Unit 1 Class album Challenge: Interviewing a classmate and making a class album Skills: Greeting people; Sharing personal information
Fluency: Asking politely with May I ask... Language: Personal information; Wh- questions & answers; Yes/no questions & answers; Clarifying phrases

Unit 2 Favorite Photos
Challenge: Sharing personal photos and information
Skills: Describing people, places, and events Fluency: Asking follow-up questions
Language: Present simple tense questions & answers; Past simple tense questions & answers; People, places, and events; Adjectives

Unit 3 Personal Goals Challenge: Making an action plan and presenting a goal Skills: Explaining intentions and future plans
Fluency: Giving advice with should
Language: Intentions with would like to/really want to + infinitive; Future with be going to + infinitive; Infinitives; Time expressions Project 1 : Self-Improvement Plan; Recycling themes and language from Unit 3; Making and explaining a self-improvement plan poster Unit 4 Believe It or Not

Unit 4 Challenge: Telling short stories in a true/lie game Skills: Describing past experiences
Fluency: Showing interest
Language: Past simple tense; Present perfect tense with Have you ever...; Time expressions; Adjectives

Unit 5 Where I grew up Challenge: Making a map and taking classmates on a tour Skills: Describing past routines and important memories Fluency: Describing in detail Language: Past routines with used to + when; Past simple tense; Present simple tense; Locations

Unit 6 Bargain shopper Challenge: Bargaining for goods in a shopping simulation Skills: Describing goods; Buying and selling goods Fluency: Refusing an offer
Language: Bargaining expression; Shopping goods; Adjectives; Locations Project 2 : Flea Market; Recycling themes and language from
Unit 6; Selling, buying, and bargaining

Unit 7 The Perfect Gift Challenge: Explaining an imaginative gift idea Skills: Describing significant people and showing gratitude
Fluency: Giving and receiving
Language: Would like to + infinitive to express wishes; Because and for + ing to give reasons; Special occasions; Expressing thanks

Unit 8 Party Planner Challenge: Planning a party with a partner and inviting classmates Skills: Giving invitations and asking for information Fluency: Accepting and declining invitations Language: Future with be going to + infinitive; Asking for a suggestion with should; Inviting, accepting, and declining expressions; Parties and gatherings

Unit 9 Music Profile Challenge: Interviewing a classmate and presenting a music profile
Skills: Sharing information on music tastes
Fluency: Reporting with He said... and He told her... Language: Wh- questions & answers; Yes/no questions & answers; Recommendations; Music genres Project 3 : Radio DJ; Recycling themes and language from Unit 9; Making a DJ recording and presenting a favorite song

Unit 10 Style makeover Challenge: Interviewing a classmate and presenting a new clothing style Skills: Describing clothing and styles
Fluency: Giving advice politely with Why don't you try...
Language: Present simple tense; Present progressive tense; Adjectives and comparatives; Clothing items

Unit 11 Honesty
Challenge: Telling and discussing dilemma situations Skills: Describing difficult situations and giving opinions
Fluency: Asking for clarification Language: Present simple tense; Hypothetical questions & answers using would; Hypothetical questions with would you (ever)...

Unit 12 Making things better Challenge: Discussing a problem at school and presenting the solution Skills: Describing problems, asking for advice, and making suggestions Fluency: Encouraging others to speak Language: Result clauses with so; Determiners not enough, too much, too many, more; Suggestions with should and could Project 4 : What I Have Learned; Evaluating progress and successes from Unit 12; Self-evaluation

"Active Skills for Communication is an exciting new three-level series that develops learners' speaking and listening skills. Written by ELT specialists Curtis Kelly and Chuck Sandy, with series consultant Neil J. Anderson, the series uses the ACTIVE approach to help learners become more fluent, confident-and active-speakers of English. Each unit contains easy-to-follow, step-by-step activities that lead toward a major speaking task. The tasks are based on real-life situations and are designed to increase self confidence and foster positive attitudes towards learning English." (Publisher's Website)

Unit 1 Class album

Challenge: Interviewing a classmate and making a class album
Skills: Greeting people; Sharing personal information
Fluency: Asking politely with May I ask...
Language: Personal information; Wh- questions & answers; Yes/no questions & answers; Clarifying phrases

Unit 2 Favorite Photos

Challenge: Sharing personal photos and information
Skills: Describing people, places, and events
Fluency: Asking follow-up questions
Language: Present simple tense questions & answers; Past simple tense questions & answers; People, places, and events; Adjectives

Unit 3 Personal Goals

Challenge: Making an action plan and presenting a goal
Skills: Explaining intentions and future plans
Fluency: Giving advice with should
Language: Intentions with would like to/really want to + infinitive; Future with be going to + infinitive; Infinitives; Time expressions
Project 1 : Self-Improvement Plan; Recycling themes and language from Unit 3; Making and explaining a self-improvement plan poster

Unit 4 Believe It or Not

Challenge: Telling short stories in a true/lie game
Skills: Describing past experiences
Fluency: Showing interest
Language: Past simple tense; Present perfect tense with Have you ever...; Time expressions; Adjectives

Unit 5 Where I grew up

Challenge: Making a map and taking classmates on a tour
Skills: Describing past routines and important memories
Fluency: Describing in detail
Language: Past routines with used to + when; Past simple tense; Present simple tense; Locations

Unit 6 Bargain shopper

Challenge: Bargaining for goods in a shopping simulation
Skills: Describing goods; Buying and selling goods
Fluency: Refusing an offer
Language: Bargaining expression; Shopping goods; Adjectives; Locations
Project 2 : Flea Market; Recycling themes and language from
Unit 6; Selling, buying, and bargaining

Unit 7 The Perfect Gift

Challenge: Explaining an imaginative gift idea
Skills: Describing significant people and showing gratitude
Fluency: Giving and receiving
Language: Would like to + infinitive to express wishes; Because and for + ing to give reasons; Special occasions; Expressing thanks

Unit 8 Party Planner

Challenge: Planning a party with a partner and inviting classmates
Skills: Giving invitations and asking for information
Fluency: Accepting and declining invitations
Language: Future with be going to + infinitive; Asking for a suggestion with should; Inviting, accepting, and declining expressions; Parties and gatherings

Unit 9 Music Profile

Challenge: Interviewing a classmate and presenting a music profile
Skills: Sharing information on music tastes
Fluency: Reporting with He said... and He told her...
Language: Wh- questions & answers; Yes/no questions & answers; Recommendations; Music genres
Project 3 : Radio DJ; Recycling themes and language from Unit 9; Making a DJ recording and presenting a favorite song

Unit 10 Style makeover

Challenge: Interviewing a classmate and presenting a new clothing style
Skills: Describing clothing and styles
Fluency: Giving advice politely with Why don't you try...
Language: Present simple tense; Present progressive tense; Adjectives and comparatives; Clothing items

Unit 11 Honesty

Challenge: Telling and discussing dilemma situations
Skills: Describing difficult situations and giving opinions
Fluency: Asking for clarification
Language: Present simple tense; Hypothetical questions & answers using would; Hypothetical questions with would you (ever)...

Unit 12 Making things better

Challenge: Discussing a problem at school and presenting the solution
Skills: Describing problems, asking for advice, and making suggestions
Fluency: Encouraging others to speak
Language: Result clauses with so; Determiners not enough, too much, too many, more; Suggestions with should and could
Project 4 : What I Have Learned; Evaluating progress and successes from Unit 12; Self-evaluation

Level: Beginner