Side by Side (Side by Side Series), Vol. 2 » (3rd Edition)

Side by Side, Third Edition, by Steven J. Molinsky and Bill Bliss, is a dynamic, all-skills program that integrates conversation practice, reading, writing, and listening — all in a light-hearted, fun, and easy-to-use format that has been embraced by students and teachers worldwide. This four-level program promotes native communication between students ... practicing speaking together "side by side."

Features of the Third Edition

• Vocabulary Preview sections in every chapter introduce key words in a lively picture dictionary format.
• "How to Say It!" lessons highlight communication strategies.
• Pronunciation exercises provide models for practicing authentic pronunciation, stress, and intonation.
• Side by Side Gazette "magazine-style" pages offer feature articles, fact files, vocabulary expansion, cross-cultural topics through photos, authentic listening activities, e-mail exchanges, and humorous cartoons for role-playing.
• All-new illustrations are lively, light-hearted, and richly detailed to offer students language practice that is contextualized and fun.

The core components include Student Books, Teacher's Guides, Activity Workbooks, Activity & Test Prep Workbooks, Communication Games and Activity Masters, audio programs, combined split editions (Student Book and Workbook lessons combined), a testing program, and picture cards.

1. Review of Tenses:

Simple Present

Present Continuous

Simple Past

Future: Going To

Like to

Time Expressions

Indirect Object Pronouns

Describing Present, Past, and Future Actions

Birthdays and Gifts

Telling About Friendships

2. Count/Non-Count Nouns

Food

Buying Food

Being a Guest at Mealtime

Describing Food Preferences

3. Partitives

Count/Non-Count Nouns

Imperatives

Buying Food

Describing Food

Eating in a Restaurant

Recipes

Side by Side Gazette

4. Future Tense: Will

Time Expressions

Might

Telling About the Future

Probability

Possibility

Warnings

5. Comparatives

Should

Possessive Pronouns

Making Comparisons

Advice

Expressing Opinions

Agreement and Disagreement

6. Superlatives

Describing People, Places, and Things

Shopping in a Department Store

Expressing Opinions

Side by Side Gazette

7. Imperatives

Directions

Getting Around Town

Public Transportation

8. Adverbs

Comparative of Adverbs

Agent Nouns

If-Clauses

Describing People’s Actions

Describing Plans and Intentions

Consequences of Actions

Side by Side Gazette

9. Past Continuous Tense

Reflexive Pronouns

While-Clauses

Describing Ongoing Past Activities

10. Could

Be Able to

Have Got to

Too + Adjective

Expressing Past and Future Ability

Expressing Past and Future Obligation

Giving an Excuse

Side by Side Gazette

11. Past Tense Review

Count/Non-Count Noun Review

Must

Mustn’t vs. Don’t Have To

Must vs. Should

Medical Examinations

Medical Advice

Health

Nutrition

12. Future Continuous Tense

Time Expressions

Describing Future Activities

Expressing Time and Duration

Making Plans by Telephone

13. Some/Any

Pronoun Review

Verb Tense Review

Offering Help

Indicating Ownership

Household Problems

Friends

Side by Side Gazette

Appendix

Listening Scripts

Thematic Glossary

Cardinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers

Irregular Verbs: Past Tense

Index