Unit 1 Exclamation 1
Preview 1
Conversation 1 2
Conversation 2 3
Text A What Is an Exclamation Point? 4
Text B My Parents Need an Upgrade 16
Unit 2 Refusal 20
Preview 20
Conversation 1 20
Conversation 2 21
Text A A Miserable,Merry Christmas 24
Text B Graceful Hands 34
Unit 3 Threatening 40
Preview 40
Conversation 1 40
Conversation 2 41
Text A Face to Face with Guns 45
Text B Learning to Read in College 56
Unit 4 Agreement 60
Preview 60
Conversation 1 61
Conversation 2 61
Text A Beyond the Mountain 63
Text B Premarital Agreements 73
Unit 5 Refutation 78
Preview 78
Conversation 1 79
Conversation 2 79
Text A The Power of Making Change 81
Text B Seven Simple Ways to Say"No" 90
Unit 6 Persuasion 96
Preview 96
Conversation 1 97
Conversation 2 98
Text A Getting His Money's Worth 101
Text B The Cop and the Anthem 115
Unit 7 Request 124
Preview 124
Conversation 1 125
Conversation 2 126
Text A Thinking of the Ecological Trouble 129
Text B The Glorious Whitewasher 143
Unit 8 Compliment 150
Preview 150
Conversation 1 151
Conversation 2 152
Text A How to Avoid Foolish Opinions 155
Text B Why Asian Americans Excel 169
Unit 9 Warning 179
Preview 179
Conversation 1 180
Conversation 2 180
Text A Midnight Visit 183
Text B Mrs.Packletide's Tiger 196
Unit 10 Negation 204
Preview 204
Conversation 1 205
Conversation 2 206
Text A The Trial That Rocked the World 208
Text B When Marriage Is a Crime 224
Glossary 230