Contents // Thanks vi Introduction і // TITLE: topic: // 1 You and me Personal information 2 // 2 It’s a bargain! Shopping 6 // 3 Lovely day! Weather and climate 10 // 4 Keep in touch Telecommunications M // 5 In and out of town City and country life 18 // 6 Stranger than fiction Strange phenomena 22 // 7 Going places Transport 26 // 8 A quiet evening in Home entertainment ЗО // 9 Once upon a time The past 34 // 10 A night out Evening entertainment З» // 11 Oneof thesedays The future 41 // 12 Home sweet home Houses 46 // 13 Stay well! Health 50 // 14 Getting away from it all Holidays 54 // 15 Let me explain Technology 58 // 16 It takes all sorts People 62 // 17 Back to work Employment 66 // 18 Here is the news Current affairs 70 // 19 Atlantic crossing Britain and America 74 // 20 It’s only a game Sports 78 // 21 Are we talking the same language? Language and communication 82 // 22 The persuaders Advertising 86 // Communication activities 90 Acknowledgements 1x2