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Social Language: How to: Make Polite Requests, Offer a Favor, Agree to Requests, Ask Someone to Repeat a Request, Ask for Advice, Make a Suggestion. Grammar: The Present Perfect Continuous. Listening: Types: A Phone Conversation, Movie Reviews. Comprehension Skills: Factual Recall, Listening between the Lines. Reading: Type: A Photo Story. Comprehension Skill: Understanding the Meaning from Context. Authentic Reading: Type: Theater Listings from The New York Times. Comprehension Skills: Abbreviations, Factual Recall. Writing: Task - A Review. Skill: Review of Punctuation. Vocabulary: Movies and Theaters. Personal Expression: Favorite Types of Movies.

Social Language: How to: Ask about Rules, Express Uncertainty, Ask for and Give an Opinion. Grammar and Pronunciation. Grammar: The Passive Voice. Pronunciation: Stress and Meaning. Listening: Types: A Photo Story, A Weather Report. Comprehension Skills: Factual Recall, Focus Attention. Reading: Type: A News Article. Comprehension Skill: Inference and Interpretation. Authentic Reading: Type: Newspaper Excerpts from the Associated Press. Comprehension Skill: Extrapolating. Writing: Task — A News Article. Skill: Writing Topic Sentences. Vocabulary: News and Other Media. Personal Expression: Pros and Cons of Creating the News, Favorite Section of the Newspaper.

Social Language: How to: Ask and Tell about an Occupation, Ask for and Give an Opinion, Confirm Location. Grammar and Pronunciation: Grammar: May and Might, Tag Questions. Listening: Types: A Radio Program, A Conversation. Comprehension Skills: Factual Recall, Listening Between the Lines. Reading: Type: A Photo Story. Comprehension Skill: Inference and Interpretation. Authentic Reading: Type: An Article from Shape Cooks Magazine. Comprehension Skill: Identifying the Main Idea. Writing: Task — A Composition. Skill: Outlining. Vocabulary: Restaurant Language. Personal Expression. Diet and Health.

Social Language: How to: Confirm Information, Emphasize an Opinion. Express Surprise at a Change. Grammar and Pronunciation: Grammar: Comparisons with As, Used to. Pronunciation: Didn't You, Wouldn't You, Don't You, Can't You Linkage. Listening: Types: A Photo Story, A Conversation with a Realtor. Comprehension Skills: Understanding Meaning from Context, Focus Attention. Reading: Type: A Newspaper Article. Comprehension Skill: Understanding Grammar from Context. Authentic Reading: Type: Real Estate Ads from The New York Times and the Pennysaver. Comprehension Skill: Factual Recall. Writing: Task —An Advertisement. Skill: Prewriting Technique: Brainstorming. Vocabulary: Places of Residence, Building Materials, Parts of a House. Personal Expression: City Living vs. Country Living, Things that were Better in the Past vs. Things that are Better Now.

Social Language: How to: Respond to Anger, Persuade Someone not to Act Impulsively, Empathize, Suggest a Course of Action, Persuade Someone not to Do Something. Grammar and Pronunciation: Grammar: The Present Unreal Conditional. Listening: Types: A Radio Show, Phone Conversations. Comprehension Skills: Understanding Meaning from Context, Determine Context, Focus Attention. Reading: Type: A Photo Story. Comprehension Skill: Inference and Interpretation. Authentic Reading: Type: A Newspaper Article from the Associated Press. Comprehension Skill: Understanding Meaning from Context. Writing: Task — A Composition. Skill: Sequencing. Vocabulary: Honesty and Dishonesty. Personal Expression: Attitudes about Keeping or Returning Found Property.

Social Language: How to: Ask about Someone's Identity, Offer an Explanation, Ask for and Make a Suggestion, Offer and Accept Help, Reassure Someone. Grammar and Pronunciation: Grammar: Embedded Questions. Pronunciation: Prefixes. Listening: Types: A Photo Story, A Conversation. Comprehension Skills: Understanding Meaning from Context, Focus Attention. Reading: Type: A Magazine Article. Comprehension Skill: Factual Recall. Writing: Task — A Composition. Skill: Writing Supporting Details. Vocabulary: Polite and Impolite. Personal Expression: Opinions on Proper Etiquette.

Social Language: How to: State Possibilities, Express Irritation, Express Obligations, Draw Conclusions, Give Surprising Information, Express Surprise. Grammar and Pronunciation: Grammar: Must, Might, and Can't, Must and Should. Listening: Type: A Conversation. Comprehension Skill: Listening between the Lines. Reading: Type: A Photo Story. Comprehension Skill: Understanding Meaning from Context. Authentic Reading: Type: An Excerpt from Consumer Reports. Comprehension Skill: Drawing Conclusions. Writing: Task — A Composition. Skills: Using Examples to Support an Argument. Vocabulary: Common Phrasal Verbs. Personal Expression: Advantages and Disadvantages of Guided Tours.

Social Language: How to: Talk about Job Possibilities, Describe a Person's Qualities. Grammar and Pronunciation: Grammar: Adjective Clauses. Pronunciation That -Stressed and Unstressed. Listening: Types: A Photo Story, A Phone Conversation. Comprehension Skills: Understanding Meaning from Context, Determine Context, Focus Attention. Reading: Type: A Magazine Article. Comprehension Skill: Summarizing. Authentic Reading: Type: A Poem from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Comprehension Skill: Inference and Interpretation. Writing: Task — A Composition. Skill: Prewriting Technique: Free Writing. Vocabulary: Relationships. Personal Expression: Qualities Most Important in a Best Friend.

Social Language: How to: Talk about Intention, Express Concern for Someone, Empathize, Cancel a Date and Apologize, Make Another Date. Grammar and Pronunciation: Grammar: Was Going to and Would + Base Form. Listening: Types: A Conversation, A Radio Program. Comprehension Skills: Understanding Grammar from Context, Focus Attention. Reading: Type: A Photo Story. Comprehension Skill: Understanding Meaning from Context. Authentic Reading: Type: An Article from the New York Times. Comprehension Skill: Understanding Meaning from Context. Writing: Task —A Letter to the Editor. Skill: Writing a Formal Letter. Vocabulary: Quality of Life. Personal Expression: Opinions on Stress, Quality of Life in Hometown.

Social Language: How to: Give a Message, Express Strong Agreement, Ask for a Promise, Agree to a Promise. Grammar and Pronunciation: Grammar: Infinitives, Verb Forms for Emphasis. Pronunciation: Stress for Contradiction. Listening: Types: A Photo Story, A Conversation. Comprehension Skills: Understanding Meaning from Context, Focus Attention, Listening between the Lines. Reading: Type: A Magazine Article. Comprehension Skill: Summarizing. Authentic Reading: Type: Jokes from Reader's Digest. Comprehension Skill: Evaluating. Writing: Task — A True Story. Skills: Writing an Introduction. Vocabulary: Participle Adjectives. Personal Expression: How to Respond to Jokes that are not Funny.