Unit

Speaking

Grammar

Pronunciation / Listening

Writing / Reading

1

Introducing yourself; talking about yourself; exchanging personal information; remembering your childhood; asking about someone's childhood

Past tense; used to for habitual actions

Reduced form of used to Listening to people talk about their past Self-study: Listening to people discuss their favorite childhood memories

Writing a paragraph about your childhood "Nicole Kidman: New Hollywood Royalty": Reading about an actress's career

2

Talking about transportation and transportation problems; evaluating city services; asking for and giving information

Adverbs of quantity with count and noncount nouns: too many, too much, fewer, less, more, not enough; indirect questions from Wh-questions

Syllable stress Listening to a description of a transportation system Self-study: Listening to people ask for information

Writing a letter to the editor "New Ways of Getting Around": Reading about new transportation inventions

3

Describing positive and negative features; making comparisons; talking about lifestyle changes; expressing wishes

Evaluations and comparisons with adjectives: not ... enough, too, (not) as ... as; evaluations and comparisons with nouns: not enough ... .too much / many, (not) as much / many ... as; wish

Unpronounced vowels Listening- to people talk about capsule hotels Self-study: Listening to people ask and answer questions about apartments for rent

Writing an e-mail describing an apartment "Break Those Bad Habits": Reading about ways to end bad habits

4

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

Consonant clusters Listening to descriptions of foods Self-study: Listening to people talk about food

Writing a recipe "Food and Mood"; Reading about how food affects the way we feel

5

Describing vacation plans; giving travel advice; planning a vacation

Future with be going to and will; modals for necessity and suggestion must, need to, (don't) have to, better, ought to, should (not)

Linked sounds with /w/ and /y/ Listening to travel advice Self-study: Listening to people discuss vacation plans

Writing travel suggestions "Getting Away From It All": Reading tips from an expert backpacker