Lado English Series, Level 5

The Lado English series, by Robert Lado, is a complete six-level, four-skills course in English. Each level is carefully graded and consists of a Student Book, Workbook, Teacher's Edition, and Audio Program. The series takes a balanced approach to English teaching and learning, offering a wide variety of techniques and activities--including conversations and discussions, study frames and contextualized grammar exercises, listening and interaction activities, readings and role play--to help students learn English.

Table of Contents:
Unit 1   Deciding between Work and Entertainment   Structures STUDY 1         The expression because of STUDY 2         To infinitive phrase of purpose STUDY 3         Very/too STUDY 4         Enough READ             Procrastination PHRASAL VERBS 1               Call up, get over, go over, put off, turn off, turn on PHRASAL VERBS 2               Separable phrasal verbs PHRASAL VERBS 3               Nonseparable phrasal verbs VOCABULARY EXPANSION    The prefixes mis- and re- PRONOUNCE:                      [ay]             Functions Extending an informal invitation                           Refusing an invitation Persuading Someone                                                     Giving a reason Countering an argument   Unit 2   Lost and Found   Structures STUDY 1         And … too connecting two affirmative statements STUDY 2         And ... either connecting two negative statements STUDY 3         But connecting an affirmative and a negative statements READ              Interpreting Your Dreams PHRASAL VERBS                        Count on, give back, and give in (to) VOCABULARY EXPANSION 1        The prefixes pre-/post- and bi-/semi- VOCABULARY EXPANSION 2        The prefixes in-/im-/il-/ir- PRONOUNCE:  [5]   Functions Giving advice                                                                 Expressing happiness Making a supposition                                                     Expressing thankfulness Expressing indifference   Unit 3   Solving a Crime   Structures STUDY 1         It in the subject position for a delayed to infinitive STUDY 2         It in the subject position for a delayed to infinitive introduced by a                       for phrase STUDY 3         The —ing form of the verb as a subject STUDY 4         Qualifiers as noun substitutes READ              How to Make Friends PHRASAL VERBS                        Break into, get away, get away with, and make up VOCABULARY EXPANSION          The prefixes un-, dis-, and en- PRONOUNCE:     [y]   Functions Asking for information                                        Suggesting Reporting   Unit 4   An Emergency Decision   Structures STUDY 1         The infinitive as the object of a verb STUDY 2         The use of the to infinitive after certain verbs READ              Marathon Woman PHRASAL VERBS                       Call out, look out (for), and take off VOCABULARY EXPANSION          The prefixes inter-, intra-, extra-, trans-, and tele- PRONOUNCE:      [5], [y]   Functions Asking for assistance                                                     Cautioning Expressing a conflict                                                      Expressing possibility   Unit 5   Refusing an Invitation   Structures STUDY 1         Adjectives with the to infinitive STUDY 2         The —ing form of the verb as object STUDY 3         The to infinitive or the —ing form of the verb as objects READ              Entertainment at No Cost PHRASAL VERBS                       Come up with, turn down, and turn up VOCABULARY EXPANSION          The prefixes over-/under-, up-/down-, and in-/out- PRONOUNCE:     [~]   Functions Inviting                                                              Suggesting an alternative Refusing an invitation                                                      Ending a conversation   Unit 6   Friday the Thirteenth   Structures STUDY 1         The past perfect tense STUDY 2         Tense sequence in the past READ              How to Improve Your Study Habits PHRASAL VERBS                       Break up, point out, and walk out on VOCABULARY EXPANSION          The suffixes -ful and -ship PRONOUNCE:                            Initial consonant cluster with s-   Functions Declining an invitation                                         Countering an argument Asking about an opinion                                                 Conceding a point Expressing an opinion   Unit 7   Volunteer Work   Structures STUDY 1         Series of adjectives as modifiers of a noun STUDY 2         Series of nouns as modifiers of a noun STUDY 3         Adverbs as modifiers of nouns READ              The Tortoise and the Hare PHRASAL VERBS                       Make fun of, get back at, and take (something) out on VOCABULARY EXPANSION          The suffixes -ness and -ment PRONOUNCE:                            Final consonant clusters and third person singular verbs ending in             [-s] and [-z]   Functions Persuading                                                                     Justifying an action Giving advice   Unit 8   Choosing a Career   Structures STUDY 1         The passive construction STUDY 2         Adjectives ending in —ing and -ed READ              Justice PHRASAL VERBS                        Keep back, keep up with, and speak up VOCABULARY EXPANSION          Nouns with the suffix -ion PRONOUNCE:                            The final consonant clusters with regular past and past participle             forms ending in [-t] and [-d]   Functions Asking about future plans                                               Defending oneself Criticizing   Unit 9   Honesty or Loyalty   Structures STUDY 1         The order of ordinal and cardinal numbers STUDY 2         The order of numbers and other adjectives STUDY 3         Sentences with an if condition STUDY 4         Sentences with an if condition in the present tense and a main clause in the future tense STUDY 5         Contrary-to-fact conditional sentences in the present tense READ              Lost PHRASAL VERBS                        Keep out, look up to, and take back VOCABULARY EXPANSION          The suffixes -less and -ly PRONOUNCE:                            Consonants followed by syllabic consonants   Functions Debating an issue                                                           Giving a warning Countering an argument                                                 Expressing anger   Unit 10             Getting Admitted to a University   Structures STUDY 1         Sentences with time clauses STUDY 2         The use of the verbs make and do READ              Hearts and Hands PHRASAL VERBS                       Look over, fill out, and figure out VOCABULARY EXPANSION          The suffixes -er/-or and -able/-ible PRONOUNCE:                            Unstressed vowels [Y] and [i] and spelling   Functions Asking for assistance                                                     Countering an argument Asking for and giving an opinion                                     Agreeing   Irregular Verbs Key to Pronunciation Vocabulary