Contents Unit 1
English around the World
Listening
LANGUAGE USE: listening to a voicemail message
Asking for and giving personal details
Speaking
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY: using polite language
Spelling
Writing
LANGUAGE USE: completing an online registration
lifeSkills
INFORMATION AND RESEARCH: understanding forms
Unit 2
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LANGUAGE USE: reading a celebrity biography
Listening
LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION: an informal conversation
Speaking
LANGUAGE USE: talking about family
Writing
UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANICS: capitalization and punctuation in sentences
lifeSkills
THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING: categorizing Page 27
Leaving messages Asking for help
Talking about celebrities Talking about family members Talking about ideal careers
Talking about likes and dislikes
Reading
RECOGNIZING COGNATES: magazine article
Listening
LANGUAGE USE: listening to a radio show
Speaking
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY: asking for opinions
Writing
LANGUAGE USE: writing about yourself and your interests
lifeSkills
SELF-DIRECTION AND LEARNING: understanding your learning style Page 37
Talking about hobbies and interests Talking about your taste in movies Describing personality
Talking about when things happen
Reading
LANGUAGE USE: reading a magazine article
Listening
LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION: an interview
Speaking
LANGUAGE USE: talking about interesting activities
Talking about interesting or unusual activities
Writing
UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANICS: writing complete sentences
lifeSkills
ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING: managing your time
Talking about the order and duration of events
Here, There, and Everywhere!
Unit 5
Introducing yourself
Talking about jobs
Reading
Day In, Day Out
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Reading
READING FOR THE MAIN IDEA: descriptions
Listening
LANGUAGE USE: listening to a news report
Speaking
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY: repeating directions to check understanding
Writing
LANGUAGE USE: writing an e-mail
lifeSkills
THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING: establishing priorities
Different Strokes
Unit 6
Using classroom language
RECOGNIZING COGNATES: online survey
Down Time
Unit 3
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Reading
What do You Do?
Unit 4
Functions
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Describing weekday and weekend routines
Describing events and festivals Talking about places and things to do in a city Describing your neighborhood Giving advice Asking for and giving directions
Talking about different lifestyles
Reading
LANGUAGE USE: reading personal profiles
Listening
LISTENING FOR NUMERICAL INFORMATION: online audio profiles
Talking about your life right now and in general
Speaking
LANGUAGE USE: talking to an old friend
Describing what you do to help the environment
Writing
WRITING SIMPLE SENTENCES: subject + verb + object
lifeSkills
SELF-DIRECTION AND LEARNING: making personal change
Describing personal action plans
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Personal information
Subject pronouns
School subjects
in + month on + date
Interests
Months of the year Numbers
Articles an and a
Occupations
Possessive nouns—’s and s’
Family members
be—information questions with Who
Adjectives for describing jobs
What do you do? What does he/she do?
Adjectives for describing employees
Simple present— statements and yes/no questions
Free time activities like, love, hate, prefer
Third person singular spelling rules
Types of movie
be + adjective
Skills (draw, paint, etc.)
Frequency adverbs
Telling time Prepositions of time
How often …?
Routine and free time activities
What time is it?
Time expressions (in the morning, every day, etc.)
should Imperative for directions How do I get to (the) …?
SOUNDS: third person -s
Everyday activities
Clauses with until, before, after
there is/there are with some, any, several, a lot, many
WORDS: two-syllable nouns
Personality adjectives
Simple present— information questions
What time do you …?
SOUNDS: the alphabet
Unit 1
Ordinal numbers
Countries
Unit 2
What/Where/ When/How old …?
Useful questions
Unit 3
be—information questions
at + time
Pronunciation
WORDS: days of the week
Unit 4
be—statements and yes/no questions
Vocabulary
Days of the week
Places and attractions in a city
WORDS: compound nouns
Locations and directions
Unit 5
Grammar
Adjectives for describing places probably/definitely
How do I get there?
Lifestyle adjectives
Present progressive vs. simple present
A green lifestyle
Spelling rules for –ing verbs Verbs not used in the progressive form: like, know, want, need
Time expressions (right now, these days, etc.)
WORDS: stressed verbs
Unit 6
Present progressive
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