1  Academic life Around the World

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2  Experiencing Nature

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Review & Assessment 1

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3  Living to Eat, or Eating to live?

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4  In the Community

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Review & Assessment 2

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5  Home

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6  Cultures of the World

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Review & Assessment 3

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7  Health

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8  Entertainment and the Media

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Review & Assessment 4

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9  Social Life

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10  Sports

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Review & Assessment 5

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End-of-course Revision (1)

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End-of-course Revision (2)

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End-of-course Revision (3)

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Academic Life Around the World

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Listening to an advisor’s presentation;

Distinguishing among – s  endings.

Introducing yourself and others;

Leaving telephone messages;

Giving telephone messages;

Discussing body language.

Guessing meaning from context;

Interpreting a photo;

Predicting the content before listening;

Distinguishing main ideas from details;

Summarizing ideas using key words.

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Experiencing Nature

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Distinguishing between  can  and  can’t  ;

Listening to a story about camping;

Listening to weather forecasts.

Discussing vacation plans;

Talking about abilities;

Talking about the weather and seasons;

Expressing likes and dislikes.

Interpreting a photo;

Using a T-chart to compare two sides of a topic;

Distinguishing main ideas from details;

Summarizing ideas using key words.

Review & Assessment 1

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Living to eat, or Eating to Live

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Distinguishing between  teens  and  tens  ;

Listening to radio advice on healthy eating;

Connecting native foods to their locations.

Interviewing people about food shopping;

Using count and non-count nouns in questions;

Comparing eating habits at home and when traveling;

Ordering food;

Refusing food politely.

Interpreting a photo;

Interviewing with possible follow-up questions;

Taking notes on causes and effects;

Explaining a process;

Speculating on the outcome of a situation.

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In the Community

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Following directions.

Talking about running errands;

Describing locations in a city;

Asking for and giving directions;

Describing your neighborhood;

Comparing cities and towns.

Interpreting a photo;

Using a concept map to make comparisons;

Summarizing ideas using key words.

Review & Assessment 2

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Home

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Distinguishing among past tense – ed  endings;

Listening to a house tour;

Following house-sitting instructions.

Talking about finding somewhere to live;

Describing a moving day;

Interviewing someone about an apartment;

Making and answering requests;

Interviewing possible roommates.

Interpreting a photo;

Explaining a process;

Taking notes while separating positive from negative details;

Using a multi-column chart to fill in notes and organize a plan;

Summarizing ideas using key words.

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Cultures

of the World

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Listening to a lecture about coming of age ceremonies;

Listening to instructions for setting a formal dinner table.

Comparing customs;

Discussing minimum age requirements in different cultures;

Talking about dining customs and table manners;

Apologizing.

Interpreting a photo;

Using a matrix diagram to organize ideas;

Summarizing ideas using key words.

Review & Assessment 3

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Health

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Listening to a health club tour;

Distinguishing between rising and falling intonation in tag questions;

Listening to medical advice;

Listening to phone messages from healthcare professionals.

Forming and using tag questions with correct intonation;

Asking for and giving advice;

Discussing smoking-- advertising and laws;

Talking to healthcare workers: making appointments by phone.

Interpreting a photo;

Using a problem-solution chart to list and clarify symptoms and treatments;

Completing a questionnaire on stress and interpreting the score;

Summarizing a medical visit using key words.

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Entertain-

ment and the Media

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Listening to opinions about television;

Listening to a news report;

Listening to radio and ads.

Expressing, agreeing with, and disagreeing with opinions;

Discussing the qualities of good ads;

Talking about types of TV programs;

Describing favorite TV shows and movies.

Interpreting a photo;

Identifying the four “W’s” in a news report;

Summarizing news reports using key words;

Locating information in a TV guide.

Review & Assessment 4

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Social Life

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Interpreting intonation used with exclamations;

Listening to a conversation on dating and a marriage match;

Listening to phone calls on entertainment.

Discussing dating customs;

Giving and accepting compliments;

Discussing parties;

Discussing preferences and experiences in spending free time.

Interpreting a photo;

Comparing alternatives -- selecting the best match;

Gathering information from entertainment advertisements;

Summarizing research on upcoming events.

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Sports

Listening for main ideas;

Listening for details;

Listening to a conversation about martial arts;

Listening to a talk by a woman wrestler;

Listening to a sportscast.

Explaining a sport;

Giving and understanding instructions;

Using correct nouns and verbs to describe sports and athletes.

Interpreting a photo;

Organizing notes into an outline;

Summarizing a speech using key words.

Review & Assessment 5

End-of-course Revision 1

End-of-course Revision 2

End-of-course Revision 3