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1 Animals Grammar The Simple Present Frequency Words |
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Reading 1 Special Friends |
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4 | (1) |
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1.1 Be Simple Present---Form |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (1) |
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1.4 Negative Statements with Be |
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8 | (2) |
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1.5 Yes/No Questions and Short Answers with Be |
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10 | (2) |
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1.6 Wh- Questions with Be |
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12 | (3) |
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Reading 2 Beneficial Bugs |
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15 | (1) |
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1.7 The Simple Present Affirmative Statements---Form |
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16 | (1) |
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1.8 The Simple Present---Use |
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17 | (1) |
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1.9 The Simple Present---Negative Statements |
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18 | (2) |
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Reading 3 Lucy Cooke, Zoologist |
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20 | (1) |
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1.10 The Simple Present---Questions |
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21 | (4) |
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1.11 Wh- Questions with a Preposition |
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25 | (1) |
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1.12 Questions about Meaning, Spelling, Cost, and Time |
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26 | (2) |
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Reading 4 Bottlenose Dolphins |
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28 | (1) |
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1.13 Frequency Words with the Simple Present |
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29 | (1) |
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1.14 Position of Frequency Words |
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30 | (2) |
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1.15 Questions about Frequency |
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32 | (1) |
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1.16 Questions with How Often |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (4) |
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Grammar The Present Continuous The Future |
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Reading 1 Iris Apfel: Still Going Strong |
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42 | (1) |
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2.1 The Present Continuous---Form |
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43 | (2) |
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2.2 The Present Continuous---Use |
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45 | (1) |
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2.3 Questions with the Present Continuous |
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46 | (4) |
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Reading 2 Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants |
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50 | (1) |
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2.4 Contrasting the Simple Present and the Present Continuous |
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51 | (2) |
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2.5 Action and Nonaction Verbs |
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53 | (4) |
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Reading 3 The Future Population of the United States |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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2.7 The Future with Be Going To |
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60 | (2) |
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2.8 Choosing Will, Be Going To, or Present Continuous for Future |
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62 | (2) |
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2.9 The Future + Time or If Cause |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (4) |
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Grammar The Simple Past The Habitual Past with Used To |
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Reading 1 Failure and Success |
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72 | (1) |
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3.1 The Simple Past---Form |
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73 | (1) |
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3.2 The Simple Past---Use |
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74 | (1) |
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Reading 2 Never Too Late to Learn |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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3.4 The Simple Past of Regular Verbs |
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77 | (1) |
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3.5 The Simple Past of Irregular Verbs |
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78 | (3) |
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Reading 3 If at First You Don't Succeed |
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81 | (1) |
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3.6 Negatives and Questions with the Simple Past |
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82 | (3) |
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Reading 4 Success in Changing Laws |
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85 | (1) |
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3.7 The Habitual Past with Used To |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (4) |
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Grammar Possessives Pronouns |
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Reading 1 A Traditional American Wedding |
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94 | (1) |
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4.1 Overview of Possessive Forms and Pronouns |
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95 | (1) |
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4.2 Possessive Forms of Nouns |
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96 | (2) |
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4.3 Possessive Adjectives |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (1) |
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Reading 2 A Destination Wedding |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (2) |
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Reading 3 New Wedding Trends |
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108 | (1) |
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4.8 Direct and Indirect Objects |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (2) |
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Reading 4 Questions and Answers about American Weddings |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (4) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (4) |
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Grammar Nouns There + Be Quantity Words |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (3) |
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5.2 Using the Plural for Generalizations |
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128 | (1) |
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5.3 Special Cases of Singular and Plural |
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129 | (1) |
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Reading 2 Cranberry Sauce |
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130 | (1) |
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5.4 Count and Noncount Nouns |
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131 | (1) |
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5.5 Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount |
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132 | (1) |
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5.6 Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (2) |
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Reading 3 The First Americans |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (1) |
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Reading 4 Navajo Code Talkers |
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142 | (1) |
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5.10 A Few, Several, A Little |
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143 | (1) |
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5.11 A Few vs. Few; A Little vs. Little |
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143 | (2) |
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5.12 Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (4) |
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6 A Healthy Planet, A Healthy Body |
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Grammar Modifiers Adverbs |
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Reading 1 Feeding the Planet |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (3) |
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157 | (2) |
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Reading 2 The Happiest City in the U.S. |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (2) |
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6.5 Adjectives vs. Adverbs |
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162 | (2) |
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Reading 3 A Good Night's Sleep |
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164 | (1) |
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6.6 Too, Too Much, Too Many, and Enough |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (4) |
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Grammar Time Words The Past Continuous |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (1) |
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Reading 2 Immigrants: Building Businesses and Communities |
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179 | (1) |
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7.3 The Past Continuous---Form |
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180 | (2) |
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7.4 The Past Continuous with a Specific Time |
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182 | (2) |
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7.5 The Past Continuous with a When Clause |
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184 | (1) |
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Reading 3 Albert Einstein: Refugee from Germany |
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185 | (1) |
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7.6 The Past Continuous with a While Clause |
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186 | (2) |
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7.7 The Simple Past vs. The Past Continuous with When |
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188 | (1) |
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7.8 Using the -ing Form after Time Words |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (4) |
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Reading 1 An Apartment Lease |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
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8.3 Obligation/Necessity---Must and Phrasal Modals |
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199 | (1) |
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8.4 Permission/Prohibition---May and Phrasal Modals |
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200 | (1) |
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8.5 Expectation---Be Supposed To |
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201 | (1) |
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8.6 Ability/Permission---Can, Could, and Phrasal Modals |
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202 | (2) |
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Reading 2 Frequently Asked Questions: Recycling Plastic in Your Home |
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204 | (1) |
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8.7 Advice---Should, Ought To, Had Better |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (4) |
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Reading 3 Starting Life in a New Country |
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211 | (1) |
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8.9 Conclusions or Deductions---Must |
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212 | (2) |
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8.10 Possibility---May/Might |
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214 | (2) |
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Reading 4 How to Furnish Your New Apartment Cheaply |
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216 | (1) |
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8.11 Using Modals for Politeness |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (4) |
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Grammar The Present Perfect The Present Perfect Continuous |
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226 | (1) |
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9.1 The Present Perfect---Forms |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (4) |
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9.3 The Present Perfect with an Adverb |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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9.4 The Present Perfect---Overview of Uses |
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235 | (1) |
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9.5 The Present Perfect with Continuation from Past to Present |
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236 | (2) |
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9.6 The Simple Past, the Present Perfect, the Simple Present |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (1) |
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9.7 The Present Perfect with Repetition from Past to Present |
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241 | (2) |
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9.8 The Present Perfect with an Indefinite Time in the Past |
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243 | (3) |
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9.9 The Present Perfect vs. the Simple Past |
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246 | (2) |
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Reading 4 Genealogy and the Genographic Project |
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248 | (1) |
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9.10 The Present Perfect Continuous---Forms |
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249 | (2) |
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9.11 The Present Perfect Continuous---Use |
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251 | (3) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (4) |
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Grammar Gerunds Infinitives |
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260 | (1) |
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10.1 Gerunds---An Overview |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (2) |
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10.4 Preposition + Gerund |
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267 | (3) |
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Reading 2 Employee Engagement |
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270 | (1) |
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10.5 Infinitives---An Overview |
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271 | (1) |
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10.6 Infinitives after Expressions with It |
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272 | (1) |
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10.7 Infinitives after Adjectives |
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273 | (1) |
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10.8 Infinitives after Verbs |
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274 | (2) |
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10.9 Objects before Infinitives |
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276 | (1) |
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10.10 Infinitives to Show Purpose |
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277 | (1) |
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10.11 Infinitives or Gerunds after Verbs |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (4) |
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Grammar Adjective Clauses |
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Reading 1 Reconnecting with Old Friends |
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286 | (1) |
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11.1 Adjective Clauses---Overview |
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287 | (1) |
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11.2 Relative Pronouns as Subjects |
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288 | (3) |
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11.3 Relative Pronouns as Objects |
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291 | (4) |
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Reading 2 Making Connections Using Meetup |
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295 | (1) |
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11.4 Relative Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (2) |
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Reading 3 The Science of Friendship |
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300 | (1) |
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11.6 Adjective Clauses with Where and When |
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301 | (3) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (4) |
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Grammar Superlatives Comparatives |
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Reading 1 Gregg Treinish: Extreme Athlete and Conservationist |
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310 | (1) |
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12.1 The Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (3) |
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Reading 2 Americans' Attitude toward Soccer |
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316 | (1) |
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12.3 The Comparative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (4) |
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Reading 3 An Amazing Athlete |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (3) |
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Reading 4 Football and Soccer |
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330 | (1) |
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12.8 Showing Similarity with Like and Alike |
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331 | (3) |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (4) |
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Grammar Active and Passive Voice |
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Reading 1 The Supreme Court |
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340 | (1) |
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13.1 Active and Passive Voice---Overview |
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341 | (1) |
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13.2 The Passive Voice---Form |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (1) |
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13.3 The Passive Voice---Use |
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345 | (2) |
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13.4 Negatives and Questions with the Passive Voice |
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347 | (2) |
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Reading 3 Who Owns the Photo? |
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349 | (1) |
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13.5 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs |
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350 | (4) |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (4) |
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Grammar Articles Other/Another Indefinite Pronouns |
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Reading 1 Millennial and Money |
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360 | (1) |
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14.1 Articles---An Overview |
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361 | (1) |
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14.2 Making Generalizations |
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362 | (1) |
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14.3 Classifying or Defining the Subject |
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363 | (2) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (3) |
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14.6 Specific or Non-Specific Nouns with Quantity Words |
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370 | (2) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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14.8 More about Other and Another |
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374 | (2) |
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14.9 Definite and Indefinite Pronouns |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (2) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (2) |
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D Gerunds and Infinitives |
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386 | (1) |
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E Verbs and Adjectives Followed by a Preposition |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (4) |
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394 | (2) |
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I Capitalization and Punctuation |
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396 | (2) |
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398 | (4) |
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