"Interactions/Mosaic prepares students for university classes by fully integrating every aspect of student life. Based on 28 years of classroom-tested best practices, the new and revised content, fresh modern look, and new online component make this the perfect series for contemporary classrooms." (Publisher's Website)

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 - Academic Life Around the World

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Distinguishing among -s endings
Listening to a counselor's presentation
Listening to voicemail messages

Speaking:
Introducing yourself and others
Discussing body language
Summarizing voicemail messages
Calling for specific information

Critical Thinking Skills:
Guessing meaning from context
Distinguishing between main ideas and details
Summarizing main ideas
Interpreting body language

Vocabulary Building:
Expressions used in introductions
Terms related to arrival at college or at a university
Casual expressions for making new friends
Terms used in summarizing voice mails

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Comparing reduced and unreduced pronunciation
Pronouncing -s endings

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to guess the correct answers to questions

Chapter 2 - Experiencing Nature

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Distinguishing between can and can't
Listening to a story about camping
Listening to weather forecasts

Speaking:
Discussing vacation plans
Talking about abilities
Talking about the weather and seasons
Expressing likes and dislikes

Critical Thinking Skills:
Interpreting a photo
Using a T-chart to compare two sides of a topic
Distinguishing main ideas from details
Summarizing ideas using keywords

Vocabulary Building:
Terms to express abilities
Terms to describe the weather and seasons
Terms to talk about likes and dislikes

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Comparing reduced and unreduced pronunciation
Pronouncing can and can't

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to identify seasons

Chapter 3 - Living to Eat, or Eating to Live?

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Distinguishing between teens and tens
Listening to radio advice on healthy eating
Connecting native foods to their locations

Speaking:
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

Critical Thinking Skills:
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

Vocabulary Building:
Terms used in shopping for food at a market
Terms to talk about healthy eating
Count and non-count nouns to express quantities of food
Terms for ordering food in a restaurant
Polite refusals

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Comparing reduced and unreduced pronunciation
Pronouncing teens and tens

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to guess restaurant types

Chapter 4 - In the Community

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Following directions on a map
Listening to a student talk about her college experience

Speaking: Talking about community activities such as volunteering
Describing locations in a city
Comparing colleges in small towns and cities
Asking for and giving directions

Critical Thinking Skills:
Interpreting a photo
Using a concept map to make comparisons
Summarizing ideas using keywords

Vocabulary Building:
Terms to describe locations in the city
Expressions for giving and asking for directions

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Comparing reduced and unreduced pronunciation

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to guess locations

Chapter 5 - Home

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Listening to conversations about renting an apartment and student housing
Following home-exchange instructions
Following instructions on where to put furniture

Speaking:
Talking about finding somewhere to live
Asking for information about housing ads
Making and answering requests for apartment repairs

Critical Thinking Skills:
Interpreting a photo and an ad
Taking notes that separate advantages and disadvantages
Using multi-column chart to fill in notes to organize information
Summarizing ideas and keywords

Vocabulary Building:
Terms to talk about apartments and student housing
Common verbs related to moving
Expressions for making and answering requests for information
Verbs and frequent expressions used to explain home maintenance

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Comparing reduced and unreduced pronunciation
Pronouncing past tense -ed endings

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to guess what speakers are implying

Chapter 6 - Cultures of the World

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Listening to a lecture about coming-of-age ceremonies
Listening to instructions for setting a formal dinner table

Speaking:
Comparing customs
Discussing minimum age requirements in different cultures
Talking about dining customs and table manners Apologizing

Critical Thinking Skills:
Interpreting a photo
Using a matrix diagram to organize ideas
Summarizing ideas using keywords

Vocabulary Building:
Adjectives describing feelings
Expressions for apologizing
Correct use of 'I'm sorry' vs. 'Excuse me'
Terms used related to table settings and table manners

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Comparing reduced and unreduced pronunciation

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to identify culturally incorrect behaviours

Chapter 7 - Health

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and 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

Speaking:
Forming and using tag questions with correct intonation
Asking for and giving advice
Discussing smoking - advertising and laws
Talking to healthcare worker: making appointments by phone

Critical Thinking Skills:
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 keywords

Vocabulary Building:
Terms connected with a health club
Terms describing symptoms and remedies
Expressions for giving and accepting advice
Terms used in expressing agreement or disagreement

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Contrasting rising and falling intonation in tag questions
Pronouncing -s endings

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to identify unusual details within situations

Chapter 8 - Entertainment and the Media

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Listening to opinions about television
Listening to a news report
Listening to radio ads

Speaking:
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

Critical Thinking Skills:
Interpreting a photo
Identifying the four "W's" in a news report
Summarizing news reports using keywords
Locating information in a TV guide

Vocabulary Building:
Terms for expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing
Terms related to TV-watching habits
Terms to describe types of TV programs

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Comparing reduced and unreduced pronunciation

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to identify products and services in commercials

Chapter 9 - Social Life

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Interpreting intonation used with exclamations
Listening to a conversation on dating and a marriage match
Listening to phone calls on entertainment

Speaking:
Discussing dating customs
Giving and accepting compliments
Discussing parties
Discussing preferences and experiences in spending free time

Critical Thinking Skills:
Interpreting a photo
Comparing alternatives - selecting the best match
Gathering information from entertainment advertisements
Summarizing research on upcoming events

Vocabulary Building:
Terms connected with friendship and dating
Exclamations
Expressions used in giving and accepting compliments
Terms to talk about personal qualities and compatibility
Terms connected with parties and common entertainment activities

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Using appropriate intonation with exclamations

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT): Using context clues to guess the nature of interpersonal relationships

Chapter 10 - Sports

Listening:
Listening for main ideas and details
Listening to a conversation about martial arts
Listening to a talk by a female wrestler
Listening to a sportscast

Speaking:
Explaining a sport
Giving and understanding interactions
Playing "Twenty Questions"
Using correct nouns and verbs to describe sports and athletes

Critical Thinking Skills:
Interpreting a photo
Organizing notes into an outline
Summarizing a speech using key words

Vocabulary Building:
Nouns vs. verbs to describe sports and athletes
Terms used in a sportscast
Terms for giving instructions
Terms to ensure comprehension
Terms to ask for clarification

Pronunciation:
Identifying and practicing stressed words
Comparing reduced and unreduced pronunciation
Pronouncing the North American t
Dropping the h sound in unstressed words

Focus on Testing (TOEFL*iBT):Using context clues to identify different sports