Contents Unit 1
The 1990s
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Reading
PRONOUN REFERENCE: magazine article
Listening
LANGUAGE USE: listening to a talk
Speaking
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY: asking follow-up questions
Writing
LANGUAGE USE: writing online comments
lifeSkills
INFORMATION AND RESEARCH: identifying sources of information
Unit 2
Culture Vulture
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LANGUAGE USE: reading a movie review
Listening
IDENTIFYING SPEAKERS’ OPINIONS: book club meeting
Speaking
LANGUAGE USE: talking about cultural activities
Writing
LINKING SENTENCES: so and because
lifeSkills
SELF-DIRECTION AND LEARNING: developing cultural awareness
Unit 3
PRONOUN REFERENCE: travel article
Listening
LANGUAGE USE: listening to travel plans
Speaking
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY: responding to requests
Writing
LANGUAGE USE: writing a to-do list
lifeSkills
THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING: estimating and guessing
Unit 4
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Reading
LANGUAGE USE: reading an article
Listening
IDENTIFYING SPEAKERS’ OPINIONS: an informal conversation
Speaking
LANGUAGE USE: asking questions to complete a questionnaire
Writing
LINKING SENTENCES: but, and, or, so, and because
lifeSkills
COLLABORATION: active listening
Musical Notes
Unit 5
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Reading
It could Happen to Anyone!
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Reading
PREDICTION: magazine article
Listening
LANGUAGE USE: listening to different opinions
Speaking
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY: starting and ending a conversation
Writing
LANGUAGE USE: writing an informal review
lifeSkills
ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING: narrowing the focus of a presentation
Living Spaces
Talking about the effect of technology Talking about past events Evaluating different sources of information Talking about your birth year Talking about online activities Describing people’s reactions
Describing and comparing art
Reading
Tickets, Money, Passport!
Unit 6
Functions
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Reading
LANGUAGE USE: reading opinions
Listening
UNDERSTANDING INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCESSES: podcast
Speaking
LANGUAGE USE: talking about living spaces
Writing
IDENTIFYING PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE: topic sentences
lifeSkills
COLLABORATION: discussing alternatives
Discussing and comparing cultural activities Talking about movies Discussing cultural differences
Talking about vacation plans and preferences Talking about possessions and travel essentials Asking for permission Making and responding to requests Estimating and comparing quantities (carbon footprints)
Talking about opinions Discussing good and bad experiences Talking about life events and changes Talking about a tradition Talking about feelings Responding actively in a conversation
Talking about music and musical preferences Describing music Talking about concerts Talking about past events Giving advice and warnings Discussing the focus of a presentation
Describing rooms in a house Describing a living space Talking about giving gifts Talking about housekeeping Discussing virtual worlds Giving your opinion
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Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Review of the simple past
Internet activities
SOUNDS: vowel + consonant + e
Past progressive
Describing reactions
Irregular simple past verbs
Sources of information (websites, newspapers, etc.)
when and while
Superlatives Spelling rules for forming superlative adjectives
Adjectives for describing the arts Cultural activities
SENTENCE RHYTHM:
as … as/not as … as
Different forms of culture (paintings, plays, etc.)
Irregular superlative adjectives
Possessive pronouns and whose
Travel essentials
Modals of permission and request
Travel
Unit 2
Comparatives with as … as/not as … as
SENTENCE RHYTHM:
possessive pronouns
Types of vacation (skiing trip, road trip, etc.) Adjectives to describe vacations (perfect, fantastic, etc.)
Unit 3
Prepositions at, by, about, in
Unit 1
Grammar
Carbon-generating activities (heat your home, etc.)
SOUNDS: initial /sp/, /st/, and /sk/
Present perfect vs. simple past
Words to describe music
SOUNDS: /ӕ/ vs. /e/
Modals of advice and warning
Musical genres
Past participles Have you ever …?
Unit 5
Present perfect—How long/for/since
Unit 4
Good and bad experiences Feelings Frequency expressions (once, twice, etc.) Time expressions (ten minutes, etc.) Active listening techniques (eye contact, etc.) Active listening phrases (sure, yeah, OK, etc.)
Words related to music (concert, playlist, etc.)
Direct and indirect objects
Objects in a house
Separable phrasal verbs with direct objects
Household chores
Preposition + indirect object
Adjectives to describe rooms (organized, messy, etc) Living spaces (mansion, cabin, etc) Sharing accommodations (roommate, dorm, etc.) Adjectives to describe people (anti-social, selfish, etc.)
SENTENCE RHYTHM:
stress patterns with separable phrasal verbs
Unit 6
Present perfect—ever/never
Adverbs of degree (extremely, constantly, etc.)
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