Plan of Book 1
Titles/Topics Speaking Grammar Pronunciation/Listening Writing/Reading Interchange Activity
UNIT 1 PAGES 27
Please call me Beth.
Introductions and greetings; names,
countries, and nationalities
Introducing yourself; introducing
someone; checking information;
exchanging personal information;
saying hello and good-bye
Wh-questions and statements with
be; questions with what, where, who,
and how; yes/no questions and short
answers with be; subject pronouns;
possessive adjectives
Linked sounds
Listening for names and countries
Writing questions requesting personal
information
Whats in a Name?: Reading about
popular names
Getting to know you: Collecting
personal information about classmates
PAGE 114
UNIT 2 PAGES 813
What do you do?
Jobs, workplaces, and school; daily
schedules; clock time
Describing work and school; asking
for and giving opinions; describing
daily schedules
Simple present Wh-questions and
statements; question: when; time
expressions: at, in, on, around, early,
late, until, before, and after
Syllable stress
Listening to descriptions of jobs and
daily routines
Writing a biography of a classmate
Why Do You Need a Job?: Reading
about people who need jobs
Common ground: Finding similarities
in classmates daily schedules
PAGE 115
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 1415
UNIT 3 PAGES 1621
How much is it?
Shopping and prices; clothing and
personal items; colors and materials
Talking about prices; giving opinions;
discussing preferences; making
comparisons; buying and selling
things
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those;
one and ones; questions: how much
and which; comparisons with adjectives
Sentence stress
Listening to people shopping; listening
for items, colors, and prices
Writing a comparison of prices in
dierent countries
Tools for Better Shopping: Reading
about electronic tools for shopping
Flea market: Buying and selling
things
PAGES 116117
UNIT 4 PAGES 2227
I really like hip-hop.
Music, movies, and TV programs;
entertainers; invitations and excuses;
dates and times
Talking about likes and dislikes; giving
opinions; making invitations and
excuses
Yes/no and Wh-questions with do;
question: what kind; object pronouns;
modal verb would; verb + to + verb
Intonation in questions
Identifying musical styles; listening for
likes and dislikes
Writing a text message
Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas:
Reading about a famous entertainer
Are you free this weekend?: Making
plans; inviting and giving excuses
PAGE 118
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 2829
UNIT 5 PAGES 3035
I come from a big family.
Families; typical families
Talking about families and family
members; exchanging information
about the present; describing family
life
Present continuous yes/no and Wh-
questions, statements, and short
answers; quantiers: all, nearly all,
most, many, a lot of, some, not many,
and few; pronoun: no one
Intonation in statements
Listening for family relationships
Writing an email about family
Stay-at-Home Dads: Reading about
three fathers
Family facts: Finding out information
about classmates families
PAGE 119
UNIT 6 PAGES 3641
How often do you exercise?
Sports, tness activities, and exercise;
routines
Asking about and describing routines
and exercise; talking about frequency;
discussing sports and athletes; talking
about abilities
Adverbs of frequency: always, almost
always, usually, often, sometimes,
hardly ever, almost never, and never;
questions: how often, how long, how
well, and how good; short answers
Intonation with direct address
Listening to people talking about free-
time activities; listening to descriptions
of sports participation
Writing about favorite activities
Health and Fitness Quiz: Reading
about and taking a quiz
Do you dance?: Finding out about
classmates abilities
PAGE 120
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 4243
UNIT 7 PAGES 4449
We had a great time!
Free-time and weekend activities
Talking about past events; giving
opinions about past experiences;
talking about vacations
Simple past yes/no and Wh-questions,
statements, and short answers with
regular and irregular verbs; past of be
Reduction of did you
Listening to descriptions and opinions
of past events and vacations
Writing an online post
Vacation Posts: Reading about
dierent kinds of vacations
"Thinking back": Playing a board game
PAGE 121
UNIT 8 PAGES 5055
Whats your neighborhood like?
Stores and places in a city;
neighborhoods; houses and apartments
Asking about and describing locations
of places; asking about and describing
neighborhoods; asking about
quantities
There is/there are; one, any, and some;
prepositions of place; quantiers;
questions: how many and how much;
count and noncount nouns
Reduction of there is/there are
Listening for locations and descriptions
of places
Writing a roommate wanted ad
The World in One Neighborhood:
Reading about a Toronto
neighborhood
Where Am I?: describing and
guessing locations
PAGE 122
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 5657
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Titles/Topics Speaking Grammar Pronunciation/Listening Writing/Reading Interchange Activity
UNIT 1 PAGES 27
Please call me Beth.
Introductions and greetings; names,
countries, and nationalities
Introducing yourself; introducing
someone; checking information;
exchanging personal information;
saying hello and good-bye
Wh-questions and statements with
be; questions with what, where, who,
and how; yes/no questions and short
answers with be; subject pronouns;
possessive adjectives
Linked sounds
Listening for names and countries
Writing questions requesting personal
information
Whats in a Name?: Reading about
popular names
Getting to know you: Collecting
personal information about classmates
PAGE 114
UNIT 2 PAGES 813
What do you do?
Jobs, workplaces, and school; daily
schedules; clock time
Describing work and school; asking
for and giving opinions; describing
daily schedules
Simple present Wh-questions and
statements; question: when; time
expressions: at, in, on, around, early,
late, until, before, and after
Syllable stress
Listening to descriptions of jobs and
daily routines
Writing a biography of a classmate
Why Do You Need a Job?: Reading
about people who need jobs
Common ground: Finding similarities
in classmates daily schedules
PAGE 115
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 1415
UNIT 3 PAGES 1621
How much is it?
Shopping and prices; clothing and
personal items; colors and materials
Talking about prices; giving opinions;
discussing preferences; making
comparisons; buying and selling
things
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those;
one and ones; questions: how much
and which; comparisons with adjectives
Sentence stress
Listening to people shopping; listening
for items, colors, and prices
Writing a comparison of prices in
dierent countries
Tools for Better Shopping: Reading
about electronic tools for shopping
Flea market: Buying and selling
things
PAGES 116117
UNIT 4 PAGES 2227
I really like hip-hop.
Music, movies, and TV programs;
entertainers; invitations and excuses;
dates and times
Talking about likes and dislikes; giving
opinions; making invitations and
excuses
Yes/no and Wh-questions with do;
question: what kind; object pronouns;
modal verb would; verb + to + verb
Intonation in questions
Identifying musical styles; listening for
likes and dislikes
Writing a text message
Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas:
Reading about a famous entertainer
Are you free this weekend?: Making
plans; inviting and giving excuses
PAGE 118
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 2829
UNIT 5 PAGES 3035
I come from a big family.
Families; typical families
Talking about families and family
members; exchanging information
about the present; describing family
life
Present continuous yes/no and Wh-
questions, statements, and short
answers; quantiers: all, nearly all,
most, many, a lot of, some, not many,
and few; pronoun: no one
Intonation in statements
Listening for family relationships
Writing an email about family
Stay-at-Home Dads: Reading about
three fathers
Family facts: Finding out information
about classmates families
PAGE 119
UNIT 6 PAGES 3641
How often do you exercise?
Sports, tness activities, and exercise;
routines
Asking about and describing routines
and exercise; talking about frequency;
discussing sports and athletes; talking
about abilities
Adverbs of frequency: always, almost
always, usually, often, sometimes,
hardly ever, almost never, and never;
questions: how often, how long, how
well, and how good; short answers
Intonation with direct address
Listening to people talking about free-
time activities; listening to descriptions
of sports participation
Writing about favorite activities
Health and Fitness Quiz: Reading
about and taking a quiz
Do you dance?: Finding out about
classmates abilities
PAGE 120
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 4243
UNIT 7 PAGES 4449
We had a great time!
Free-time and weekend activities
Talking about past events; giving
opinions about past experiences;
talking about vacations
Simple past yes/no and Wh-questions,
statements, and short answers with
regular and irregular verbs; past of be
Reduction of did you
Listening to descriptions and opinions
of past events and vacations
Writing an online post
Vacation Posts: Reading about
dierent kinds of vacations
"Thinking back": Playing a board game
PAGE 121
UNIT 8 PAGES 5055
Whats your neighborhood like?
Stores and places in a city;
neighborhoods; houses and apartments
Asking about and describing locations
of places; asking about and describing
neighborhoods; asking about
quantities
There is/there are; one, any, and some;
prepositions of place; quantiers;
questions: how many and how much;
count and noncount nouns
Reduction of there is/there are
Listening for locations and descriptions
of places
Writing a roommate wanted ad
The World in One Neighborhood:
Reading about a Toronto
neighborhood
Where Am I?: describing and
guessing locations
PAGE 122
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 5657
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Titles/Topics Speaking Grammar Pronunciation/Listening Writing/Reading Interchange Activity
UNIT 9 PAGES 5863
What does she look like?
Appearance and dress; clothing and
clothing styles; people
Asking about and describing peoples
appearance; identifying people
Questions for describing people:
Whatlook like, how old, how tall, how
long, and what color; modiers with
participles and prepositions
Contrastive stress
Listening to descriptions of people;
identifying people
Writing an email describing people
Your Style Questions
Answered!: Reading about clothing
styles
Find the dierences: Comparing two
pictures of a party
PAGES 123, 124
UNIT 10 PAGES 6469
Have you ever ridden a camel?
Past experiences; unusual activities
Describing past experiences;
exchanging information about past
experiences and events
Present perfect yes/no and Wh-
questions, statements, and short
answers with regular and irregular past
participles; already and yet; present
perfect vs. simple past; for and since
Linked sounds
Listening to descriptions of events
Writing an email to an old friend
Taking the Risk: Reading about
unusual or dangerous sports
Lifestyle survey: Finding out about
a classmates lifestyle
PAGE 125
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 7071
UNIT 11 PAGES 7277
Its a very exciting place!
Cities; hometowns; countries
Asking about and describing cities;
asking for and giving suggestions;
talking about travel
Adverbs before adjectives;
conjunctions: and, but, though, and
however; modal verbs can and should
Cant and shouldnt
Listening to descriptions of cities and
hometowns; listening for incorrect
information
Writing an article
Greetings from . . .: Reading about
interesting cities
City guide: Creating a guide to fun
places in a city
PAGE 126
UNIT 12 PAGES 7883
It really works!
Health problems; medication and
remedies; products in a pharmacy
Talking about health problems;
asking for and giving advice; making
requests; asking for and giving
suggestions
Adjective + innitive; noun + innitive;
modal verbs could and should for
suggestions; modal verbs can, could,
and may for requests
Reduction of to
Listening to health problems and advice
Writing a letter to an advice columnist
Rain Forest Remedies?: Reading
about natural products as medicine
Help!: Playing a board game
PAGE 127
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 8485
UNIT 13 PAGES 8691
May I take your order?
Food and restaurants
Expressing likes and dislikes; agreeing
and disagreeing; ordering a meal
So, too, neither, and either; modal verbs
would and will for requests
Stress in responses
Listening to restaurant orders
Writing a restaurant review
To Tip or Not to Tip?: Reading about
tipping customs
Plan a menu: Creating a menu of
dishes
PAGE 128
UNIT 14 PAGES 9297
The biggest and the best!
World geography and facts; countries
Describing countries; making
comparisons; expressing opinions;
talking about distances and
measurements
Comparative and superlative forms of
adjectives; questions: how far, how big,
how high, how deep, how long, how hot,
and how cold
Questions of choice
Listening to a TV game show
Writing about a place in your country
Things You Can Do to Help the
Environment: Reading about the
environment
How much do you know?: Taking
a general knowledge quiz
PAGE 129
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 9899
UNIT 15 PAGES 100105
Im going to a soccer match.
Invitations and excuses; leisure-time
activities; telephone messages
Talking about plans; making
invitations; accepting and refusing
invitations; giving reasons; taking
and leaving messages
Future with present continuous and
be going to; messages with tell and ask
Reduction of could you and would you
Listening to telephone messages
Writing unusual favors
Cell Phone Etiquette: Reading
about cell phone manners
Weekend plans: Finding out about
classmates weekend plans
PAGE 130
UNIT 16 PAGES 106111
A change for the better!
Life changes; plans and hopes for the
future
Exchanging personal information;
describing changes; talking about
plans for the future
Describing changes with the present
tense, the past tense, the present
perfect, and the comparative; verb +
innitive
Vowel sounds /ou/ and //
Listening to descriptions of changes
Writing a plan for a class party
Setting Personal Goals: Reading
about goals and priorities
My possible future: Planning a
possible future
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Titles/Topics Speaking Grammar Pronunciation/Listening Writing/Reading Interchange Activity
UNIT 9 PAGES 5863
What does she look like?
Appearance and dress; clothing and
clothing styles; people
Asking about and describing peoples
appearance; identifying people
Questions for describing people:
Whatlook like, how old, how tall, how
long, and what color; modiers with
participles and prepositions
Contrastive stress
Listening to descriptions of people;
identifying people
Writing an email describing people
Your Style Questions
Answered!: Reading about clothing
styles
Find the dierences: Comparing two
pictures of a party
PAGES 123, 124
UNIT 10 PAGES 6469
Have you ever ridden a camel?
Past experiences; unusual activities
Describing past experiences;
exchanging information about past
experiences and events
Present perfect yes/no and Wh-
questions, statements, and short
answers with regular and irregular past
participles; already and yet; present
perfect vs. simple past; for and since
Linked sounds
Listening to descriptions of events
Writing an email to an old friend
Taking the Risk: Reading about
unusual or dangerous sports
Lifestyle survey: Finding out about
a classmates lifestyle
PAGE 125
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 7071
UNIT 11 PAGES 7277
Its a very exciting place!
Cities; hometowns; countries
Asking about and describing cities;
asking for and giving suggestions;
talking about travel
Adverbs before adjectives;
conjunctions: and, but, though, and
however; modal verbs can and should
Cant and shouldnt
Listening to descriptions of cities and
hometowns; listening for incorrect
information
Writing an article
Greetings from . . .: Reading about
interesting cities
City guide: Creating a guide to fun
places in a city
PAGE 126
UNIT 12 PAGES 7883
It really works!
Health problems; medication and
remedies; products in a pharmacy
Talking about health problems;
asking for and giving advice; making
requests; asking for and giving
suggestions
Adjective + innitive; noun + innitive;
modal verbs could and should for
suggestions; modal verbs can, could,
and may for requests
Reduction of to
Listening to health problems and advice
Writing a letter to an advice columnist
Rain Forest Remedies?: Reading
about natural products as medicine
Help!: Playing a board game
PAGE 127
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 8485
UNIT 13 PAGES 8691
May I take your order?
Food and restaurants
Expressing likes and dislikes; agreeing
and disagreeing; ordering a meal
So, too, neither, and either; modal verbs
would and will for requests
Stress in responses
Listening to restaurant orders
Writing a restaurant review
To Tip or Not to Tip?: Reading about
tipping customs
Plan a menu: Creating a menu of
dishes
PAGE 128
UNIT 14 PAGES 9297
The biggest and the best!
World geography and facts; countries
Describing countries; making
comparisons; expressing opinions;
talking about distances and
measurements
Comparative and superlative forms of
adjectives; questions: how far, how big,
how high, how deep, how long, how hot,
and how cold
Questions of choice
Listening to a TV game show
Writing about a place in your country
Things You Can Do to Help the
Environment: Reading about the
environment
How much do you know?: Taking
a general knowledge quiz
PAGE 129
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 9899
UNIT 15 PAGES 100105
Im going to a soccer match.
Invitations and excuses; leisure-time
activities; telephone messages
Talking about plans; making
invitations; accepting and refusing
invitations; giving reasons; taking
and leaving messages
Future with present continuous and
be going to; messages with tell and ask
Reduction of could you and would you
Listening to telephone messages
Writing unusual favors
Cell Phone Etiquette: Reading
about cell phone manners
Weekend plans: Finding out about
classmates weekend plans
PAGE 130
UNIT 16 PAGES 106111
A change for the better!
Life changes; plans and hopes for the
future
Exchanging personal information;
describing changes; talking about
plans for the future
Describing changes with the present
tense, the past tense, the present
perfect, and the comparative; verb +
innitive
Vowel sounds /ou/ and //
Listening to descriptions of changes
Writing a plan for a class party
Setting Personal Goals: Reading
about goals and priorities
My possible future: Planning a
possible future
PAGE 131
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 112113
GRAMMAR PLUS PAGES 132151
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