| Title/Topics |
Functions |
Grammar |
Listening/ Pronunciation |
Writing/Reading |
Interchange
Activity |
| Unit 1 Pages 2–7 |
Unit 1 | ||||
| A time to remember
People; childhood; reminiscences |
Introducing yourself; talking about yourself; exchanging personal information; remembering your childhood; asking about someone's childhood | Past tense; used to for habitual actions | Listening to people
talk about their past; listening for personal information
Reduced form of used to |
Writing an autobiography
"Joan Chen": Reading about an actress's career |
"Class profile": Finding
out about a classmate's childhood
Page IC-2 |
| Unit 2 Pages 8–13 |
Unit 2 | ||||
| Caught in the
rush
Transportation; transportation problems; city services |
Talking about transportation and transportation problems; evaluating city services; asking for and giving information | Adverbs of quantity with countable and uncountable nouns: too many, too much, not enough, more, fewer, less; indirect questions from Wh-questions | Listening to a description
of a transportation system; listening for incorrect information; listening to
people ask for information
Question intonation in Wh-questions and indirect questions |
Writing a description of
a city's transportation services
"Stuck in an airport?: What to do . . .": Reading about ways to spend time in an airport |
"Making the city better":
Suggesting ways to improve a city
Page IC-3 |
| Unit 3 Pages 14–19 |
Unit 3 | ||||
| Time for a change!
Houses and apartments; lifestyle changes; wishes |
Describing positive and negative features; making comparisons; talking about lifestyle changes; expressing wishes | Evaluations and comparisons with adjectives: not . . . enough, too, not as . . . as, as . . . as; evaluations and comparisons with nouns: not enough . . ., as many . . . as; wish | Listening to descriptions
of apartments for rent; listening to comparisons; listening to people talk about
lifestyle changes
Sentence stress |
Writing about a
wish
"Dreams Can Come True": Reading about people who changed their lifestyles |
"Wishful thinking":
Finding out about classmates' wishes
Page IC-4 |
| Unit 4 Pages 20–25 |
Unit 4 | ||||
| I've never heard of that!
Food; recipes; instructions; cooking methods |
Talking about food; expressing likes and dislikes; describing a favorite snack; giving instructions | Simple past vs. present perfect; sequence adverbs: first, then, next, after that, finally | Listening to descriptions
of foods; listening to recipes
Reduced forms of did you and have you |
Writing a recipe
"Eating for Energy": Reading about how food affects physical and mental performance |
"Risky business":
Collecting personal information from classmates
Page IC-5 |
| Review of Units 1–4 Pages 26–27 | |||||
| Title/Topics |
Functions |
Grammar |
Listening/ Pronunciation |
Writing/Reading |
Interchange Activity |
| Unit 5 Pages 28–33 |
Unit 5 | ||||
| Going Places
Travel; vacations; plans |
Describing vacation plans; giving travel advice; planning a vacation | Future with be going to and will; modals for necessity and suggestion: (don't) have to, must, need to, had better, ought to, should | Listening for descriptions
of vacation plans; listening to travel advice
Reduced forms of ought to and have to |
Writing about a vacation
"Getting More for Less When You Travel": Reading about how to save money on travel arrangements |
"Fun vacations":
Deciding on a trip
Pages IC-6 and IC-8 |
| Unit 6 Pages 34–39 |
Unit 6 | ||||
| Sure. No Problem!
Complaints; household chores; requests; excuses; apologies |
Making requests; accepting and refusing requests; complaining; apologizing; giving excuses | Two-part verbs; will for responding to requests; requests with modals and Would you mind . . .? | Listening to requests;
listening to complaints, excuses, and apologies
Stress with two-part verbs |
Writing a persuasive
letter
"Summer in the Country": Reading about the Fresh Air Fund |
"That's no excuse!":
Apologizing and making excuses
Page IC-7 |
| Unit 7 Pages 40–45 |
Unit 7 | ||||
| What's this for?
Technology; instructions |
Describing technology; giving instructions; giving advice | Infinitives and gerunds; infinitive complements | Listening to people
describe how to use technology; listening to advice
Syllable stress |
Writing advice about a
useful item
"A Day in Your Life – In the Year 2020": Reading about life in the future |
"Good Advice":
Giving advice to classmates
Pages IC-9 and IC-10 |
| Unit 8 Pages 46–51 |
Unit 8 | ||||
| Let's celebrate!
Holidays; festivals; customs; celebrations |
Describing holidays, festivals, customs, and special events | Relative clauses of time; adverbial clauses of time: before, when, after | Listening to descriptions
of special days and customs
Stress and rhythm |
Writing about a holiday or
festival
"Unusual Customs": Reading about holidays and unusual customs |
"Once in a blue moon":
Finding out how classmates celebrate special days
Page IC-11 |
| Review of Units 5–8 Pages 52–53 | |||||
| Title/Topics |
Functions |
Grammar |
Listening/ Pronunciation |
Writing/Reading |
Interchange
Activity |
| Unit 9 Pages 54–59 |
Unit 9 | ||||
| Back to the future
Life in the past, present, and future; changes and contrasts; consequences |
Talking about change; comparing time periods; describing possibilities | Time contrasts; conditional sentences with if clauses | Listening to people
talk about changes; listening to possible solutions to a problem
Intonation |
Writing about future hopes
"Are You in Love?": Reading about the signs of being in love |
"Consider the
consequences": Agreeing and disagreeing with classmates
Page IC-12 |
| Unit 10 Pages 60–65 |
Unit 10 | ||||
| I don't like working on
weekends!
Abilities and skills; job preferences; personality traits; careers |
Describing abilities and skills; talking about job preferences; describing personality traits | Gerunds; short responses; clauses with because | Listening for job
requirements; listening to people talk about their interests; listening to
personality traits
Final t in not, don't, and can't |
Writing a personality
description
"Find the Job That's Right for You!": Reading about how to find the perfect job |
"Dream job": Hiring an
employee
Pages IC-13 and IC-14 |
| Unit 11 Pages 66–71 |
Unit 11 | ||||
| It's really worth seeing!
Landmarks and monuments; aspects of countries; world knowledge |
Talking about landmarks and monuments; describing countries; discussing facts | Passive with by (simple past); passive without by (simple present) | Listening to descriptions
of monuments; listening for information about a country
Linked sounds |
Writing about a
country
"Seven Modern Wonders of the World": Reading about the modern wonders of the world |
"Traveler's profile":
Finding out about classmates' travel habits
Page IC-15 |
| Unit 12 Pages 72–77 |
Unit 12 | ||||
| It's been a long time!
Information about someone's past; recent past events |
Asking about someone's past; describing recent experiences | Past continuous vs. simple past; present perfect continuous | Listening to people talk
about events in their careers; listening for information about someone's recent
past
Contrastive stress |
Writing a biography
"Child Prodigies": Reading about child prodigies |
"Life is like a game!":
Finding out about classmates' lives
Page IC-16 |
| Review of Units 9–12 Pages 78–79 | |||||
| Title/Topics |
Functions |
Grammar |
Listening/ Pronunciation |
Writing/Reading |
Interchange
Activity |
| Unit 13 Pages 80–85 |
Unit 13 | ||||
| A terrific book, but a
terrible movie!
Entertainment; movies and books; reactions and opinions |
Describing movies and books; talking about actors and actresses; asking for and giving reactions and opinions | Participles as adjectives; relative clauses | Listening for opinions;
listening to a movie review
Word and sentence stress |
Writing a movie
review
"Star Wars": Reading three movie reviews |
"At the movies": Asking
classmates' opinions about movies and actors
Page IC-17 |
| Unit 14 Pages 86–91 |
Unit 14 | ||||
| So that's what it means!
Nonverbal communication; gestures and meanings; emotions; proverbs; signs and meanings; drawing conclusions |
Interpreting body language; explaining gestures and meanings; describing emotions; explaining proverbs; asking about signs and meanings | Modals and adverbs: might, may, could, must, maybe, perhaps, probably; permission, obligation, and prohibition | Listening to people
interpret meanings; listening to people talk about the meanings of signs
Emphatic stress |
Writing an interpretation
of a proverb
"Body Language: What Does It Say?": Reading about body language |
"What's going on?":
Interpreting body language
Page IC-18 |
| Unit 15 Pages 92–97 |
Unit 15 | ||||
| What would you do?
Money; hopes; predicaments; speculations |
Speculating about past and future events; describing a predicament; giving advice and suggestions | Unreal conditional sentences with if clauses; past modals | Listening to people
talk about predicaments; listening to advice and suggestions
Reduced form of have |
Writing a letter asking
for advice
"Ask Alice": Reading an advice column |
"Do the right thing!":
Deciding what to do in a difficult situation
Page IC-20 |
| Unit 16 Pages 98–103 |
Unit 16 | ||||
| What's your excuse?
Requests; excuses; invitations; "white lies" |
Reporting what people say; making requests; making invitations and excuses | Reported speech: requests; reported speech | Listening for excuses;
receiving telephone messages
Reduced forms of had, would, and was |
Writing telephone
messages
"The Truth About Lying": Reading about "white lies" |
"Excuses, excuses": Making
up excuses
Pages IC-19 and IC-21 |
| Review of Units 13–16 Pages 104–105 | |||||
| Unit Summaries Pages S-2–S-17 | |||||
| Appendix | |||||