This document provides an outline of the plan and content for Book 2 of an English language textbook. It is divided into 16 units that each focus on a particular topic related to everyday life. The units cover areas like transportation, food, travel, technology, and entertainment. Each unit outlines the key grammar points that will be taught, such as verb tenses and structures. It also lists the types of speaking tasks students will practice, like describing experiences, plans, and preferences. Short progress checks are included every few units to assess learning. Pronunciation, listening, writing, and reading exercises complement the grammar and speaking sections.

1. Plan of Book 2
Titles/Topics Speaking Grammar
UNIT 1 PAGES 2-7
A time to remember Introducing yourself; talking Past tense; used to for
People; childhood; memories about yourself; exchanging habitual actions
personal information;
remembering your childhood;
asking about someone’s childhood
UNIT 2 PAGES 8-13
Caught in the rush Talking about transportation Adverbs of quantity with count and
Transportation; transportation and transportation problems; noncount nouns: too many, too
problems; city services evaluating city services; asking much, fewer, less, more, not
for and giving information enough; indirect questions from
Wh-questions
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 14-15
UNIT 3 PAGES 16-21
Time for a change! Describing positive and negative Evaluations and comparisons with
Houses and apartments; lifestyle features; making comparisons; adjectives: not . . . enough, too,
changes; wishes talking about lifestyle changes; (not) as . . . as; evaluations and
expressing wishes comparisons with nouns: not
enough . . . , too much/many, . . . ,
(not) as much/many . . . as; wish
UNIT 4 PAGES 22-27
I’ve never heard of that! Talking about food; expressing Simple past vs. present perfect;
Food; recipes; instructions; cooking likes and dislikes; describing a sequence adverbs: first, then, next,
methods favorite snack; giving instructions after that, finally
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 28-29
UNIT 5 PAGES 30-35
Going places Describing vacation plans; giving Future with be going to and will;
Travel; vacations; plans travel advice; planning a vacation modals for necessity and suggestion:
must, need to, (don’t) have to, better,
ought to, should (not)
UNIT 6 PAGES 36-41
OK. No problem! Making requests; accepting and Two-part verbs; will for responding
Complaints; household chores; refusing requests; complaining; to requests; requests with modals
requests; excuses; apologies apologizing; giving excuses and Would you mind . . . ?
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 42-43
UNIT 7 PAGES 44-49
What’s this for? Describing technology; giving Infinitives and gerunds for uses
Technology; instructions instructions; giving suggestions and purposes; imperatives and
infinitives for giving suggestions
UNIT 8 PAGES 50-55
Let’s celebrate! Describing holidays, festivals, Relative clauses of time; adverbial
Holidays; festivals; customs; customs, and special events clauses of time: when, after, before
celebrations
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 56-57
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2. Pronunciation/Listening Writing/Reading Interchange Activity
Reduced form of used to Writing a paragraph about “Class profile”: Finding out about a
Listening to people talk about your childhood classmate’s childhood
their past “Nicole Kidman: New Hollywood
Self-study: Listening to Royalty”: Reading about an
people discuss their favorite actress’s career
childhood memories
Syllable stress Writing a letter to the editor “Tourism campaign”: Suggesting
Listening to a description of a “New Ways of Getting ways to attract tourists to a city
transportation system Around”: Reading about new
Self-study: Listening to people ask transportation inventions
for information
Unpronounced vowels Writing an e-mail describing “Wishful thinking”: Finding out
Listening to people talk about an apartment about classmate’s wishes
capsule hotels “Break Those Bad Habits”:
Self-study: Listening to people ask Reading about ways to end
and answer questions about bad habits
apartments for rent
Consonant clusters Writing a recipe “Risky business”: Collecting
Listening to descriptions of foods “Food and Mood”: Reading about personal information
how food affects the way we feel from classmates
Self-study: Listening to people
talk about food
Linked sounds with /w/ and /y/ Writing travel suggestions “Fun vacations”: Deciding on a trip
Listening to travel advice “Getting Away From It All”:
Self-study: Listening to people Reading tips from an
discuss vacation plans expert backpacker
Stress in two-part verbs Writing a set of guidelines “That’s no excuse!”: Apologizing
Listening to results of a survey “Neighbor vs. Neighbor”: Reading and making excuses
Self-study: Listening to people about ways to deal with neighbors
make requests
Syllable stress Writing a note giving instructions “Talk radio”: Giving advice
Listening to a radio program; “A Day in Your Life – In the Year to classmates
listening to people give advice 2020”: Reading about life in
Self-study: Listening to people the future
discuss computers
Stress and rhythm Writing a travel guide “Once in a blue moon”: Finding
Listening to a description “Unique Customs”: Reading about out how classmates celebrate
of Carnaval holidays and unusual customs special events
Self-study: Listening to someone
talk about Halloween
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3. Titles/Topics Speaking Grammar
UNIT 9 PAGES 58-63
Back to the future Talking about change; Time contrasts; conditional
Life in the past, present, comparing time periods; sentences with if clauses
and future; changes and describing possibilities
contrasts; consequences
UNIT 10 PAGES 64-69
I don’t like working on weekends! Describing abilities and skills; Gerunds; short responses; clauses
Abilities and skills; job preferences; talking about job preferences; with because
personality traits; careers describing personality traits
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 70-71
UNIT 11 PAGES 72-77
It’s really worth seeing! Talking about landmarks and Passive with by (simple past);
Landmarks and monuments; monuments; describing countries; passive without by (simple present)
world knowledge discussing facts
UNIT 12 PAGES 78-83
It could happen to you! Asking about someone’s past; Past continuous vs. simple past;
Information about someone’s past; describing recent experiences present perfect continuous
recent past events
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 84-85
UNIT 13 PAGES 86-91
Good book, terrible movie! Describing movies and books; Participles as adjectives;
Entertainment; movies and books; talking about actors and actresses; relative clauses
reactions and opinions asking for and giving reactions
and opinions
UNIT 14 PAGES 92-97
So that’s what it means! Interpreting body language; Modals and adverbs: might,
Nonverbal communication; explaining gestures and meanings; may, could, must, maybe,
gestures and meanings; signs; describing emotions; asking about perhaps, possibly, probably,
drawing conclusions signs and meanings definitely; permission,
obligation, and prohibition
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 98-99
UNIT 15 PAGES 100-105
What would you do? Speculating about past and future Unreal conditional sentences with
Money; hopes; predicaments; events; describing a predicament; if clauses; past modals
speculations giving advice and suggestions
UNIT 16 PAGES 106-111
What’s your excuse? Reporting what people say; Reported speech: requests; reported
Requests; excuses; invitations making requests; making speech: statements
invitations and excuses
PROGRESS CHECK PAGES 112-113
SELF-STUDY
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4. Pronunciation/Listening Writing/Reading Interchange Activity
Intonation in statements with Writing a description of a person “Consider the consequences”:
time phrases “Are You in Love?”: Reading about Agreeing and disagreeing
Listening to people talk the signs of being in love with classmates
about changes
Self-study: Listening to people
discuss technology
Unreleased and released /t/ and /d/ Writing a cover letter for a job “Dream job”: Deciding which job to
Listening to people talk about application apply for
their job preferences “Find the Job That’s Right for
Self-study: Listening to a student You!”: Reading about how to find
election debate the perfect job
The letter o Writing a guidebook introduction “Who is this by?”: Sharing
Listening to descriptions of “A Guide to Unusual information about famous works
monuments; listening for Museums”: Reading about
information about a country interesting museums
Self-study: Listening for information
about the Statue of Liberty
Contrastive stress in responses Writing a short story “Life is like a game!”: Playing a
Listening to people talk about “Child Prodigies”: Reading about board game
recent experiences gifted children
Self-study: Listening to people talk
about events in their careers
Emphatic stress Writing a movie review “Famous faces”: Asking
Listening for opinions; listening to “The Magic of Potter”: Reading classmates’ opinions about
a movie review about an author’s career movies and TV shows
Self-study: Listening to people talk
about a book
Pitch Writing a list of rules “What’s going on?”: Interpreting
Listening to people talk about the “Pearls of Wisdom”: Reading body language
meanings of signs about proverbs
Self-study: Listening to people
discuss street signs
Reduction of have Writing a letter to an “Do the right thing!”: Deciding what
Listening to people talk about advice columnist to do in a difficult situation
predicaments; listening to a radio “Ask Amy”: Reading an
talk show advice column
Self-study: Listening to people
describe situations
Reduction of had and would Writing a voice mail message “Excuses, excuses”: Making
Listening for excuses; listening to “The Truth About Lying”: up excuses
voice mail messages Reading about “white lies”
Self-study: Listening to a
telephone conversation
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