<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I><B><I>Center Stage 2</I></B></I> 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.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>Features</B></P> <UL> <LI><B>Grammar to Communicate</B> presents key grammar points with concise charts and abundant practice in real-life situations. <LI><B>Communication Activities </B>such as <B><I><B>Time to Talk</B></I></B> promote opportunities for meaningful expression and active learning. <LI>Extensive <B>listening </B>practice plus <B>reading </B>and <B>writing </B>activities help students to succeed in their daily lives. <LI><B><I><B>Review and Challenge</B></I> </B>helps teachers to assess students' progress and meet the needs of multi-level classrooms. <LI>Easy-to-follow <B>two-page lessons</B> motivate students to achieve their goals. <LI><B>Teacher's Edition</B> includes: <UL> <LI>learner persistence tips <LI>multi-level strategies <LI>expansion activities <LI>unit tests and answer keys</LI></UL> <LI><B>Teacher Resource Disk</B> includes: <UL> <LI>additional grammar practice <LI>additional vocabulary practice <LI>learner persistence worksheets</LI></UL></LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>Sample Unit</B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">View an interactive sample unit . You can also open a PDF of a sample unit (9MB) by clicking on the link on the left.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR><B>Sample Audio</B><BR><BR>Listen to samples from the Audio CDs:<BR><BR>Unit 5: <I>Food and Drink</I><BR></P> <UL> <LI> (1:51) <LI> (1:38) <LI> (0:57) <LI> (1:12) <LI> (1:06) <LI> (0:25) <LI> (1:18) <LI> (1:12) <LI> (0:43) </LI></UL>