Unit 1 Today's Workplace
Topic Employment trends； workplace issues
Vocabulary Discussing employment trends
Functions Negotiating a solution
Lesson A Work issues
Vocabulary Focus：Trends in the workplace
Listening：Pretending to work
Speaking：I can agree to that
Optional Listening：Your true calling
Lesson B Job choices
Video：Forced to outsource
Unit 2 Big Spender
Topic Earning； spending； budget planning
Vocabulary Spending habits
Functions Making suggestions
Lesson A Are you a savvy saver?
Vocabulary Focus：What do you spend your money on?
Listening：We need a plan.
Speaking：Why don't you rent a car?
Optional Listening： Money makes the world go round.
Lesson B The global economy
Video： Britain's migrant boom
Unit 3 Believe It or Not
Topic Mysterious and unbelievable events； incredible coincidences
Vocabulary Reporting on a case； describing a mysterious event
Functions Making and responding to speculations
Lesson A Mysterious disappearances
Vocabulary Focus：A mysterious disappearance
Listening：A chance meeting
Speaking：The boss's birthday cake
Optional Listening： Mystery world
Lesson B More mysteries
Video：Missing student mystery
Unit 4 Men and Women
Topic Relationships and dating
Vocabulary Describing first dates
Functions Making and responding to invitations
Lesson A An ideal date
Vocabulary Focus：An eligible bachelor
Listening：Don't talk about that!
Speaking：Can I get back to you about that?
Optional Listening： The etiquette of breaking up
Lesson B Online dating
Video：Online dating rules
Unit 5 What's the Story?
Topic Personal and traditional stories
Vocabulary Verbs used with story
Functions Telling and listening to stories
Lesson A The story of my life
Vocabulary Focus：What's the story?
Listening：Everybody has a story.
Speaking：Did I ever tell you about the time ... ?
Optional Listening： The monkey's paw
Lesson B Tell me a story
Video：The storytellers of Moher
Unit 6 Tcchnology
Topic Technology troubles； technological innovations
Vocabulary Phrases and words used to express advantages / disadvantages of technology
Functions Expressing opinions； sharing experiences； discussing abilities / habits
Lesson A Technostress
Vocabulary Focus：Information overload
Listening：When technology doesn't work
Speaking."I'm pretty good at it.
Optional Listening： Not your typical store
Lesson B Extreme gadgets
Video：Extreme gadgets
Unit 7 Emergency
Topic Major and minor emergencies
Vocabulary Preparation for emergencies
Functions Dealing with a crisis situation
Lesson A Do you know what to do?
Vocabulary Focus：Be prepared
Listening：It's an emergency!
Speaking：Everything's going to be OK.
Optional Listening： Recognizing the signs
Lesson B Hurricane dangers
Video：Hurricane dangers
Unit 8 Family Matters
Topic Family life and living arrangements
Vocabulary Family types； issues； relationships
Functions Stating and rebutting a case
Lesson A Different types of families
Vocabulary Focus：Family issues
Listening：Giorgio's ad
Speaking：A lot of people think…
Optional Listening： Friends： today's new family
Lesson B Families past and present
Video：The life of a house husband
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