Unit

Speaking

Grammar

Pronunciation / Listening

Writing / Reading

6

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 Self-study: Listening to a quiz about health and fitness

Writing about favorite activities "Health and Fitness Quiz": Reading about and taking a quiz

7

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 Self-study: Listening to a police officer interviewing a possible thief

Writing a postcard "Vacation Postcards"; Reading about different kinds of vacations

8

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; quantifiers; questions: how many and how much; count and noncount nouns

Reduction of there is/there are Listening for locations and descriptions of places Self-study: Listening for locations in a neighborhood

Writing a roommate wanted ad "The World in One Neighborhood": Reading about a New York City neighborhood

9

Asking about and describing people's appearance; identifying people

Questions For describing people: What. .. look like, how old, how tall, how long, and what color; modifiers with participles and prepositions

Contrastive stress Listening to descriptions of people; identifying people Self-study: Listening to descriptions of people; identifying styles

Writing an e-mail describing people "Hip-Hop Style": Reading about clothing styles

10

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 Self-study; Listening to a job interview; listening to descriptions of experiences

Writing a letter to an old friend “Taking the Risk": Reading about unusual or dangerous sports