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 |