UNIT 1 Present Progressive and Simple Present Magazine article about cross-cultural communication: What's Your Cross-Cultural IQ? UNIT 2 Imperative Article from a physical fitness magazine: The Warrior Workout UNIT 3 Simple Past Biography of a 17th-century Japanese poet: Matsuo Basho UNIT 4 Past Progressive and Simple Past Radio mystery play:   The Alibi UNIT 5 Used to Magazine article about 80s fads: The Awesome Eighties UNIT 6 Future Article about the future of space travel: Where to Look for Jobs in the Future UNIT 7 Future Time Clauses Self-help magazine article about setting goals: Go for It! UNIT 8 Wh- Questions: Subject and Object Court transcript—questioning a crime witness: State of Illinois v. Harry Adams FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Combining Sentences with Time Words Writing a paragraph about an experience REVIEW TEST     UNIT 9 Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns Article from a psychology magazine: Self-Talk UNIT 10 Phrasal Verbs Biography of a biologist (Dr. Eloy Rodriguez): Planting Ideas   FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING   Using Pronouns for Coherence     Writing instructions     REVIEW TEST   UNIT 11 Ability: Can, Could, Be Able to Biography of a dancer (Mary Verdi-Fletcher): Born to Dance UNIT 12 Permission: Can, Could, May, Do you mind if...? Article on roommate etiquette: Always Ask First UNIT 13 Requests: Can, Could, Will, Would, Would you mind...? E-mail messages (personal and business) UNIT 14 Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better Article about Internet etiquette: Netiquette 101 UNIT 15 Suggestions: Let's, Could, Why don't...? Why not...? How about...? Travel brochure for International Youth Hostels: What does that mean? Let's Travel! FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Using Appropriate Modals Writing informal notes   REVIEW TEST     UNIT 16 Present Perfect: Since and For Article on Brazilian skateboarder Bob Burnquist: King of Skate UNIT 17 Present Perfect: Already and Yet Tips on how to give a party: It's Party Time! UNIT 18 Present Perfect: Indefinite Past Adventure travel survey: Been There? Done That? Maybe it's time for something new…(or maybe not!) UNIT 19 Present Perfect and Simple Past Magazine article about life styles: Commuter Marriages UNIT 20 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect Magazine article about elephants: African Elephants FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING The Topic Sentence and Paragraph Unity Writing a personal statement for a job application REVIEW TEST   UNIT 21 Nouns and Quantifiers History text about Thor Heyerdahl: Who Really Discovered America? UNIT 22 Articles: Definite and Indefinite Two fables by Aesop: The Ant and the Dove and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Developing a Paragraph with Examples Writing a paragraph about a holiday REVIEW TEST     UNIT 23 Adjectives and Adverbs Real estate ad for two apartments: Wakefield House UNIT 24 Adjectives: Comparisons with As…as, Comparatives with Than Restaurant review: A New Place for Pizza UNIT 25 Adjectives: Superlatives Ad for Toronto: A Superlative City UNIT 26 Adverbs: As…as, Comparatives, Superlatives Transcript of a half-time commentary: The Half-Time Report FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Using Descriptive Adjectives Writing a descriptive paragraph REVIEW TEST   UNIT 27 Gerunds: Subject and Object Online bulletin board about smoking: Can't Stand Seeing Those Signs! UNIT 28 Gerunds after Prepositions College student council web page: Student Council UNIT 29 Infinitives after Certain Verbs Advice column: Ask Annie UNIT 30 Infinitives of Purpose Article on camera phones: Multi-Use Technology: When 1 + 1 = more than 2 UNIT 31 Infinitives with Too and Enough Transcript of a radio talk-show: Voice of the People UNIT 32 Gerunds and Infinitives Magazine article on procrastination: Stop Procrastinating—Now! FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Combining Sentences with and, but, so, or Writing a personal letter REVIEW TEST     UNIT 33 Preferences: Prefer, Would prefer, Would rather Questionnaire about preferences: Leisure Time Activities UNIT 34 Necessity: Have (got) to, Don't Have to, Must, Must not, Can't Travel column about requirements for traveling around the world: Know Before You Go UNIT 35 Expectations: Be supposed to Excerpt from an etiquette book: Wedding Wisdom UNIT 36 Future Possibility: May, Might, Could Transcript of a TV weather report UNIT 37 Conclusions: Must, Have (got) to, May, Might, Could, Can't Excerpt from a Sherlock Holmes story: The Red-Headed League FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING Combining Sentences with because, although, even though Writing a business letter REVIEW TEST APPENDICES   1 Irregular Verbs 2 Common Non-action Verbs 3 Verbs and Expressions Commonly Used Reflexively 4 Some Common Transitive Separable Phrasal Verbs 5 Some Common Intransitive Phrasal Verbs 6 Some Common Irregular Plural Nouns 7 Some Common Non-count Nouns 8 Proper Nouns 9 Common Participial Adjectives 10 Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Quantifiers 11 Some Adjectives that Form the Comparative and Superlative in Two Ways 12 Common Verbs Followed by a Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing) 13 Common Verbs Followed by an Infinitive (To + Base Form of Verb) 14 Common Verbs Followed by a Gerund or an Infinitive 15 Verbs Followed by Object + Infinitive 16 Common Adjective + Preposition Expressions 17 Common Verb + Preposition Combinations 18 Social Modals and Expressions 19 Logical Modals and Expressions 20 Spelling Rules for Base Form of Verb + -ing (Progressive and Gerund) 21 Spelling Rules for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) 22 Spelling Rules for Base Form of Verb + -ed (Simple Past and Past Participle of Regular Verbs) 23 Spelling Rules for the Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) Forms of Adjectives 24 Spelling Rules for Adverbs Ending in -ly 25 Spelling Rules for Regular Plural Nouns 26 Some Capitalization and Punctuation Rules 27 Contractions with Verb Forms 28 Pronunciation Table 29 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it) 30 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Past and Past Participle of Regular Verbs     GLOSSARY OF GRAMMAR TERMS REVIEW TESTS ANSWER KEY INDEX