New proficiency GOLD coursebook

Contents

Unit Topic Reading Writing Use of English j

l Nearest and dearest p. 8 (People and relationships) Part 2 (short extracts + multiple choice) Relationships p. 10 Improving your writing  P-19  Part 1 (letter) p. 21 Part 1 (open cloze) p. 17  !

2 Learning for life  p. 24 (Education and ways of learning) Part 4 (multiple choice) A proper education p. 24 Part 2 (proposal) p. 35 Exam Focus: Part 2 (word 1 formation) p. 32  Part 3 (gapped sentences) p. 31 f

3 The moving image p. 38  (Cinema and television) Part 2 (short extracts + multiple choice) Cinema and TV p. 40 Improving your writing p. 47  Part 2 (review) p. 49 Exam Focus: Part 1 (open cloze) 1 p. 45  f

4 The hard sell p. 52  (Advertising and consumers) Part 2 (formal letter) p. 63 Register p. 61 Exam Focus: Part 5 * (comprehension + summary) Children and advertising p. 54 r

5 A life of crime p. 67 (Preventing and punishing crime) Exam Focus: Part 3 (gapped text: fiction)  p. 68 Part 2 (proposal) p. 78 Part 1 (open cloze) p. 71 I  Part 2 (word formation) p. 75  Part 1 (open cloze) p. 76 j

Progress check Units 1-5

6 Bright lights, big city p. 82 (City life) Part 2 (report) p. 93 Part 3 (gapped sentences) p. 85  Part 4 (key word transformation) p. 87 f  Part 5 (comprehension + summary) p.8|

7 The living planet p. 96 (The natural environment) Exam Focus: Part 4 (multiple choice) Tearing up the map of creation p. 98 Part 1 (essay) p. 106 Part 4 (key word transformation) p. 103 Г Part 1 (open cloze) p. 105 I

8 A sporting chance p. 110 (Sport) Part 3 (gapped text: non fiction) p. 112 Part 2 (formal letter) p. 120 Exam Focus: Part 3 (gapped sentences) p. 114 J "  Part 1 (open cloze) p. 115 I Part 5 (comprehension + summary) p. i i!

9 The mind’s eye p. 124 (The mind and the unconscious) Cassie’s dream p. 124 (language and detail) Part 4 (multiple choice) The faith-healer p. 132 Improving your writing p. 135  Part 2 (article) p. 136 Part 1 (open cloze) p. 130 | Part 2 (word formation) p. 131 j Part 4 (key word transformation) p. 13*i Part 3 (gapped sentences) p. 133

10 The world of work p. 139  (Work and its future) Exam Focus: Part 2 (short extracts + multiple choice) Work p. 146 Part 2 (report) p. 150 Part 5 (comprehension + summary) Choosing a job p. 140  Part 1 (open cloze) p. 144 f"  1

Progress check Units 6-10

11 The monster in the .  machine p. 154 (Technology and progress) Part 3 (gapped text: non-fiction) p. 156 Part 4 (multiple choice)  p. 162 Part 1 (essay) p. 165 Part 1 (open cloze) p. 158 «   Part 4 (key word transformation) p. 15 Exam Focus: Part 4 (key word » transformation) p. 164

12 The last frontier -  p. 168  (Travel and tourism) Part 2 (short extracts + multiple choice) Antarctica p. 169 Part 2 (review) p. 179 Part 5 (comprehension + summary) The effects of tourism p. 175

13 The price of success  p. 182  (Ambition and success) Part 3 (gapped text: fiction)  p. 182 Improving your writing p. 185  Part 1 (article) p. 193 Part 3 (gapped sentences) p. 187  Part 1 (open cloze) p. 189  Part 4 (key word transformation) p. 1«

14 A good read p. 196 (Aspects of culture: the set text) Machete p. 200 (preparation for set text) Part 2 (set text) p. 203 Part 5 (comprehension + summary) Th*  book in modern society p. 197  Part 4 (key word transformation) p. 2(

Progress check Units 11-14

Exam information p. 4 Preparing for Proficiency p. 7 Grammar reference p. 210