INTRODUCTION
PART I: PRESENT AND PAST: REVIEW AND EXPANSION
Unit 1 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Book review of The New Age Baby-Name Book
Unit 2 SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND PAST PROGRESSIVE
Magazine article about four famous couples:
Super Couples
Unit 3 PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE, AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Personal webpage from a skydiver:
Jumping for Joy
Unit 4 PAST PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Newspaper article about Oprah Winfrey:
Queen of Talk
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
EDITING FOR VERB TENSES
Writing an autobiographical paragraph
PART II: FUTURE: REVIEW AND EXPANSION
Unit 5 FUTURE AND FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
Magazine article about the future:
Presenting the Future!
Unit 6 FUTURE PERFECT AND FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Newsletter about personal finances:
The Penny-Pinching Times
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
AVOIDING SENTENCE FRAGMENTS
Writing a personal letter about future plans
PART III: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTIONS, ADDITIONS AND RESPONSES
Unit 7 NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTIONS
Transcript of on-the-street interviews:
Around Town-It's a Nice Placeto Live, Isn't It?
Unit 8 ADDITIONS AND RESPONSES WITH SO, TOO, NEITHER,
NOT EITHER, AND BUT
Magazine article about identical twins:
The Twin Question: Nature or Nurture?
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
AVOIDING REPETITION BY USING SENTENCE ADDITIONS
Writing a comparison and contrast essay
PART IV: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
Unit 9 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: REVIEW AND EXPANSION
Newspaper article about the largest international fast-food chain:
Mc World
Unit 10 MAKE, HAVE, LET, HELP, AND GET
Journal article about teaching:
Two Teaching Styles
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
PARALLELISM OF GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
Writing a summary of a movie or TV show
PART V: PHRASAL VERBS
Unit 11 PHRASAL VERBS: REVIEW
Magazine article about the ancient Chinese art of feng shui:
Wind and Water
Unit 12 PHRASAL VERBS: SEPARABLE AND INSEPARABLE
Magazine article about inventors and their inventions:
Eureka!
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
USING THE APPROPRIATE DEGREE OF FORMALITY
Writing an informal letter about current activities
PART VI: ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
Unit 13 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES WITH SUBJECT RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Newspaper article about friendship:
A Word with Many Meanings
Unit 14 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES WITH OBJECT RELATIVE PRONOUNS OR WHEN AND WHERE
Book review of two autobiographies about the immigrant experience:
Torn Between Two Worlds
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
ADDING DETAILS WITH ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
Writing an essay about a famous person
PART VII: MODALS: REVIEW AND EXPANSION
Unit 15 MODALS AND MODAL-LIKE VERBS: REVIEW
TV schedule:
Must See TV
Unit 16 ADVISABILITY AND OBLIGATION IN THE PAST
Psychology magazine article:
Useless Regrets
Unit 17 SPECULATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE PAST
Journal article on theories about ancient cultures:
Close Encounters
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
ORGANIZING IDEAS FROM FREE WRITING
Writing an informal letter to resolve a problem
PART VIII: THE PASSIVE
Unit 18 THE PASSIVE: OVERVIEW
Ad for Reader's Digest
Unit 19 THE PASSIVE WITH MODALS AND MODAL-LIKE EXPRESSIONS
Magazine article about an international space project:
Close Quarters
Unit 20 THE PASSIVE CAUSATIVE
Fashion magazine article about the new body image:
Body Art
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
CHANGING THE FOCUS WITH PASSIVE VERBS
Writing a report about a famous building
PART IX: CONDITIONALS
Unit 21 FACTUAL CONDITIONALS: PRESENT
Brochure giving advice to travelers:
Know Before You Go
Unit 22 FACTUAL CONDITIONALS: FUTURE
Campaign fliers for two mayoral candidates:
Daniel Baker and Gabriela Soto
Unit 23 UNREAL CONDITIONALS: PRESENT
Famous fairy tale:
The Fisherman and his Wife
Unit 24 UNREAL CONDITIONALS: PAST
Video review of a movie classic:
It's a Wonderful Life
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
SHOWING CAUSE AND EFFECT
Writing a cause and effect essay
PART X: INDIRECT SPEECH AND EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
Unit 25 DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
Magazine article about lying:
The Truth about Lying
Unit 26 INDIRECT SPEECH: TENSE CHANGES
Excerpt from an article about a hurricane:
Force Four
Unit 27 INDIRECT INSTRUCTIONS, COMMANDS, REQUESTS, AND INVITATIONS
Transcript of a radio interview with the director of a sleep clinic:
The Snooze News
Unit 28 INDIRECT QUESTIONS
Excerpt from an article about job interviews:
The Stress Interview
Unit 29 EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
Interview of a specialist on tipping:
The Tip
Review or SelfTest
From Grammar to Writing:
USING DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
Writing a letter of complaint
APPENDICES
1 Irregular Verb
2 Common Non-action (Stative) Verbs
3 Common Verbs Followed by the Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing)
4 Common Verbs Followed by the Infinitive (To + Base Form of Verb)
5 Verbs Followed by Objects and the Infinitive
6 Common Verbs Followed by the Gerund or the Infinitive
7 Common Verb + Preposition Combinations
8 Common Adjective + Preposition Expressions
9 Common Adjectives that Can Be Followed by the Infinitive
10 Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Quantifiers
11 Common Participial Adjectives
12 Some Adjectives that Form the Comparative and Superlative in Two Ways
13 Common Reporting Verbs
14 Verbs and Expressions Commonly Used Reflexively
15 Some Common Transitive Phrasal Verbs
16 Some Common Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
17 Spelling Rules for the Present Progressive
18 Spelling Rules for the Simple Present Tense: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it)
19 Spelling Rules for the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs
20 Spelling Rules for the Comparative(-er) and Superlative (-est) of Adjectives
21 Spelling Rules for Adverbs Ending in -ly
22 Punctuation Rules for Direct Speech
23 Pronunciation Table
24 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Present Tense: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it)
25 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs
