Unit

Structural and lexical items

Functions

Themes/Situations

Unit 16

nouns used with ‘to give +   two objects, abbreviated language signs, when/while

go used as become, won’t   start, move, work, give it a push, kick, wash (very much) alike, rules of the   road, car vocabulary

dealing with the traffic   officials, describing mechanical faults, understanding and describing road   signs, giving safety recommendations

cars and driving

Unit 17

regarding, as regards, as   far as … is concerned, as for, by the way, rather (to correct), goodness me,   even, not even, (negative) + even, types of accommodation vocabulary

drawing attention to a   topic, changing the subject, emphasizing surprising facts, making enquiries   about and booking accommodation for yourself and others, complaining and   querying disputed points

accommodations

Unit 18

review of nouns formed   from adjectives, adjectives about personality traits

physical characteristics   and relationships vocabulary

extending invitations and   offers, accepting and declining offers, expressing defiance, giving opinions   about personal characteristics and appearance

personal characteristics

Unit 19

use of articles with illnesses, use of personal   pronouns or articles with parts of the body, review of must, can’t, must   have, can’t have for deductions

vocabulary for illnesses, symptoms, treatments, and   parts of the body

understanding instructions for the use of   medication, describing illnesses and symptoms

diseases and medication

Unit 20

adverbs of frequency, extension of adverbs of   frequency, review of adverbs of degree

vocabulary related to retailing, shopping,   insurance, bank accounts

asking about and giving info about stores and   consumer-product categories, using bank facilities and opening a bank   account, describing degree, describing frequency

banking and retail

Unit 21

abbreviated language-recipe instructions, can +   verbs of perception (UK), remember/forget + infinitive or –ing,   cooking-related vocabulary

understanding recipes and instructions,   understanding a menu and ordering a meal, enquiring about the contents and   ingredients of dishes, describing food

food and nutrition

Unit 22

review of prepositions of places (in, at, on, above,   over, across), articles used with names of countries and seas

weather and climatic conditions vocabulary

describing weather conditions formally and   informally, understanding detailed weather forecasts, describing climate,   linking events to reasons and consequences

weather and climate

Unit 23

the with adjectives used as nouns, review of   emphatic auxiliaries

crime, legal system, punishment vocabulary

understanding laws and regulations, reporting a   crime, structuring and building up a case or argument, arguing a case   persuasively, denying accusations

court of law

Unit 24

any, no, much with comparatives, review of   far/significantly/ much/ a lot/very much + comparative adjectives

items of clothing and jewelry vocabulary

describing clothing, making emphatic comparisons,   describing functionality and style

clothing and fashion

Unit 25

conditionals to express regrets, questions with   rising intonation, review of positive and negative question tags, review of   apologizing

emotions-related vocabulary, ways to describe fears   and degrees of sanity

expressing positive and negative emotions, extending   greetings, extending sympathy, offering encouragement and reassurance,   expressing relief

emotions and psychology

Unit 26

purpose clauses

review of headline language, religion-related   vocabulary

describing religious beliefs, describing reasons and   consequences

religions and beliefs

Unit 27

passive constructions with is/was thought, review of   verbs of ability in the past

spying, diplomatic positions, and criminal activity   vocabulary

distinguishing facts from rumors, describing criminal activity, describing   degrees of believability

espionage

Unit 28

describing trends using comparatives, superlatives,   investment, figures, statistics and graphs vocabulary

referring to approximate statistics and figures in   conversation, describing trends, describing an evolving situation

economic trends and investments

Unit 29

structures used with 2^nd conditional, use   and omission of articles with acronyms (NATO, the CIA), to do so, just in case,   as a precaution

warfare and   military vocabulary

describing precautionary measures, using   abbreviations and acronyms, describing scenarios and theoretical outcomes

warfare

Unit 30

adjectives endings: …ic, …ical, review of reported   speech, language-related vocabulary

distinguishing between standard, idiomatic and   colloquial usage, slang, and accent

colloquial language and idioms