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A student’s blog
Annalisa’s blog
A student’s experiences
of school and family in
London, England p10
A really good job
He’s 16 years old and a head
teacher!
A boy from India teaches
younger children p18
Town and country
weekends
My perfect weekend
Jamie Cullum and Shilpa
Shetty describe what they
like doing p26
America’s most famous
address
Inside the White House
A description of the
building and what
happens there p34
A talented family
A passion for success
The violinist Nicola
Benedetti and her father
p42
The meaning of life
The businessman and the
fisherman
How to find happiness p50
Introducing yourself
My surname is …
I’m 18 years old.
p7
Talking about you
I have a brother.
I live with …
p9
The dancer and the DJ
She’s a ballet dancer.
She lives in …
She speaks …
p16
Roleplay
A student and a journalist
p18
Roleplay
Interviewing Lisa Parsons
p23
Questionnaire
Your work/life balance
p28
Information gap
Describing a flat
p31
What’s in your bag?
There’s a wallet.
Are there any photos?
p33
Discussion
Famous buildings
p35
What can you do?
I can cook quite well.
p39
Talking about you
I was born in …
I could walk when I was …
p41
Discussion
Who are you close to in your
family?
p42
Talking about a student
His mother was born in …
He started school …
p48
Talking about you
I watched TV last night.
When did you last …?
p49
Personal information
Where’s he from?
p7
Annalisa’s blog
p10
Five conversations in Annalisa’s day
p11
Jobs
People and their jobs
She wants to be a doctor.
He works very hard.
p20
Conversations about jobs
What does he do?
That’s a good job!
p20
In my free time
Free time activities
People talk about what they like
doing in their free time
p27
What’s in your bag?
She has a phone.
p33
Five conversations
What or who is it? How do they
describe it?
p36
Super kids!
Child prodigies – a pianist and a
singer
Pablo Picasso
p44
Conversations
You send a lot of text messages.
The post office is near the traffic
lights.
p44
Interview
Ben Way, dot com millionaire p48
Conversations
Did you enjoy the film?
No, it was boring.
p52
You and your life
I’m from …
I go to …
p9
A blog
Keeping an online journal
Writing a blog
p104
Improving style
Using pronouns
I like him.
She doesn’t like it.
Rewriting a text
p105
Form filling
An application form – giving
personal information
Date of birth
Please tick (
3
)
p106
Describing your home
Linking words
and
,
so
,
but
,
because
Writing a description of your
home
p107
A formal email
Applying for a job
I am interested in the job of …
Writing an email
p108
A biography
Combining sentences
However
,
when
,
until
Writing a biography
p109
Reading
SPEAKINg
LISTENing
Writing
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT