Includes a glossary of grammatical terms and index.

1 GRAMMAR: Verb Review, CONTEXT: Language


READING 1: The Amazing Timothy Doner -- 1.1 The Present of Be -- 1.2 The Simple Present -- 1.3 The Present Continuous -- 1.4 The Present Continuous vs. The Simple Present - Action and Nonaction Verbs -- READING 2: The Enduring Voices Project -- 1.5 The Future-Form -- 1.6 Choosing Will or Be Going To, or Present Continuous for Future -- READING 3: An Unusual Orphan -- 1.7 The Simple Past -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

2 GRAMMAR: The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous, CONTEXT: Risk
READING 1: The Mystery of Risk -- 2.1 The Present Perfect-Form -- 2.2 The Past Participle -- 2.3 Placement of Adverbs -- 2.4 The Present Perfect-Overview of Uses -- READING 2: Climbing Mount Everest -- 2.5 The Present Perfect with Indefinite Past Time-Overview -- 2.6 The Present Perfect with Ever and Never -- 2.7 The Present Perfect with Yet and Already -- 2.8 The Present Perfect with Lately, Recently, and Just -- 2.9 The Present Perfect with No Time Mentioned -- READING 3: Exploring the Ocean -- 2.10 The Present Perfect with Repetition from Past to Present -- 2.11 The Present Perfect with Continuation from Past to Present -- READING 4: Lonnie Thompson-Ice Investigator -- 2.12 The Present Perfect Continuous -- 2.13 The Present Perfect, the Present Perfect Continuous, and the Simple Past -- Test/Review -- Writing

3 GRAMMAR: Passive and Active Voice, CONTEXT: The Movies
READING 1: Oscar Night in Hollywood -- 3.1 Active and Passive Voice-Introduction -- 3.2 Comparison of Active and Passive Voice -- 3.3 Active and Passive Voice-Use -- 3.4 Verbs with Two Objects -- READING 2: The History of Animation -- 3.5 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs -- 3.6 The Passive Voice with Get -- READING 3: Charlie Chaplin -- 3.7 Participles Used as Adjectives -- 3.8 Other Past Participles Used as Adjectives -- 3.9 Get vs. Be with Past Participles and Other Adjectives -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

4 GRAMMAR: The Past Continuous, The Past Perfect, The Past Perfect Continuous, CONTEXT: Travel by Land, Sea, and Air
READING 1: Travel by Land: The Lewis and Clark Expedition -- 4.1 The Past Continuous-Form -- 4.2 The Past Continuous-Use -- 4.3 The Past Continuous vs. the Simple Past -- READING 2: Travel by Sea: The First and Last Voyage of the Titanic -- 4.4 The Past Perfect-Form -- 4.5 The Past Perfect-Use (Part 1) -- 4.6 When with the Simple Past or the Past Perfect -- 4.7 The Past Perfect-Use (Part 2) -- 4.8 The Past Perfect Continuous-Form -- 4.9 The Past Perfect Continuous-Use -- 4.10 The Past Perfect (Continuous) vs. the Present Perfect (Continuous) -- READING 3: Travel by Air: The DC-3 -- 4.11 Comparison of Past Tenses -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

5 GRAMMAR: Modals and Related Expressions, CONTENT: Technology
READING 1: Passwords, Passwords, Passwords -- 5.1 Modals-An Overview -- 5.2 Possibility: May, Might, Could -- 5.3 Necessity/Obligation: Must, Have to, Have Got to -- 5.4 Expectation: Be Supposed to -- 5.5 Advice: Should, Ought to, Had Better -- 5.6 Suggestion: Can/Could -- READING 2: Taking a Break from Technology -- 5.7 Negative Modals -- READING 3: Using Technology to Enforce the Law -- 5.8 Ability/Possibility: Can, Be Able to -- 5.9 Logical Conclusion: Must -- 5.10 Probability vs. Possibility: Must vs. May, Might, Could -- 5.11 Continuous Modals -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

6 GRAMMAR: Modals in the Past, CONTEXT: U.S. Presidents and Elections
READING 1: Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address -- 6.1 Modals in the Past-Form -- 6.2 Past Regrets or Mistakes-Should Have -- 6.3 Past Possibility-May/Might/Could + Have -- 6.4 Logical Conclusion about the Past-Must Have -- READING 2: The Cuban Missile Crisis -- 6.5 Past Direction Not Taken-Could Have -- READING 3: The Media and Presidential Elections -- 6.6 Must Have + Past Participle vs. Had to + Base Form -- 6.7 Ability and Possibility in the Past -- 6.8 Modals in the Past: Continuous Forms -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

7 GRAMMAR: Adjective Clauses, Descriptive Phrases, CONTEXT: Online Interactions
READING 1: Pierre Omidyar and eBay -- 7.1 Adjective Clauses-Introduction -- 7.2 Relative Pronoun as Subject -- 7.3 Relative Pronoun as Object -- 7.4 Relative Pronoun as Object of Preposition -- READING 2: The Freecycle Network -- 7.5 Place and Time in Adjective Clauses -- 7.6 Whose in Adjective Clauses -- 7.7 Adjective Clauses after Indefinite Pronouns -- READING 3: Tim Berners-Lee -- 7.8 Nonessential Adjective Clauses -- 7.9 Essential vs. Nonessential Adjective Clauses -- 7.10 Descriptive Phrases -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

8 GRAMMAR: Infinitives and Gerunds, CONTEXT: Helping Others
READING 1: Andrew Carnegie, Philanthropist -- 8.1 Infinitives-Overview -- 8.2 Verbs Followed by an Infinitive -- 8.3 Object before Infinitive -- 8.4 Causative Verbs -- 8.5 Adjective plus Infinitive -- READING 2: One Step at a Time -- 8.6 Infinitives as Subject -- 8.7 Infinitives to Show Purpose -- 8.8 Infinitives with Too and Enough -- READING 3: Helping Others Get an Education -- 8.9 Gerunds-Overview -- 8.10 Gerunds as Subjects -- 8.11 Gerunds after Prepositions and Nouns -- 8.12 Prepositions after Verbs, Adjectives, and Nouns -- 8.13 Verbs Followed by Gerunds -- 8.14 Verbs Followed by a Gerund or Infinitive -- 8.15 Gerund or Infinitive as Subject -- 8.16 Gerund or Infinitive after a Verb: Differences in Meaning -- READING 4: AIDS Bike Rides -- 8.17 Used To / Be Used To / Get Used To -- 8.18 Sense-Perception Verbs -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

9 GRAMMAR: Adverbial Clauses and Phrases, Sentence Connectors (Conjunctive Adverbs), So/Such That for Result, CONTEXT: Coming to America
READING 1: A Nation of Immigrants -- 9.1 Adverbial Clauses and Phrases-Introduction -- 9.2 Reason and Purpose -- READING 2: The Lost Boys of Sudan -- 9.3 Time Clauses and Phrases -- 9.4 Using the -ing Form after Time Words -- READING 3: Slavery-An America Paradox -- 9.5 Contrast -- READING 4: The Changing Face of the United States -- 9.6 Condition -- READING 5: Adopting a Baby from Abroad -- 9.7 Sentence Connectors -- 9.8 So... That/Such... That -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

10 GRAMMAR: Noun Clauses, CONTEXT: Children
READING 1: Early Child Development -- 10.1 Noun Clauses -- READING 2: The Teenage Brain -- 10.2 Noun Clauses as Included Questions -- 10.3 Question Words Followed by an Infinitive -- READING 3: Dr. Benjamin Spock -- 10.4 Exact Quotes -- 10.5 Exact Quotes vs. Reported Speech -- 10.6 The Rule of Sequence of Tenses -- 10.7 Say vs. Tell -- 10.8 Exceptions to the Rule of Sequence of Tenses -- 10.9 Reporting and Imperative -- 10.10 Using Reported Speech to Paraphrase -- READING 4: An Innovation in Kids' TV -- 10.11 Noun Clauses after Past-Tense Verbs -- 10.12 Noun Clauses as Reported Questions -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

11 GRAMMAR: Unreal Conditionals, Wishes, CONTEXT: Science or Science Fiction?
READING 1: Time Travel -- 11.1 Unreal Conditionals-Present -- 11.2 Implied Conditionals -- READING 2: Exploring Mars -- 11.3 Real Conditionals vs. Unreal Conditionals -- READING 3: Life One Hundred Years Ago -- 11.4 Unreal Conditionals-Past -- READING 4: The Science of Aging -- 11.5 Wishes -- Lesson Summary -- Test/Review -- Writing

APPENDICES
A. Vowel and Consonant Pronunciation Charts -- B. Noncount Nouns -- C. Uses of Articles -- D. Verbs and Adjectives Followed by a Preposition -- E. Direct in Indirect Objects -- F. Plural Forms of Nouns -- G. Metric Conversion Chart -- H. Irregular Verb Forms -- I. Map of the United States of America

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