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Listening: What People Love Doing .......................................................................40
Speaking: Pause and Word Stress .........................................................................41
b. Joining an Organization 46
. Listening: Choosing a Student Club ......................................................................47
Language Focus: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives ...................................48
Speaking: Compare Student Clubs and Organizations ..........................................51
Reading: Description of Experiences in Joining an Organization ............................54
Vocabulary: Words to Describe Student Clubs and Organizations .......................57
Writing: Descriptive Text ........................................................................................58
3 Mark Your Calendar
a. Student Agenda 65
. Reading: Reading Notes from Friends ...................................................................66
Language Focus: Future Tense ..............................................................................70
Writing: Writing Notes for Friends .........................................................................72
Listening: Listening to Information about Agenda ..................................................75
Vocabulary: Words Related to Agenda ..................................................................77
Speaking: Talking about Your Agenda ....................................................................78
b. Upcoming Events 82
. Reading: Reading an Invitation Letter ....................................................................83
Listening: Listening to Someone’s Invitation ..........................................................85
Language Focus: Modals to Invite and Request ....................................................86
Speaking: Talking about an Event...........................................................................88
Vocabulary: Words Related to Events ...................................................................89
Writing: Writing an Invitation Letter .......................................................................90
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