Unit 1 School and Beyond
The college experience; improving the quality of education
Describing the first year of college
Practicing interviewing phrases and skills
Lesson A School life
Lesson B Education -- boys vs. girls?
Unit 2 Who Art You?
Memory, cognition, and personality
Describing the mind and memory
Expanding on a topic
Lesson A Memory and the mind
Lesson B Developing intelligence
Unit 3 Contemporary Issues
Current trends; resolving conflicts
Illegal downloading
Expressing an opinion
Lesson A In the city
Lesson B Conflict resolution
Unit 4 Happy Days
Outlooks and impressions
Expressing feelings and opinions
Keeping a conversation going
Lesson A What makes you happy?
Lesson B Global gaming
Unit 5 In Other Words
Language and gender
Describing language abilities
Talking about charts and data
Lesson A Total immersion
Lesson B Baby talk
Unit 6 The Wold Awaits You
Trips and journeys
Describing travel destinations: words that end in -less
Using polite language
Lesson A On the road
Lesson B Destination Chile
Unit 7 Ordinary People,Extraordinary Lives
Aspirations, risks, and dreams
Discussing and describing a sequence of events
Making a presentation to a group using presentation phrases
Lesson A Follow your dream!
Lesson B Student activists
Unit 8 Our Changing World
The future of our world
Discussing the future
Describing benefits and supporting points and giving support to
main points
Lesson A Looking to the future
Lesson B A million-dollar idea
