Chpter one
Topics
1. Politics
2. Meeting people
3. Movies
Grammar
1. Present perfect continuous
2. Verb + gerund
3. Gerund as subject
Functions
1. Talking about things people have been doing
2. Expressing likes and dislikes
3. Giving opinions
4. Telling a story
5. Predicting
Chapter Two
Topics
1. Leisure activites
2. Gripes
3. Weddings
4. Children
5. Marriage
Grammar
First conditional
Defining relative clauses with "whose" and "where"
Noun clsuses
Functions
Expressing probability
Asking for and giving information
Expressing dissatisfaction
Persuading
Chapter 3
Topics
1.Healthe care
2.Money
3.Sports
4.Friendship
5.Friendship
Grammar
Was able to/will be able to
May/might
Verbs of perception
Functions
Talking about ability in the past and future
Expressing possibility
Describing people and things
Talking about future plans
Expressing opinions