Lesson 1

GRAMMAR The Simple Present Tense;Frequency Words

CONTEXT Pets and Other Animals

READING Americans and Their Pets

1.1 Be—Forms and Uses

1.2 Contractions with Be

READING Dog Walkers

1.3 Questions with Be

READING Guide Dogs

1.4 The Simple Present Tense—Affirmative Statements

1.5 Negative Statements with the Simple Present Tense

READING Search and Rescue Dogs

1.6 Questions with the Simple Present Tense

1.7 Wh- Questions with a Preposition

1.8 Questions About Meaning,Spelling,and Cost

READING Marianne and Sparky

1.9 Simple Present Tense with Frequency Words

1.10 Position of Frequency Words and Expressions

1.11 Questions with Ever

1.12 Questions with How Often and Answers with Frequency Expressions

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Lesson 2

GRAMMAR The Present Continuous Tense;Action and Nonaction Verbs;The Future Tense

CONTEXT Getting Older

READING Retirement Living

2.1 Present Continuous Tense

READING Life After Retirement

2.2 Using the Present Continuous for Longer Actions

2.3 Questions with the Present Continuous Tense

2.4 Contrasting the Simple Present and the Present Continuous

2.5 Action and Nonaction Verbs

READING The Graying of America

2.6 The Future Tense with Will

2.7 The Future Tense with Be Going To

2.8 Will vs.Be Going To

2.9 Future Tense+Time/If Clause

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Lesson 3

GRAMMAR Habitual Past with Used To;The Simple Past Tense

CONTEXT Working Towards a Better Life

READING Equal Rights for All

3.1 Habitual Past with Used To

READING George Dawson—Life Is So Good

3.2 Past Tense of Be

3.3 The Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs

3.4 The Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs

3.5 Negative Statements

3.6 Questions with the Simple Past Tense

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Lesson 4

GRAMMAR Possessive Forms;Object Pronouns;Reflexive Pronouns;Questions

CONTEXT Weddings

READING A Traditional American Wedding

4.1 Possessive Forms of Nouns

4.2 Possessive Adjectives

4.3 Possessive Pronouns

4.4 Questions with Whose

4.5 Object Pronouns

READING New Wedding Trends

4.6 Direct and Indirect Objects

4.7 Say and Tell

READING Economizing on a Wedding

4.8 Reflexive Pronouns

READING Questions and Answers About an American Wedding

4.9 Questions About the Subject or Complement

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Lesson 5

GRAMMAR Singular and Plural;Count and Noncount Nouns;There+Be;Quantity Words

CONTEXT Thanksgiving,Pilgrims,and American Indians

READING A Typical Thanksgiving

5.1 Noun Plurals

5.2 Using the Singular and Plural for Generalizations

5.3 special Cases of Singular and Plural

READING The Origin of Thanksgiving

5.4 Noncount Nouns

5.5 Count and Noncount Nouns

READING Recipe for Turkey Stuffing

5.6 Quantities with Count and Noncount Nouns

READING Taking the Land from the Native Americans

5.7 There+a Form of Be

5.8 Using There

READING Code Talkers

5.9 Quantity Expressions—An Overview

5.10 Some,Any,A,No

5.11 A Lot of,Much,Many

5.12 A Lot Of vs.Too Much/Too Many

5.13 A Few.Several,A Little

5.14 A Few vs.Few;A Little vs.Little

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Lesson 6

GRAM MAR Adjectives;Noun Modifiers;Adverbs;Too/Enough/Very/A Lot of

CONTEXT Health

READING Obesity:A National Problem

6.1 Adjectives

6.2 Noun Modifiers

READING Obesity:The Solutions

6.3 Adverbs of Manner

6.4 Adjective vs.Adverb

READING Sleep

6.5 Too and Enough

6.6 Too and Very and A Lot Of

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Lesson 7

GRAMMAR Time Words and Time Clauses;The Past Continuous Tense

CONTEXT Immigrants

READING Ellis Island

7.1 When,Until,While

7.2 When and Whenever

7.3 Time Words

7.4 The Past Continuous Tense—An Overview

READING Albert Einstein—Immigrant from Germany

7.5 The Past Continuous Tense—Forms

7.6 The Past Continuous Tense—Uses

7.7 Was/Were Going To

READING Gloria Estefan—Cuban Immigrant

7.8 Simple Past vs.Past Continuous with When

7.9 Simple Past vs.Past Continuous

7.10 Using the-ing Form After Time Words

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Lesson 8

GRAMMAR Modals;Related Expressions

CONTEXT Renting an Apartment

8.1 Modals and Related Expressions—An Overview

READING An Apartment Lease

8.2 Negatives with Modals

8.3 Statements and Questions with Modals

8.4 Must,Have to,Have Got To

8.5 Obligation with Must or Be Supposed To

8.6 Can,May,Could,and Alternate Expressions

READING Tenants'Rights

8.7 Should;Had Better

8.8 Negatives of Modals

READING The New Neighbors

8.9 Must for Conclusions

8.10 Will and May/Might

READING At a Garage Sale

8.11 Using Modals and Questions for Politeness

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Lesson 9

GRAMMAR The Present Perfect;The Present Perfect Continuous

CONTEXT Searching the Web

9.1 The Present Perfect Tense—An Overview

READING Google

9.2 The Past Participle

9.3 Irregular Past Participle Forms of verbs

9.4 The Present Perfect—Contractions,Negatives

9.5 Adding an Adverb

9.6 The Present Perfect—Statements and Questions

9.7 Continuation from Past to Present

9.8 The Simple Present vs.the Present Perfect

9.9 The Present Perfect vs.the Simple Past

9.10 The Present Perfect Continuous—An Overview

READING Genealogy

9.11 The Present Perfect Continuous—Forms

9.12 The Present Perfect Continuous—Statements and Questions

9.13 The Present Perfect Continuous—Use

9.14 The Present Perfect with Repetition from Past to Present

9.15 The Simple Past vs.the Present Perfect with Repetition

9.16 The Present Perfect with Indefinite Past Time

9.17 Answering a Present Perfect Question

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Lesson 10

GRAMMAR Gerunds;Infinitives

CONTEXT Finding a Job

10.1 Gerunds—An Overview

READING Finding a Job

10.2 Gerund as Subject

10.3 Gerund After Verb

10.4 Gerund After Preposition

10.5 Gerund in Adverbial Phrase

10.6 Infinitives—An Overview

READING Tips on Writing a Résumé

10.7　 Infinitive as Subject

10.8 　Infinitive After Adjective

10.9 Infinitive After Verb

10.10 Gerund or Infinitive After Verb

10.11 Object Before Infinitive

10.12 Infinitive to Show Purpose

READING Rita's Story

10.13 Used To vs.Be Used To

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Lesson 11

GRAMMAR Adjective Clauses

CONTEXT Making Connections—Old Friends and New

11.1 Adjective Clauses—An Overview

READING Finding Old Friends

11.2 Relative Pronoun as Subject

11.3 Relative Pronoun as Object

11.4 Where and When

11.5 Formal vs.Informal

READING Internet Matchmaking

11.6 Whose+Noun

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Lesson 12

GRAMMAR Superlatives;Comparatives

CONTEXT Sports and Athletes

12.1 Superlatives and Comparatives—An Overview

READING Michael Jordan

12.2 The Superlative Form

12.3 Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs

12.4 Superlatives and Word Order

READING Americans'Attitude Toward Soccer

12.5 Comparatives

12.6 Comparatives and Word Order

READING An Amazing Athlete

12.7 As...As

12.8 As Many/Much...As

12.9 The Same...As

12.10 Equality with Nouns or Adjectives

READING Football and Soccer

12.11 Similarity with Like and Alike

12.12 Be Like

12.13 Same or Different

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Lesson 13

GRAMMAR Passive Voice and Active Voice

CONTEXT The Law

13.1 The Passive Voice and the Active Voice—An Overview

READING Jury Duty

13.2 The Passive Voice

13.3 Passive Voice—Form and Use

13.4 Negatives and Questions with Passive Voice

READING Unusual Lawsuits

13.5 Choosing Active Voice or Passive Voice

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Lesson 14

GRAMMAR Articles;Other/Another;Indefinite Pronouns

CONTEXT Money

14.1 Articles—An Overview

READING Kids and Money

14.2 The Indefinite Article—Classifying or Identifying the Subject

14.3 The Indefinite Article—Introducing a Noun

14.4 The Definite Article

14.5 Making Generalizations

14.6 General or Specific with Quantity Words

READING Changing the American Dollar

14.7 Another and Other

14.8 More About Another and Other

READING The High Cost of a College Education

14.9 Definite and Indefinite Pronouns

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