Lesson1
LESSONFOCUSTheSimplePresentTense;FrequencyWords
READING:Pets
1.1Be--Forms
1.2Be--Uses
1.3QuestionswithBe
1.4TheSimplePresentTense--Forms
1.5NegativeStatementswiththeSimplePresentTense
1.6QuestionswiththeSimplePresentTense
1.7Wh-QuestionswithaPreposition
1.8QuestionsaboutMeaning,Spelling,andCost
READING:LetterAboutAmericanCustoms
1.9SimplePresentTense--Uses
1.10FrequencyWords
1.11PositionofFrequencyWords
1.12QuestionswithEver
1.13FrequencyExpressionsandQuestionswithHowOften
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Lesson2
LESSONFOCUSThePresentContinuousTense;TheFutureTense
READING:SundayAfternooninthePark
2.1ThePresentContinuousTense--Forms
2.2UsesofthePresentContinuousTense
2.3QuestionswiththePresentContinuousTense
2.4ContrastingtheSimplePresentandthePresentContinuous
2.5NonactionVerbs
2.6Think,Hare,andtheSensePerceptionVerbs
2.7QuestionswiththeSimplePresentandthePresentContinuous
READING:TheGrayingofAmerica
2.8TheFutureTensewithWill
2.9TheFutureTensewithBeGoingTo
2.10Willvs.BeGoingTo
2.11TheFutureTense Time/IfClause
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Lesson3
LESSONFOCUSTheSimplePastTense;HabitualPastwithUsedTo
READING:MartinLutherKing,Jr.
3.1PastofBe
3.2SimplePastTenseofRegularVerbs
3.3SimplePastTenseofIrregularVerbs
3.4NegativesandQuestionswiththeSimplePastTense
READING:DiscriminationandSegregation
3.5HabitualPastwithUsedTo
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Lesson4
LESSONFOCUSSubjectandObjectPronouns;PossessiveForms;ReflexivePronouns
READING:AnAmericanWedding
4.1SubjectandObjectPronouns
4.2SayandTell
4.3PossessiveFormsofNouns
4.4PossessiveAdjectives
4.5QuestionswithWhose
4.6PossessivePronouns
4.7QuestionsAbouttheSubject
4.8ReflexivePronouns--Forms
READING:HisStory/HerStory
4.9UsingReflexivePronouns
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Lesson5
LESSONFOCUSSingularandPlural;NoncountNouns;There Be;QuantityWords
READING:Pilgrims,AmericanIndians,andThanksgiving
5.1NounPlurals
5.2UsingtheSingularandPluralforGeneralizations
5.3NoncountNouns
5.4QuantitieswithCountandNoncountNouns
READING:TakingtheLandfromtheNativeAmericans
5.5There AFormofBe
5.6QuantityExpressions--Overview
5.7Some,Any,A,No
5.8ALotOf,Much,Many
5.9ALotOfvs.TooMuch/TooMany
5.10AFew,Sereral,ALittle
5.11AFewvs.Few;ALittlevs.Little
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Lesson6
LESSONFOCUSAdjectives;NounModifiers;Adverbs;TooandEnough
READING:Exercise,Diet,andWeight
6.1Adjectives
6.2NounModifiers
6.3AdverbsofManner
6.4Adjectivevs.Adverb
READING:OverweightChildren
6.5TooandEnough
6.6TooandVery
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Lesson7
LESSONFOCUSTimeWordsandTimeClauses;ThePastContinuousTense
READING:EllisIsland
7.1When,While,Until
7.2WhenandWhenever
7.3For,In,During,By,Ago
7.4ThePastContinuousTense
READING:AlbertEinstein
7.5ThePastContinuousTense--Forms
7.6ThePastContinuousTense--Uses
7.7Was/WereGoingTo
7.8SimplePastvs.PastContinuouswithWhileandWhen
7.9TimewithPresentParticiples
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Lesson8
LESSONFOCUSModals;RelatedExpressions
8.1OverviewofModalsandRelatedExpressions
READING:ApartmentLease
8.2StatementsandQuestionswithModals
8.3Must,HaveTo,HareGotTo,BeSupposedTo
8.4Can,Could,May,BeAbleTo,BePermittedTo,BeAllowedTo
READING:Tenants''Rights
8.5Should;HadBetter
8.6NegativesofModalsandRelatedExpressions
READING:TheNewNeighbors
8.7MustforConclusions
8.8WillandMay/Might
READING:AtAGarageSale
8.9UsingModalsforPoliteness
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Lesson9
LESSONFOCUSPresentPerfectTense;PresentPerfectContinuousTense
READING:Genealogy
9.1ThePresentPerfectTense--Overview
9.2ThePresentPerfectTense--StatementsandQuestions
9.3UsesofthePresentPerfect--Overview
9.4ContinuationfromPasttoPresent
9.5TheSimplePresentvs.ThePresentPerfect
READING:Carol''sSearchforHerRoots
9.6ThePresentPerfectContinuous
9.7ThePresentPerfectwithRepetitionfromPasttoPresent
9.8TheSimplePastvs.ThePresentPerfectwithRepetition
9.9ThePresentPerfectwithIndefinitePastTime
9.10AnsweringaPresentPerfectTenseQuestion
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Lesson10
LESSONFOCUSGerunds;Infinitives
10.1Gerunds--Overview
READING:FindingaJob
10.2GerundasSubject
10.3GerundafterVerb
10.4GerundafterPreposition
10.5GerundinAdverbialPhrase
10.6Infinitives--Overview
READING:TipsonWritingaResume
10.7InfinitiveasSubject
10.8InfinitiveafterAdjective
10.9InfinitiveafterVerb
10.10GerundorInfinitiveafterVerb
10.11ObjectBeforeInfinitive
10.12InfinitivetoShowPurpose
READING:Alexander''sStory
10.13UsedToversusBeUsedTo
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Lesson11
LESSONFOCUSAdjectiveClauses
READING:PersonalAds
11.1AdjectiveClauses--Overview
11.2RelativePronounasSubject
11.3RelativePronounasObject
READING:SeniorSingles
11.4Whose Noun
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Lesson12
LESSONFOCUSSuperlatives;Comparatives;Equality;Similarity
READING:michaelJordan
12.1ComparativeandSuperlativeForms
12.2Superlatives
12.3SuperlativesandWordOrder
READING:Americans''AttitudeTowardSoccer
12.4Comparisons
12.5ComparativesandWordOrder
12.6As...As
12.7AsMany/MuchAs
12.8TheSame...As
12.9EqualitywithNounsorAdjectives
READING:DennisRodmanandMichaelJordan
12.10SimilaritywithLikeandAlike
12.11BeLike
12.12SameorDifferent
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Lesson13
LESSONFOCUSPassiveVoice
READING:JuryDuty
13.1ThePassiveVoice--Overview
13.2ThePassiveVoice--FormsandTenses
13.3UsingthePassiveVoicewithoutaPerformer
13.4UsingthePassiveVoicewithaPerformer
13.5UsingtheActiveVoice0nly
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Lesson14
LESSONFOCUSArticles;Other/Another;IndefinitePronouns
READING:AutomaticTellerMachines
14.1TheIndefiniteArticle--Classifyingor
IdentifyingtheSubject
14.2TheIndefiniteArticle--IntroducingaNoun
14.:3TheDefiniteArticle
14.4MakingGeneralizations
14.5GeneralorSpecificwithQuantityWords
READING:ChangingtheAmericanDollar
14.6AnotherandOther
READING:KidsandMoney
14.7IndefinitePronouns:One,Some,Any
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Lesson15
LESSONFOCUSReviewofVerbTenses;SentenceStructureandWordOrder
READING:LetterofComplaint
15.1ThePresentTenses
15.2TheFuture
15.3ThePastTenses
15.4ThePresentPerfectandPresentPerfect
Continuous
15.5Be
15.6Infinitives
15.7Uodals
15.8ReviewofQuestionFormation
15.9SentenceStructureandWordOrder
ExpansionActivities
A.SpellingandPronunciationofVerbs
B.SpellingofShortComparativeandSuperlativeAdjectivesand
Adverbs
C.SpellingRulesforAdverbsEndingin-ly
D.MetricConversionChart
E.TheVerbGet
F.MakeandDo
G.NounsThatCanBeBothCountandNoncount
H.VerbsandAdjectivesFollowedbyaPreposition
I.DirectandIndirectObjects
J.CapitalizationRules
K.GlossaryofGrammaticalTerms
L.SpecialUsesofArticles
M.AlphabeticalListofIrregularVerbForms
N.MyWrodBank
AnswerKey
MapofTheUnitedStatesofAmerica
MapofNorthAmerica
Index