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1 A new start 8 to give personal information about myself • to say something about my personality • to say how I feel about learning English • to explain why I want to brush up my English • to ask questions to find out about someone

2 Family & 12

friends

to give details about my family and friends • to understand short articles in magazines • to give my opinion • to agree and disagree with opinions and suggestions • to give reasons why something is useful or not

3 Love and 16

happiness

to compare different things with each other (e.g. places to live) • to say what makes me happy and why • to talk about my past • to give advice

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US 4 Money 30 to talk about money • to say and write numbers correctly • to compare prices • to talk about money • to talk about different investments • to ask and answer questions about living without money • to say what I do with things I don’t want

5 Crime and 34

punishment

to say if I have ever done something wrong • to say how I feel about doing things which are wrong or illegal • to describe what would happen if someone did something wrong

6 Does it matter? 38 to talk about things which were different in the past • to make a phone call to get information

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7 Global 52

changes

to describe something • to ask someone to repeat something • to say what I used to do and what I do now • to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words

8 (Dis)Con- 56

nected?

to talk about ways of keeping in touch • to talk about things that happened in the past • to describe what I need something for • to say what someone makes me do • to inquire about information I need

9 Unusual 60

hobbies

to ask someone about their hobby • to ask someone how long they have had something • to say I need to have something done • to recommend that someone has something done • to describe what I would do if I had more time or money

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10 Jobs and 74

languages

to say how I feel about work • to say what I would do if something changed in my life • to describe what people do as part of their work • to give information about where English is spoken • to understand people with different accents speaking English

11 Work and 78

communication

to understand and write short emails • to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling for work • to write an email complaining about something • to understand people making simple negotiations

12 What next? 82 to understand texts about the use of English today • to talk about my plans for the future • to talk about organizing a reunion

Brush up B1 | Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch mit Audio-CD | ISBN 978-3-19-002937-2 | @ Hueber Verlag 2013

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Vocabulary Grammar Extra Focus

introductions • presentations • per-sonal information • learning English • professional life

questions • present simple • past simple • present perfect continuous • multi-part verbs

Extra practice Units 1–3 20

Focus on reading: We’ll meet again, don’t know where,

don’t know when ... 26

Focus on language 27

One-minute talk /

Track your progress 28

(patchwork) families • status • position • nationality • likes and interests • feelings • descriptions • friends • agreeing and disagreeing • social networks • war and peace

verbs + -ing • words for relatives • present simple • think and mean

happiness and feelings • countries• describing places •childhood • love

comparatives and superlatives • adverbs • verbs + -ing

money • numbers • banks

• companies • way of life • describing things

modals • opposites • pre-sent tense • multi-part verbs • conditionals • much and many • opposites

Extra practice Units 4–6 42

Focus on reading:How I learnt to manage

my money 48

Focus on language 49

One-minute talk /

Track your progress 50

crime • punishment • cheating • speed limits • funny laws • rules in class

present perfect • past sim-ple • verbs + -ing • Have to and must • conditionals

shops • means of transport • fruit and vegetables • animals • quality of food • trends • gardening and farming

used to • present continuous

travelling experiences • modern technology • solar energy

present perfect • past simple • this and these

Extra practice Units 7–9 64

Focus on reading:

Friendship scarves 70

Focus on language 71

One-minute talk /

Track your progress 72

holiday resorts • modern and traditional communication • travelling • booking a language course

passive • make and let

hobbies • preferences • giving reasons

past tense • present perfect • have something done • conditionals

work • preferences • giving reasons • use of English in different countries • international English • needs • future plans • false friends

present tense • passive Extra practice Units 10–12 86

Focus on reading:Doing business in different

cultures 92

Focus on language 93

One-minute talk /

Track your progress 94

work • earning a living • formal / informal correspondence • emails • complaining • negotiating

verb + -ing • multi-part verbs • used to • simple present • have to and must

social networks • email scams • life lines • false friends • planning a class reunion • future plans

comparatives and superlatives • past simple

Brush up B1 | Kurs- und Arbeitsbuch mit Audio-CD | ISBN 978-3-19-002937-2 | @ Hueber Verlag 2013