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That’s me

Unit 1 – Brand new me 1 1 Talk about the power of brands (Speaking B1) Read an article about brands and your identity (Reading B2) Write a comment for a blog (Writing B2) Present a plan for an awareness-raising campaign (Speaking B1) Review gerund vs. infinitive (Language in Use B1 / B2) Listen to a news report on identity theft (Listening B2) Summarise personal accounts of identity theft (Reading / Speaking B2) Write a leaflet on how to avoid identity theft (Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: preferences; identity theft and fraud; convincing and persuading

Unit 2 – Spreading knowledge 15 Discuss shocking statistics (Speaking B2) Read an article about a Swedish public health professor (Reading B2) Review talking about graphs and diagrams (Language in Use B1) Discuss statistics on video gaming behaviour (Reading / Speaking B2) Review adjectives and adverbs (Language in Use B1) Listen to an interview with a Wikipedia editor (Listening B2) Write a report on smartphone use (Speaking / Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: statistics, graphs and diagrams; publishing information

Unit 3 – Expect the unexpected 30 Discuss puzzle stories (Speaking B1) Listen to a radio programme about a surprising discovery (Listening B2) Role play unexpected situations (Speaking B2) Write a well-structured anecdote in an e-mail (Reading / Writing B2) Review reported speech (Language in Use B1 / B2) Read an article about a woman with Tourette’s syndrome (Reading B2) Review polite and friendly small talk (Speaking B1) Boost your vocabulary: socialising and telling anecdotes

Unit 4 – A working life 44 Discuss famous quotes (Speaking B1) Read and summarise articles about people and their jobs (Reading / Speaking B2) Listen to an HR manager giving advice on writing CVs (Listening B2) Read about writing a CV for your first job (Reading B2) Write your own CV (Speaking / Writing B2) Prepare and give an elevator pitch (Speaking B2) Review formulating questions for a job interview (Language in Use B1) Boost your vocabulary: training / education; prepositions; your qualities and work skills

Unit 5 – The final frontier 62 Discuss various aspects of outer space (Speaking B2) Read an article about mining asteroids (Reading C1) Listen to an interview with the first American woman in space (Listening B2) Hold a debate on whether there is life on other planets (Speaking B2) Write a comment on a blog about sending settlers to Mars (Reading / Writing B2) Review conditional sentences (Language in Use B1 / B2) Boost your vocabulary: outer space, space-related phrases; debating

Unit 6 – Don’t worry, be happy 75 Talk about positive and negative feelings (Speaking B1) Read an article about happiness as government policy (Reading / Speaking B2) Listen to an interview about the best place to work (Listening B2) Review adverbs used for emphasis (Language in Use B1 / B2) Role play a negotiation for better working conditions (Speaking B2) Read and speak about improving your well-being (Reading / Speaking B2) Write a review of a comedy film or TV series (Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: feelings; job perks and benefits; negotiating; well-being

Self-assessment checklist Units 1–6 90

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Unit 7 – Extreme cases 91 Talk about extreme sports and risk taking (Speaking B2) Listen to a radio report on “Tough Guy” races (Listening B2) Read the obituary of a daredevil (Reading B2) Give instructions on how to survive in dangerous situations (Reading / Speaking / Writing B2) Write a comparative essay about the risks we face in life (Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: sports; construction designs; risks and dangers in life

Unit 8 – Work it out 105 Talk and read about problem-solving (Speaking / Reading B2) Listen to a problem-solving business meeting (Listening B2) Read an article about handling a difficult boss (Reading B2) Give advice on how to handle difficult work situations (Speaking B2) Write an e-mail of complaint (Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: problem-solving; tenders; giving an opinion, agreeing and disagreeing;

chairing a meeting

Unit 9 – Down under 121 Explain what various slang expressions mean (Listening / Speaking B2) Read an excerpt from a crime novel (Reading B2) Read and talk about cultural differences between different countries (Reading / Speaking B2) Listen to an interview with an Aboriginal leader (Listening B2) Prepare and give a presentation on Aboriginal culture (Speaking B2) Write a comment about Austria on a blog about cultural myths (Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: different cultures; agreeing / disagreeing with common beliefs

Unit 10 – Truth and lies 137 Talk about detecting lies (Speaking B2) Read an article about being truthful on the Internet (Reading B2) Listen to a radio programme on romance fraud (Listening B2) Read about and discuss anonymity on the Internet (Reading / Speaking B2) Write an e-mail giving advice to a friend (Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: body language; idioms about honesty; negative prefixes; prepositions

Unit 11 – What went wrong? 151 Talk about different types of mistakes and failures (Speaking B2) Listen to a report of a FailFaire event (Listening B2) Read about NASA losing its Mars orbiter (Reading B2) Role play a constructive feedback conversation (Listening / Speaking B2) Review typical German-speakers’ mistakes (Language in Use B1 / B2) Write a work report about what went wrong in a project (Writing B2) Review tenses and passive forms (Language in Use B1 / B2) Boost your vocabulary: mistake, error, fault and failure; imperial units of measurement; false friends

Unit 12 – Energy 165 Read about hydraulic fracturing (Reading C1) Review talking about the future (Language in Use B2) Talk about future scenarios after global warming (Speaking B2) Listen to a radio programme on biofuels (Listening B2) Write an article about biomass energy production (Writing B2) Explain a diagram (Speaking B2) Write a report on the history of energy use (Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: energy production; describing processes

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Unit 13 – Amazing buildings 180 Describe famous buildings (Speaking B2) Listen to a talk by a British designer / architect (Listening C1) Present a proposal for an EXPO pavilion design (Speaking B2) Read an article about a wooden skyscraper (Reading B2)

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Review the use of articles (Language in Use B2) Make PechaKucha presentations on architecture / design (Speaking B2) Write an e-mail of complaint (Writing B2) Boost your vocabulary: buildings; prepositions

Unit 14 – Food and eating 194 Talk about tasting food (Speaking B2) Read and discuss articles about unusual dining experiences (Reading B2 / C1) Read about molecular cooking (Reading B2) Listen to an interview with a famous British chef (Listening C1) Convince an investor to finance your start-up (Speaking B2) Write an article about British cuisine (Writing B2) Review tenses (Language in Use B1) Boost your vocabulary: tastes and smells

Unit 15 – Get a move on! 209 Talk about traffic management (Speaking B2) Read an article about a “shared space” project (Reading B2) Write a summary of a scientific study (Writing C1) Role play an international meeting for an EU campaign (Speaking B2) Listen to a radio programme about future car technology (Listening B2) Review relative clauses (Language in Use B2) Boost your vocabulary: traffic management; scientific study summaries; taking part in a meeting

Unit 16 – Revolutionary new ideas 224 Talk about inventions that changed our lives (Speaking B2) Read an article about the third industrial revolution (Reading C1) Give a presentation on a new area of technological development (Speaking B2) Write a comment for / against a new technological development (Writing B2) Talk about pictures of inventions (Speaking B2) Listen to an American professor talking about the third industrial revolution (Listening C1) Review tenses (Language in Use B1 / B2) Boost your vocabulary: prepositions; defining concepts

Unit 17 – The Nanny State? 239 Research and talk about gun-related issues in the USA (Speaking B2) Read and summarise opinion articles about gun control in the USA (Reading / Speaking C1) Listen to a man lobbying for a ban on energy drinks (Listening B2) Give a speech demanding a change in regulations (Speaking / Writing B2) Write a formal e-mail about your views on gun control (Writing B2) Review making comparisons (Language in Use B1) Boost your vocabulary: regulations and restrictions; passive constructions for discussing

controversial issues

Unit 18 – Doing the right thing 252 Discuss what you consider right and wrong (Speaking B2) Listen to a young Australian social entrepreneur (Listening B2) Read a blog post about charity vs. social enterprise (Reading B2) Role play convincing a bank to finance your enterprise (Speaking B2) Read and talk about celebrities with a cause (Reading / Speaking B2) Conduct a survey and write a report on volunteering (Speaking / Writing B2) Review gerunds / infinitives (Language in Use B1 / B2) Boost your vocabulary: social responsibility; business collocations; prepositions

Self-assessment checklist Units 13–18 268

Listening text transcripts 269Vocabulary reference 285Credits 296

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