| Contents | Contents-i |
| Contents i | Contents-i |
| Contents ii | Contents-ii |
| How To Use This Book | 1 |
| Theme 1: People and Lifestyle | 2 |
| Section One — General Stuff | 2 |
| Numbers, Times, Days and Dates | 2 |
| Questions and Being Polite | 4 |
| Opinions | 6 |
| Section Two — Identity and Relationships with Others | 8 |
| About Yourself and My Family & Friends | 8 |
| Describing People and Relationships | 10 |
| Section Three — Healthy Living and Lifestyle | 12 |
| Food and Healthy & Unhealthy Living | 12 |
| Illnesses and Treatments | 14 |
| Section Four — Education | 16 |
| School Subjects and School Life | 16 |
| School Pressures and Difficulties | 18 |
| Section Five — Future Study and Work | 20 |
| Education Post-16 and Career Choices | 20 |
| Theme 1 — Mixed Practice | 22 |
| Mixed Practice — Foundation | 22 |
| Mixed Practice — Both Tiers | 25 |
| Mixed Practice — Higher | 28 |
| Theme 2: Popular Culture | 32 |
| Section Six — Free-time Activities | 32 |
| Music, Cinema, Theatre and TV | 32 |
| Sport, Going Out and Other Hobbies | 34 |
| Section Seven — Customs, Festivals and Celebrations | 36 |
| Customs, Festivals and Celebrations | 36 |
| Section Eight — Celebrity Culture | 38 |
| Favourite Celebrities & Celebrity Life | 38 |
| Theme 2 — Mixed Practice | 40 |
| Mixed Practice — Foundation | 40 |
| Mixed Practice — Both Tiers | 43 |
| Mixed Practice — Higher | 47 |
| Theme 3: Communication and the World Around Us | 50 |
| Section Nine — Travel and Tourism | 50 |
| Where to Go, Accommodation and Travel | 50 |
| What to Do | 52 |
| Section Ten — Media and Technology | 54 |
| Technology and The Internet | 54 |
| Social Media | 56 |
| Section Eleven — Where People Live | 58 |
| Where You Live and The Home | 58 |
| The Local Area, Directions and Weather | 60 |
| Section Twelve — Environmental and Social Issues | 62 |
| Protecting the Environment & Environmental Problems | 62 |
| Social Issues | 64 |
| Theme 3 — Mixed Practice | 66 |
| Mixed Practice — Foundation | 66 |
| Mixed Practice — Both Tiers | 70 |
| Mixed Practice — Higher | 72 |
| Grammar | 76 |
| Section Thirteen — Nouns, Articles and Linking Words | 76 |
| Nouns and Articles | 76 |
| Pronouns | 78 |
| Conjunctions and Prepositions | 80 |
| Section Fourteen — Adjectives and Adverbs | 82 |
| Adjectives | 82 |
| Adverbs, Quantifiers and Intensifiers | 84 |
| Comparatives and Superlatives | 86 |
| Section Fifteen — Verbs and Tenses | 88 |
| Present Tense | 88 |
| Past Tenses | 90 |
| Talking about the Future & The Conditional | 92 |
| Reflexives, Negative Forms & Giving Orders | 94 |
| -ing Verbs, Impersonal Verbs & the Passive | 96 |
| Answers | 98 |
| Section One — General Stuff | 98 |
| Section Two — Identity and Relationships with Others | 98 |
| Section Three — Healthy Living and Lifestyle | 98 |
| Section Four — Education | 98 |
| Section Five — Future Study and Work | 99 |
| Theme 1 — Mixed Practice | 99 |
| Section Six — Free-time Activities | 99 |
| Section Seven —Customs, Festivals and Celebrations | 99 |
| Section Eight — Celebrity Culture | 100 |
| Theme 2 — Mixed Practice | 100 |
| Section Nine — Travel and Tourism | 100 |
| Section Ten — Media and Technology | 100 |
| Section Eleven — Where People Live | 101 |
| Section Twelve — Environmental and Social Issues | 101 |
| Theme 3 — Mixed Practice | 101 |
| Section Thirteen — Nouns, Articles and Linking Words | 102 |
| Section Fourteen — Adjectives and Adverbs | 103 |
| Section Fifteen — Verbs and Tenses | 105 |
| Foundation Speaking Questions — Mark Scheme | 107 |
| Higher Speaking Questions — Mark Scheme | 108 |
| Foundation Writing Questions — Mark Scheme | 109 |
| Higher Writing Questions — Mark Scheme | 110 |
| Listening Transcripts | 111 |
| Section One — General Stuff | 111 |
| Section Two — Identity and Relationships with Others | 111 |
| Section Three — Healthy Living and Lifestyle | 111 |
| Section Four — Education | 111 |
| Section Five — Future Study and Work | 111 |
| Theme 1 — Mixed Practice | 112 |
| Section Six — Free-time Activities | 112 |
| Section Seven — Customs, Festivals and Celebrations | 112 |
| Section Eight — Celebrity Culture | 112 |
| Theme 2 — Mixed Practice | 112 |
| Section Nine — Travel and Tourism | 113 |
| Section Ten — Media and Technology | 113 |
| Section Eleven — Where People Live | 113 |
| Section Twelve — Environmental and Social Issues | 113 |
| Theme 3 — Mixed Practice | 114 |
| Speaking Transcripts | 115 |
| Section Three — Healthy Living and Lifestyle | 115 |
| Section Four — Education | 115 |
| Section Five — Future Study and Work | 115 |
| Theme 1 — Mixed Practice | 115 |
| Section Six — Free-time Activities | 115 |
| Section Seven — Customs, Festivals and Celebrations | 115 |
| Section Eight — Celebrity Culture | 115 |
| Theme 2 — Mixed Practice | 115 |
| Section Nine — Travel and Tourism | 116 |
| Section Eleven — Where People Live | 116 |
| Section Twelve — Environmental and Social Issues | 116 |
| Theme 3 — Mixed Practice | 116 |