC 15
p. 122 Cave houses
5 pp. 60–61 Education; p. 62 First Conditional p. 63 Dealing with exam stress
phrasal verbs; collocations Vocabulary: get
Time to learn Reading: School systems
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Exam Focus: True/False
21
around the world Pronunciation Focus: Large
p. 71 Word list numbers
BBC 20
p. 124 South Korean schools
6 pp. 74–75 Collocations; p. 76 Second p. 77 Becoming an airline
describing jobs; phrasal Conditional pilot
Just the job verbs Vocabulary: Collocations; jobs
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Listening: The worst jobs Exam Focus: Multiple choice
p. 127 FOCUS VLOG
p. 85 Word list Pronunciation Focus: Stress in
26 27
BBC 25 job names
p. 126 Window cleaning
7 pp. 88–89 Shops and p. 90 The Passive p. 91 Buying presents
services; clothes and Vocabulary: Word families
Consumer society appearance; collocations
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Exam Focus: Matching
31
Reading: The truth about Pronunciation Focus: Silent
shopping letters
BBC 30
p. 99 Word list
p. 128 Cheap shopping
8 pp. 102–103 Symptoms; p. 104 Past Perfect p. 105 Central Park
health; phrasal verbs Vocabulary: Places to do
Well-being Reading: Apps to keep
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
sport
p. 131 FOCUS VLOG
you fit Exam Focus: Multiple choice
37 38
p. 113 Word list Pronunciation Focus:
Diphthongs
BBC 36
p. 130 Keeping fit
pp.116–131 Video worksheets pp. 132–155 Grammar and Use of English reference and practice
WORD STORE BOOKLET Word Stores 1–8, Use of English, Word practice, Word building
2
,READING GRAMMAR USE OF ENGLISH WRITING SPEAKING FOCUS REVIEW
pp. 8–9 A brief guide p. 10 Verb + -ing or p. 11 so and such pp. 12–13 p. 14 Showing pp. 16–17
to the generations verb + to infinitive Writing Focus: interest
Multiple-choice
Vocabulary: Verb + Vocabulary: Clothes A personal email/ ROLE-PLAY
cloze
preposition GRAMMAR ANIMATION
letter
5
Exam Focus: Matching Language Focus:
4
Adjective +
preposition
pp. 22–23 Science at p. 24 used to p. 25 Linkers and time pp. 26–27 p. 28 Telling pp. 30–31
the South Pole GRAMMAR ANIMATION
expressions Writing Focus: a story
Vocabulary: Nouns and A story ROLE-PLAY
9 Multiple-choice
verbs; the temperature Language Focus:
cloze 10
Exam Focus: Multiple Informal linkers
choice
pp. 36–37 Superheroes p. 38 Present Perfect p. 39 too and not pp. 40–41 p. 42 pp. 44–45
Vocabulary: Books; with just, already, enough Writing Focus: Describing
cinema; phrasal verbs (not) yet and Past A film review a photo
Key word
Exam Focus: Matching Simple Language Focus:
transformation
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Adjectives to
describe films,
p. 121 FOCUS VLOG
plots, screenplays
13 14
etc.
pp. 50–51 People who p. 52 Future forms: p. 53 Adverbs pp. 54–55 p. 56 Making pp. 58–59
don’t live in traditional Present Continuous, Writing Focus: suggestions
Multiple choice
houses be going to and will A blog entry ROLE-PLAY
Vocabulary: Landscape GRAMMAR ANIMATION Language Focus:
19
features; describing Punctuation –
18
places; collocations commas
Exam Focus: Gapped
text
pp. 64–65 Different, p. 66 Defining p. 67 Future time and pp. 68–69 p. 70 Giving pp. 72–73
not less relative clauses conditional clauses Writing Focus: an opinion;
Vocabulary: Nouns and GRAMMAR ANIMATION An enquiry agreeing and
Sentence
verbs; of and for Language Focus: disagreeing
p. 125 FOCUS VLOG transformation
Exam Focus: Matching Indirect questions ROLE-PLAY
22 23
24
pp. 78–79 Personality p. 80 Modal verbs p. 81 Adjectives pp. 82–83 p. 84 Asking pp. 86–87
types and careers for obligation and ending in -ed and -ing Writing Focus: for and giving
Vocabulary: permission A job application advice
Multiple choice
Compound nouns; GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Language Focus: ROLE-PLAY
word families Formal language
28 29
Exam Focus: Multiple in a job
matching application letter
pp. 92–93 The brains p. 94 Quantifiers p. 95 Indefinite pp. 96–97 p. 98 pp. 100–101
behind Amazon.com GRAMMAR ANIMATION
pronouns: someone, Writing Focus: Shopping
Vocabulary: Shopping anything, nowhere, A formal written ROLE-PLAY
p. 129 FOCUS VLOG
Exam Focus: Multiple everybody, none, etc. complaint
32 33 34 35
choice Language Focus:
Sentence
Formal language
transformation
pp. 106–107 The tower p. 108 Reported p. 109 Phrasal verbs pp. 110–111 p. 112 pp. 114–115
that sucks in smog and Speech Writing Focus: A doctor’s
Gapped sentences
spits out clean air GRAMMAR ANIMATION
A reader‘s appointment
Vocabulary: Pollution; comment – ROLE-PLAY
39
word families linkers
40 41
Exam Focus: Open- Language Focus:
ended questions Structures with
make
p. 156 Prepositions p. 157 Phrasal verbs p. 158 Pronouns and numerals p. 159 Irregular verbs
3
, VOCABULARY
1.1 Personality • un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-
• questions with like
1
I can describe people’s personality and
emotions.
SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
1 Match adjectives 1–6 with their opposites a–f.
1 funny e a boring
2 interesting a b stressed
3 loud f c negative
4 positive c d unsociable
5 relaxed b e serious
6 sociable d f quiet
2 SPEAKING Use the adjectives in Exercise 1 to describe people
you know.
Lives GENERATION GAP?
people live YOUNG PEOPLE SAY …
Life is really simple, but we insist on
making it complicated. You do charity work because you’re kind
and generous, right? Well, that’s a bit
Confucius
dishonest. In fact, I really enjoy spending
time with older people.
Thanks to my visits, I hope she feels less
lonely than before. Mitzi helped me a lot
when I had some work problems.
She’s a good listener. I talk to her about
my worries and she gives me advice.
She’s wise, sensitive and has a lot of
experience. I’m talkative, and they like that.
My grandparents are very quiet and polite,
but older people are not all like that. John’s
really loud and funny. We laugh a lot together.
STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
1 Watch the BBC video.
For the worksheet, go to page 116.
UNIT 1 VIDEOS
BBC Student accommodation
1
GRAMMAR ANIMATION
Lesson 1.2 2 Lesson 1.5 4
FOCUS VLOG About happiness
Lesson 1.2 3
ROLE-PLAY
Lesson 1.8 5
4
REFERENCES EXTRA ACTIVITIES • Students write more gap fill
Audioscript p. 176 • Photocopiable resource 1 What are sentences like the ones in ex. 9 for
they like? (10 min.) pp. 201, 212 the WORD STORE vocabulary. They
Videoscript p. 193
• Photocopiable resource 2 Test exchange and complete sentences.
Using videos in the classroom p. T14
yourselves (10 min.) pp. 201, 213 WORKBOOK
4 • Extra digital activities: Vocabulary
pp. 4–5, including Show What You’ve
Checkpoint
Learnt
