Upstream c1 New Revised Edition 55c8516597988
Upstream c1 New Revised Edition 55c8516597988
Upstream c1 New Revised Edition 55c8516597988
UNIT 1
Something to
shout about
- People talking
about special
moments in their
lives (multiple
matching)
- An extract from
a radio
programme
about Google
(sentence
completion)
- Three extracts
from three
reviews (crosstext multiple
matching)
- An article about
happiness
(multiple choice)
giving news,
responding to good
and bad news;
comparing and
speculating
letters/emails (1)
celebrations;
career success;
collocations;
words often
confused; idioms;
fixed phrases
with on; phrasal
verbs;
communication:
giving and
responding to
news
gerund/infinitive
UNIT 2
Escape Artists
- Listening to
three different
extracts
(multiple choice)
- Five people
talking about
their favourite
ways of relaxing
(multiple
matching)
- An extract from
an article on
J.R.R. Tolkiens
The Lord of the
Rings
(multiple choice)
- An article about
a hiking holiday
in Tasmania
(gapped text)
expressing positive
and negative
preferences; making
suggestions,
responding
(positively/negatively
) to suggestions;
informal and formal
interrupting;
negotiating,
reaching agreement;
expressing thoughts,
inviting a response,
reviews(1):
books/films/musi
c
pastimes and
hobbies; leisure
activities;
adjectives;
collocations;
idioms; fixed
phrases with at;
phrasal verbs;
communication:
making and
responding to
suggestions;
interrupting
present tenses;
stative verbs;
dependent
prepositions
agreeing and
disagreeing;
responding to news
UNIT 3
People Power
- An article about
the grandparent/
grandchild
relationship
(multiple choice)
- An extract from
an article about
confidence
building
(multiple
matching)
giving advice,
reacting to advice
given; apologizing,
offering an excuse,
offering to make
amends, accepting
and apology,
rejecting an apology;
comparing and
speculating;
encouraging the
speaker to continue
essays (1)
family;
characteristics;
words often
confused;
collocations;
idioms; fixed
phrases with of;
phrasal verbs;
communication:
apologising
UNIT 4
Growing
Concerns
- Three different
extracts
(multiple choice)
- A short talk
about a volunteer
helpline
(sentence
completion)
- Five people
talking about
social issues
(multiple
matching)
- Extracts by four
experts
commenting on:
What are some
ways to deal with
the rising
proportion of
elderly people in
the population?
(cross-text
multiple
matching)
- An article about
a day in a
London
discussing problems,
discussing the cause
of a problem,
discussing the result
of a problem,
suggesting solutions;
evaluating;
commiserating
reports
the passive;
the causative
magistrates
court where
minor offences
are dealt with
(gapped text)
UNIT 5
Our Changing
World
- A radio
discussion about
the pros and cons
of opening a new
fast food
restaurant in a
small town called
Manley (multiple
choice)
- Five people
talking about
technological
devices that they
use (multiple
matching)
- An article about
artificial
intelligence
(multiple choice)
- An article about
American
astronauts of the
1960s (multiple
matching)
sharing opinions,
agreeing and giving
reasons, partially
agreeing, asking
someone to justify
their opinion;
comparing and
assessing;
asking for
clarification
review of writing
tasks (1)
science and
technology;
computers;
collocations;
phrasal verbs;
idioms; fixed
phrases with in;
communication:
sharing opinions
future forms
UNIT 6
A Job Well Done
- Three different
extracts
(multiple choice)
- A firefighter
talking about his
work (sentence
completion)
polite requests,
introducing a
request, making a
request, granting a
request, denying a
request and offering
an excuse;
discussing,
evaluating and
selecting;
congratulating
proposals
conditionals and
wishes
UNIT 7
Fit for Life
- A radio
interview in
which two people
discuss the sport
of heliskiing
(multiple choice)
- Five people
talking about
sport (multiple
matching)
- A text about
four great
medical
discoveries
(multiple
matching)
- An article about
Pierluigi Collina,
a famous retired
football referee
(multiple choice)
requesting an
appointment,
rearranging an
appointment,
accepting an
appointment,
rejecting an
appointment;
describing,
speculating and
eliminating;
responding
negatively
letters/emails (2)
inversion; modal
verbs;
dependent
prepositions
UNIT 8
Live and Learn
- Three different
extracts about
three unrelated
topics (multiple
choice)
- A part of a
radio interview
with the
university
lecturer, Dr
Harry Gray
about children
and language
learning
(multiple choice)
- An article by a
student who
graduated from
university with a
first-class degree
(multiple choice)
- An article
written by a
mother whose
child started
reading later
than others
(gapped text)
describing
similarities,
describing
differences;
discussing,
hypothesizing and
selecting; expressing
disbelief
essays (2)
school, college,
university; study
methods;
subjects;
learning;
collocations;
idioms; fixed
phrases with by;
phrasal verbs;
communication:
describing
similarities/
differences
relative clauses
UNIT 9
The Image
Business
- An imageconsultant giving
advice to
students looking
for jobs (sentence
completion)
- An article about
Betty Jackson, a
fashion designer
(gapped text)
- Four short
reviews of a book
reviews (2):
events, concerts,
products, etc.
image; looks;
films;
collocations;
idioms; fixed
phrases with
down; phrasal
reported speech;
reporting verbs
UNIT 10
Shop Around
- Some people
talking about
special effects in
films (multiple
matching)
(cross-text
multiple
matching)
evaluating and
selecting; responding
to compliments
- Three different
extracts about
three unrelated
topics (multiple
choice)
- A radio
discussion about
mens shopping
habits (multiple
choice)
- An article about
the advantages
and
disadvantages of
convenience
stores compared
with
supermarkets
(gapped text)
- An article about
young people and
advertising
(multiple choice)
placing an order,
confirming an order;
making a complaint,
answering a
complaint;
discussing,
evaluating and
selecting; making
predictions
verbs;
communication:
expressing
surprise; calling
999
review of
writing tasks (2)
shopping; money;
advertising;
collocations;
idioms; fixed
phrases with
carry; phrasal
verbs;
communication:
placing/
confirming an
order; making/
answering a
complaint
articles and
punctuation