CONTENTS 1
1 OFFBEAT JOBS 1
Theme:WorkListening One:What's My Job 5
Listening Two:More Offbeat Jobs 7
Grammar:Descriptive Adjectives 12
Style:Small Talk 13
2 APIECE OF THE COUNTRY IN THE CITY 17
Theme:The Country and the CityListening One:Community Gardens 21
Listening Two:Let's Hear from Our Listeners 23
Grammar:Simple Past Tense 27
Style:Expressing Agreement 29
3 A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED 33
Theme:MoneyListening One:Money Problems 37
Listening Two:Saving Money 39
Grammar:Comparative Adjectives 43
Style:Shopping Language—Asking for and Refusing Help 45
4 AT YOUR SERVICE:SERVICE ANIMALS 49
Theme:AnimalsListening One:Kimba,the Hero Dog 52
Listening Two:Do People Help Animals,Too？ 54
Style:Expressing Agreement and Disagreement 56
Grammar:Simple Present Tense—Wh-Questions with Do 58
Style:Asking for More Information 59
5 SURFING IN THE SKY 65
Theme:SportsListening One:The Competition 68
Listening Two:Other Sports 70
Grammar:Present Progressive 73
Style:Expressing Likes and Dislikes 76
6 IS IT WOMEN'S WORK？ 79
Theme:Male and Female RolesListening One:Who's Taking Care of the Children？ 83
Listening Two:Who Is Right for the Job？ 85
Grammar:Adverbs and Expressions of Frequency 88
Style:Asking about and Expressing Opinions 92
7 GOOD-MOOD FOODS 95
Theme:FoodListening One:Would You Like to Be on the Radio？ 100
Listening Two:What's the Matter？ 102
Grammar:Count and Non-count Nouns 105
Style:Politely Expressing Wants 107
8 AN ICE PLACE TO STAY 111
Theme:TravelListening One:An Unusual Vacation 115
Listening Two:Vacations around the World 117
Grammar:Modal Verbs Can and Can't 121
Style:Making Polite Requests 123
9 STAYING HEALTHY 127
Theme:Health and IllnessListening One:Thin-Fast 131
Listening Two:Health Problems and Remedies 134
Grammar:Modal Verbs Should,Ought to,and Have to 138
Style:Talking about Problems—Expressing Concern,Giving and Receiving Advice 141
10 DO YOU BELIEVE IN IT？ 143
Theme:Unexplained PhenomenaListening One:An Introduction to Dowsing 147
Listening Two:Other Unexplained Phenomena 149
Grammar:Future with Will 154
Student Activities 159
Tapescript 161
Answer Key 179