UNIT ONE：Instructions to the Student 1
1 A Puma at Large-Word Order：Review 7
CONTENTSTO THE TEACHER 7
Language Learning and the Intermediate Student 7
ABOUT THIS COURSE 8
For Whom the Course is Intended 8
How Much Knowledge has been Assumed？ 8
Assumed Knowledge 8
Basic Aims 8
A Description of the Course 9
2 Thirteen Equals One-The Present：Continuous and Simple：Review 11
Lesson 1：Guided Conversation 12
Allocation of Time 12
HOW TO USE THIS COURSE 12
3 An Unknown Goddess-The Simple Past：Review 15
Lesson 2：Composition and Language Study 16
Dictations 17
Pre-Unit Tests 17
Additional Reading Material 17
Additional Oral Practice 17
Additional Written Practice 17
Future Work 17
Pre-Unit Test 18
4 The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs-The Present Perfect：Simple and Continuous：Review 19
5 The Facts-The Indefinite and Definite Articles：Review 23
6 Smash and Grab-The Past：Simple and Continuous：Review 27
7 Crazy-The Comparison of Adjectives：Review 31
8 A Famous Monastery-Review of Tennses 35
9 A Trip to Mars-The Future：Review 39
10 The Loss of the‘Titanic’—The Past Perfect：Review 43
11 Not Guilty-Indirect Speech：Review 47
12 Lifeon a Desert Island-Conditionals：Review 52
13 ‘It’s Only Me’-Must：Review 56
14 A Noble Gangster-Have：Review 60
15 Sixpence Worth of Trouble-Can：Review 64
16 Mary had a Little Lamb-The Gerund：Review 68
17 The Greatest Bridge in the World-The Passive：Review 72
18 Electric Currents in Modem Art-Prepositions：Review 76
19 A Very Dear Cat-Review of Tenses 80
20 Pioneer Pilots-Spectal Difficulties：Review 84
Pre-Unit Test 88
UNIT TWO：Instructions to the Student 91
21 Daniel Mendoza 97
22 By Heart 102
23 One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison 106
24 A Skeleton in the Cupboard 110
25 The‘Cutty Sark’ 114
26 Wanted：a Large Biscuit Tin 118
27 Nothing to Sell and Nothing to Buy 122
28 A Pound too Dear 126
29 Funny orNot？ 130
30 The Death of a Ghost 134
31 A Lovable Eccentric 138
32 A Lost Ship 142
33 A Day to Remember 146
34 A Happy Discovery 151
35 Justice Was Done 156
36 A Chance in a Million 160
37 The Westhaven Express 165
38 The First Calendar 170
39 Nothing to Worry About 175
40 Who’s Who 179
UNIT THREE：Instructions to the student 183
41 Illusions of Pastoral Peace 188
42 Modern Cavemen 193
43 Fully Insured 198
44 Speed and Comfort 203
45 The Power of the Press 208
46 Do It Yourself 213
47 Through the Earth’s Crust 218
48 The Silent Village 223
49 The Ideal Servant 228
50 New Year Resolutions 233
51 Automation 238
52 Mud is Mud 243
53 In the Public Interest 248
54 Instinct or Cleverness？ 253
55 From the Earth：Greetings 258
Passage 56 263
Passage 57 268
Passage 58 273
Passage 59 278
Passage 6o 283
Key to Exercises 288