具体描述
这套教程是为在学校、日常生活、或者工作上已经和英文有过接触的人而设计的。全书共有十二章。每四章之末有一组书面“复习练习”（Review Exercises），帮助你把前四章书里学到的东西温习和巩固一遍。全部教材一共有三组“复习练习”，在每组复习练习之后，有个短短的“复习测验”（Review Test）。这个简短测验有二十个问题，试试你把前四章的教材掌握到怎样的程度。如果你答错五个问题以上，你应该把前四章的教材再仔仔细细地复习一次，然后才能再继续下一部分的学习。最后一组（第十二章后面的）复习练习之后，还有一个“总测验”（Final Test），让你把整个课程所学的再复习一次。
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作者简介
目录信息
Introduction
Chapter1
Reading A Graduation Party
Action Questions 1 OraI questions about the text
Exhibit An invitation to Martin's graduation party
Presentation SimpIe present and present continuous (I speak / I'm speaking)
Exercise1 Eat or am eating? (simple present vs. present continuous)
Reading It's Nice to Meet You
Action Questions 2 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb get
Presentation The continuous tenses (is typing / was typing / will be typing)
Exercise 2 I was watching television (the continuous tenses)
Reading What Are You Planning to Do?
Action Questions3 Oral questions about the text
Presentation University Study in the U.S
Presentation Simple past and simple future (We lived in Japan / I'll check with my boss)
Exercise 3 I will see you tomorrow (simpIe past vs. simple future)
Reading Thanks So Much for Having Us
Action Questions 4 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms
Presentation Modal auxiliaries (can, should, must, etc.):affirmative, negative, and alternate forms
Presentation Modal auxiliaries--past tense (could, was able to, had to, etc.)
Exercise 4 Went + have to -- had to go (modaI auxiliaries)
Exercise 5 Must - has to (modaI auxiliaries)
Vocabulary-Chapter 1
Chapter2
Reading The Phone Hasn't Stopped Ringing
Action Questions 5 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Some-any- no
Presentation The present perfect (Janet has worked there for severaI years)
Presentation For and since
Exercise 6 Lives or has lived? (present perfect)
Reading A Phone Call for Mr. Morgan
Action Questions 6 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Contractions with the present perfect (I have -- I've)
Presentation Simple past vs. present perfect (Janet finished opening the mail.. She has almost
finished the typing)
Exercise 7 Last year we traveled to South America for the first time (simple past vs.
present perfect)
Exhibit Martin's resume
Reading Martin's Interview
Action Questions 7 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms
Presentation Present perfect continuous (Have you been waiting long?)
Exercise 8 Is typing or has been typing?
Presentation Placement of adverbs (l have finally met Mr. Morgan. / I have known Mr. Morgan
for a Iong time)
Exercise 9 Placement of adverbs
Reading Good News!
Action Questions 8 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Using modals to express probabiIity (He should hear something soon)
Presentation Expressing probability in the past (He must have made a decision)
Exercise 10 He shouId finish by six o'clock -- He should have finished by six o'clock
Vocabulary--Chapter2
Chapter3
Reading Looking for an Apartment
Action Questions9 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb take
Exhibit Martin looked in the classified section under Apartments for Rent
Presentation Relative clauses -- subject form (Many people who live in Smithtown commute
to the city)
Exercise 11 I know the woman, She lives next door -- l know the woman who lives next door
Reading Let's See What We Can Find!
Action Questions10 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Noun compounds (address book, bankbook)
Presentation Relative clauses -- object form (That's the train Martin took)
Exercise 12 The article was interestlng, I just read it -- The articIe I just read was interesting
Presentation Reading numbers
Reading I've Been Living Here All My Life
Action Questions 11 Oral questions ahout the text
Word Study Uses of all
Presentation Relative clauses--with prepositions (The company Janet works for
is in New York)
Exercise 13 Janet is the person. You should talk to her -- Janet is the person you
should talk to
Presentation Comparative and superlative forms (longer than, the longest)
Reading I'll Take it!
Action Questions 12 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Spelling Rule : Y changes to I (city -- cities, carry -- carried)
Presentation Capital letters (Today is Wednesday)
Vocabulary-Chapter3
Chapter4
Reading A Weekend at The Colonial
Action Questions 13 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word building : agent suffixes (-er, -ist. -ent, etc.)
Exhibit A page from the brochure for The Colonial Inn
Presentation The passtve voice (The inn was built in 1756)
Exercise 14 They used the inn as a hospital -- The inn was used as a hospital
Reading A Country Fair
Action Questions 14 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Another spelling rule: doubling the final consonant (sit -- sitting)
Presentation The passive voice -- with agent (The mail is opened by the secretary)
Exercise 15 The kitchen staff prepares lunch -- Lunch is prepared by the kitchen staff
Reading On the Terrace
Action Questions 15 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb have
Presentation The passive voice -- continuous tenses (Gas lamps were being lit)
Exercise 16 They're answering the phone -- The phone is being answered
Exhibit Vermont
Reading On the Way Home
Action Questions 16 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Uses of way
Presentation The passive voice -- future tense (The capacity will be doubled)
Exercise 17 The waiter will serve the meal -- The meaI will be served by the waiter
Presentation The passive voice -- modals (The ski lodge can be seen for miles)
Exercise 18 Bad weather might delay Mr. Morgan's flight - Mr. Morgan's flight might be
delayed by bad weather
Vocabulary-Chapter4
Review Exercises
Exercise 19 Review of spelling
Exercise20 Continuous forms of verbs
Exercise21 Verb tenses
Exercise22 More practice with tenses
Exercise 23 Passive verb forms (Martin was told about the job -- They told Martin
about the Job)
Exercise 24 Passive verb forms (past tense)
Exercise 25 Passive verb forms (present and future tenses)
Exercise26 A crossword puzzle
Exercise 27 Modal verbs (Take your raincoat; it might rain)
ExercIse 28 More practice with modals (Can you type? / Are you able to type?)
Exercise 29 Time expressions (for, since, ago)
Exercise 30 Time expressions (I'lI call you back in five minutes)
Exercise31 Conversatlon practice
Exercise32 Conversatlon practice
Exercise 33 Review of present vs. present perfect (works or has worked?)
Exercise 34 Asking questions (Janet works for Superior Products -- Does Janet work
for Superior Products?)
Exercise35 Review of prepositions
Exercise 36 Review of relative clauses (I spoke to the man who called this morning)
Review Test
Chapter5
Reading The Trade Show
Action Questions 17 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Idioms with parts of the body
Exhibit A page from the brochure for the SP-2000
Presetation The passive voice -- present perfect tense (The SP-2000 has recently
been introduced)
Exercise 37 We have recentIy introduced a new photocopier -- A new photocopier has
recently been introduced
Reading The Show Opens
Action Questions 18 OraI questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms (passive)
Presentation The passive voice -- indirect form (Linda has already been given instructions)
Exercise 38 They gave me a tour of the building -- I was given a tour of the building
Presentation Using commas correctly
Reading A Visit to the Competition
Action Questions 19 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word building: negative prefixes (un-, in-, im-, etc.)
Presentation The passive voice -- with modals (It couId have been explained much
more simply)
Exercise 39 Packages aren't delivered on Saturday -- Packages can't be delivered
on Saturday
Exercise 40 The order was sent last week - The order should have been sent last week
Reading See If a Meeting Can Be Arranged
Action Questions 20 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Some uses of as
Exercise 41 Janet will type the letters -- The Ietters wilI be typed by Janet
Exercise 42 Roger was bothered by the noise -- The noise bothered Roger
Vocabulary-Chapter5
Chapter6
Reading Time for a Check-up
Action Questions 21 OraI questions about the text
Presentation Reading and writing dates
Presentation Negative questions (Can't we make it a Iittle later in the afternoon?)
Exercise 43 You have time to finish the report - Don't you have time to finish the report?
Presentation Tag questions (You have office hours in the afternoon, don't you?)
Exercise 44 Have you or haven't you? (tag questions)
Exercise 45 Your company manufactures word processors, doesn't it?
Reading At the Doctor's Office
Action Questions22 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word buiIding: over- and under-
Presentation Gerunds (As you get older, staying in shape is important)
Exercise 46 You should exercise regularly -- Exercising is important
Exercise 47 You shouId consider losing weight
Reading Roger's Health Club
Action Questions 23 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Using periods correctly
Presentation Gerunds after prepositions (I've been thinking about joining a health club)
Exercise 48 The rain prevented us from going on the picnic
Presentation Reflexive pronouns (You'll enjoy yourseIf)
Exercise 49 Janet looked at herself in the mirror
Reading A Visit to the Health Club
Action Questions 24 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Verbs of perception (look, sound, feeI, etc.)
Vocabulary-Chapter6
Chapter7
Reading Arrangements for a Meeting
Action Questions 25 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Use of the apostrophe
Exhibit A business letter
Presentation Present perfect (review)
Exercise50 Makes or has made?
Reading Time for a Break
Action Questions 26 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Make vs. do
Presentation Past perfect (By lunchtime they had worked out most of the details)
Exercise 51 When Mr. Morgan arrived at the airport, the plane had already left
Reading An Evening Out
Action Ouestions 27 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Pronouncing the letter c
Presentation Past perfect continuous (They had been working quite hard...)
Exercise 52 Janet had been waiting for the mail since ten o'clock
Reading Have a Good Flight!
Action Questions 28 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word families
Exercise 53 The flight was announced. Mr. Morgan heard the announcement (word
families)
Presentation Past perfect passive (A five-year agreement had been drawn up)
Exercise 54 They had aIready made hotel reservations -- Hotel reservations had already
been made
Exercise55 Opposites
Vocabulary-Chapter 7
Chapter8
Reading Leaving on Vacation
Action Questions 29 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Predicate adverbs
Presentation Expresstng cause and result (so, because, since)
Exercise 56 Janet took the bus because the train was late
Exercise57 Synonyms
Reading At the Air and Space Museum
Action Questions30 Oral questions about the text
PIesentation Using commas correctly
Presentation Combining sentences (We'll hurry. We'll make the next show -- lf we hurry, we'll
make the next show)
Exercise 58 Comes or will come? (tenses in combined sentences)
Reading A Visit to the Lincoin Memorial
Action Questions 31 Oral questibns about the text
Word Study Phrasal verbs with out (go out, come out, give out)
Exhibit Washington, D.C
Presentation Phrasal verbs (Mrs. Morgan looked up the Memorial)
Exercise 59 Janet looked through the mail -- She looked through it
Reading Checking Out
Action Questions 32 Oral questions about the text
Word Study PhrasaI verbs with up (hold up, look up, pass up)
Presentation Future perfect (By tomorrow you will have been here seven nights)
Exercise 60 Will type or will have typed?
Vocabulaly-Chapter8
Review Exercises
Exercise 61 Practice with prepositions (for, to, about)
Exercise 62 Tag questions (The Morgans are going away, aren't they?)
Exercise 63 Review of irregular verb forms (It has begun to rain)
Exercise 64 Review of the passive (We export most of our products -- Most of our products
are exported)
Exercise 65 Review of verb tenses
Exercise 66 Review of past perfect (When I arrived at the office, I had already read
the paper)
Exercise 67 Review of gerunds (I enjoy walking to work)
Exercise 68 Review of pronouns
Exercise 69 Review of prepositions and conjunctions (because, until, during)
Exerclse 70 Review of past tense forms
Exercise 71 Review of phrasal verbs (I took off my coat -- I took it off)
ExerciSe 72 Review of phrasaI verbs (I tried your number several times, but I couldn't
get through)
Exercise 73 Review of future tenses
Exercise74 A crossword puzzle
Review Test
Chapter9
Reading The Deal Is Approved
Action Ouestions33 Oral questions about the text
Word Study What's the matter? (uses of the word matter)
Exhibit A telex from Mr. Ogawa to Mr. Morgan
Presentation Inifitives and gerunds (How soon can we expect to receive the
first shipment?)
Exercise 75 Bringing or to bring? (infinitives vs. gerunds)
Reading The Advertising Meeting
Action Questions 34 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Homonyms (there,they're,their)
Presentation Reported speech -- statement forms (Bill said [that] he was busy)
Exercise 76 Mr. Morgan is busy -- The secretary said Mr. Morgan was busy
Reading Were There Any Messages?
Action Questions35 Oral questions about the text
Word Study It's your turn (uses of the word turn)
Presentation Reported speech -- question forms (Roger stopped to ask his secretary if there
were any messages)
Exercise 77 "Where are you going?" -- He asked me where I was going
Reading Ed Collins' Presentation
Action Questions 36 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Say vs.tell
Presentation Reported speech -- time expressions (He told Mr. Morgan he would send over more
samples the following week)
Exercise 78 Johnt "I'll come tonight" - John said he would come that night
Vocabulary-Chapter9
Chapter10
Reading An Invitation to the Theater
Action Questions37 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Using the hyphen correctly (fast-paced, ex-president)
Exhibit A review of the thriller Deadly Diamonds
Presentation Use of participles with nouns (Isn't that the play written by John Stuart?)
Exercise 79 The company has to pay a tax on imported products (use of participles
With nouns)
Reading At the Theater
Action Questions 38 Oral questions about the text
Word Study ls everything all right? (uses ot the word right)
Presentation Use of particlples after verbs (They sat looking through the program and
talking quietly)
Exercise 80 We stood. We were watching the sunset - We stood watching the sunset
Reading Who Stole the Jewels?
Action Questions39 Oral questions about the text
Exhibit A page from the theater program
Presentation Present unreal conditionaI (If I were the detective, l wouId be very careful)
Exercise 81 If Janet drove a car, she would need a driver's license (conditional)
Exercise 82 If Janet didn't have a car, she wouldn't need a driver's license (conditional -
negative form)
Reading The Mystery ls Solved
Action Questions 40 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Reading the silente
Presentation Past unreal conditional (lf I had known you two were coming tonight, we could
have gotten seats together)
Exercise 83 If he had offered me the job, I wouId have accepted it (past unreaI conditional)
Vocabulary-Chapter10
Chapter11
Reading At the Health Club
Action Questions 47 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Uses of will and won't
Presentation Use of auxiliaries to show emphasis (I don't know Mr. Phillips, but I do
know his wife)
Exercise 84 I didn't go to Brazil, but I did go to South America (emphasis)
Reading Waiting for the Shipment
Action Questions 42 OraI questions about the text
Word Study Uses of so and neither
Exhibit Press release about the new photocopier -- the KX-54
Presentation Auxiliaries as verb substitutes (Carlo lives in New York. Janet does, too)
Exercise 85 Mrs. Morgan doesn't drink milk, but her chiIdren do
Reading The Shipment ls ln
Action Questions 43 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Adverb-preposition combinations (over on, out onto)
Presentation Sentence embedding -- part l (The model you said you needed will be
in your office)
Exercise 86 The package you said you were expecting finally arrived
Presentation Sentence embedding--part II (The shipment we thought was coming in next
week arrived ahead of schedule)
Exercise 87 The book you said would be expensive only cost $1.95 (sentence embedding)
Reading The Interview
Action Questions44 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Ways of showing emphasis
Presentation Interrogative clauses (That's why we're so excited about the KX-54)
Exercise 88 Where did this package come from? I don't know where it came from
(interrogative clauses)
Vocabulary-Chapter 17
Chapter12
Reading Planning the Christmas Party
Action Question 45 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Three--word phrasal verbs (drop in on, drop out of , get along with)
Presentation Review of comparatives and superlatives (there'll be twice as much space)
Exercise 89 Sally types much faster than our last secretary
Presentation Making compar1sons (Bill and Peter are the same size)
Exercise 90 Peter is as talI as Joe -- They're the same height
Reading The Night of the Party
Action Questions 46 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Say and tell
Presentation The Subjunctive -- following verbs (Mr. Morgan insists that Janet be on time)
Exercise 91 Carlo suggested that Janet wait for him
Presentation The subjunctive -- following adjectives (It's important that she type the reports).
Exercise 92 He left for New York yesterrfay - It was necessary that he leave for
New York yesterday
Reading We're Engaged
Action Questions 47 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Uses of would
Presentation Causatives and permissives (l'll have Martin call and make the reservations)
Exercise93 Causatives and permissives
Exercise94 Causatives and permissives
Reading To the Future!
Action Questions 48 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Singular or plural?
Presentation Causatives and permissives (I'd like you to join me in a toast)
Exercise 95 I asked my friend to recommend a good doctor (causatives and permissives)
Vocabulary-Chapter 12
Review Exercises
Exercise 96 Review of infinitives and gerunds
Exercise97 Homonyms (to/too/two)
Exercise 98 Reported speech--statement forms (Janet said her boss was out of
town that week)
Exercise 99 Reported speech--question forms (Carlo asked Janet what she had done
the day before)
Exercise 100 Review of present and past participles
Exercise 101 Review of present and past participles
Exercise 102 Review of conditionals
Exercise 103 Review of conditionals
Exercise 104 Use of auxiliarles to show emphasis (l don't like coffee, but l do like tea)
Exercise 105 Use of auxiIiaries as verb substitutes (Bob is looking for a new job. So is Peter)
Exercise 106 Sentence embedding
Exercise 107 A crossword puzzle
Exercise 108 Interrogative clauses
Exercise 109 Comparisons (good / better/ best)
Exercise 110 Comparisons (Jane and Peter are the same age)
Fyercise 111 Indicative and subJunctive
Exercise 112 Review of causatives and permissives
Exercise 113 Review of causatives and permissives
Review Test
Final Test
Answer Key
Oral Review
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Chapter1
Reading A Graduation Party
Action Questions 1 OraI questions about the text
Exhibit An invitation to Martin's graduation party
Presentation SimpIe present and present continuous (I speak / I'm speaking)
Exercise1 Eat or am eating? (simple present vs. present continuous)
Reading It's Nice to Meet You
Action Questions 2 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb get
Presentation The continuous tenses (is typing / was typing / will be typing)
Exercise 2 I was watching television (the continuous tenses)
Reading What Are You Planning to Do?
Action Questions3 Oral questions about the text
Presentation University Study in the U.S
Presentation Simple past and simple future (We lived in Japan / I'll check with my boss)
Exercise 3 I will see you tomorrow (simpIe past vs. simple future)
Reading Thanks So Much for Having Us
Action Questions 4 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms
Presentation Modal auxiliaries (can, should, must, etc.):affirmative, negative, and alternate forms
Presentation Modal auxiliaries--past tense (could, was able to, had to, etc.)
Exercise 4 Went + have to -- had to go (modaI auxiliaries)
Exercise 5 Must - has to (modaI auxiliaries)
Vocabulary-Chapter 1
Chapter2
Reading The Phone Hasn't Stopped Ringing
Action Questions 5 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Some-any- no
Presentation The present perfect (Janet has worked there for severaI years)
Presentation For and since
Exercise 6 Lives or has lived? (present perfect)
Reading A Phone Call for Mr. Morgan
Action Questions 6 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Contractions with the present perfect (I have -- I've)
Presentation Simple past vs. present perfect (Janet finished opening the mail.. She has almost
finished the typing)
Exercise 7 Last year we traveled to South America for the first time (simple past vs.
present perfect)
Exhibit Martin's resume
Reading Martin's Interview
Action Questions 7 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms
Presentation Present perfect continuous (Have you been waiting long?)
Exercise 8 Is typing or has been typing?
Presentation Placement of adverbs (l have finally met Mr. Morgan. / I have known Mr. Morgan
for a Iong time)
Exercise 9 Placement of adverbs
Reading Good News!
Action Questions 8 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Using modals to express probabiIity (He should hear something soon)
Presentation Expressing probability in the past (He must have made a decision)
Exercise 10 He shouId finish by six o'clock -- He should have finished by six o'clock
Vocabulary--Chapter2
Chapter3
Reading Looking for an Apartment
Action Questions9 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb take
Exhibit Martin looked in the classified section under Apartments for Rent
Presentation Relative clauses -- subject form (Many people who live in Smithtown commute
to the city)
Exercise 11 I know the woman, She lives next door -- l know the woman who lives next door
Reading Let's See What We Can Find!
Action Questions10 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Noun compounds (address book, bankbook)
Presentation Relative clauses -- object form (That's the train Martin took)
Exercise 12 The article was interestlng, I just read it -- The articIe I just read was interesting
Presentation Reading numbers
Reading I've Been Living Here All My Life
Action Questions 11 Oral questions ahout the text
Word Study Uses of all
Presentation Relative clauses--with prepositions (The company Janet works for
is in New York)
Exercise 13 Janet is the person. You should talk to her -- Janet is the person you
should talk to
Presentation Comparative and superlative forms (longer than, the longest)
Reading I'll Take it!
Action Questions 12 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Spelling Rule : Y changes to I (city -- cities, carry -- carried)
Presentation Capital letters (Today is Wednesday)
Vocabulary-Chapter3
Chapter4
Reading A Weekend at The Colonial
Action Questions 13 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word building : agent suffixes (-er, -ist. -ent, etc.)
Exhibit A page from the brochure for The Colonial Inn
Presentation The passtve voice (The inn was built in 1756)
Exercise 14 They used the inn as a hospital -- The inn was used as a hospital
Reading A Country Fair
Action Questions 14 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Another spelling rule: doubling the final consonant (sit -- sitting)
Presentation The passive voice -- with agent (The mail is opened by the secretary)
Exercise 15 The kitchen staff prepares lunch -- Lunch is prepared by the kitchen staff
Reading On the Terrace
Action Questions 15 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb have
Presentation The passive voice -- continuous tenses (Gas lamps were being lit)
Exercise 16 They're answering the phone -- The phone is being answered
Exhibit Vermont
Reading On the Way Home
Action Questions 16 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Uses of way
Presentation The passive voice -- future tense (The capacity will be doubled)
Exercise 17 The waiter will serve the meal -- The meaI will be served by the waiter
Presentation The passive voice -- modals (The ski lodge can be seen for miles)
Exercise 18 Bad weather might delay Mr. Morgan's flight - Mr. Morgan's flight might be
delayed by bad weather
Vocabulary-Chapter4
Review Exercises
Exercise 19 Review of spelling
Exercise20 Continuous forms of verbs
Exercise21 Verb tenses
Exercise22 More practice with tenses
Exercise 23 Passive verb forms (Martin was told about the job -- They told Martin
about the Job)
Exercise 24 Passive verb forms (past tense)
Exercise 25 Passive verb forms (present and future tenses)
Exercise26 A crossword puzzle
Exercise 27 Modal verbs (Take your raincoat; it might rain)
ExercIse 28 More practice with modals (Can you type? / Are you able to type?)
Exercise 29 Time expressions (for, since, ago)
Exercise 30 Time expressions (I'lI call you back in five minutes)
Exercise31 Conversatlon practice
Exercise32 Conversatlon practice
Exercise 33 Review of present vs. present perfect (works or has worked?)
Exercise 34 Asking questions (Janet works for Superior Products -- Does Janet work
for Superior Products?)
Exercise35 Review of prepositions
Exercise 36 Review of relative clauses (I spoke to the man who called this morning)
Review Test
Chapter5
Reading The Trade Show
Action Questions 17 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Idioms with parts of the body
Exhibit A page from the brochure for the SP-2000
Presetation The passive voice -- present perfect tense (The SP-2000 has recently
been introduced)
Exercise 37 We have recentIy introduced a new photocopier -- A new photocopier has
recently been introduced
Reading The Show Opens
Action Questions 18 OraI questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms (passive)
Presentation The passive voice -- indirect form (Linda has already been given instructions)
Exercise 38 They gave me a tour of the building -- I was given a tour of the building
Presentation Using commas correctly
Reading A Visit to the Competition
Action Questions 19 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word building: negative prefixes (un-, in-, im-, etc.)
Presentation The passive voice -- with modals (It couId have been explained much
more simply)
Exercise 39 Packages aren't delivered on Saturday -- Packages can't be delivered
on Saturday
Exercise 40 The order was sent last week - The order should have been sent last week
Reading See If a Meeting Can Be Arranged
Action Questions 20 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Some uses of as
Exercise 41 Janet will type the letters -- The Ietters wilI be typed by Janet
Exercise 42 Roger was bothered by the noise -- The noise bothered Roger
Vocabulary-Chapter5
Chapter6
Reading Time for a Check-up
Action Questions 21 OraI questions about the text
Presentation Reading and writing dates
Presentation Negative questions (Can't we make it a Iittle later in the afternoon?)
Exercise 43 You have time to finish the report - Don't you have time to finish the report?
Presentation Tag questions (You have office hours in the afternoon, don't you?)
Exercise 44 Have you or haven't you? (tag questions)
Exercise 45 Your company manufactures word processors, doesn't it?
Reading At the Doctor's Office
Action Questions22 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word buiIding: over- and under-
Presentation Gerunds (As you get older, staying in shape is important)
Exercise 46 You should exercise regularly -- Exercising is important
Exercise 47 You shouId consider losing weight
Reading Roger's Health Club
Action Questions 23 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Using periods correctly
Presentation Gerunds after prepositions (I've been thinking about joining a health club)
Exercise 48 The rain prevented us from going on the picnic
Presentation Reflexive pronouns (You'll enjoy yourseIf)
Exercise 49 Janet looked at herself in the mirror
Reading A Visit to the Health Club
Action Questions 24 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Verbs of perception (look, sound, feeI, etc.)
Vocabulary-Chapter6
Chapter7
Reading Arrangements for a Meeting
Action Questions 25 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Use of the apostrophe
Exhibit A business letter
Presentation Present perfect (review)
Exercise50 Makes or has made?
Reading Time for a Break
Action Questions 26 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Make vs. do
Presentation Past perfect (By lunchtime they had worked out most of the details)
Exercise 51 When Mr. Morgan arrived at the airport, the plane had already left
Reading An Evening Out
Action Ouestions 27 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Pronouncing the letter c
Presentation Past perfect continuous (They had been working quite hard...)
Exercise 52 Janet had been waiting for the mail since ten o'clock
Reading Have a Good Flight!
Action Questions 28 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word families
Exercise 53 The flight was announced. Mr. Morgan heard the announcement (word
families)
Presentation Past perfect passive (A five-year agreement had been drawn up)
Exercise 54 They had aIready made hotel reservations -- Hotel reservations had already
been made
Exercise55 Opposites
Vocabulary-Chapter 7
Chapter8
Reading Leaving on Vacation
Action Questions 29 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Predicate adverbs
Presentation Expresstng cause and result (so, because, since)
Exercise 56 Janet took the bus because the train was late
Exercise57 Synonyms
Reading At the Air and Space Museum
Action Questions30 Oral questions about the text
PIesentation Using commas correctly
Presentation Combining sentences (We'll hurry. We'll make the next show -- lf we hurry, we'll
make the next show)
Exercise 58 Comes or will come? (tenses in combined sentences)
Reading A Visit to the Lincoin Memorial
Action Questions 31 Oral questibns about the text
Word Study Phrasal verbs with out (go out, come out, give out)
Exhibit Washington, D.C
Presentation Phrasal verbs (Mrs. Morgan looked up the Memorial)
Exercise 59 Janet looked through the mail -- She looked through it
Reading Checking Out
Action Questions 32 Oral questions about the text
Word Study PhrasaI verbs with up (hold up, look up, pass up)
Presentation Future perfect (By tomorrow you will have been here seven nights)
Exercise 60 Will type or will have typed?
Vocabulaly-Chapter8
Review Exercises
Exercise 61 Practice with prepositions (for, to, about)
Exercise 62 Tag questions (The Morgans are going away, aren't they?)
Exercise 63 Review of irregular verb forms (It has begun to rain)
Exercise 64 Review of the passive (We export most of our products -- Most of our products
are exported)
Exercise 65 Review of verb tenses
Exercise 66 Review of past perfect (When I arrived at the office, I had already read
the paper)
Exercise 67 Review of gerunds (I enjoy walking to work)
Exercise 68 Review of pronouns
Exercise 69 Review of prepositions and conjunctions (because, until, during)
Exerclse 70 Review of past tense forms
Exercise 71 Review of phrasal verbs (I took off my coat -- I took it off)
ExerciSe 72 Review of phrasaI verbs (I tried your number several times, but I couldn't
get through)
Exercise 73 Review of future tenses
Exercise74 A crossword puzzle
Review Test
Chapter9
Reading The Deal Is Approved
Action Ouestions33 Oral questions about the text
Word Study What's the matter? (uses of the word matter)
Exhibit A telex from Mr. Ogawa to Mr. Morgan
Presentation Inifitives and gerunds (How soon can we expect to receive the
first shipment?)
Exercise 75 Bringing or to bring? (infinitives vs. gerunds)
Reading The Advertising Meeting
Action Questions 34 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Homonyms (there,they're,their)
Presentation Reported speech -- statement forms (Bill said [that] he was busy)
Exercise 76 Mr. Morgan is busy -- The secretary said Mr. Morgan was busy
Reading Were There Any Messages?
Action Questions35 Oral questions about the text
Word Study It's your turn (uses of the word turn)
Presentation Reported speech -- question forms (Roger stopped to ask his secretary if there
were any messages)
Exercise 77 "Where are you going?" -- He asked me where I was going
Reading Ed Collins' Presentation
Action Questions 36 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Say vs.tell
Presentation Reported speech -- time expressions (He told Mr. Morgan he would send over more
samples the following week)
Exercise 78 Johnt "I'll come tonight" - John said he would come that night
Vocabulary-Chapter9
Chapter10
Reading An Invitation to the Theater
Action Questions37 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Using the hyphen correctly (fast-paced, ex-president)
Exhibit A review of the thriller Deadly Diamonds
Presentation Use of participles with nouns (Isn't that the play written by John Stuart?)
Exercise 79 The company has to pay a tax on imported products (use of participles
With nouns)
Reading At the Theater
Action Questions 38 Oral questions about the text
Word Study ls everything all right? (uses ot the word right)
Presentation Use of particlples after verbs (They sat looking through the program and
talking quietly)
Exercise 80 We stood. We were watching the sunset - We stood watching the sunset
Reading Who Stole the Jewels?
Action Questions39 Oral questions about the text
Exhibit A page from the theater program
Presentation Present unreal conditionaI (If I were the detective, l wouId be very careful)
Exercise 81 If Janet drove a car, she would need a driver's license (conditional)
Exercise 82 If Janet didn't have a car, she wouldn't need a driver's license (conditional -
negative form)
Reading The Mystery ls Solved
Action Questions 40 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Reading the silente
Presentation Past unreal conditional (lf I had known you two were coming tonight, we could
have gotten seats together)
Exercise 83 If he had offered me the job, I wouId have accepted it (past unreaI conditional)
Vocabulary-Chapter10
Chapter11
Reading At the Health Club
Action Questions 47 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Uses of will and won't
Presentation Use of auxiliaries to show emphasis (I don't know Mr. Phillips, but I do
know his wife)
Exercise 84 I didn't go to Brazil, but I did go to South America (emphasis)
Reading Waiting for the Shipment
Action Questions 42 OraI questions about the text
Word Study Uses of so and neither
Exhibit Press release about the new photocopier -- the KX-54
Presentation Auxiliaries as verb substitutes (Carlo lives in New York. Janet does, too)
Exercise 85 Mrs. Morgan doesn't drink milk, but her chiIdren do
Reading The Shipment ls ln
Action Questions 43 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Adverb-preposition combinations (over on, out onto)
Presentation Sentence embedding -- part l (The model you said you needed will be
in your office)
Exercise 86 The package you said you were expecting finally arrived
Presentation Sentence embedding--part II (The shipment we thought was coming in next
week arrived ahead of schedule)
Exercise 87 The book you said would be expensive only cost $1.95 (sentence embedding)
Reading The Interview
Action Questions44 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Ways of showing emphasis
Presentation Interrogative clauses (That's why we're so excited about the KX-54)
Exercise 88 Where did this package come from? I don't know where it came from
(interrogative clauses)
Vocabulary-Chapter 17
Chapter12
Reading Planning the Christmas Party
Action Question 45 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Three--word phrasal verbs (drop in on, drop out of , get along with)
Presentation Review of comparatives and superlatives (there'll be twice as much space)
Exercise 89 Sally types much faster than our last secretary
Presentation Making compar1sons (Bill and Peter are the same size)
Exercise 90 Peter is as talI as Joe -- They're the same height
Reading The Night of the Party
Action Questions 46 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Say and tell
Presentation The Subjunctive -- following verbs (Mr. Morgan insists that Janet be on time)
Exercise 91 Carlo suggested that Janet wait for him
Presentation The subjunctive -- following adjectives (It's important that she type the reports).
Exercise 92 He left for New York yesterrfay - It was necessary that he leave for
New York yesterday
Reading We're Engaged
Action Questions 47 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Uses of would
Presentation Causatives and permissives (l'll have Martin call and make the reservations)
Exercise93 Causatives and permissives
Exercise94 Causatives and permissives
Reading To the Future!
Action Questions 48 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Singular or plural?
Presentation Causatives and permissives (I'd like you to join me in a toast)
Exercise 95 I asked my friend to recommend a good doctor (causatives and permissives)
Vocabulary-Chapter 12
Review Exercises
Exercise 96 Review of infinitives and gerunds
Exercise97 Homonyms (to/too/two)
Exercise 98 Reported speech--statement forms (Janet said her boss was out of
town that week)
Exercise 99 Reported speech--question forms (Carlo asked Janet what she had done
the day before)
Exercise 100 Review of present and past participles
Exercise 101 Review of present and past participles
Exercise 102 Review of conditionals
Exercise 103 Review of conditionals
Exercise 104 Use of auxiliarles to show emphasis (l don't like coffee, but l do like tea)
Exercise 105 Use of auxiIiaries as verb substitutes (Bob is looking for a new job. So is Peter)
Exercise 106 Sentence embedding
Exercise 107 A crossword puzzle
Exercise 108 Interrogative clauses
Exercise 109 Comparisons (good / better/ best)
Exercise 110 Comparisons (Jane and Peter are the same age)
Fyercise 111 Indicative and subJunctive
Exercise 112 Review of causatives and permissives
Exercise 113 Review of causatives and permissives
Review Test
Final Test
Answer Key
Oral Review
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