CONTENTSBOOK MAP 4
INTRODUCTION 6
UNIT 46 POLITICS 9
Listening Dreams of fortune 10
Reading Politics and politicians 11
Speaking Agreeing and disagreeing 12
Writing Meetings and letters of protest 13
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 15 14
UNIT 47 SCHOOLS AND RULES 17
Listening Changing schools 18
Reading Choosing a school 19
Speaking Visiting new buildings 20
Writing The move 21
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 16 22
UNIT 48 TRAINING 25
Listening Learning new things 26
Reading The circus schools 27
Speaking Improving things 28
UNIT 60 MEMORIES 29
Writing Instructions 29
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 17 30
UNIT 49 THE NATURAL WORLD 33
Listening Wildlife on radio 34
Reading Information and style of language 35
Speaking Comparing animals 36
Writing More wildlife 37
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 18 38
UNIT 50 LIFE AT WORK 41
Listening Where are they now? 42
Reading Information about your life 43
Speaking Arrangements,parties and jobs 44
Writing Reasons and results 45
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 19 46
TEST 10 TEST ON UNITS 46-50 49
UNIT 51 SPORT 53
Listening The tennis star 54
Reading Newspaper articles and interviews 55
Speaking Future wishes 56
Writing Letters 57
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 20 58
UNIT 52 HELPING PEOPLE 61
Listening Adverts and answers 62
Reading The gardener 63
Speaking Helping hands 64
Writing If you hand't done that... 65
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 21 66
UNIT 53 BANKS AND MONEY 69
Listening A small business 70
Reading Letters and information from a bank 71
Speaking Talking about finance 72
Writing Business letters and questionnaires 73
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 22 74
UNIT 54 THE NEWS 77
Listening Hi!Magazine 78
Reading Magazine articles 79
Speaking Expressing interest 80
Writing Reports and interviews 81
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 23 82
UNIT 55 ANTIQUES AND AUCTIONS 85
Listening Discoveries 86
Reading Amazing antiques 87
Speaking Bidding for antiques 88
Writing Describing antiques 89
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 24 90
TEST 11 TEST ON UNITS 51-55 93
UNIT 56 AGAINST THE ODDS 97
Listening A remarkable woman 98
Reading Breakfree Holidays 99
Speaking Problems at work 100
Writing Writing a questionnaire 101
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 25 102
UNIT 57 DIFFERENT CULTURES 105
Listening Starting a new life 106
Reading Do they mean us? 107
Speaking What will Isabelle be doing? 108
Writing What you will be doing on holiday 109
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 26 110
UNIT 58 MYSTERIES 113
Listening Is there anything there? 114
Reading The Loch Ness Monster:fact or fiction? 115
Speaking A murder mystery 116
Writing A balanced report 117
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 27 118
UNIT 59 BY THE YEAR 2025 121
Listening A community fights back 122
Reading Community action 123
Speaking Expressing hope 124
Writing Predictions and plans 125
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 28 126
Listening The past 130
Reading A letter to Africa 131
Speaking Correcting 132
Writing What ever happened to Gerald? 133
Story The Hitch Hiker's Guide episode 29 134
TEST 12 TEST ON UNITS 56-60 137
GRAMMAR SUMMARY 141
WORD LIST 150
KEYS 156