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 CONTENTS

VOCABULARY GRAMMAR PRONUNCIATION

1A people and relationships; present simple and present connected speech: do you
p4– personality adjectives continuous; state verbs; adverbs of
frequency
1B jobs; work verb patterns syllable stress
p6–7
1C | 1D conversation topics modifiers rhythm and intonation
p8–9
2A adjectives for feelings; -ed/-ing narrative tenses weak forms of was, were and had
p10 –11 adjectives
2B story words; types of film past simple and present perfect contracted have in the present
p1 –13 perfect
2C | 2D collocations with get and make prepositions of time intonation for apologising
p14–1
p16–17
3A knowledge; verbs and nouns question forms stressed words in questions
p18–19
3B decisions future plans and intentions weak forms of are you and going to
p 0– 1
3C | 3D facilities; places in a city phrasal verbs polite intonation
p – 3
4A success modals for rules and advice silent letters
p 4–
4B technology collocations; word articles the
p 6– 7 building: suffixes
4C | 4D sports and games present perfect + superlative can and can’t
p 8– 9
p30 –31
5A news and social media relative clauses wh-
p3 –33
5B social issues; the environment reported speech silent letters
p34–3
5C | 5D events and occasions will, might and be going to for intonation to exaggerate feelings
p36–37 predictions
6A the arts used to used to
p38–39
6B creativity: word building comparatives and superlatives word stress in word families
p40 –41
6C | 6D extreme adjectives present perfect + for, since and yet intonation for expressing opinions
p4 –43
p44–4
7A travel and tourism first and second conditionals contractions
p46–47
7B new experiences; the natural world quantifiers emphasising quantity
p48–49
7C | 7D describing places reflexive pronouns sounding enthusiastic
p 0– 1
8A practical abilities; abilities: phrasal can, could, be able to weak forms of can, could and be
p – 3 verbs able to
8B video collocations; technology 1 active and passive emphasising important information
p 4–
8C | 8D technical problems; technology 2 -ing form contrastive stress
p 6– 7
p 8– 9

CUMULATIVE REVIEW 1–4 CUMULATIVE REVIEW 5–8 CUMULATIVE REVIEW 1–8

p60–61 p62–63 p64–67
AUDIOSCRIPTS ANSWER KEY
p68–75 p76–96

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 GRAMMAR | present simple and present continuous; state verbs; adverbs of frequency

Lesson 1A VOCABULARY | people and relationships; personality adjectives

PRONUNCIATION | connected speech: do you

VOCABULARY GRAMMAR
people and relationships present simple and present continuous;
state verbs; adverbs of frequency
1A Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 I’m going to ask my if she can increase my pay. 3A The sentences below have a mistake. Choose the
a colleague b manager c teammate best option to correct the mistake.
2 I know a lot of people, but only a few of them 1 I usually sit in an office all day, but I work from home
are friends. right now.
a big b close c near a I worked b I’ve worked c I’m working
3 My and I first met at a party last year, but we 2 I like tea, but I’m preferring coffee these days.
didn’t become a couple until recently. a I prefer b I ve preferred c I preferred
a daughter b parents c partner 3 My car is needing a good clean at the moment.
4 I work for a small company, so I have few . a needed b needs c has needed
a colleagues b neighbours c teammates 4 This week and next week, my friend and I travel
5 My and I played well, but we lost the match. around the country.
a partners b teammates c colleagues a travelled b have travelled c are travelling
6 When I was very young at school, I spent my
B Complete the email with the words in brackets in the
summers at my farm in the country.
present simple or present continuous form.
a children’s b daughter’s c grandparent’s
Hi Jen,
B Complete the sentences. Use a preposition and the
correct form of the words in brackets. How are things? Life’s not very exciting here but it’s OK.
I1 sa e u to uy a at at t e moment so
I ’m friendly with (be / friendly) lots of people in the
1

area, but only a few of them are close friends – old I2 li e it my arents or a e mont s.
school friends and a couple of teammates from the I s end most e enings it my arents. e 3
football club. atc t is really good series on at t e moment.
My grandparents are both really funny. I 2 e all 4 (like) it a lot. My closest friend
(look) to them because they can make anyone laugh. 5
(study) for a PhD right now, so she
nfortunately, I 3 (not take) either of 6
(usually / be) busy, but we often get
them. I’m more similar to my dad, who is very serious! together and play tennis. She 7 , (always /
My partner and I 4 (get / well) when we win) unfortunately. She 8 (not know) it, but
first met, but these days we have a lot of arguments. I9 (not work) this week. So, I
I changed jobs last year, but I still 5 (stay / 10
ractise tennis and may e I’ll in
touch) with my old colleagues. for a change!
personality adjectives Love, Becky

2 Complete the sentences with a personality adjective.

The first letter is given. PRONUNCIATION
1 Ar person always does what they promise. 4 1.01 connected speech: do you Listen and write
2 Ah person does things to support other the missing words.
people.
1 What time get up in the mornings?
3 Someone who is e -g is quite relaxed
2 How to work?
about things.
3 When home in the evenings?
4 If a person is p , they don’t mind waiting in a
queue. 4 out at night?
5 Someone who doesn’t hold doors open for people 5 What at the weekends?
behind them is r . 6 Who the most time with?
6 A person who makes people laugh is f .
7 Someone who is k is nice to other people.
8 A person who often gives their time, gift s or money
to other people is g .
9 Someone who loves telling other people what to do
is b .
10 A t person likes to put things away.

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 1A

LISTENING WRITING

5A 1.02 | Listen to the introduction to a radio

programme. Choose the correct topic.
7 A Complete the online profile with the linking phrases in
a who people spend time with at the weekends the box.
b people and activities that help with stress
c new skills that people are trying to learn also as well as because for example too

B 1.03 | Listen to the next part of the programme.

Which caller (1–5) is positive about the following About me …
things?
My name’s Jess Arnold and I’m a science student at
a music
the University of Leeds. You can often find me looking
b family
at the night sky 1 I believe there is so
c competing with friends
much to discover about space, 2 our
d doing exercise own planet.
e being outside
I was born in a town near Leeds. My dad first got
C 1.03 | Listen again. Are the statements True (T) or me interested in space when he took me out to look
False (F)? at the stars one night. I was five. I often follow the
1 Caller one lives near an area of nature. activities of different space agencies online and I
2 Caller one enjoys going outside after work in the read anything I can about the International Space
winter. Station, 3 . I’m currently writing a blog
3 Caller two only sings a few kinds of songs. and I’m 4 starting a video channel for
4 Caller two and his friends sing in a group together. kids, with videos on different topics, 5 ,
about why stars die out.
5 Caller three chooses the game he and his friends
play. If you love space and want to get in touch, contact
6 Caller three’s friends make him laugh. me at JArnold93@email.me.
7 Caller four’s children look like her.
8 Caller four would like to have more sleep.
B Number the topics in the order that you read about
9 Caller five only runs when it’s dry.
them in the profile.
10 Caller five runs at the end of every day.
Current projects
6 1.04 | Listen and write what you hear. You will Job/Studies
hear the sentences only once. Name
1 Regular activities
Home town
2 Personal beliefs

3 8 Imagine you are ed Nowak. Write your personal

profile. Write 100–140 words.
se the notes below.
4
se the profile in Ex 7A to help you.
Include linking phrases.
Start your profile with My name’s Jed Nowak …
Jed Nowak / musician / band called Honest Truth
/ believes music brings people together / thinks
music makes people happy / thinks the world is a
better place with music
grew up in Warsaw / moved to the K when 1
/ started playing guitar at school aged 14 / not
very good at first / loved it / worked hard to
become better / started the band with friends
aged 17 / rock music his favourite / likes hip
hop, rap, classical – all kinds / wants to get a
contract with record company / wants people to
listen to their music / band has a video channel –
HonestTruthMusic

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 GRAMMAR | verb patterns

Lesson 1B VOCABULARY | jobs; work

PRONUNCIATION | syllable stress

VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION
3 syllable stress Choose the stressed syllable in each
jobs; work of the words.
1 Match the people and their skills (1– ) with the jobs in 1 assistant 3 financial 5 mechanic
the box. 2 consultant 4 journalist 6 musician

chef financial consultant gardener journalist

mechanic musician plumber shop assistant GRAMMAR
1 James loves cars and fixing things. verb patterns
2 Anna enjoys repairing things in the home that use
water. 4 A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
3 Harley is good at growing plants. verbs in brackets.
4 Theo has a good understanding of taste and enjoys 1 I’m interested in (learn) Chinese.
cooking. 2 (work) at night can be really tiring.
5 Billie is a guitar player in a band. 3 Before (start) university, I worked
6 Maria is a very good writer. abroad for two months.
7 Martina enjoys maths and is good with 4 I’ve decided (get) a pet.
numbers. 5 I can’t imagine (live) in a huge house.
8 Jon is good at helping customers. 6 We’d like (have) the pasta, please.
7 I miss (see) my friend now he’s moved
2 A Complete the conversation with one word in each gap. to a different city.
The first letter is given.
8 (hear) the news has made me feel sad.
A: What do you do?
B: I’m 1o of w at the moment, but I’m B Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the
a 2v at a charity shop while I look for a job. sentences.
It’s not 3f -t . It’s just a few hours a 1 We see you soon.
week and of course I don’t get any 4w , but a hoping to b hope c hope to
I’ve got some money saved and I enjoy the work.
2 I promise all the dishes if you cook.
How about you?
a to clean b cleaning c clean
A: I’m a financial consultant. I’m 5r for helping
people make decisions about their money. I had 3 After the first page of this book, I
a 6c as a model for a while, but I decided don’t think it’s for me.
that I wanted to work with numbers rather than a read b to read c reading
fashion designers! It’s a more enjoyable 4 I try to avoid anything that I don’t enjoy.
7
p for me. I studied 8p -t a do b doing c to do
while I was a model so I could get the 9q
5 Tom and Mike have decided a boat.
that I needed. Now I 10r my own business
from home. a buying b to buy c buy
6 Please stop that loud noise!
B Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the a make b to make c making
sentences.
C Complete the article with the correct form of the verbs
1 My job is – I work sixteen hours a week.
in the box.
a out of work b part-time c responsible
2 We get paid our every Friday, but I don’t think we be do (x ) have help relax see teach
get paid enough!
a wages b qualifications c career
When we agree 1 volunteer work, it’s not
3 I’m for managing the shop. just about 2 other people, it’s about making
a full-time b responsible c out of work ourselves feel better, too. That’s because when we
4 The teaching needs positive, patient and kind support others and they succeed, we get a sense of
teachers. satisfaction. Imagine 3 the smile of a child
a profession b qualification c career when they score a goal, or create a piece of art. Of
5 You need college to be a plumber. course, you don’t have to be good at 4 art or
a volunteers b wages c qualifications sport, or have special ualifications here are lots of
6 Alex is at the moment, but hopefully he’ll have a volunteering jobs. Whatever you decide 5 ,
job soon. you should expect 6 busy. Plan 7
a full-time b responsible c out of work some free time and spend that time 8 .

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 1B

READING

5 A Read the title of the article. Then choose the correct topic.
a a charity that organises free drinks for people in need
b a scientist’s recipe for a perfect cup of coffee
c a coffee drink that tastes different

Helping people, one cup of coffee at a time

When John M. Sweeney heard about an Italian activity the streets, a businessperson who has ust lost their
called caffé sospeso, it gave him an idea that soon ob and is worried about paying their bills, a parent
travelled the world. Caffé sospeso was once popular in who spends everything they have on their children, or
Naples. Working class people who had good luck someone who is ust ha ing a horrible day and wants
bought two coffees instead of one. They ga e the to feel better. The idea behind Suspended Coffees is that
second coffee to someone who didn’t ha e enough people are usually honest, so when someone asks for a
money to buy their own coffee that day. This was most coffee, they get one. They don’t ha e to explain why, so
popular in the late s and mid s, but a few no one should feel ner ous about asking.
businesses in Naples started doing it again in 2010.
So, caffé sospeso isn’t ust something that was popular
A year later, the local government decided to call
in Italy in the past. It’s something that is popular around
ecember aff ospeso ay’.
the world, and helps to make people’s li es a little better.
Sweeney found out about caffé sospeso two years later
and believed that more people should know about it. So,
in 2013, he started a Facebook page called Suspended
Coffees from his home in Ireland. He suggested that
people pay for two coffees when they next go into a caf
and gi e one coffee to someone in need. ithin ust a
few hours, , people liked his page. t the end of
the first year, o er a uarter of a million people were
following the page, and 1,400
caf s around the world oined in.
The idea has now become popular all o er the world.
ou can find caf s which let people buy coffees for
other people in urope, merica, frica, sia and
ustralia. The world’s biggest caf company is doing it,
too. o, who exactly can ask for a free coffee ell, the
idea is anyone can. It can be a person who is living on

B Match the gaps in the sentences (1–6) with the types C Complete the sentences in Ex 5B with one word or
of information that are missing (a–f). number from the article.
1 The idea of caffé sospero started in , Italy.
D Match the meanings (1–6) with a word or phrase in
2 Years later, caffé sospero became popular again in bold in the article.
Italy in .
1 gave an idea about how to do something
3 People celebrate this tradition in the second week
of each year.
2 very bad
4 John M. Sweeney shared information about caffé
sospero on . 3 choosing to get messages from a social media
page
5 cafés became part of the Suspended
Coffees’ programme during the first year. 4 giving true information
6 One example of someone who might get a free 5 learnt
coffee is a who spends all their money on 6 liked by lots of people
their children.
a a number d a type of person
b an online site e a year
c a city f a month

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 HOW TO … | start and end a conversation; keep a conversation going

Lesson 1C VOCABULARY | conversation topics

PRONUNCIATION | rhythm and intonation

VOCABULARY How to …
conversation topics start and end a conversation; keep a
1 A Complete the tips for talking to strangers with the conversation going
topics in the box. You do not need two of the topics.
2A 1.05 | Listen to three conversations. Match the
clothes and fashion food and eating out conversations (1– ) with the situations (a–c).
hobbies and free time activities holiday experiences a someone wants a new job
the news politics sport or music event b someone wants to watch a presentation
the weather work or studies c the speakers know each other

B 1.06 | Match the sentence halves. Then listen to

conversation 1 again and check.
Making small talk 1 Excuse me, do you mind a at all.
2 No, not b meet you.
Talking to people we’ve only just met can 3 Is it your first c to go.
be enjoyable, but it can also be difficult. One 4 Help d if I sit here?
thing that we all have in common is 1 , 5 I’m sorry, but I’ve got e yourself.
so an easy way to start a conversation is to say 6 Nice to f time here?
what a lovely, warm or cold day it is. Of course, this
only works if you live in a country where there are
PRONUNCIATION
seasons. If not, try talking about something that’s
happened recently. It could be a national 3 1.07 rhythm and intonation Listen and underline
the syllable that has the main stress in each sentence.
2
like a football match or a festival.
You might want to avoid talking about 3 1 See you later. 4 Be my guest.
because the stories we read and see every day can 2 Go ahead. 5 I’ve got to go.
often be sad. It’s also best not to discuss 3 Enjoy your weekend. 6 No problem.
4
with someone you’ve just met.
People have different ideas on how to run the SPEAKING
country and it might start an argument. You
could ask if the person can recommend any good 4 A Complete the conversation with one word in each gap.
restaurants. This can lead to a discussion about A: Excuse me, is 1 sitting here?
5
. I’m sure you’ll both have lots to B: No, go 2 .
say about that. You could also say you like what
A: It’s a lovely morning, 3 it?
someone’s wearing, to bring in 6 ,
B: Beautiful!
but that’s a topic you should take care with, too.
A: Are you here for the interview?
People don’t always want to focus on how they
B: Yes. How 4 you?
look. Perhaps a safer option is to ask what a person
does. Then you can chat about your 7 . A: I’m here for the interview too. What time’s yours?
Most of us have a lot to say about that. B: Ten thirty. I’m early. 5 about yours?
A: Mine’s at eleven. I’m Matt, by the 6 .
B: I’m Carrie. Nice to 7
you.
B Complete the conversation using words from the A: Oh … the person on reception just called your name.
box. B: Oh yes, thanks. I’ve 8 to go.
A: Good luck!
clothes eating event experiences hobbies
news studies weather B 1.08 | Listen and check.

C 1.09 | You are B in the conversation in Ex 4A.

A: What did you talk to Dave about?
Listen and speak after the beep. Record the
B: He told me about his university 1 in
conversation if you can.
business, a music 2 he went to, his
recent holiday 3 abroad, his thoughts D Listen to your recording and compare it to the model
about the sports 4 stories today, and in Ex 4B.
why the 5 is so wet at the moment.
A: More listening than talking, then!

8 Go to the interactive speaking practice

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Lesson 1D
GRAMMAR | modifiers
LISTENING | an interview about lifestyle

GRAMMAR LISTENING

2 1.10 | Listen to the recording. Choose the

words in the text that are di erent from what you hear.
1A Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the
sentences. A tiny house’ is the name for a very small home
that is becoming popular these days. These homes
1 My life is boring these days.
are probably not much bigger than one room in
a quite a b fairly c a lot of your home, but they usually include a dining room,
2 I’d love to have free time during the week. kitchen, bathroom and
a a lot more b relatively c quite a bedroom. One reason
that people choose to
3 We’re all busy at the moment.
live in such homes is
a quite b quite a c quite a lot because they’re cheap
4 I live in a cheap flat close to here. to rent. Often, they’re
a bit more b quite a c relatively on wheels, so you can
5 Alex is happy person most of the time. move them from one
place to another easily.
a quite an b quite c quite a
This means that you
6 I’d like to spend more time outdoors, can easily put them
but not much more. next to a house, or at
a a lot of b a bit c a lot less the end of a garden if
you don’t own any land.
B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 a / got / family / I’ve / big / quite 3A 1.11 | Listen to a podcast about living in a tiny
2 time / my friends / spend / I / less / now / lot / a / house. Choose the correct word to complete the
with sentence.
3 I’d / relaxed / bit / like / a / to / be / more The owner’s experience is mostly positive / negative.
4 alternative / quite / We / an / lifestyle / have
B 1.11 | Listen again and choose the correct options.
5 lot / to do / I / these days / more / have / a / work
1 Why did Adele buy a tiny home?
6 with / want / a house / more / lot / We / space / a
a to live an easy life
C Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box. b to stop working long hours
c to own her own home
a bit more a lot less pretty good quite
quite a quite an 2 What has surprised Adele about living in a tiny
home?
1 Being a journalist can be difficult job. a the number of things she owns
2 I’d like to spend time doing boring b the cheap cost of energy
housework. I hate it! c the amount of space in the rooms
3 Ahmed is interesting person. 3 What does Adele say about building her home?
4 I think we need to think about this a A company built her home.
before we make a decision.
b She was unhappy with the home at first.
5 This food you’ve made is .
c Adele built the home herself.
6 The final level of this game is hard.
4 What does Adele say is the best thing about her
tiny house?
a She has a fantastic bathroom.
b It’s easy to keep nice and tidy.
c Living there is very comfortable.
5 What does Adele not like about her home?
a She needs more space for her things.
b She would like a bigger garden.
c She worries that she’ll have to move.
6 What happens when Adele wants time away from
her partner?
a She goes into the bathroom.
b She spends time outside.
c She goes to a friend’s house.

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