LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Unit COMMUNICATION GOALS VOCABULARY GRAMMAR CONVERSATION STRATEGIES LISTENING / PRONUNCIATION READING WRITING / SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER

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● Get to know someone ● Personality ● Gerunds and infinitives ● Clarify a request for information with “Well, for Listening Skills Texts Task
● Cheer up a friend ● Some hobbies ● Gerunds after prepositions example . . .” ● Listen for details ● A personality test ● Write a paragraph

● Discuss differences among ● Adjective + preposition ● Buy time to respond with “Let me think . . .” ● Understand from ● An illustrated conversation describing a good friend or
GRAMMAR EXPANDER a soul mate
siblings collocations ● Say “Oh, yeah!” to indicate that you have just context ● A magazine interview: differences
● Spelling rules for -ing forms of verbs
come up with a response or idea
Making New ● Discuss friendship ● Kinds of friends
● Gerunds and infinitives: function within sentences
● Say “What a coincidence!” when you discover
● Listen to summarize among siblings
● A magazine survey
WRITING HANDBOOK
Parallel structure
Friends
●
● Negative gerunds and infinitives
shared interests ● Quotations about friendship
● Ask “What’s up?” to get someone to talk about Pronunciation SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
page 1 why he or she feels down ● Reduction of to in
Skills / Strategies ● Leadership: Acknowledge
● Reinforce a willingness to help with “Are infinitives ● Understand from context
the contributions of others
you sure?” ● Identify supporting details

● Summarize

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● Catch up with an old friend ● Greeting customs ● The simple past tense and the present perfect ● Use expressions like “It’s been a long time!” and Listening Skills Texts Task
● Suggest tourist activities ● Tourist activities ● The present perfect: indefinite time in the past (ever, “Nice to see you again!” to greet someone you ● Listen to classify ● Tourist activities survey ● Write about a memorable
● Describe greeting customs ● Participial adjectives before, yet, never, already) haven’t seen for a while ● Listen to summarize ● An illustrated conversation experience
● Talk about a memorable
● Catch up with someone by asking, “So what ● A magazine article about greeting
GRAMMAR EXPANDER have you been up to?” WRITING HANDBOOK
Sharing Life experience ● The simple past tense and the present perfect: more
● Politely end a conversation with “Listen, I’ve got
customs around the world ● Avoiding run-on sentences
on meaning and use
Experiences ● Indefinite time: common errors
to go” Pronunciation Skills / Strategies
● Recognize main idea
SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
● Indicate strong agreement with, “Absolutely” ● Sound reduction in the ● Empathy: Show interest in
page 13 ● If you’re worried that a question may not be present perfect ● Identify supporting details
what other people say
polite, say, “I hope you don’t mind my asking, but
. . .”

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● Apologize for being late ● Movie genres ● The present perfect: for and since ● Apologize and provide an explanation for being Listening Skills Texts Task
● Choose a movie to watch ● Explanations for being late ● The present perfect: other uses late ● Listen for main idea ● Movie genres survey ● Write a two-paragraph
● Express an opinion about ● Adjectives to describe ● Would rather to express preferences ● Offer to pay with expressions like “The tickets are ● Listen to infer ● An illustrated conversation review of a movie
a movie movies on me”, “My treat”, etc. ● Listen to draw ● An article about what makes a
GRAMMAR EXPANDER WRITING HANDBOOK
Decline an offer with “That’s really not necessary”
Talking about Discuss what makes a conclusions movie great
● ●
● The present perfect: information questions ● Paragraphs and topic
movie great ● Show resolve with “I insist”
sentences
Movies ● Expressing preferences:
preferences: review, expansion, and ● Say “That works for me” to agree with a plan of Skills / Strategies
common errors action Pronunciation ● Recognize main idea
SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
page 25 ● Soften an objection with “No offense, but . . .”
● Reduction of the /h/ ● Activate new words
● Communication: Ask
sound in natural speech ● Draw conclusions
someone to elaborate

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● Leave and take telephone ● Kinds of accommodations ● The future with will ● Soften a disappointing response with Listening Skills Texts Task
messages ● Facilities and amenities ● The real conditional “I’m sorry” ● Listen to confirm content ● Hotel facilities and amenities survey ● Write a review of one kind of
● Check in to and out of ● Telephone messages ● Say “Is that all?” to express willingness to ● Listen for details ● An illustrated conversation accommodation
a hotel GRAMMAR EXPANDER do more
● Kinds of hotel rooms ● Will and be going to
● Listen to summarize ● A website listing for a short-term
WRITING HANDBOOK
Request services in a hotel Say “Here you go” as you hand someone
Away from Home and beds vacation rental
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● Other uses of will ● Avoiding sentence
● Choose vacation ● Ways to request services in something they’ve requested
● Can, should, and have to: future meaning Skills / Strategies fragments with because or
page 37 accommodations a hotel ● Say “By the way” to introduce a new thought
● The real conditional (present and future): usage and ● Identify supporting details since
common errors Pronunciation ● Make personal connections SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
● Contractions of subject
● Decision-making: Offer
pronouns with will a new perspective or
contrasting information

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● Ask for something in a store ● Personal care tools and ● Quantifiers for indefinite quantities and amounts: ● Get the attention of a salesperson with Listening Skills Texts Task
● Make an appointment for products some and any “Excuse me” ● Listen to infer ● Personal care survey ● Write a letter of response to
personal care ● Kinds of personal care ● Quantifiers for indefinite quantities and amounts: ● Say “Oh, I’m sorry” in response to a problem or ● Listen to confirm content ● An illustrated conversation someone asking for advice
● Discuss cosmetic ● Cosmetic procedures a lot of / lots of, many and much expression of disappointment ● Listen for details ● A store directory
WRITING HANDBOOK
procedures Indefinite pronouns: someone / no one / anyone Express willingness to help with “No problem”
Looking Good
● ●
● A staff directory at a spa
● Writing a formal letter
● Define inner and outer ● Acknowledge someone’s effort with ● An advice column on a teen
GRAMMAR EXPANDER
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● Some and any: indefiniteness ● Pronunciation of
● Propose a time to receive a service with “ . . ., if ● Collaboration: Respond to
● Too many, too much, and enough
possible” unstressed vowels Skills / Strategies a request for feedback
● Comparative quantifiers fewer and less ● Understand from context
● Ask someone to wait for requested information
● Indefinite pronouns: something, anything, everything,
with “Let me check” ● Draw conclusions
and nothing ● Say “That won’t work” to decline a suggested
time

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 Unit COMMUNICATION GOALS VOCABULARY GRAMMAR CONVERSATION STRATEGIES LISTENING / PRONUNCIATION READING WRITING / SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER

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● Make an excuse for ● Classes of foods ● Negative yes / no questions ● Offer food at the table with “Please help Listening Skills Texts Task
declining food ● Reasons for declining food ● Use to / used to yourself” ● Listen for details ● Classes of foods survey ● Write about food in your

● Describe changes in eating
habits and tastes
Discuss diet choices
Eating Well
● ●
● Describe favorite dishes
page 61 in detail
● Reasons for adopting ● Politely decline an offer of food with “Thanks, but ● Listen to confirm content ● An illustrated conversation country
GRAMMAR EXPANDER I’ll pass on . . .”
a diet ● An article about diet choices
● Negative yes / no questions: short answers WRITING HANDBOOK
Reassure someone who has apologized with “No
Describing foods
● ● A questionnaire about diet choices
● Use to / used to: form and use, common errors
worries”, “It’s OK”, etc.
●Connecting Ideas:
● Be used to and get used to subordinating conjunctions
● Say "No way!" to express surprise about Skills / Strategies
● Repeated actions in the past: would + base form, someone's point of view Pronunciation ● Understand from context
SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
common errors ● Sound reduction: use to /
● Communication: Ask for
used to clarification or repetition
when you’re not sure you
understand

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● Discuss reasons for getting ● Kinds of cars and ● Unfinished or continuing actions: the present perfect ● Express emphatic concern with “No way!” Listening Skills Texts Task
a new car small trucks continuous ● Express frustration with “I’ve had it,” “That settles ● Listen for details ● Dangerous driving habits survey ● Write a letter or email, giving

● Describe an accident ● Dangerous driving habits
● Rent a car ● Major car systems and
parts
Driving Around ● Discuss good and bad
driving Traffic accidents
●
page 73 ● Separable phrasal verbs
● Driving behavior
● The past continuous it,” or “Enough is enough.” ● An illustrated conversation advice to a new driver.
● Introduce new information with “You know, . . .” ● Customer profile cards
GRAMMAR EXPANDER WRITING HANDBOOK
● Present perfect continuous: questions
● Show concern with expressions like “I’m so sorry.”
when someone has bad news
● A father’s letter to his teenaged
●Connecting words and
● Spelling rules for the present participle: review
daughter about safe driving sentences: and, in addition,
● Ask “Are you OK?” of someone who has been in ● A survey about aggressive drivers
furthermore, and therefore.
● The past continuous: expansion
an accident
● Nouns and pronouns: review
● Express relief with expressions like: “Thank Pronunciation Skills / Strategies SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
● Stress in phrasal verbs ● Identify supporting details
goodness!”, “What a relief!”, etc. ● Critical thinking: Expand
on someone’s argument to
show support

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● Return someone’s property ● Talking about property ● Whose and which / Possessive pronouns ● Respectfully get the attention of an adult you Listening Skills Texts Task
● Discuss ethical choices ● Adjectives for describing ● The unreal conditional don't know with "Sir" or "Ma’am" ● Listen to infer ● Ethics self-test ● Write two paragraphs
● Describe good and bad good and bad character ● Express personal gratitude with “That’s so nice of ● Listen for main idea ● An illustrated conversation expressing your views about
GRAMMAR EXPANDER you” honesty
character traits ● Listen for details ● Quotations by famous people
● Possessive nouns: review and expansion
Acknowledge someone’s gratitude with
Doing the Right Talk about honesty ●
● ● A research study on honesty
● Pronouns: summary WRITING HANDBOOK
• expressions like “Don’t mention it”
Introducing conflicting
Thing
●
● Expressing ethics and obligation: expansion ● Say “Uh-oh.” to indicate there’s a problem Skills / Strategies
● should, ought to, had better ● Summarize
ideas
● Offer to collaborate to solve a problem with “Let
page 85 ● have to, must, be supposed to me have a look” Pronunciation ● Draw conclusions SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
● Blending in questions
● Make personal connections ● Self-management: Take
with would you time to think before
responding

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● Comment on a piece of art ● Forms of visual arts ● The passive voice: present and past ● Use “Not really” to soften a negative response to Listening Skills Texts Task
● Ask about and describe ● Styles of art ● The passive voice: questions a negative yes / no question ● Listen to classify ● Styles of art survey ● Write about three artists
objects ● Materials and handcrafted ● Say “Let’s see” to indicate you’re going to look for ● Listen to draw ● An illustrated conversation
GRAMMAR EXPANDER requested information WRITING HANDBOOK
● Describe what makes an objects conclusions ● A gallery catalogue
● Transitive and intransitive verbs ●Providing supporting details
artist appealing Say “Check this out.” to call someone’s attention
Enjoying the Arts Passive participial phrases ●
● ● A questionnaire about artists
● The passive voice: other tenses
● Recommend a place to to surprising information ● An article about the roles of
● Yes / no questions in the passive voice: other tenses
page 97 enjoy the arts ● Say “Oh” to indicate that you now understand Pronunciation museums SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
● Emphatic stress
● Politely ask for permission with "Can I . . .?" ● Active listening: Summarize
● Introduce an offer to help with “Let me . . .” Skills / Strategies another person’s statements
● Understand information from
and ideas
a graph
● Understand from context

● Identify supporting details

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● Troubleshoot problems with ● Frustrations with a device ● The infinitive of purpose ● Ask if someone is available to talk with “Got a Listening Skills Texts Task
devices ● Solutions to problems with ● Comparisons with as . . . as minute?” ● Listen to confirm content ● A survey about frustrations ● Write two or three
● Compare software and devices ● Ask for a description of the issue with “What’s ● Listen for supporting with devices paragraphs about the
services GRAMMAR EXPANDER wrong?” upsides and downsides of
● Computer systems, details ● An illustrated conversation
● Expressing purpose with in order to and for
Describe your Internet use software, and services Make a suggestion with “Have you tried . . .?” using the Internet
Technology ● A questionnaire about Internet use
● ●
● Comparatives and superlatives: review
● Discuss the downsides of ● Suggest a course of action with “Suppose we . . .” ● An article about the downsides of
WRITING HANDBOOK
● Comparison with adverbs
page 109 the Internet the Internet ●Organizing ideas
Pronunciation Skills / Strategies SOFT SKILLS BOOSTER
● Stress in as . . . as ● Understand main idea
● Teamwork: Give constructive
phrases ● Understand from context
feedback

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Grammar Expander .................................................................................................................. page 126
Writing Handbook ...................................................................................................................... page 143
Soft Skills Booster ....................................................................................................................... page 153
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