Unit 1 – Getting along •Simple and continuous verbs •Verb complements:verb + -ing or to + verb •Verbs followed by verb+ ing or to + verb •Reductions of auxiliary verbs and the pronoun you in questions Unit 2 – Personal tastes •Comparsions with (not) as... as •Negative questions •Colors, patterns, materials and styles of clothing •Linking words with the same consonant sound Unit 3 – World cultures •The simple present passive •Verb + -ing and to + verb •Position of not •Cultural items, icons, and events •Manners, customs, and culturally appropriate behavior Unit 4 – Socializing •Be supposed to; was/were going to •Inseparable phrasal verbs •Expressions with get Unit 5 – Culture •The passive of modal verbs •Get passive vs. be passive •Catch + person + verb + -ing •Rules and regulations •Crimes and offenses, the people who commit them, and punishments Unit 6 – Strange events •The past perfect •Responses with so and neither •Strange events •Superstitions from around the world