TRUE COLORS 3: SCOPE & SEQUENCE Unit 1: I've been looking forward to this movie. Social Language How to: make polite requests offer a favor agree to requests ask someone to repeat a request ask for advice make a suggestion Grammar the present perfect continuous Listening Types: a phone conversation movie reviews Comprehension Skills: factual recall listening between the lines Reading Type: a photo story Comprehension Skill: understanding meaning from context Authentic Reading Type: theater listings from The New York Times Comprehension Skills: abbreviations factual recall Writing Task: a review Skill: review of punctuation* Vocabulary movies and theaters Personal Expression favorite types of movies Unit 2: When was Pluto discovered? Social Language How to: ask about rules express certainty ask for and give an opinion Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar the passive voice Pronunciation stress and meaning Listening Types: a photo story a weather report Comprehension Skills: factual recall focus attention Reading Type: a news article Comprehension Skill: inference and interpretation Authentic Reading Type: newspaper excerpts from the Associated Press Comprehension Skill: extrapolating Writing Task: a news article Skill: writing topic sentences* Vocabulary news and other media Personal Expression pros and cons of creating the news favorite section of the newspaper Unit 3: This lunch might end up costing me an arm and a leg. Social Language How to: ask and tell about an occupation ask for and give an opinion confirm location Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar: may and might tag questions Listening Types: a radio program a conversation Comprehension Skills: factual recall listening between the lines Reading Type: a photo story Comprehension Skill: inference and interpretation Authentic Reading Type: an article from Shape Cooks magazine Comprehension Skill: identifying the main idea Writing Task: a composition Skill: outlining* Vocabulary restaurant language Personal Expression diet and health Unit 4: I don't make as much money as I used to. Social Language How to: confirm information emphasize an opinion express surprise at a change Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar: comparisons with as used to Pronunciation: didn't you, wouldn't you, don't you, can't you linkage Listening Types: a photo story a conversation with a realtor Comprehension Skills: understanding meaning from context focus attention Reading Type: a newspaper article Comprehension Skill: understanding grammar from context Authentic Reading Type: real estate ads from The New York Times and the Pennysaver Comprehension Skill: factual recall Writing Task: an advertisement Skill: prewriting technique: brainstorming* Vocabulary places of residence building materials parts of a house Personal Expression city living vs. country living things that were better in the past vs. things that are better now Unit 5: If I were you, I'd speak to Glen first. Social Language How to: respond to anger persuade someone not to act impulsively empathize suggest a course of action persuade someone not to do something Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar: the present unreal conditional Listening Types: a radio show phone conversations Comprehension Skills: understanding meaning from context determine context focus attention Reading Type: a photo story Comprehension Skill: inference and interpretation Authentic Reading Type: a newspaper article from the Associated Press Comprehension Skill: understanding meaning from context Writing Task: a composition Skill: sequencing* Vocabulary honesty and dishonesty Personal Expression attitudes about keeping or returning found property Review of Units 1-5 Unit 6: I wonder if she forgot about the party. Social Language How to: ask about someone's identity offer an explanation ask for and make a suggestion offer and accept help reassure someone Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar: embedded questions Pronunciation: prefixes Listening Types: a photo story a conversation Comprehension Skills: understanding meaning from context focus attention Reading Type: a magazine article Comprehension Skill: inference and interpretation Authentic Reading Type: an article from the Internet Comprehension Skill: factual recall Writing Task: a composition Skill: writing supporting details* Vocabulary polite and impolite Personal Expression opinions on proper etiquette Unit 7: We must be close to the top by now. Social Language How to: state possibilities express irritation express obligations draw conclusions give surprising information express surprise Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar: must, might, and can't must and should Listening Type: a conversation Comprehension Skill: listening between the lines Reading Type: a photo story Comprehension Skill: understanding meaning from context Authentic Reading Type: an excerpt from Consumer Reports Comprehension Skill: drawing conclusions Writing Task: a composition Skills: using examples to support an argument* Vocabulary common phrasal verbs Personal Expression advantages and disadvantages of guided tours Unit 8: She's the kind of person who's always there for you. Social Language How to: talk about job possibilities describe a person's qualities Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar: adjective clauses Pronunciation: that -stressed and unstressed Listening Types: a photo story a phone conversation Comprehension Skills: understanding meaning from context determine context focus attention Reading Type: a magazine article Comprehension Skill: summarizing Authentic Reading Type: a poem from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Comprehension Skill: inference and interpretation Writing Task: a composition Skill: prewriting technique: free writing* Vocabulary relationships Personal Expression qualities most important in a best friend Unit 9: Did you think you would live to be a hundred? Social Language How to: talk about intention express concern for someone empathize cancel a date and apologize make another date Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar: was going to and would + base form Listening Types: a conversation a radio program Comprehension Skills: understanding grammar from context focus attention Reading Type: a photo story Comprehension Skill: understanding meaning from context Authentic Reading Type: an article from The New York Times Comprehension Skill: understanding meaning from context Writing Task: a letter to the editor Skill: writing a formal letter* Vocabulary quality of life Personal Expression opinions on stress quality of life in hometown Unit 10: He wants you to call him. He says it's important. Social Language How to: give a message express strong agreement ask for a promise agree to a promise Grammar and Pronunciation Grammar: infinitives verb forms for emphasis Pronunciation: stress for contradiction Listening Types: a photo story a conversation Comprehension Skills: understanding meaning from context focus attention listening between the lines Reading Type: a magazine article Comprehension Skill: summarizing Authentic Reading Type: jokes from Reader's Digest Comprehension Skill: evaluating Writing Task: a true story Skills: writing an introduction* Vocabulary participial adjectives Personal Expression how to respond to jokes that are not funny Review of Units 6-10 *in Teacher's Edition
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