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Unit 1 Live and Love
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Making Inquiries and Giving Negative Responses
Situational Conversations: Just Being Disagreeable
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 2 Step Up to Better Health
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Expressing Blame and Making Complaints
Situational Conversations: What's Up, Doc.?
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 3 Ways to Win
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Expressing Requests, Suggestions, Commands and Warnings
Situational Conversations: UN Hot Seat
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 4 Symbols of America
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Expressing Certainty and Possibility
Situational Conversations: Questionable Gadgets
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 5 Death's Lessons for Life
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Expressing Belief and Doubt
Situational Conversations: No Kidding!
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 6 Defending Ourselves Against Disasters
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Expressing Predicting, Promising and Reminding
Situational Conversations: Business Busyness
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 7 Great!Great!Greatness!
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Expressing Surprise, Interest and Emphasis
Situational Conversations: Storyteller
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 8 Troubling over Genetic Doubling
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Expressing Opinions and Feelings
Situational Conversations: Sweet Child O'Mine
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 9 Turning Over People's Roles in the Family
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Expressing Annoyance, Fear and Desire
Situational Conversations: Blast from the Past
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Unit 10 A Friend Indeed
Warming Up
Listening
Speaking
Useful Expressions: Asking About Time and Duration
Situational Conversations: Day Trippers
Listening and Speaking
Homework
Appendix