Fluent English complete course with audio cd

Contents

Introduction LESSON 1

 

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE? 1

 

1 a Say It Clearly!: Pronunciation of-ed Ending

 

1

 

1 b English At Work: Dialogue - Making SmallTalk 1

 

1 c Build Your Vocabulary 2 1 d English Under the Hood:

 

1. The Present Perfect Tense vs. The Simple Past Tense 3

 

2. Verbs with Irregular Forms in the Past and Present Perfect Tenses 4

 

3. Using/or and since with the Present Perfect and Simple Past Tenses 5

 

1 e Phrasal Verbs with pick 6 1 f Real English: See You Later! 6 1 g Bring it All Together 7 1 h Listen Up! 9

 

1 I Why Do They Do That? Greetings and

 

SmallTalk 9

 

LESSON 2 DON'T GO AWAYI 11

 

2 a Say It Clearly!:-s Endings 11

 

2 b English At Work: Recorded Message— The Hotel Royale 11 2 c Build Your Vocabulary 11 2 d English Under the Hood:

 

1. -s Endings in the Third Person Singular 14

 

2. The Negative Simple Present Tense 14

 

3. Questions in the Present Tense 15 2 e Phrasal Verbs with turn 16

 

2 f Real English: Hold On! 17 2 g Bring it All Together 17 2 h Listen Up! 19

 

2 I Why Do They Do That? Americans on the Move 19

LESSON 3

 

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? 21

 

3 a Say It Clearly!: Reductions 21 3 b English At Work: Dialogue -Would You Mind if I Looked at Your Resume? 21 3 c Build Your Vocabulary 22 3 d English Under the Hood:

 

1. Questions and Negatives in the Simple Past Tense 24

 

2. The Past Habitual: Used to, Didn't Use to, and Would Always 24

 

3. Making Polite Requests 26 3 e Phrasal Verbs with work 27

 

3 f Real English: Put Your Nose to the Grindstone 28 3 g Bring it All Together 28 3 h Listen Up! 30

 

3 I Why Do They Do That? Shaking

 

Hands 30

 

LESSON 4

 

LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK 32

 

4 a Say It Clearly!: Y-Vowel Link 32

 

4 b English At Work: Reading - Banks in the U.S. 32

 

4 c Build Your Vocabulary 33 4 d English Under the Hood:

 

1.Simple Future vs. Immediate Future 34

 

2. The Present Continuous and Simple Present to Express the Future 35

 

3. The Simple Present Tense with Prepositions of Time 35

 

4 e Phrasal Verbs with pay 36 4 f Real English: In the Black 36 4 g Bring it All Together 37 4 h Listen Up! 39

 

4 I Why Do They Do That? Debt 39

LESSON 5

 

THE CUSTOMER'S ALWAYS RIGHT! 41 5 a Say It Clearly!: W-Vowel Link 41 5 b English At Work: Dialogue - Did You Need Some Help? 4 5 c Build Your Vocabulary 42 5 d English Under the Hood:

 

1. Prepositions of Time, Motion, and Location 43

 

2. Adjectives Followed by Prepositions 44

 

3. Verbs Followed by Prepositions 45 5 e Phrasal Verbs for Shopping 46

 

5 f Real English: Shop Till You Drop! 47 5 g Bring it All Together 47 5 h Listen Up! 49

 

5 I Why Do They Do That? Service with a

 

Smile 50

 

LESSON 6

 

I HAVE GOT TO HAVE A NEW CAR! 51

 

6 a Say It Clearly!: Consonant-Vowel Link 51 6 b English At Work: Dialogue - Let's Go

 

Look at My New Car. 51 6 c Build Your Vocabulary 52 6 d English Under the Hood:

 

1. Modals of Necessity 53

 

2. Modals of Advisability 54

 

3. Negative Modals 54

 

6 e Phrasal Verbs with come 55 6 f Real English: I Need Some New iWheels! 57 6 g Bring it All Together 57 6 h Listen Up! 59

 

6 I Why Do They Do That? Americans and

 

Their Cars 59

 

LESSON 7

 

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE 61

 

7 a Say It Clearly!: Consonant-Consonant

 

Linking 61

 

7 b English At Work: Reading - A Brief History of Mail Delivery in the U.S.A. 61 7 c Build Your Vocabulary 62 7 d English Under the Hood:

 

1. Degrees of Certainty in the Present Tense 63

2. Degrees of Certainty in the Past Tense 64

 

3. Degrees of Certainty in the Future Tense 65

 

Phrasal Verbs for Giving and Getting 66 Real English: Keeping in Touch with Friendly Advice 67 Bring it All 7 g Together 68 Listen Up! 70

 

7 h Why Do They Do That? Benjamin Franklin and the American Work Ethic 70

LESSON 8

 

YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 72

 

8 a Say It Clearly!: Consonant-Consonant Linking 2 72

 

8 b English At Work: Dialogue - Do You Know Why I Pulled You Over? 72 8 c Build Your Vocabulary 73 8 d English Under the Hood:

 

1. The Passive Voice in the Simple Present and Present Continuous Tenses 75

 

2. The Passive Voice in the Present Perfect and Simple Past Tenses 75

 

3. The Passive Voice in the Simple Future and Immediate Future Tenses 76 Phrasal Verbs for Criminal Acts 76

 

8 f Real English: You're Busted! 77 8 g Bring it All Together 78 8 h Listen Up! 80

 

8 I Why Do They Do That? Some Important

 

Driver's Responsibilities 80

 

LESSON 9

 

THIS IS PARADISE, ISN'T IT? 8

 

9 a Say It Clearly!: Intonation in Tag

 

Questions 82

 

9 b English At Work: Reading - Aloha from Hawaii! 82

 

9 c Build Your Vocabulary 83 9 d English Under the Hood:

 

1. Tag Questions 84

 

2. Negative Questions 86

 

3. Beginning Sentences with Negative Adverbs 86

 

9 e Phrasal Verbs with look 87 9 f Real English: Your Island Getaway 88

9 G Bring it All Together 88 9 H Listen Up! 90

 

9 I Why Do They Do That? Travel in

 

America 91

 

LESSON 10

 

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! 92

 

10 A Say It Clearly!: Intonation in Questions in

 

Statement Form 92

 

10 B English At Work: Dialogue-It's a Great Day for Baseball! 92 10 C Build Your Vocabulary 93 10 D English Under the Hood:

 

1. Reported Speech: Past, Present, and Future 94

 

2. Using Modals in Reported Speech 95

 

3. Questions in Statement Form 96 10 E Phrasal Verbs with keep 97

 

10 F Real English: A Day at the Races 97 10 G Bring it All Together 98 10 H Listen Up! 100 10 I Why Do They Do That? The Super Bowl 100

LESSON 11

 

SNAIL MAIL JUST WON'T CUT IT! 103

 

11 A Say It Clearly!: The Vowels in seat and sit 103

 

11 B English At Work: Reading — A Brief History of the Internet 103

 

11 C Build Your Vocabulary 104 11 D English Under the Hood:

 

1. The Present Perfect Tense vs. The Present Perfect Progressive Tense 105

 

2. The Present Perfect Progressive Tense vs. The Past Perfect Progressive Tense 107

 

3. The Future Progressive Tense 107 11 E Phrasal Verbs for the Computer 108 11 F Real English: Life Online 109

 

11 G Bring it All Together no 11 H Listen Up! 112

 

11 I Why Do They Do That? The Internet Generation 112

LESSON 12

 

SHE'LL WIN BY A LANDSLIDE! 114

 

12 A Say It Clearly!: Consonant Clusters 114 12 B English At Work: Reading-America Divided, But Always United 114 12 C Build Your Vocabulary 115 12 D English Under the Hood:

 

1. The Progressive Form of Modals 116

 

2. The Use of would rather 117

 

3. Past Ability 118

 

12 E Phrasal Verbs for Winning and Losing 118

 

12 F Real English: Does She Have What it Takes? 119

 

12 G Bring it All Together 119 12 H Listen Up! 122

 

12 I Why Do They Do That? Religion in the

 

U.S. 122

 

LESSON 13

 

PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP 124

 

13 A Say It Clearly!: Reductions with should,

 

could, and would 124

 

13 B English At Work: Dialogue — Who Needs Buyer's Remorse? 124 13 C Build Your Vocabulary 125 13 D English Under the Hood:

 

1. Past Forms of should and shouldn't 126

 

2. Be supposed to and be to 127

 

3. Making Suggestions with could 127 13 E Phrasal Verbs for Buying and Selling a

 

House 128

 

13 F Real English: Real Estate 129 13 G Bring it All Together 129 13 H Listen Up! 131

 

13 I Why Do They Do That? The American

 

Dream of Home Ownership 132

 

LESSON 14

 

HIT THE BOOKS! 134

 

14 A Say It Clearly!: The Preposition to 134 14 B English At Work: Dialogue - He's Always

 

Been a Good Student! 134 14 C Build Your Vocabulary 135 14 D English Under the Hood:

 

1. Verbs Followed by Infinitives 137