Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous
Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Continuous
Tense
Describing
Actions That Have and
Haven’t Occurred
Discussing Duration of Activity
Discussing Things People Had Done
Parent/School Communication
Notes to School
Writing a Personal Letter
Parenting
Perfect
Modals:
Should Have
Might Have
May Have
Could Have
Must Have
Evaluating People’s Activities
Job Interviews
Expressing Possibility
Making Deductions
Expressing Concern About Others
Apologizing
Recounting Difficult Situations
Driving Rules
Directions
Drawing a Map
Bus and Train Schedules
Interactions with the Police
Passive
Voice
Relative Pronouns:
Discussing Creative
Works
Describing Work Tasks
Accomplished
Discussing Things That
Have Happened to People
Describing Accomplishments
Securing Services
Automobile Repairs
Historical Narratives
Discussing Opinions
Civics: U.S. History
Making a Timeline
Embedded Questions
Asking for Information
Indicating Uncertainty
Referring People to Someone Else
Reporting a Crime
Reporting a Missing Person
Returning and Exchanging Defective
Products
Requesting Product Repair Services
Warranties
Consumer Complaints
Conditional:
Present Real
(If ____ Will)
Present Unreal (If ____ Would)
Hope-Clauses
Describing Plans and Intentions
Consequences of Actions
Discussing Future Events
Expressing Hopes
Asking for and Giving Reasons
Making Deductions
Emergencies
Reporting an Emergency
Responding to Directions of Emergency
Personnel
Home Fire Safety
Smoke Detector Instructions
Advice
Expressing Wishes
Job Satisfaction
Expressing Ability
Asking for and Giving Reasons
Life in Cities and Suburbs
Requesting Bank Services
Opening a Bank Account
Bank Brochures
Budget-Planning Strategies
Past Unreal Conditional
(If ____ Would Have)
Wish-Clauses (continued)
Asking for and Giving Reasons
Making Deductions
Discussing Unexpected Events
Expressing Wishes and Hopes
Empathizing
Consequences of Actions
Rumors
Describing Symptoms
Following Medical Advice
Community Health Care Services
Nutrition and Food Labels
Over-the-Counter Medicine
Medicine Labels
Safety Procedures at Work
Reported Speech
Sequence of Tenses
Reporting What People Have Said
Reporting Information
Expressing Surprise
Indicating Lack of Prior Knowledge
Leaving, Taking, and Conveying
Messages
Asking for and Giving Reasons
Discussing Feelings
Advice
Job Interviews:
Talking About Personal Qualities
Asking Appropriate Questions
Answering Difficult Questions
Help Wanted Ads
Resumes
Tag Questions
Emphatic Sentences:
Verifying
Expressing Surprise
Reporting Information
Congratulating
Initiating Topics
Expressing Opinions
Expressing Agreement
Writing a Personal Letter
Writing a Business Memo
Feedback on Job Performance
Following Procedures
Employee Benefits
Career Advancement
Work-Related Values
Review:
Verb Tenses
Conditionals
Gerunds
Invitations
Expressing Disappointment
Calling Attention to People’s Actions
Apologizing
Giving Reasons
Decision-Making
Consequences of Actions
Expressing Concern About People
Asking for Assistance
Civic Rights and Responsibilities
Community Legal Services
Appendix
Listening Scripts
Vocabulary List
Irregular Verbs
Skill Index
Grammar Index
Topic Index
Map of the United States