UNIT 1

page 9
LIFESTYLES
My lifestyle
Sharing information about
lifestyles
I'm so glad to see you again
Julie and Jordan meet Laura
Personal news
Things I do
Vocabulary preview: Everyday
places and activities
Conversation building:
Catching up with an old friend
Two friends
Jordan describes himself and
his friend, Nick
Proforms; sentences with
and, but
About you
Asking personal questions
Talking about yourself

UNIT 2

page 15
PERSONAL HEALTH
Health ideas
Making and comparing lists
of health ideas
Let's relax our minds now
David Greene takes a
relaxation class
Instructions
Stress
Vocabulary preview: Stressful
and relaxing activities
Conversation building: Sharing
ideas for dealing with stress
Take it easy
David gets advice from
his doctor
Imperative forms, suggestions
About you
Completing questionnaires
Giving advice

UNIT 3

page 21
LIVING SPACE
In our city
Describing and comparing
the best places in a city
It's really a problem
Mrs. Chen talks to Nick
about a problem Complaints
Neighbors
Vocabulary preview.
Problems with neighbors
Conversation building:
Complaining
A messy apartment
Julie and Laura look for
something in Laura "s
apartment
Possessive pronouns
Planning a neighborhood
Designing an ideal
neighborhood
Agreeing on a design
Expansion

UNIT 4

page 27
Group activity
The match game
Learning check
Pro-forms, imperatives,
possessive adjectives
Review game
Conversation spiral
Learning better
Develop your
conversations
I'm different now
Magazine article about
lifestyles

UNIT 4

page 31
FAMILY HISTORY
Family relationships
Making lists of relationship
words
They left all that behind
Nick talks about his amily
background
Narration
Family background
Vocabulary preview: Life events
Conversation building: Talking
about parents
For better or for worse
Mrs. Chen compares her life in
the U.S. with her former life in
China
Past tense, used to
Family history tic-tac-toe
Asking and answering
questions about family
history

UNIT 5

page 37
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
Famous people
Making lists of famous people
He had a big influence on
my life
David Greene talks about some
important people in his life
Explanations
Influences
Vocabulary preview: Important
relationships
Conversation building: Talking
about important people
My favorite musician
David Greene talks about his
favorite musician
Verb tense review
VIP party
Deciding on a guest list for
a party

UNIT 6

page 43
PERSONALITY
My personality
Sharing preferences, describing
personalities
I thought you were...
Laura and lordan talk about
their first impressions of each
other
Opinions
Characteristics
Vocabulary previetv: Personality
characteristics
Conversation building:
Describing personalities
Advice for Jordan
Jordan ’s language teacher gives
him advice
Relative clauses
Personality types
Describing personalities

EXPANSION UNIT

page 49
Croup activity
Find someone who...
Learning check
Verb forms, relative
clauses
Croup game
Talking marathon
Learning better
Think about how you learn
vocabulary
A star is born
Biography of Shakespeare

UNIT 7

page 53
SHOPPING
Shopping list
Listing items bought at different
places
TV commercials
Nick watches TV, product
commercials Appeals
Things to buy
Vocabulary preview: Items
and reasons Conversation building:
Giving reasons
Jordan's shopping trip
Jordan explains what he
bought for his apartment
Past modals
Speaking of shopping
Describing shopping habits
Self-care ideas
Advertisements for health
products

UNIT 8

page 59
MYSTERIES
What happened?
Providing explanations
I never thought I'd find it
Julie finds something her
mother lost years ago
Narration
Unusual events
Vocabulary preview: Agents
Conversation building:
Reporting an event
The missing ring
A police officer interviews
people to find out who stole
Laura's ring
Past progressive
Crime story
Composing a crime story
There's no place like home
Magazine article about a home

UNIT 9

page 65
DIFFERENT GENERATIONS
Changing interests
Thinking of values for different
people
What are you planning to do?
Lynn talks to Jordan about
his future Suggestions and
reasons
Generation gap
Vocabulary preview:
Generation gap issues
Conversation building:
Reporting disagreements
Dad, give me a break!
Laura's dad gives her some
advice
Gerunds
Parents and children
Outlining generation
differences

WXPANSION UNIT

page 71
Group Activity
Chain stories
Learning check
Past modals, past
progressive, gerunds
Review game
You ask too many
questions!
Learning better
Think before using
the dictionary
Miracle product
Product advertisement
Mysteries
Back-cover blurbs of mystery
stories
Dear future me...
Letter to oneself in the future

UNIT 10

page 75
WORKING WORLD
Jobs
Thinking of jobs in different
categories
It's a great opportunity
Laura tells Jordan about a
job offer
Plans
New jobs
Vocabulary preview: Advantages
and disadvantages Conversation
building:
Considering different jobs
CreeL hopes, small
expectations
Julie, Jordan, Laura, and Nick
talk about their future jobs
“Even though”clauses
What's my line?
Guessing game about jobs
Who's who?
Encyclopedia entries

UNIT 11

page 81
INFORMATION AGE
Media
Listing sources of information
I'm not sure I agree
Nick and Jordan discuss American
television
Opinions
New ideas
Vocabulary preview: Opinions
Conversation building: Expressing
opinions
Watching TV
Lynn and David discuss TV
“Dummy”- it subjects
In my opinion
Expressing opinions about
current programs
When we first met
Journal entry

UNIT 12

page 87
MEMORIES
Old things
Giving information about an
important object
I didn't know that about you
Lynn talks about some old items
in her house
Recollections
First time
Vocabulary preview: Events
Conversation building: Talking
about early experiences
A new way of seeing
Lynn explains the background
of the film industry
Passive (past tense)
I remember...
Memory game

EXPANSION UNIT

page 93
Croup activity
Talking in circles
Learning check
Passives, dummy it subjects
“Even though” clauses
Review game
Conversation topics
Learning better
Use English or you 71
lose it!
I quit!
Resignation letters
TV reviewer
Critique of a show
I still think about you a lot
Nostalgic letter