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The True Colors Videocassettes--The, True Voices video, provide exciting and entertaining vehicles to increase understanding of real native speech. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparing students for success outside of class.The course distinguishes between receptive and productive activities because students can understand more difficult material than they can produce. It connects social language and grammar so that grammar is taught with both meaning and purpose, and balances presentation, practice, and production of language.

Unit 1 Social Language. Making an Invitation. Unit 2 Social Language. Offering Help. Asking for a Favor. Unit 3 Social Language. Exchanging Something in a Store. Stating a Problem. Coming to an Agreement. Unit 4 Social Language. Asking About Someone's Absence. Offering Sympathy. Suggesting a Course of Action. Unit 5 Social Language. Asking for Advice. Giving Advice. Suggesting an Alternative. Grammar. Should. Could. Unit 6 Social Language. Apologizing. Confirming Identity. Unit 7 Social Language. Expressing Preferences. Giving Warnings. Grammar. Would Rather. Had Better. Unit 8 Social Language. Making a Complaint. Offering a Solution. Grammar. The Present Perfect. Unit 9 Social Language. Expressing Likes and Dislikes. Grammar. Gerunds.

The True Colors Videocassettes--The, True Voices video, provide exciting and entertaining vehicles to increase understanding of real native speech. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparing students for success outside of class.The course distinguishes between receptive and productive activities because students can understand more difficult material than they can produce. It connects social language and grammar so that grammar is taught with both meaning and purpose, and balances presentation, practice, and production of language.

Introduction 1. Social Language: Making Introductions. Grammar: The Verb Be. 2. Social Language: Identifying Yourself on the Phone. Agreeing to Meet. Stating the Time. Grammar: There Is/There Are. 3. Social Language: Making Suggestions. Stating Commands. Grammar: The Imperative. Let's. 4. Social Language: Apologizing. Offering to Call Back Later. Giving Directions Over the Telephone. Grammar: The Present Continuous. 5. Social Language: Stating Likes and Dislikes. Grammar: The Simple Present Tense. 6. Social Language: Requesting an Appointment. Describing an Ailment. Grammar: Frequency Adverbs. The Future with Be Going To. 7. Social Language: Expressing Obligations. Expressing Regrets. Grammar: Can. Have To. 8. Social Language: Getting Someone's Attention. Asking about Price. Agreeing to Buy. Expressing Disbelief. Grammar: Some and Any. This, That, These, and Those. 9. Social Language: Apologizing. Grammar: The Past Tense of Be. 10. Social Language: Talking about Recent Activities. Empathizing. Grammar: The Simple Present Tense. Answer Key.

The True Colors Videocassettes--The, True Voices video, provide exciting and entertaining vehicles to increase understanding of real native speech. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparing students for success outside of class.The course distinguishes between receptive and productive activities because students can understand more difficult material than they can produce. It connects social language and grammar so that grammar is taught with both meaning and purpose, and balances presentation, practice, and production of language.

Interactions-Illustrates social language and grammar in entertaining skits. Panel discussions-Show non-actors having spontaneous discussions of a cultural topic. Real TV-Offers short segments from American news and information TV programs. CONTENTS

The True Colors Videocassettes--The, True Voices video, provide exciting and entertaining vehicles to increase understanding of real native speech. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparing students for success outside of class.The course distinguishes between receptive and productive activities because students can understand more difficult material than they can produce. It connects social language and grammar so that grammar is taught with both meaning and purpose, and balances presentation, practice, and production of language.

Interactions-Illustrates social language and grammar in entertaining skits. Panel discussions-Show non-actors having spontaneous discussions of a cultural topic. Real TV-Offers short segments from American news and information TV programs.

The True Colors Workbook provides additional written reinforcement of language learned in the Student's Books. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparing students for success outside of class.The course distinguishes between receptive and productive activities because students can understand more difficult material than they can produce. It connects social language and grammar so that grammar is taught with both meaning and purpose, and balances presentation, practice, and production of language.

1. Social Language. Names and Occupations. Grammar-Be (singular). 2. Social Language. Relationships. Grammar-Be (plural). 3. Social Language. Places and Things. Grammar-Be (negative). It is. 4. Social Language. Events and time. Grammar-There is 5. Social Language. Activities. Grammar-The present continuous. 6. Social Language. Foods and drinks. Grammar-The simple present tense. 7. Social Language Clothes. Grammar-This, that, these. those. The simple present tense and the present continuous. 8. Social Language. Sickness and health. Grammar -Imperatives. 9. Social Language. The weather. Grammar-The past tense. 10. Social Language. Future activities. Grammar-Be going to. Answer Key.

The True Colors Videocassettes--The, True Voices video, provide exciting and entertaining vehicles to increase understanding of real native speech. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparing students for success outside of class.The course distinguishes between receptive and productive activities because students can understand more difficult material than they can produce. It connects social language and grammar so that grammar is taught with both meaning and purpose, and balances presentation, practice, and production of language.

To the Teacher. 1. Social Language: Making Polite Requests. Asking for Advice. Making a Suggestion. Grammar: The Present Perfect Continuous. Theme: Manners. 2. Social Language: Giving an Opinion. Grammar: The Passive Voice. Theme: Points of View. 3. Social Language: Giving an Opinion. Confirming a Location. Grammar: Might. Tag Questions. Theme: Food Preparation. 4. Social Language: Confirming Information. Expressing Surprise at a Change. Grammar: Comparisons with as. Used to. Theme: Living and Working Environments. 5. Social Language: Suggesting a Course of Action. Grammar: The Present Unreal Conditional. Theme: Honesty and Dishonesty. 6. Social Language: Asking about Someone's Identity. Offering an Explanation. Grammar: Embedded Questions. Theme: Culture Shock. 7. Social Language: Expressing Irritation. Drawing Conclusions. Grammar: Must and Can't. Must and Should. Theme: Vacations. 8. Social Language: Describing a Person's Qualities. Grammar: Adjective Clauses. Theme: Kindness. 9. Social Language: Talking about Intention. Expressing Concern for Someone. Grammar: Was Going to and Would + Base Form. Theme: Youth and Old Age. 10. Social Language: Asking for a Promise. Agreeing to a Promise. Grammar: Infinitives. Theme: Practical Jokes. Answer Key.

The True Colors Videocassettes--The, True Voices video, provide exciting and entertaining vehicles to increase understanding of real native speech. True Colors jumpstarts real communication, preparing students for success outside of class.The course distinguishes between receptive and productive activities because students can understand more difficult material than they can produce. It connects social language and grammar so that grammar is taught with both meaning and purpose, and balances presentation, practice, and production of language.

To the Teacher. 1. Social Language: Describing a Relationship. Making a Formal Introduction. Grammar: The Past Perfect. Theme: Names. 2. Social Language: Expressing Regret. Grammar: Should Have and Could Have. Theme: Siblings. 3. Social Language: Speculating about Possibilities. Grammar: Must Have and Might Have. Theme: Courage. 4. Social Language: Disagreeing Politely. Expressing Skepticism. Grammar: The Passive Voice. The Passive Voice with Modals. Theme: Food and Ethics. 5. Social Language: Stating a Problem. Asking for a Favor. Grammar: Must, Have, Let, Help, and Get. The Passive Causative. Theme: Quality of Service. 6. Social Language: Making a Complaint. Grammar: Adjective Clauses. Reduced Adjective Clauses. Theme: Sleep. 7. Social Language: Offering Help. Grammar: The Past Unreal Conditional. Theme: Memory. 8. Social Language: Explaining Likes and Dislikes. Acknowledging Another's Point of View. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses. Theme: Differences in Taste. 9. Social Language: Expressing Uncertainty. Offering Support. Grammar: Quoted and Reported Speech. Be Supposed to. Theme: Jobs and Employment. 10. Social Language: Making an Excuse. Suggesting an Alternative. Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives. Theme: Music. Answer Key. Extra Pages.

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