Fourth edition Headway Advanced Student’s Book o Liz and John Soars Paul Hancock Fourth edition Headway Advanced Student’s Book Liz and John Soars Paul Hancock OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS CONTENTS LANGUAGE INPUT UNIT NGUAGE FOCUS VOCABULARY SPOKEN ENGLISH ~ | What makes us Tense review Synonyms Expressions with reflexives h 2 Simple and/or continuous characteristics, trait p8 Don't put yourself down. uman: I’ve checked my emails. The stages of life He really fancies p7 I’ve been checking my emails. p10 swotting for an exam himself.
p11 Perfect and non-perfect settling down I’ve come from Scotland. getting a mortgage p12 Icome from Scotland. p10 Active and passive English is spoken here. p11 Reflexive pronouns talk to himself, burn myself p11 >2 Inso many words Adverbs and adjectives Adverb collocations Phrasal verbs go over Expressions with word lost for words pls bitterly disappointed, gaze longingly p18 jot down eat your words Adverbs with two forms come to p17 breathe a word p20 win easily, take it easy p18 Just say the word! Adjective order get a word in edgeways great, new, historical novel p19 word for word aman of few words p20 Enough is enough? Verb patterns Describing trends fall dramatically up and down lighten up Infinitive or -ing p23 continue to increase, keep improving p25 rise sharply run down Verbs that can take both infinitive and -ing a slight decrease p28 Cheer up! p29 start to happen, start happening p25 Phrasal verbs with up and down speed up dress up stand down p29 Not all it seems Modal auxiliary verbs Check the meaning Modal auxiliaries Modal verbs for speculation — present eccentric, handcuffs p37 You really shouldn't p3l should, may, must p32 Idiomatic collocations have! Modal verbs for speculation — past level playing field I needn't have bothered! might/must/should have arrived p33 wake-up call I should think so! p35 Modal verbs: other meanings foregone conclusion p38 Ability, permission, obligation, habit, refusal, advice Synonyms would believe, wouldn't accept, to deceive, to delude p38 mustn't ask p34 Culture clashes Ways to avoid repetition Vocabulary from context Finding things in common Missing words out gambits, frisson p42.
p4l A present for me? You shouldn't have. p44 Nationalities and stereotypes. Reduced infinitives Finland, Finnish, a Finn,. p45 ‘Can you come for dinner?’ ‘Yes, Td love the Finnish, Finnish p47 to” p44 Synonyms ‘Were they worried about going?’ “Well, they were a bit anxious.
p44 Fruits of war Ways of adding emphasis Nouns formed from phrasal Pronunciation: using stress Structures which add emphasis verbs to emphasize p49 What I hate about. slip-up, outlook, ‘Peter hasn't told Something the war did was. ‘He told Negative inversion me. p53 Never have I seen.
Rarely does one find. p53 Emphatic do, does, did Finally, the war did end. p53 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT READING LISTENING SPEAKING THELASTWORD WRITING What makes us human? The reunion In your own words We all get emotional! —_ Introducing yourself Ten things that make us Two people discuss a school Talking about what makes us completely blown A personal human reunion p7 human p8& away profile p107 An article about The Seven Ages of Man What do you think? dying to know ten key human A speech from As You Like It Human versus animal thrilled to bits p14 characteristics by William Shakespeare p12 intelligence p8 that make us What age are they? ‘Talking about the seven distinct from other People of different ages describe ages p12 species p8 themselves p12 A famous play George Bernard Shaw What do you think? Breaking the rules Narrative writing Pygmalion A short biography of the Speculating about how of English Different Act II Scene 1 of playwright p16 Pygmalion ends p17 English grammar genres p108 the play by George A famous play In your own words tules p22 Bernard Shaw p16 Pygmalion Creating a horror story p21 Act II Scene 2 and Act HI Scene 1 of the play p17 The billionaire who wasn’t Limits to growth Discussion Workplace jargon Report writing The secret billionaire A radio programme about Global problems quiz p23 going forward Using A profile of Chuck economic growth p24 In your own words a win-win situation graphs p110 Feeney, a philanthropist Describing trends Discussing economic think outside the who has given away Short presentations describing growth p24 box p30 billions of dollars different trends p28 What do you think? anonymously p26 Buzzword bingo Talking about personal A business presentation finance p24 containing workplace jargon p30 The mystic and the sceptic In the Jeweller’s Test your memory! Softening the message — Writing a formal Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A shop assistant gives an account Asking and answering witness Would you mind. email Harry Houdini ofan incident at the shop p32 statement questions p33 Do you thinkI An apology p112 A biographical article Professor Elizabeth Loftus’ work on The Unbelievable Truth could.
about two of the most eyewitness statements Giving a short lecture based I was thinkingI famous celebrities of Research into eyewitness on the radio show p39 might. p40 the 20th century p36 evidence p34 What do you think? An unlikely friendship The relationship between A radio programme about the Conan Doyle and relationship between Conan Houdini p37 Doyle and Houdini p38 In your own words The Unbelievable Truth Explaining idiomatic A clip from a radio show p39 collocations p39 Worlds of difference Found in translation In your own words British and American Describing The ultimate culture A radio programme about Summarizing an article p42 English similarities and clash the relationship between an What do you think? Did they bring the differences An article bya American man and a Russian Talking about an article p42 check yet? Comparing two journalist about the woman who met online p46 Sharing opinions on a true Have they brought countries p113 visit by members of a Living in another country story p46 the bill yet? p48 tribe from Papua New People talk about their experience Talking about stereotypes Guinea made to the of living in another country p47 Nationality stereotypes p47 UK p42 Quiz How good a language learner are you? p46 When good comes from bad Quotations about war In your own words Keeping the peace Writing for talking Lasting legacies Perspectives on war and conflict Giving an overview of key Let's just agree to Researching An article about the from throughout history p49 information ina text p50 disagree. a period in lasting impact of Peace and goodwill Summarizing a listening Have it your own history p114 World War I p50 An extract from the play Oh, text p54 way. p56 What a Lovely War! and an What do you think? interview with two World War I Talking about the impact of veterans p54 World War I p50 Discussing reactions to a listening text p54 CONTENTS LANGUAGE INPUT UNIT NGUAGE FO! VOCABULARY Bde), Ỉ ! Real and unreal tense usage Phrasal verbs with on andoff If.
> 7 Lighten UP: If we ever had ae a children, we spent it log off As if! p57 on sweets. goon and on Tf so,. I wish you didn't have to go. p60 sneak up on p60 If not,.
p61 Mixed conditionals Id take you to the airport tomorrow if my car hadn't broken down. p60 would Little did he realize he would be bankrupt two years later. I wouldn't use that milk if Iwere you. p61 ~ 8 Gender matters? Relatives and participles Homonyms, homophones, just Defining and non-defining clauses and homographs Thats just what I wanted! p65 It was the passengers who exhibited fort, fought I was just terrified! prejudice.
caught, court Tom couldn't come, so it’s Their two-bedroom flat, which has no horse, hoarse p71 just me. p70 garden, felt terribly poky. p68 Participles Of the 3,500 pilots employed by British Airways, just 200 are women. p69 , 9_ The sound of Discourse markers Verb phrases Rhyming expressions + Attitude adverbs play a role shop ’til you drop music quite honestly, go haywire p74 nearest and dearest p73 unfortunately, Guess the meaning name and shame p77 amazingly, p75 prescription, stir p78 Connectors Song, rhyme, and rhythm mind you, knows, rose after all, suit, route by the way, p75 card, guard p76 Í Distancing the facts Nouns to do with the body quite » 18 Body and mind Passive constructions nostril, palm, knuckle p87 I was quite comfortable.
ps1 It is said that psychosomatic illnesses are ‘all _ Verbs to do with the body That’ quite in the head’, p84 tickle, swallow, amazing! p86 seem and appear squeeze p87 There seem to be few limits to the symptoms Compound nouns - health the mind can produce. drug trial, brain scan p82 The operations appeared to have amazing results. p84 „ Tl Our high-tech The future Synonyms and antonyms stuff , ld Future forms machines, appliances You know me. I'm made wor The plane will be landing about now.
ancient, up-to-date p94 of strong stuff. ps9 It’s about to pour. p91 That’ the stuff of Future in the past nightmares. p90 I was going to attend the meeting but it was cancelled.
She was to give us a lift to the airport. p91 Turning points Linking devices Metaphorical language Emphatic expressions with thus fuel the imagination do/does/did p97 furthermore shining example I did warn you! meanwhile hot topic p99 Well, I did wonder. nevertheless p100 Check the meaning Ido wish he peak fitness wouldn't. p102 obsessed with running through treacle p102 Tapescripts p122 Grammar Reference p145 Phrasal verbs p160 Word list p162 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT READING LISTENING SPEAKING THE LAST Wi WRITING How to be happier The history of the smile In your own words Look on the bright side Informal writing Seven ways to make An extract from a radio Summarizing an article p58 Cheer up! A letter to my yourself happier documentary about the role Summarizing sections of a Hang on in there! younger self p116 An article giving advice and social evolution of the listening text p62 You can’t win em on how to make yourself smile p62 What do you think? all.
p64 happier p58 Talking about things that make people happy p58 The smile p62 Jobs for the boys. or girls? Are you a typical male or female? In your own words Talking in clichés Adding style and Desperate husbands A couple discuss their Exchanging information Boys will be boys. cohesion A slow take-off for female answers to a quiz p65 about two articles p66 Better safe than sorry. A folk tale p117 pilots Gender-neutral parenting What do you think? It takes all sorts.
p72 Two articles about A conversation between a Sharing opinions about people who have taken couple discussing gender- gender roles p66 on roles traditionally neutral parenting p70 Talking about gender neutral carried out by the Dr Eugene Beresin parenting p70 opposite sex p66 A psychiatrist’s view on gender-neutral parenting p70 Hélène Grimaud You are the music In your own words The music of English and Giving an informal A life of music and wolves Two guests ona radio Summarizing the key topics intonation opinion The remarkable life programme discuss a in a listening text p74 Mum makes cakes. A poston of the world-famous book about the role of What do you think? Our mum makes acomment classical pianist and music in psychological Talking about the music that cakes. thread p118 conservationist, Héléne development p74 would be the soundtrack to Our mum makes the Grimaud p78 Song your life p74 cakes. p80 The Night I Heard Caruso Sharing reactions to a Sing by Everything But The song p76 Girl p77 Discussing reactions to a reading text p78 The power of placebo How well do you know your body? What do you think? He does, doeshe?