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Unit 1 Let's go Somewhere!
Topic Trip preparations and travel
Functions Saying you've forgotten something
Vocabulary Tasks before a trip; airline travel
Lesson A Before you go
Vocabulary Link: Tasks before a trip
Listening: While we're away, could you...?
Speaking: Have you finished packing?
Communication: What should we take?
Optional Listening:1-4
Lesson B Travel
Global Viewpoints: Travel
City Living: Mexico —— here we come!
Optional Listening: 5

Unit 2 Indoors and Outdoors
Topic Indoor and outdoor environments
Functions Saying what you want; expressing prohibition
Vocabulary Items around the home
Lesson A At home
Vocabulary Link: Around the house
Listening: A vacation home
Speaking: I need a place for my tools,
Communication: Which place would you protect?
Optional Listening: 1-4
Lesson B Places and rules
Global Viewpoints: My dream home
Rules
City Living: Imaginary Beach
Optional Listening: 5

Unit 3 Life is All About Change
Topic Life changes and the future
Functions Expressing intentions
Vocabulary The stages of life
Lesson A The times of your life
Vocabulary Link: The stages of life
Listening: The terrible twos
Speaking: I'm planning to rent a car.
Communication: The Magic Answer Bag
Optional Listening:1-4
Lesson B In the future
Global Viewpoints: Turning points
In the future ...
City Living: Go with the flow
Optional Listening: 5

Unit 4 Health
Topic Illness, symptoms and treatments
Functions Checking how someone feels
Vocabulary Symptoms and remedies
Lesson A How do you feel?
Vocabulary Link: It gave me indigestion.
Listening: Mystery illness
speaking: A visit to the doctor
Communication: Have you tried hypnotism?
Optional Listening:1-4
Lesson B Getting better
Global Viewpoints: Getting better
City Living: It must be a miracle!
Optional Listening:5

Unit 5 Student Life
Topic Student life
Functions Asking about meaning
Vocabulary Applying to and starting college
Lesson A Starting out
Vocabulary Link: Applying to and starting college
Listening: Choosing a college
Speaking: A new high school
Communication: A day on campus
Optional Listening:1-4
Lesson B After graduation
Global Viewpoints: After graduation
Five years from now ...
City Living: The letter
Optional Listening:5

Unit 6 Telecommunications
Topic Telephoning and cell phones
Functions Making a phone call
Vocabulary Telephones and telephoning
Lesson A Telephoning
Vocabulary Link: A telephone quiz
Listening: I need to make a phone call.
Speaking: How do you spell that?
Communication: How young is too young?
Optional Listening:1-4
Lesson B Crazy for cell phones
Global Viewpoints: Cell phones
City Living: I can't stand cell phones!
Optional Listening:5

Unit 7 Sports and Hobbies
Topic Sports and hobbies
Functions Asking if someone knows something, talking about
practicing something
Vocabulary Sports, pastimes, and athletes
Lesson A In my freetime
Vocabulary Link: Fun things to do
Listening: Is it worth anything?
Speaking: I’ve got cricket practice.
Communication: Sports Hall of Fame
Optional Listening:1-4
Lesson B The active life
Global Viewpoints: Favorite activities
Favorite sports
City Living: Practice makes perfect
Optional Listening:5

Unit 8 Men and Women
Topic Differences between men and women; dating
Functions Giving more than one reason
Vocabulary Describing men and women
Lesson A How do I look?
Vocabulary Link: Describing men and women
Listening: On the red carpet
Speaking: I'm getting a tattoo!
Communication: Act like a man / woman
Optional Listening:1-4
Lesson B Men and women
Global Viewpoints: What's your type?
Dating
City Living: Looking for Mr. Right
Optional Listening:5