B2+ Student s Book David Spencer

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1 B2+ Student s Book David Spencer

2 Contents 1 p6 Reading Vocabulary Grammar Quirkology human behaviour Sociology, psychology, etc Past tenses Social research experiment Body idioms and human interaction Present and past habits Fraternities and sororities Word formation suffixes International cultural knowledg Social life in U.S. universities International cultural knowledg Rush Week Similes Ways of talking 2 p18 The best age to learn to drive Compound nouns connected with car travel Electric cars: customising sounds Phrasal verbs rules and laws Using public transport: an opinion Collocations with take, make and do Two blogs: legal ages Modal verbs obligation, permission, prohibition, advice and criticism Science, technology and the environment: Electric cars Modal verbs speculation, deduction, possibility and probability Modal verbs might Gateway to Exams 1 2 p30 3 p32 Daniel Tammet Understanding Asperger s syndrome Improving memory and language learning Describing mental processes Phrasal verbs the mind Verb + -ing form and infinitive Literatur The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon Word formation prefixes Verb + object + -ing form and infinitive Scientific procedures and research Conditionals and mixed conditionals Science and history: The birth of superheroes Compound nouns and adjectives Inverted conditionals Popular culture/scienc Science and pseudo-science The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon Inception: A film review 4 p44 The science of ageing Superhero origins Genetically modified food Causes, reasons and results Other conditional structures Advanced future forms Gateway to Exams 3 4 p56 5 p58 Feeding ducks in the park People with power Cleft sentences Smoking outdoors Minor offences and punishment Other ways of adding emphasis Prepositional phrases Vague language Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Child curfews Language and literatur Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Formal register _units.indd 2

3 f k e B2+ Listening Writing Speaking Exam success Rush week Present and past personal interview questions Personal interview practice Reading: Scanning for key words multiple matching Chavs Personal interviews creating a good impression Writing a story: useful linguistic devices Vocabulary: Word formation Listening: True/False/Not given Writing: Narrative Ways of talking Summary: The history of the electric car The world s most dangerous road Opinion essay Paragraph plans Discussing photos 1: Useful language Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze Listening: Multiple choice Speaking: Discussing photos Writing: Opinion essays Commuting activities: Multiple matching Preparing and structuring a presentation How the Internet affects thinking strategies A detailed film review Superheroes and science A for-and-against essay Talking about savants Reading: Multiple choice Describing a scene Listening: Multiple matching Presentations 1 Speaking: Giving a presentation Writing: A review/opinion Talking about statistics Podcast: Using DNA Reading: Missing paragraphs Grammar: Sentence transformations Speaking: Stimulus-based discussions Writing: Arguing an opinion Concepts from Nineteen Eighty-Four CCTV and music videos Emphatic sentences A letter of complaint Roleplays 1: Asking for and giving advice Reading: True/False/Not given Use of English: Open cloze Speaking: Roleplays Writing: Formal register in complaints _units.indd 3

4 6 Reading Vocabulary Grammar Problem neighbours Types of house and places in the home Reporting structures Buying, selling and renting accommodation p70 Impersonal reporting structures History: The life of a servant in Victorian England Isabella Beeton s Book of Household Management Idiomatic expressions with home Describing cities and towns Gateway to Exams 5 6 p82 7 p84 The changing face of advertising Neuromarketing Consumerism and choice Advertising and selling Word formation revision and extension Describing clothes and fashions Passives, passive infinitives and passive gerunds International cultural knowledg Enough already by Bill Bryson Passives with verbs with two objects Causatives Determiners and quantifiers 8 p96 Birdy s miraculous flight: Ewa Wisnierska Compound adjectives the body Skateboarding and Tony Hawk Words with more than one meaning The key to happiness Metaphors happiness and sadness Participle clauses Literatur Slam by Nick Hornby Making and modifying comparisons Gateway to Exams 7 8 p108 9 p Apprenticeships Jobs of the future Interview tips Accents and translations The future of handwriting p122 Life and career developments Verb noun collocations Articles Prepositions in relative clauses Interviews Communication/ communication breakdown Phrasal verbs communication Internationally popular English words Gerunds and infinitives Whatever, wherever, whoever, etc Science/Economics: Career changes Science and technology: Future challenges Literatur Paperboy by Christopher Fowler Literatur Teenagers and reading Ellipsis Gateway to Exams 9 10 p134 Grammar Reference 136 Word formation 146 Grammar index 145 Exam success _units.indd 4

5 g Listening Writing Speaking Exam success Mukesh Ambani s hom Features and location An articl Describing a place Talking about neighbours Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze Managing the home Listening: Completing sentences Discussing photos 2 Speaking: Discussions connected to photos Using comment adverbs and adverbials Writing: Using a range of vocabulary Comparing advertisements: Collaboration and negotiation Reading: Multiple choice Ways to involve the reader Environmentally friendly products A report: Advertising and teenagers Formal language and expressions Memorable moments Opinion and For-andagainst essays A covering letter Speaking: Collaborative tasks Writing: Formal reports Discussions based on visual stimuli The pros and cons of outdoor activities Dos and don ts in job interviews Use of English: Word-formation cloze Use of English: Sentence transformation Listening: Multiple matching Speaking: Discussions based on visual stimuli Writing: Justifying and explaining arguments Roleplays 2 Reading: Multiple matching Making generalizations Listening: Short comprehension answers Speaking: Natural responses Writing: Choosing the style and content Teenagers and reading A competition entry Doing crosswords: An interview Avoiding repetition Talking about the importance of handwriting Opinions about reading Discussing language and learning environments Reading: Checking instructions Use of English: Open cloze Listening: Completing gaps in a text Speaking: Talking about experiences Writing: Making your entry interesting Presentations 2: Personal topics Writing bank 155 Irregular verbs 167 Additional activities _units.indd 5