Listening
Speaking /
Pronunciation
Scenario
Study Skills / Writing
Video
Conversation about
appearance & personality
(1.1)
Radio interview with a
psychologist (1.2)
Discussing personalities;
Word stress
(1.1)
Discussing personality tests
(1.2)
Discussing charisma (1.3)
Key language: giving
opinions, agreeing &
disagreeing, making
suggestions
Task: choosing a new
team member
Scenario: choosing a new
member
Writing questions (1.2)
Study skills: Taking notes
while reading
Writing skills: A for and
against essay
Meet the expert: an
interview with Michael
Gould, a professional actor,
about method acting (1.2)
Questions & answers about
travelling abroad;
inferring
attitude
(2.1)
Interview about the
Universities Explorers
Programme (2.3)
Compiling a list of travel
tips (2.1)
-ed
endings; talking about
past life events (2.2)
Contractions
; choosing
suitable jobs (2.3)
Key language: discussing
advantages & disadvantages,
making suggestions
Task: organising a study trip
Scenario: discussing issues of
past study trips and planning
a more successful one
Writing travel tips (2.1)
Study skills: Taking notes
while listening
Writing skills: A
biographical profile
Study skills video: making
notes while listening to a
talk about Thor Heyerdahl
(2.5)
People talking about
homeworking (3.2)
Radio interview with three
students about their work
placements (3.3)
Conversation with a
careers counsellor; people
talking about CVs (3.5)
Discussing jobs (3.1)
Discussing what is
important in a job (3.1)
Discussing ideal working
hours (3.2)
Discussing work placements
(3.3)
Correcting politely
(3.2)
Key language: asking
questions, giving answers
Task: taking part in an
interview
Scenario: conducting
and participating in an
interview
Writing a job advert (3.1)
Study skills: Organising
ideas and paragraphs
Writing skills: Covering
letter & Curriculum Vitae
(CV)
Meet the expert: an interview
with Caroline Matthews,
about her internship
in the insurance
industry (3.3)
Conversation between two
students (4.2)
Interview with an expert
on communication (4.3)
Discussing language issues
(4.1)
Debate about British and
American English (4.2)
Compiling a list of Dos
& Don’ts for online
communication (4.3)
Key language: accepting &
rejecting ideas, considering
consequences
Task: selecting an English
language programme
Scenario: discussing
proposals and choosing
the best one
Study skills: Describing
charts & tables
Writing skills: A report
describing a chart
Meet the expert: interview
with Henry Hitchings,
author of Language Wars,
about English as a global
language (4.2)
People talking about
adverts (5.1)
Conversation about
designing a website (5.2)
An extract from a lecture
on critical thinking (5.5)
Talking about adverts (5.1)
Choosing photos for adverts
(5.1)
Discussing cosmetic
surgery (5.2)
Group discussion
comparing the benefits of
different quad bikes (5.3)
Key language: the
language of presentations
Task: giving a formal
presentation
Scenario: brainstorming for
an advertising campaign
and selecting the most
effective one
Study skills: Critical
thinking
Writing skills: An opinion-
led essay; planning your
essay
Meet the expert: interview
with Vena Raffle about the
work of the UK Advertising
Standards Authority (5.3)
People talking about their
education;
inferring
attitude
(5.1)
Student describing a
teacher (6.1)
People talking about their
university experience (6.3)
Discussing education (6.1)
Timed discussion
about
educational issues (6.2)
Describing & comparing
different educational
systems (6.3)
Key language: discussing
options
Task: problem-solving
Scenario: looking a
problems at a university
and finding solutions
Writing your opinion
online (6.1)
Describing a teacher (6.2)
Study skills: Reading
strategies: predicting,
skimming, scanning,
inferring
Writing skills: Formal
correspondence,
correspondence
conventions
Meet the expert: interview
with Rob Gueterbock, a
Montessori teacher, about
the Montessori method of
education (6.2)
