Lesson 1 1
GRAMMAR The Present Tense of the verb Be；Prepositions of Place；This,That,These,Those 2
CONTEXT College Life 2
READING Community College Life in the U.S. 2
1.1 Forms of Be 3
1.2 Uses of Be 4
1.3 Word Order with Be 5
1.4 The Subject 6
READING Letter from College 7
1.5 Contractions with Be 8
1.6 Be with Descriptions 10
1.7 Be with Definitions 11
1.8 Prepositions 14
1.9 Negative Statements with Be 15
READING Instant Message from a Student in the U.S. 19
1.10 Be in Yes/No Questions and Short Answers 20
1.11 Wh-Questions with Be：Question Words 22
1.12 Comparing Statements and Questions with Be 25
1.13 Questions with What and How 26
READING In the School Cafeteria 29
1.14 This,That,These,Those 30
Summary of Lesson 1 31
Editing Advice 32
Lesson 1 Test/Review 34
Expansion Activities 38
Lesson 2 41
GRAMMAR The Simple Present Tense 42
CONTEXT The U.S.Government 42
READING Washington.D.C. 42
2.1 Simple Present Tense—Forms 43
2.2 Simple Present Tense—Uses 44
2.3 Spelling of the-s Form 45
2.4 Pronunciation of the-s Form 46
2.5 Comparing Affirmative Statements—Be and Other Verbs 48
2.6 Negative Statements with the Simple Present Tense 49
2.7 Comparing Negative Statements with Be and Other Verbs 51
READING The IRS 53
2.8 Yes/No Questions and Short Answers with the Present Tense 54
2.9 Comparing Yes/No Questions—Be and Other Verbs 58
2.10 Or Questions 59
2.11 Wh-Questions with the Simple Present Tense 61
2.12 Comparing Statements and Questions in the Simple Present Tense 62
2.13 Questions About Meaning,Spelling,and Cost 64
2.14 Comparing Wh-Questions—Be and Other Verbs 65
Summary of Lesson 2 67
Editing Advice 68
Lesson 2 Test/Review 70
Expansion Activities 75
Lesson 3 77
GRAMMAR Frequency Words with the Simple Present Tense；Prepositions of Time 78
CONTEXT American Holidays 78
READING Three Special Days 78
3.1 Frequency Words with the Simple Present Tense 79
3.2 Position of Frequency Words and Expressions 81
READING The Fourth of July 83
3.3 Prepositions of Time 84
3.4 Questions with Ever 85
3.5 Questions with How Often and Answers with Frequency Expressions 88
Summary of Lesson 3 92
Editing Advice 93
Lesson 3 Test/Review 93
Expansion Activities 97
Lesson 4 101
GRAMMAR Singular and Plural；Articles and Quantity Words；There+Be+Noun 102
CONTEXT Americans and Where They Live 102
4.1 Singular and Plural—An Overview 102
READING Americans and Where They Live 102
4.2 Regular Noun Plurals 104
4.3 Pronunciation of Plural Nouns 105
4.4 Irregular Noun Plurals 106
READING Finding an Apartment 108
4.5 Using There+Is/Are 110
4.6 Questions and Short Answers Using There 112
4.7 There vs.They and Other Pronouns 115
READING Calling About an Apartment 117
4.8 Articles with Definite and Indefinite Nouns 118
4.9 Making Generalizations 120
Summary of Lesson 4 123
Editing Advice 124
Lesson 4 Test/Review 125
Expansion Activities 128
Lesson 5 131
GRAMMAR Possession；Object Pronouns；Questions About the Subject 132
CONTEXT Families and Names 132
READING Names 132
5.1 Possessive Form of Nouns 133
5.2 Possessive Adjectives 135
5.3 Questions with Whose 136
5.4 Possessive Pronouns 137
5.5 The Subject and the Object 138
READING William Madison's Name 139
5.6 Object Pronouns 140
READING Who Helps Your Parents? 145
5.7 Questions About the Subject or About the Complement 146
5.8 Who,Whom,Who's,Whose 147
Summary of Lesson 5 149
Editing Advice 150
Lesson 5 Test/Review 151
Expansion Activities 155
Lesson 6 159
GRAMMAR The Present Continuous Tense 160
CONTEXT Observations About American Life 160
READING Observations in the Park 160
6.1 The Present Continuous Tense 161
6.2 Spelling ofthe-ing Form 162
6.3 The Present Continuous Tense—Uses 163
6.4 Questions with the Present Continuous Tense 165
READING Observations in the School Cafeteria 169
6.5 Contrast of Present Continuous and Simple Present 170
6.6 Nonaction Verbs 172
6.7Think,Have,and the Sense Perception Verbs 174
Summary of Lesson 6 181
Editing Advice 182
Lesson 6 Test/Review 183
Expansion Activities 187
Lesson 7 189
GRAMMAR Future Tenses—Will and Be Going To；Comparison of Tenses 190
CONTEXT Weddings 190
READING Planning for a Wedding 190
7.1 Future with Will 191
7.2 Future with Be Going To 192
7.3 Choosing Will or Be Going To 193
7.4 Questions with Be Going To 198
7.5 Questions with Will 199
7.6 Future Tense+Time/If Clause 203
READING Jason and Katie—Starting a Married Life 209
7.7 Comparison of Tenses 210
Summary of Lesson 7 214
Editing Advice 214
Lesson 7 Test/Review 215
Test on Comparison ofTenses 218
Expansion Activities 221
Lesson 8 223
GRAMMAR The Simple Past Tense 224
CONTEXT Flying 224
READING The Wright Brothers—Men with a Vision 224
8.1 The Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs 225
8.2 Spelling of the Past Tense of Regular Verbs 226
8.3 Pronunciation of-ed Past Forms 227
READING Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart 229
8.4 Past Tense of Be 230
8.5 Uses of Be 231
8.6 Questions with Was/Were 232
8.7 Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs—An Overview 237
READING Robert Goddard 237
8.8 List of Irregular Past Tense Verbs 239
8.9 Negative Forms of Past Tense Verbs 241
8.10 Questions with Past Tense Verbs 245
8.11 Questions About the Subject 251
Summary of Lesson 8 254
Editing Advice 255
Lesson 8 Test/Review 256
Expansion Activities 260
Lesson 9 263
GRAMMAR Infinitives；Modals；Imperatives 264
CONTEXT Smart Shopping 264
9.1 Infinitives—An Overview 264
READING Getting the Best Price 264
9.2 Verbs Followed by an Infinitive 265
9.3 It+Be+Adjective+Infinitive 268
9.4 Be+Adjective+Infinitive 269
9.5 Using an Infinitive to Show Purpose 270
READING Getting a Customer's Attention 272
9.6 Object Before an Infinitive 273
9.7 Overview of Modals 276
READING Smart Shopping：Coupons,Rain Checks,and Rebates 277
9.8 Can 278
9.9 Should 280
9.10 Must 283
9.11 Have To 285
9.12 Must and Have To 287
9.13 Might/May and Will 288
9.14 Making Requests 290
READING The Customer Service Counter 290
9.15 Imperatives 292
9.16 Using Modals to Make Requests and Ask Permission 295
Summary of Lesson 9 297
Editing Advice 298
Lesson 9 Test/Review 299
Expansion Activities 304
Lesson 10 307
GRAMMAR Count and Noncount Nouns；Quantity Words 308
CONTEXT Nutrition and Health 308
10.1 Count and Noncount Nouns—An Overview 308
READING A Healthy Diet 308
10.2 Noncount Nouns 310
10.3 Count and Noncount Nouns 312
10.4 Describing Quantities of Count and Noncount Nouns 313
10.5 A Lot Of,Much,Many 314
10.6 A Few,A Little 315
10.7 Some,Any,and A/An 316
READING Eat Less,Live Longer 320
10.8 A Lot Of vs.Too Much/Too Many 321
10.9 Too Much/Too Many vs.Too 323
Summary of Lesson 10 326
Editing Advice 326
Lesson 10 Test/Review 328
Expansion Activities 330
Lesson 11 333
GRAMMAR Adjectives；Noun Modifiers；Adverbs 334
CONTEXT Great Women 334
READING Helen Keller 334
11.1 Adjectives and Adverbs 335
11.2 Adjectives 336
11.3 Noun Modifiers 338
11.4 Comparing Adverbs of Manner and Adjectives 340
11.5 Spelling of -ly Adverbs 341
READING Grandma Moses 345
11.6 Too vs.Very 345
11.7 Too and Enough 346
Summary of Lesson 11 349
Editing Advice 349
Lesson 11 Test/Review 351
Expansion Activities 353
Lesson 12 355
GRAMMAR Comparatives；Superlatives 356
CONTEXT U.S.Geography 356
READING U.S.Geography 356
12.1 Comparatives and Superlatives—An Overview 357
12.2 Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs 358
12.3 Superlative Adjectives 360
12.4 Word Order with Superlatives 362
READING A Tale of Two Cities 363
12.5 Comparisons 365
12.6 Word Order with Comparisons 367
Summary of Lesson 12 371
Editing Advice 371
Lesson 12 Test/Review 372
Expansion Activities 374
Lesson 13 377
GRAMMAR Auxiliary Verbs with Too and Either；Auxiliary Verbs in Tag Questions 378
CONTEXT Dating and Marriage 378
READING Dating and Marriage 378
13.1 Auxiliary Verbs with Too and Either 380
13.2 Auxiliary Verbs with Opposite Statements 381
13.3 Tag Questions 384
READING Saturday with Meg and Don 384
13.4 Auxiliary Verbs in Tag Questions 386
13.5 Answering a Tag Question 390
Summary of Lesson 13 394
Editing Advice 395
Lesson 13 Test/Review 396
Expansion Activities 398
Lesson 14 401
GRAMMAR Verb Review 402
CONTEXT Washington Interns 402
READING Washington Interns 402
14.1 Verb Tenses 404
14.2 Statements and Questions 408
Editing Advice 414
Lesson 14 Test/Review 416
Expansion Activities 420