Contents
PART ONE: Individual and Society
Chapter 1
Living One's Life - Individuals in Society
12
Lead-in
14
Words in Context
Young people in a multi-faceted society
Informative text
Part A
Future success
16
A1
What is a role model? Marilyn Price-Mitchell
Online article
17
A2
Successful children Amy Chua
Non-fictional text
20
A3
Childhood - the 21st century Ernestine Northover
Poem
Part B
Them and us
21
B1
Stereotypes in Los Angeles Paul Haggis
Screenplay
21
Fact File
Stereotypes
Informative text
24
Focus on Skills
Q2S3EQ Resolving a heated argument
25
Culture Spot
Graffiti
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Photos
Part C
Getting involved
26
C1
Volunteering in the wake of the Olympics
Film clip
26
C2
MEDIATION Volunteering in Germany Sophia Seiderer
German online article
28
C3
The Hunger Games: an individual in a Utopian society
Film trailer
29
Fact File
From Utopia to Dystopia
Informative text
30
C4
Young people raising their voices
Photos, quotes
31
Chapter Task
Getting your message across
Chapter 2
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The Power of Words - from Shakespeare to Today
32
Lead-in
34
Words in Context
The power of the spoken word
Part A
Shakespeare's power of language
36
Fact File
William Shakespeare
36
A1
, Lady Macbeth persuades her husband (Macbeth William
Informative text
Q
Informative text
Drama extract
Shakespeare)
38
Focus on Skills
13^303 Reading for analysis (drama extract)
39
A2
Richard courts his enemy (Richard III William Shakespeare)
42
Part B
Shakespeare's words updated
B1
My future wife (The Taming of the Shrew William
Drama extract
Drama extract
Shakespeare)
44
Focus on Skills
45
B2
Fvaluatinfl a modern Shakespeare adaptation
• Responding to a sonnet (Sonnet 116 William Shakespeare,
Film extract
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Poems
Marital Sonnet 4 James Simmons)
Culture Spot
Shakespeare for the masses
Part C
The powerful words of today's poets
47
Fact File
Performance poetry
Informative text
47
C1
Performance poetry (Dis Poetry Benjamin Zephaniah, Famous
for what? Hollie McNish)
Film clips, poems,
audio text
The psychological power of words (The right word Imtiaz
Poems, audio text
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C2
Dharker, You should've stopped there William Marr)
51
Chapter Task
Writing a review
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PART TWO: National and Cultural Identity
Chapter 3
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54
Lead-in
Words in Context
Character of a country
Part A
A crowned nation
Informative text
56
A1
Dangerous books Alan Bennett
Novel extract
58
Fact File
The British system of government
Informative text
59
Focus on Skills
I1SQIQ2Q Listening for gist and detail
60
A2
Does Britain still need the monarchy?
Part B
The multicultural face of the UK
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Podcast
61
Fact File
From Empire to Commonwealth
Informative text
61
B1
The British Empire report
Documentary
62
B2
Between two cultures Mike Bartlett
Drama extract
65
B3
The British and their tea
Podcast
65
Culture spot
The Fourth Plinth
Photograph
66
B4
Halal food festival
Press release
67
B5
Eastern Europeans in the UK Amelia Gentleman
Newspaper article
Part C
Where do we go from here?
68
C1
A referendum on the EU
Statistics, political speech
68
C2
MEDIATION Merkel's speech in London
German newspaper article
70
C3
It's OK to like the Germans Stewart Wood
Newspaper article
71
Chapter Task
A podcast on British culture
Chapter 4
72
Lead-in
Words in Context
India then and now
Part A
India's past: echoes and reflections
76
A1
India's UNESCO World Heritage sites
Photos
77
A2
Colonizers and colonized
Speech
77
A3
The British Empire from an Indian perspective C. Das
Non-fictional text
79
A4
Gandhi remembered Chetan Bhagat
Fictional letter
79
Fact File
Gandhi and India's struggle for independence
Informative text
82
Focus on Skills
OEQS1C3 Listening to a radio interview
Part B
Tales from modern India
83
B1
Urbanization in India: the big picture
Graph
83
B2
Life in a megacity
Film poster
84
Focus on Skills
85
B3
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India - a Kaleidoscope
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The UK - a Kingdom United?
Informative text
Watching a film trailer
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MEDIATION Celebrating Indian culture
Film extract,
German interview
Photographs
Culture Spot
Indian truck art
Part C
Indians abroad
87
C1
The Indian diaspora
87
C2
A taste of the Indian diaspora Michelle Warwicker
Online article
88
C3
English lessons Shauna Singh Baldwin
Short story
91
Chapter Task
Presenting India
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Chapter 5
92
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The USA - Still the Promised Land?
Lead-in
Words in Context
A country like no other
Part A
The American dream
96
A1
Viva America! Liz Balmaseda
Online story
97
A2
Reinventing the American dream June Sochen
Newspaper article
Culture Spot
Flag (1954) Jasper Johns
Photo
Part B
Dealing with diversity
100
Informative text
101
Fact File
Ethnic neighbourhoods
Informative text
101
B1
The new neighbours Bruce Norris
Drama extract
104
B2
The changing face of America William J. Clinton
Speech
106
Focus on Skills
Part C
Equality and inequality
108
C1
The danger to the dream Barack Obama
109
C2
109
Fact File
110
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112
D2
MEDIATION The German view Michael Hochgeschwender
German podcast
113
D3
Better than its reputation Anne Applebaum
Magazine article
115
Chapter Task
Giving a speech on why you would like to visit the USA
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Speaking in front of an audience
Speech
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How to become homeless
Film extract
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Home ownership
Informative text
C3
A politics lesson Todd Strasser
Novel extract
Part D
The United States' place in the world
D1
Facts and figures
Statistics
Q
PART THREE: One World
Chapter 6
Beyond the Nation - Europe and a Globalized World
116
Lead-in
118
Words in Context
Globalization: Europe, the world
Part A
European integration as a model?
120
A1
A great achievement of the past Herman Van Rompuy
122
A2
Young, educated - and leaving the country Liz Alderman
Newspaper article
124
A3
MEDIATION Hunting for personnel Sascha Schmierer
German newspaper article
125
Focus on Skills
dfSSiE&l Mediating texts in oral communication
Part B
Chances and risks of globalization
Informative text
Q
Speech
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126
B1
How big is the impact?
Film clip
127
B2
The need for a new label Lucy Siegle
Newspaper article
128
B3
The Dutch footballer from Japan Elko Born
Newspaper article
130
Focus on Skills
I3S3Q3 Using reading strategies (newspaper article)
Part C
English as a global language
131
C1
Keeping the accent Aoife Mannix
Poem
132
C2
English as a global language David Crystal
Interview
Newspaper article
132
C3
Linguistic diplomacy: the Eurovision Song Contest R.L.G.
134
Culture Spot
Keeping our language clean?
135
Chapter Task
'Slavery? Not today, not in Germany!' An exhibition
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Contents
Chapter 7
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Science - Enhancing Life?
Lead-in
Words in Context i Science - motor of progress?
Informative text
140
A1
A saviour sibling Laura Roberts
Newspaper article
142
Fact File
Ethics in science
Informative text
142
A2
You are mine to kill Nick Dear
Drama extract
144
A3
At the lab
Cartoon
145
Culture Spot
146
A4
Animals with bonus features Bob Holmes
147
Focus on Skills
•nra»ii««d Using reading strategies (scientific text)
Part B
Modifying mankind
148
B1
A brain-enhancing pill
TV news report
149
B2
Gene doping Tim Franks
Online article
151
B3
153
C1
154
C2
i MEDIATION The future of energy in Germany
155
Focus on Skills
i EE3H1HH AAprlmting writtpn tpytc
156
C3
j A possible future
156
C4
Biofuels - the green alternative?
157
Chapter Task
Doing a WebQuest
I The Long Awaited (2008) Patricia Piccinini
' Transhumanism Zoitan istvan
Part C
160
Sculpture
Magazine article
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Online article
Quenching the thirst for energy
| The global demand for energy
Chapter 8
158
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The genetic engineering debate
Graphs
Informative text
Interview
: Film clips
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Work and Business - Careers and Perspectives
Lead-in
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Words in Context
' The world of work and business
Part A
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Informative text
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The right to a job - the right job
162
A1
I The second Bill of Rights Franklin D. Roosevelt
Speech
163
A2
j Moving on after recession Barack Obama
Speech
165
A3
Income inequality and guaranteed income
| Felix Oberholzer-Cee
Online article
166
Fact File
167
A4
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Minimum wage and unconditional basic income
Informative text
Teenagers'career aspirations Sean Coughlan
Survey (table), online article
168
Focus on Skills
' BUWHUTfl hrnm informal tn tnrmal rlmlnffi ipc
170
A5
i MEDIATION Do you love your job? Uwe Jean Fleuser
171
Culture Spot
Corporate Head (1991) Terry Allen, Philip Levine
Part B
Stepping into the world of work
172
B1
: Mitch's first glimpses of the world of work Carl Deuker
174
B2
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175
' German newspaper article
Sculpture, poem
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Novel extract
Ten things not to say in a job interview Mark King
Online article
B3
The best job in the world is back! Emanuel Wetterqvist
Job advertisement
177
Focus on Skills
EMMS Writing a letter of motivation
178
B4
Surviving a telephone interview
Audio text
(fj)
178
B5
Look them in the eye - the job interview
Film clip
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179
Chapter Task
Writing your personal statement
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PART FOUR: Challenges of the Present
Chapter 9
Modern Media - Tools or Tyrants?
180
Lead-in
182
Words in Context
Living interactive lives
Part A
Dis-connected
Informative text
Q
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184
A1
Lonely friends Ms Moem
Online poem
185
Culture Spot
New media art: Viewpoint of Billions with Google Glass
(2013) David Datuna
Photo, film clip
186
A2
Online learning in 2044 Ernest dine
Novel extract
188
Focus on Skills
UiUIIIKIS Writing an argumentative text
190
A3
MEDIATION Digital media at school Gerhard Witossek
Part B
Being on display
192
B1
Should classrooms have video cameras?
Online contributions to a
debate
193
Fact File
CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television)
Informative text
194
B2
9/11 - a game changer Barack Obama
Speech
Part C
Reality TV
196
C1
197
C2
199
Chapter Task
Chapter 10
German online article
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• Big Brother out of this world Ellie Zolfagharifard
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The ultimate reality TV show DBC Pierre
Discussing the pros and cons of modern media
Newspaper article
1
Novel extract
Urban, Suburban and Rural Life
200 | Lead-in
202
204
206
Words in Context
The world becomes urbanized
Part A
Big-city life
A1
Living in London, New York, Rio de Janeiro Carlene
Thomas-Bailey
Informative text
Q
Interview statements
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Focus on Skills
207
Fact File
Changing urban lifestyles
Informative text
208
A2
Urban transformation
Radio debate
209
A3
Urban decay, urban renewal
Interview
210
A4
Why US talent is moving to Detroit
Film clip
211
Culture Spot
The Shard
Photo, quotations
Part B
In suburbia
212
B1
The American suburb, then and now Leigh Gallagher
Magazine article
214
B2
A suburban street John Lanchester
Novel extract
Part C
Take me home, country roads
216
C1
Country life
Poem, painting
217
C2
Small-town stories Garrison Keillor
Non-fictional text
219
Chapter Task
A panel discussion
Q
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Contents
Everyday English
220
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264
Support Pages
222
Chapter 1
224
Chapter 2
226
Chapter 3
228
Chapter 4
230
Chapter 5
232
Chapter 6
234
Chapter 7
236
Chapter 8
238
Chapter 9
240
EE1
Eating in and out
Fact File: Eating out - American style
265
EE2
Planning a trip using the internet
266
EE3
Dealing with medical emergencies
266
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Fact File: Getting medical assistance
267
EE4
268
EE 5
. Making phone calls
Watch your valuables!
Communicating across Cultures
Chapter 10
269
CC 1
Cultural awareness
270
CC 2
The language of politeness
271
CC 3
Polite behaviour
271
CC 4
Meeting and greeting
272
CC 5
Making small talk
(ft)
272
CC 6
Talking about sensitive issues
(fj)
CC 7
Making polite complaints
273
273
Reference Section
Language Practice
Fact File: Political correctness
(j~j)
Skills File
242
Focus on Grammar
242
LP 1
Simple and progressive verb forms
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274
SF1
Dealing with unknown words
243
LP2
Present tense or future?
275
SF2
Learning new words
244
LP 3
Simple present and present perfect
276
SF3
Using a dictionary
245
LP4
Present perfect and simple past
277
SF4
Using a grammar book
246
LP 5
Infinitive or gerund after certain verbs
277
SF5
Doing research
247
LP6
Infinitive or gerund after certain nouns
278
SF6
Doing project work
248
LP 7
The passive
279
SF7
Making visual aids
249
LP8
Conditional sentences
280
SF8
Structuring ideas
250
LP9
Articles, quantifiers and countability
280
SF9
Paraphrasing
251
LP 10
Using adjectives and adverbs
281
SF10
Working with closed test formats
252 I Focus on Style
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274 I Language and study skills
282 I Text skills
252
LP 11
Using the right register
282
SF11
Analysing pictures
252
LP12
Avoiding German-sounding sentence
patterns
283
SF12
Analysing charts and graphs
285
SF13
Analysing cartoons
287
SF14
Reading strategies
288
SF15
Marking up a text/Making and taking
notes
289
SF16
Identifying text types (non-fiction)
290
SF17
Analysing stylistic devices
253
LP13
Placing emphasis on key points
255
LP 14
Linking words and phrases
257
LP15
Connecting your thoughts (sentence
structure)
258 I Focus on Vocabulary
258
LP 16
Avoiding Germanisms
259
LP17
Spelling
259
LP 18
Writing about texts
260
LP 19
Collocations
262
LP 20
Word formation
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292
SF18
Analysing non-fiction
293
SF19
Analysing narrative prose
295
SF20
Analysing drama
297
SF21
Analysing poetry
I
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299
Listening and viewing skills
299
SF22
Listening
300
SF23
Analysing a film
S3
302
Speaking skills (monologues and dialogues)
302
SF24
304
SF25
Giving a speech
306
SF26
Taking part in an interview
306
SF27
Having a discussion
308
SF28
Having a debate
310
Writing skills
310
SF29
Writing a formal letter or email
311
SF30
Writing an application
313
SF31
Writing a summary
314
SF32
Writing a review
317
SF33
Writing a report
318
SF34
Argumentative writing
320
SF35
Writing a character profile
322
SF36
Writing a text analysis
323
SF37
Doing a creative writing task
324
SF38
Writing a well-structured text
325
SF39
Quoting a text
327
SF40
Proofreading
328
Mediation skills
328
SF41
Giving a presentation
Mediation of written and oral texts
Exam Practice
How to do exams in general
330
EP1
331
EP2
Working with texts
339
EP3
Mediation
341
EP4
Listening and viewing
343
EP5
Speaking
346
EP6
Closed test formats
347
Glossary
364
Verbs for Tasks ('Operatoren')
366
Charts
368
Historical Documents
373
Acknowledgments
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