Center Stage 2 is a four-skills course that balances grammar instruction and successful communication. Practical language and timely topics motivate high-beginning students to master speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Features Grammar to Communicate presents key grammar points with concise charts and abundant practice in real-life situations. Communication Activities such as Time to Talk promote opportunities for meaningful expression and active learning. Extensive listening practice plus reading and writing activities help students to succeed in their daily lives. Review and Challenge helps teachers to assess students' progress and meet the needs of multi-level classrooms. Easy-to-follow two-page lessons motivate students to achieve their goals. Teacher's Edition learner persistence tips multi-level strategies expansion activities unit tests and answer keys Teacher Resource Disk additional grammar practice additional vocabulary practice learner persistence worksheets Used with the companion text, Life Skills and Test Prep 2 , Center Stage 2 provides instruction in CASAS-correlated life skills, test-taking strategies, and practice in standardized listening and reading tests. Sample Unit View an interactive sample unit here. You can also open a PDF of a sample unit (9MB) by clickingon the link on the left. Sample AudioListen to samples from the Audio Unit 5: Food and DrinkVocabulary (1:51) Exercise A (1:38) Exercise B (0:57) Grammar to Communicate 1: Exercise D (1:12) Grammar to Communicate 3: Exercise A (1:06) Grammar (0:25) Dictation (1:18) Exercise A (1:12) Exercise B (0:43)