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 includes: * learner persistence tips * multi-level strategies * expansion activities * unit tests and answer keys*Teacher Resource Disk includes: * additional grammar practice * additional vocabulary practice * learner persistence worksheets Sample Unit View an interactive sample unit here. You can also open a PDF of a sample unit (9MB) by clicking on the link on the left. Sample Audio Listen to samples from the Audio CDs: Unit 5: Food and Drink *Vocabulary (1:51) *Listening: Exercise A (1:38) *Listening: 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) *Listening: Exercise A (1:12) *Listening: Exercise B (0:43)