Unit

Speaking

Grammar

Pronunciation / Listening

Writing / Reading

6

Asking for and giving information about how people go to work or school; talking about family members; describing daily and weekly routines

Simple present statements with regular and irregular verbs; simple present yes/no and Wh-questions; time expressions: early, late, every day. on Sundays /weekends/ weekdays

Third-person singular -s endings; Listening for activities and days of the week; Self-study: Listening to questions about your weekly routine

Writing about you and your family; “What's Your Schedule Like?”: Reading about three people's daily schedules

7

Asking about and describing houses and apartments; talking about the furniture in a room

Simple present short answers; there is, there are: there's no, there isn't a, there are no, there aren't any

Words with th; Listening to descriptions of homes; listening to people shop for furniture; Self-study: Listening to a conversation about a new apartment

Writing about your dream home; "Two Special Houses in the Southwest": Reading about unusual homes

8

Asking for and giving information about work; giving opinions about jobs; describing workday routines

Simple present Wh-questions with do and does; placement of adjectives after be and before nouns

Reduction of do and does; Listening to people describe their jobs; Self study: Listening to a conversation about a new job

Writing about jobs; "Job Profiles": Reading about four unusual jobs

9

Talking about food likes and dislikes: giving opinions about healthy and unhealthy foods; talking about foods you have and need; describing eating habits

Some and any; count and noncount nouns; specific and general nouns; adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, Sometimes, hardly ever, never

Sentence stress; Listening for people's food preferences; Self-study: Listening to people discuss foods for a party

Writing questions about mealtime habits; "Eating for Good Luck": Reading about foods people eat for good luck in the new year

10

Talking about sports you watch and play; asking for and giving information about abilities and talents

Simple present Wh-questions; can for ability; yes/no and Wh-questions with can

Pronunciation of can and can't; Listening for people's favorite sports to watch or play; listening to people talk about their abilities; Self-study. Listening to people discuss sports and activities

Writing questions about sports; "Race the U.S.!": Reading about four unusual races in the U.S.