Topics
Historic events and people;
biography;
the future
Speaking
Talking about the future;
talking about things to be accomplished in the future
Grammar
Referring to time in the past with adverbs and prepositions: during, in, ago, from . . . to, for, since;
predicting the future with will, future continuous, and future perfect
Pronunciation
Syllable stress
Listening
Listening for opinions about public figures;
listening to predictions
Self-study
Listening to past events;
making predictions
Writing
Writing a biography
Reading
“The Global Village”: Reading about political and technological changes that bring people closer
together
Activity
“History buff ”: Taking a history quiz