Introduction
PART I Present, Past, and Future: Review and Expansion
Unit1 Present Progressive and Simple Present
Magazine article about cross-cultural communication:
What's Your Cross-Cultural IQ?
Unit2 Imperative
Article from a physical fitness magazine:
The Warrior Workout
Unit 3 Simple Past Biography of a 17th-century Japanese poet:
Matsuo Basho
Unit 4 Past Progressive and Simple Past Radio mystery play:
The Alibi
Unit5 Used to
Magazine article about 80s fads:
The Awesome Eighties
Unit6 Future
Article about the future of space travel:
Where to Look for Jobs in the Future
Unit7 Future Time Clauses
Self-help magazine article about setting goals:
Go for It!
Unit8 Wh- Questions: Subject and Object
Court transcript--questioning a crime witness:
State of Illinois v. Harry Adams
From Grammar to Writing Combining Sentences with Time Words
Writing a paragraph about an experience
Review Test
PART II Pronouns and Phrasal Verbs
Unit 9 Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns
Article from a psychology magazine:
Self-Talk
Unit 10 Phrasal Verbs
Biography of a biologist (Dr. Eloy Rodriguez):
Planting Ideas
From Grammar to Writing Using Pronouns for Coherence
Writing instructions
Review Test
PART III Modals and Related Verbs and Expressions
Unit 11 Ability: Can, Could, Be Able to
Biography of a dancer (Mary Verdi-Fletcher):
Born to Dance
Unit 12 Permission: Can, Could, May, Do you mind if...?
Article on roommate etiquette:
Always Ask First
Unit 13 Requests: Can, Could, Will, Would, Would you mind...?
E-mail messages (personal and business)
Unit 14 Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better
Article about Internet etiquette:
Netiquette 101
Unit 15 Suggestions: Let's, Could, Why don't...? Why not...? How about...?
Travel brochure for International Youth Hostels:
Let's Travel!
From Grammar to Writing
Using Appropriate Modals
Writing informal notes
Review Test
PART IV Present Perfect
Unit 16 Present Perfect: Since and For
Article on Brazilian skateboarder Bob Burnquist:
King of Skate
Unit 17 Present Perfect: Already and Yet
Tips on how to give a party:
It's Party Time!
Unit 18 Present Perfect: Indefinite Past
Adventure travel survey: Been There? Done That?
Maybe it's time for something new... (or maybe not!)
Unit 19 Present Perfect and Simple Past
Magazine article about life styles:
Commuter Marriages
Unit 20 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect
Magazine article about elephants:
African Elephants
From Grammar to Writing
The Topic Sentence and Paragraph Unity
Writing a personal statement for a job application
Review Test
PART V Nouns and Articles: Review and Expansion
Unit21 Nouns and Quantifiers
History text about Thor Heyerdahl:
Who Really Discovered America?
Unit22 Articles: Definite and Indefinite
Two fables by Aesop:
The Ant and the Dove and
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
From Grammar to Writing Developing a Paragraph with Examples
Writing a paragraph about a holiday
Review Test
PART VI Adjectives and Adverbs
Unit 23 Adjectives and Adverbs
Real estate ad for two apartments:
Wakefield House
Unit 24 Adjectives: Comparisons with As...as, Comparatives with Than
Restaurant review:
A New Place for Pizza
Unit 25 Adjectives: Superlatives
Ad for Toronto:
A Superlative City
Unit 26 Adverbs: As...as, Comparatives, Superlatives
Transcript of a half-time commentary:
The Half-Time Report
From Grammar to Writing
Using Descriptive Adjectives
Writing a descriptive paragraph
Review Test
PART VII Gerunds and Infinitives
Unit27 Gerunds: Subject and Object
Online bulletin board about smoking:
Can't Stand Seeing Those Signs!
Unit28 Gerunds after Prepositions
College student council web page:
Student Council
Unit29 Infinitives after Certain Verbs
Advice column:
Ask Annie
Unit30 Infinitives of Purpose
Article on camera phones:
Multi-Use Technology: When 1 + 1 = more than 2
Unit31 Infinitives with Too and Enough
Transcript of a radio talk-show:
Voice of the People
Unit32 Gerunds and Infinitives
Magazine article on procrastination:
Stop Procrastinating-Now!
From Grammar to Writing
Combining Sentences with and, but, so, or
Writing a personal letter
Review Test
PART VIII More Modals and Related Verbs and Expressions
Unit 33 Preferences:Prefer, Would prefer, Would rather
Questionnaire about preferences:
Leisure Time Activities
Unit 34 Necessity: Have (got) to, Don't Have to, Must, Must not, Can't
Travel column about requirements for traveling around the world:
Know Before You Go
Unit 35 Expectations: Be supposed to
Excerpt from an etiquette book:
Wedding Wisdom
Unit 36 Future Possibility: May, Might, Could
Transcript of a TV weather report
Unit 37 Conclusions: Must, Have (got) to, May, Might, Could, Can't
Excerpt from a Sherlock Holmes story:The Red-Headed League
From Grammar to Writing
Combining Sentences with because, although, even though
Writing a business letter
Review Test
Appendices
1 Irregular Verbs
2 Common Non-action Verbs
3 Verbs and Expressions Commonly Used Reflexively
4 Some Common Transitive Separable Phrasal Verbs
5 Some Common Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
6 Some Common Irregular Plural Nouns
7 Some Common Non-count Nouns
8 Proper Nouns
9 Common Participial Adjectives
10 Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Quantifiers
11 Some Adjectives that Form the Comparative and Superlative in Two Ways
12 Common Verbs Followed by a Gerund (Base Form of Verb + -ing)
13 Common Verbs Followed by an Infinitive ( To + Base Form of Verb)
14 Common Verbs Followed by a Gerund or an Infinitive
15 Verbs Followed by Object + Infinitive
16 Common Adjective + Preposition Expressions
17 Common Verb + Preposition Combinations
18 Social Modals and Expressions
19 Logical Modals and Expressions
20 Spelling Rules for Base Form of Verb + -ing (Progressive and Gerund)
21 Spelling Rules for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it)
22 Spelling Rules for Base Form of Verb + -ed (Simple Past and Past Participle of Regular Verbs)
23 Spelling Rules for the Comparative (-er) and Superlative (-est) Forms of Adjectives
24 Spelling Rules for Adverbs Ending in -ly
25 Spelling Rules for Regular Plural Nouns
26 Some Capitalization and Punctuation Rules
27 Contractions with Verb Forms
28 Pronunciation Table
29 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Present: Third-Person Singular (he, she, it)
30 Pronunciation Rules for the Simple Past and Past Participle of Regular Verbs
Glossary of Grammar Terms Review Tests Answer Key