CONTENTS
Unit
Grammar
Vocabulary
Reading
Present simple and continuous:
state and action verbs (1.1)
Present simple / continuous
questions (1.2)
Adverbs of frequency (1.2)
Countries and regions: adjectives
and nouns (1.1)
Weather words;
modifiers (1.2)
Adventure holiday
activities (1.3)
Linking words:
but, and, also,
when
(1.4)
My world, our world: a global
online project (1.1)
Understanding genre
Surviving
Siberia: climate versus lifestyle
(1.2)
A city guide (1.4)
Past simple: regular and irregular
verbs (2.1)
Use of the affirmative with time
expressions (2.1)
Past simple negatives and
question forms (2.2)
Personality: adjectives and nouns
(2.1)
Weather words;
modifiers (1.2)
Character adjectives and
like, look
like, be like,
etc (2.3)
Linking words:
until, at first, then,
at the moment, afterwards
(2.4)
Evaluation
International Women’s
Day Awards (2.1)
Increasing your understanding
Biography of Sam Stern and Frida
Kahlo (2.2)
A learning styles and strategies
questionnaire (2.4)
A reflective blog (2.4)
Past continuous (3.1)
Relative pronouns:
who, which,
where, that
(3.2)
The media (3.1)
Nouns, e.g.
journalist / journalism
(3.2)
TV programme genres, e.g.
comedy, politics
(3.3)
The story of the internet (3.1)
Personal reflection
News
organisations around the world (3.2)
A TV programme review (3.4)
Present perfect (1) with time
expressions (4.1)
Articles (4.2)
Giving advice with reasons
(should + infinitive of purpose/in
order to) (4.3)
Medical words (4.1)
Reporting verbs, e.g.
states, claims, shows, thinks,
etc (4.2)
Ailments, e.g.
backache
(4.3)
Grammar of words; compound
nouns; false friends (4.4)
A newspaper article about
different aspects of RCSI – MUB
exploring facts
(4.1)
Text about the relationship
between diet and mental health
(4.2)
Comparatives and superlatives;
as … as
(5.1)
Expressions of quantity (5.2)
Landscapes: adjectives to describe
place (5.1)
Nouns and verbs (1), e.g. damage
(n/vb) (5.2)
Describing photos (5.3)
Reference words:
it, it’s
and
its
(5.4)
Text about the island of Bora Bora
collaboration
(5.1)
Animal invaders – how much
danger are we in?
Thinking
beyond the text
(5.2)
Predictions:
will, might
and
may
(
probably, definitely
) (6.1)
First conditional (6.2)
Nouns and verbs (2), e.g.
consumer
vs
consume
(6.1)
Family; negative adjectives:
un-
and
-less
(6.2)
Expressing opinions (6.3)
Linkers:
so, as, however
and
because of
(6.4)
Advert of future analysis (6.1)
Article about the future of the
family
Understanding genre
(6.2)
1
Human Planet
(p6–13)
2
People
(p14–21)
3
The Media
(p22–29)
4
Health
(p30–37)
5
Natural World
(p38–45)
6
Society and Family
(p46–53)
