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Fluency · Advanced

Real Text

Where the drills pay off: fifteen themes of original writing, from everyday life and short stories to emails, forms, recipes, dialogue, poems and code.

20 units · 160 lessons · ~386 min

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Short and often beats long and rare: one or two lessons a day is plenty.

Unit 1

Everyday Life

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  1. Lesson 1: Everyday Sentences

    Short, ordinary sentences. Keep a steady rhythm rather than bursting and stopping.

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  2. Lesson 2: Monday Morning

    Ordinary moments in plain sentences. Keep a steady rhythm rather than bursting and stopping.

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  3. Lesson 3: The Corner Shop

    Ordinary moments in plain sentences. Keep a steady rhythm rather than bursting and stopping.

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  4. Lesson 4: Laundry Day

    Ordinary moments in plain sentences. Keep a steady rhythm rather than bursting and stopping.

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  5. Lesson 5: A Rainy Saturday

    Ordinary moments in plain sentences. Keep a steady rhythm rather than bursting and stopping.

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  6. Lesson 6: The Kitchen Table

    Ordinary moments in plain sentences. Keep a steady rhythm rather than bursting and stopping.

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  7. Lesson 7: Walking the Dog

    Ordinary moments in plain sentences. Keep a steady rhythm rather than bursting and stopping.

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  8. Lesson 8: Evening Routine

    Ordinary moments in plain sentences. Keep a steady rhythm rather than bursting and stopping.

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Unit 2

Mother Africa

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  1. Lesson 1: Kwame Nkrumah

    The leaders who dreamed of a free and united Africa. Names and dates come often: read each one fully before you type it.

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  2. Lesson 2: Julius Nyerere

    The leaders who dreamed of a free and united Africa. Names and dates come often: read each one fully before you type it.

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  3. Lesson 3: Patrice Lumumba

    The leaders who dreamed of a free and united Africa. Names and dates come often: read each one fully before you type it.

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  4. Lesson 4: Thomas Sankara

    The leaders who dreamed of a free and united Africa. Names and dates come often: read each one fully before you type it.

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  5. Lesson 5: Jomo Kenyatta and Harambee

    The leaders who dreamed of a free and united Africa. Names and dates come often: read each one fully before you type it.

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  6. Lesson 6: From the OAU to the AU

    The leaders who dreamed of a free and united Africa. Names and dates come often: read each one fully before you type it.

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  7. Lesson 7: PLO Lumumba

    The leaders who dreamed of a free and united Africa. Names and dates come often: read each one fully before you type it.

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  8. Lesson 8: Africa Is Ours to Build

    The leaders who dreamed of a free and united Africa. Names and dates come often: read each one fully before you type it.

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Unit 3

Across Africa

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  1. Lesson 1: North Africa

    A journey through every region of the continent. Country names come thick and fast: read each one fully before you type it.

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  2. Lesson 2: West Africa

    A journey through every region of the continent. Country names come thick and fast: read each one fully before you type it.

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  3. Lesson 3: Central Africa

    A journey through every region of the continent. Country names come thick and fast: read each one fully before you type it.

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  4. Lesson 4: East Africa

    A journey through every region of the continent. Country names come thick and fast: read each one fully before you type it.

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  5. Lesson 5: The Horn of Africa

    A journey through every region of the continent. Country names come thick and fast: read each one fully before you type it.

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  6. Lesson 6: Southern Africa

    A journey through every region of the continent. Country names come thick and fast: read each one fully before you type it.

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  7. Lesson 7: The Islands of Africa

    A journey through every region of the continent. Country names come thick and fast: read each one fully before you type it.

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  8. Lesson 8: Fifty-Four Nations, One Africa

    A journey through every region of the continent. Country names come thick and fast: read each one fully before you type it.

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Unit 4

Heroes of Africa

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  1. Lesson 1: Nelson Mandela

    Women and men from every corner of the continent who changed its story. Keep a steady rhythm through the names and dates.

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  2. Lesson 2: Yaa Asantewaa

    Women and men from every corner of the continent who changed its story. Keep a steady rhythm through the names and dates.

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  3. Lesson 3: Queen Nzinga

    Women and men from every corner of the continent who changed its story. Keep a steady rhythm through the names and dates.

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  4. Lesson 4: Amilcar Cabral

    Women and men from every corner of the continent who changed its story. Keep a steady rhythm through the names and dates.

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  5. Lesson 5: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

    Women and men from every corner of the continent who changed its story. Keep a steady rhythm through the names and dates.

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  6. Lesson 6: Kenneth Kaunda

    Women and men from every corner of the continent who changed its story. Keep a steady rhythm through the names and dates.

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  7. Lesson 7: Seretse Khama

    Women and men from every corner of the continent who changed its story. Keep a steady rhythm through the names and dates.

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  8. Lesson 8: Heroes Among Us

    Women and men from every corner of the continent who changed its story. Keep a steady rhythm through the names and dates.

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Unit 5

African Heritage

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  1. Lesson 1: The Pyramids of Egypt

    Great kingdoms, artists, athletes and stories from across the continent. Keep a steady rhythm through the long names.

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  2. Lesson 2: The Cradle of Humankind

    Great kingdoms, artists, athletes and stories from across the continent. Keep a steady rhythm through the long names.

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  3. Lesson 3: Ethiopia and Adwa

    Great kingdoms, artists, athletes and stories from across the continent. Keep a steady rhythm through the long names.

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  4. Lesson 4: A Continent of Languages

    Great kingdoms, artists, athletes and stories from across the continent. Keep a steady rhythm through the long names.

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  5. Lesson 5: Voices of Africa

    Great kingdoms, artists, athletes and stories from across the continent. Keep a steady rhythm through the long names.

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  6. Lesson 6: Running for Africa

    Great kingdoms, artists, athletes and stories from across the continent. Keep a steady rhythm through the long names.

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  7. Lesson 7: African Stories on Screen

    Great kingdoms, artists, athletes and stories from across the continent. Keep a steady rhythm through the long names.

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  8. Lesson 8: Writers Who Taught Us

    Great kingdoms, artists, athletes and stories from across the continent. Keep a steady rhythm through the long names.

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Unit 6

Proudly Kenyan

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  1. Lesson 1: Our Flag

    Our country, our heroes, our cultures and how we govern ourselves. Read a clause ahead and keep your pace even.

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  2. Lesson 2: Our Heroes

    Our country, our heroes, our cultures and how we govern ourselves. Read a clause ahead and keep your pace even.

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  3. Lesson 3: The Constitution

    Our country, our heroes, our cultures and how we govern ourselves. Read a clause ahead and keep your pace even.

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  4. Lesson 4: How We Govern

    Our country, our heroes, our cultures and how we govern ourselves. Read a clause ahead and keep your pace even.

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  5. Lesson 5: Devolution

    Our country, our heroes, our cultures and how we govern ourselves. Read a clause ahead and keep your pace even.

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  6. Lesson 6: Our Many Cultures

    Our country, our heroes, our cultures and how we govern ourselves. Read a clause ahead and keep your pace even.

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  7. Lesson 7: Around the Kenyan Table

    Our country, our heroes, our cultures and how we govern ourselves. Read a clause ahead and keep your pace even.

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  8. Lesson 8: Why Education Matters

    Our country, our heroes, our cultures and how we govern ourselves. Read a clause ahead and keep your pace even.

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Unit 7

Short Stories

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  1. Lesson 1: The Lost Umbrella

    Little stories with a beginning, a middle and an end. Read a few words ahead and let the story carry you.

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  2. Lesson 2: The Lighthouse Keeper

    Little stories with a beginning, a middle and an end. Read a few words ahead and let the story carry you.

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  3. Lesson 3: The Last Seed

    Little stories with a beginning, a middle and an end. Read a few words ahead and let the story carry you.

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  4. Lesson 4: A Knock at Midnight

    Little stories with a beginning, a middle and an end. Read a few words ahead and let the story carry you.

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  5. Lesson 5: The Map in the Attic

    Little stories with a beginning, a middle and an end. Read a few words ahead and let the story carry you.

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  6. Lesson 6: The Borrowed Bicycle

    Little stories with a beginning, a middle and an end. Read a few words ahead and let the story carry you.

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  7. Lesson 7: The Quiet Violinist

    Little stories with a beginning, a middle and an end. Read a few words ahead and let the story carry you.

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  8. Lesson 8: The Apology

    Little stories with a beginning, a middle and an end. Read a few words ahead and let the story carry you.

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Unit 8

Nature & Science

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  1. Lesson 1: How Bees Talk

    Facts about the world around us. Longer words live here; read each one fully before you type it.

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  2. Lesson 2: Why the Sky Is Blue

    Facts about the world around us. Longer words live here; read each one fully before you type it.

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  3. Lesson 3: The Water Cycle

    Facts about the world around us. Longer words live here; read each one fully before you type it.

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  4. Lesson 4: Octopus Minds

    Facts about the world around us. Longer words live here; read each one fully before you type it.

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  5. Lesson 5: The Slow Growth of Trees

    Facts about the world around us. Longer words live here; read each one fully before you type it.

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  6. Lesson 6: Lightning

    Facts about the world around us. Longer words live here; read each one fully before you type it.

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  7. Lesson 7: Migration

    Facts about the world around us. Longer words live here; read each one fully before you type it.

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  8. Lesson 8: The Moon and the Tides

    Facts about the world around us. Longer words live here; read each one fully before you type it.

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Unit 9

History & Places

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  1. Lesson 1: The Library of Alexandria

    Places and moments from the past. Capitals and dates appear often: reach for Shift with the opposite hand.

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  2. Lesson 2: The Silk Road

    Places and moments from the past. Capitals and dates appear often: reach for Shift with the opposite hand.

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  3. Lesson 3: Great Zimbabwe

    Places and moments from the past. Capitals and dates appear often: reach for Shift with the opposite hand.

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  4. Lesson 4: The Printing Press

    Places and moments from the past. Capitals and dates appear often: reach for Shift with the opposite hand.

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  5. Lesson 5: Timbuktu

    Places and moments from the past. Capitals and dates appear often: reach for Shift with the opposite hand.

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  6. Lesson 6: The First Flight

    Places and moments from the past. Capitals and dates appear often: reach for Shift with the opposite hand.

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  7. Lesson 7: The Swahili Coast

    Places and moments from the past. Capitals and dates appear often: reach for Shift with the opposite hand.

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  8. Lesson 8: Machu Picchu

    Places and moments from the past. Capitals and dates appear often: reach for Shift with the opposite hand.

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Unit 10

Email & Messages

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  1. Lesson 1: Email & Messages

    Greetings, times, addresses and sign-offs: the kind of typing you do every day.

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  2. Lesson 2: Running Late

    Greetings, times, addresses and sign-offs: the kind of typing you do every day.

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  3. Lesson 3: Thank You Note

    Greetings, times, addresses and sign-offs: the kind of typing you do every day.

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  4. Lesson 4: Meeting Request

    Greetings, times, addresses and sign-offs: the kind of typing you do every day.

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  5. Lesson 5: Order Update

    Greetings, times, addresses and sign-offs: the kind of typing you do every day.

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  6. Lesson 6: Group Chat

    Greetings, times, addresses and sign-offs: the kind of typing you do every day.

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  7. Lesson 7: Out of Office

    Greetings, times, addresses and sign-offs: the kind of typing you do every day.

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  8. Lesson 8: Job Application

    Greetings, times, addresses and sign-offs: the kind of typing you do every day.

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Unit 11

Work Writing

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  1. Lesson 1: Weekly Update

    Reports, notes and memos. Clear, plain writing with a few numbers mixed in.

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  2. Lesson 2: Meeting Notes

    Reports, notes and memos. Clear, plain writing with a few numbers mixed in.

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  3. Lesson 3: Project Proposal

    Reports, notes and memos. Clear, plain writing with a few numbers mixed in.

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  4. Lesson 4: Incident Report

    Reports, notes and memos. Clear, plain writing with a few numbers mixed in.

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  5. Lesson 5: Performance Review

    Reports, notes and memos. Clear, plain writing with a few numbers mixed in.

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  6. Lesson 6: Safety Notice

    Reports, notes and memos. Clear, plain writing with a few numbers mixed in.

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  7. Lesson 7: Budget Summary

    Reports, notes and memos. Clear, plain writing with a few numbers mixed in.

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  8. Lesson 8: Handover Note

    Reports, notes and memos. Clear, plain writing with a few numbers mixed in.

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Unit 12

Forms & Data

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  1. Lesson 1: Registration Form

    Names, dates, prices and codes: typing where every character counts. Accuracy matters more than speed.

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  2. Lesson 2: Shipping Address

    Names, dates, prices and codes: typing where every character counts. Accuracy matters more than speed.

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  3. Lesson 3: Shopping List

    Names, dates, prices and codes: typing where every character counts. Accuracy matters more than speed.

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  4. Lesson 4: Invoice Lines

    Names, dates, prices and codes: typing where every character counts. Accuracy matters more than speed.

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  5. Lesson 5: Library Records

    Names, dates, prices and codes: typing where every character counts. Accuracy matters more than speed.

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  6. Lesson 6: Clinic Appointment

    Names, dates, prices and codes: typing where every character counts. Accuracy matters more than speed.

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  7. Lesson 7: Timetable

    Names, dates, prices and codes: typing where every character counts. Accuracy matters more than speed.

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  8. Lesson 8: Survey Answers

    Names, dates, prices and codes: typing where every character counts. Accuracy matters more than speed.

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Unit 13

Instructions & Recipes

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  1. Lesson 1: Perfect Pancakes

    Steps in order, the way recipes and manuals are written. Keep a calm, even pace.

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  2. Lesson 2: Making Chai

    Steps in order, the way recipes and manuals are written. Keep a calm, even pace.

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  3. Lesson 3: Planting Beans

    Steps in order, the way recipes and manuals are written. Keep a calm, even pace.

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  4. Lesson 4: Changing a Tire

    Steps in order, the way recipes and manuals are written. Keep a calm, even pace.

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  5. Lesson 5: Setting Up a Desk

    Steps in order, the way recipes and manuals are written. Keep a calm, even pace.

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  6. Lesson 6: Simple Vegetable Soup

    Steps in order, the way recipes and manuals are written. Keep a calm, even pace.

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  7. Lesson 7: Folding a Paper Boat

    Steps in order, the way recipes and manuals are written. Keep a calm, even pace.

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  8. Lesson 8: Backing Up Your Photos

    Steps in order, the way recipes and manuals are written. Keep a calm, even pace.

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Unit 14

Travel

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  1. Lesson 1: Night Train

    Journeys near and far, with place names and small details. Let your eyes stay on the text.

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  2. Lesson 2: The Spice Market

    Journeys near and far, with place names and small details. Let your eyes stay on the text.

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  3. Lesson 3: Crossing the Desert

    Journeys near and far, with place names and small details. Let your eyes stay on the text.

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  4. Lesson 4: Lost in Tokyo

    Journeys near and far, with place names and small details. Let your eyes stay on the text.

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  5. Lesson 5: A Safari Morning

    Journeys near and far, with place names and small details. Let your eyes stay on the text.

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  6. Lesson 6: Island Ferry

    Journeys near and far, with place names and small details. Let your eyes stay on the text.

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  7. Lesson 7: Packing Light

    Journeys near and far, with place names and small details. Let your eyes stay on the text.

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  8. Lesson 8: Mountain Village

    Journeys near and far, with place names and small details. Let your eyes stay on the text.

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Unit 15

Dialogues

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  1. Lesson 1: At the Cafe

    Conversations with quotes, commas and question marks. Watch the marks around each spoken line.

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  2. Lesson 2: Directions

    Conversations with quotes, commas and question marks. Watch the marks around each spoken line.

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  3. Lesson 3: The Interview

    Conversations with quotes, commas and question marks. Watch the marks around each spoken line.

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  4. Lesson 4: A Phone Call

    Conversations with quotes, commas and question marks. Watch the marks around each spoken line.

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  5. Lesson 5: The Repair Shop

    Conversations with quotes, commas and question marks. Watch the marks around each spoken line.

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  6. Lesson 6: Two Friends

    Conversations with quotes, commas and question marks. Watch the marks around each spoken line.

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  7. Lesson 7: At the Doctor

    Conversations with quotes, commas and question marks. Watch the marks around each spoken line.

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  8. Lesson 8: Bedtime

    Conversations with quotes, commas and question marks. Watch the marks around each spoken line.

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Unit 16

Poems & Verse

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  1. Lesson 1: Home Keys

    Short original poems, written as single lines. Let the rhythm of the verse set the rhythm of your fingers.

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  2. Lesson 2: Rain on the Roof

    Short original poems, written as single lines. Let the rhythm of the verse set the rhythm of your fingers.

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  3. Lesson 3: The River

    Short original poems, written as single lines. Let the rhythm of the verse set the rhythm of your fingers.

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  4. Lesson 4: Morning Market

    Short original poems, written as single lines. Let the rhythm of the verse set the rhythm of your fingers.

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  5. Lesson 5: Small Steps

    Short original poems, written as single lines. Let the rhythm of the verse set the rhythm of your fingers.

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  6. Lesson 6: The Lamp

    Short original poems, written as single lines. Let the rhythm of the verse set the rhythm of your fingers.

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  7. Lesson 7: Night Sky

    Short original poems, written as single lines. Let the rhythm of the verse set the rhythm of your fingers.

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  8. Lesson 8: Letters

    Short original poems, written as single lines. Let the rhythm of the verse set the rhythm of your fingers.

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Unit 17

Fables

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  1. Lesson 1: The Tortoise and the Hare

    Short tales with a lesson at the end, retold in fresh words. A good place to build steady speed.

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  2. Lesson 2: The Ant and the Grasshopper

    Short tales with a lesson at the end, retold in fresh words. A good place to build steady speed.

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  3. Lesson 3: The Lion and the Mouse

    Short tales with a lesson at the end, retold in fresh words. A good place to build steady speed.

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  4. Lesson 4: The Crow and the Pitcher

    Short tales with a lesson at the end, retold in fresh words. A good place to build steady speed.

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  5. Lesson 5: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

    Short tales with a lesson at the end, retold in fresh words. A good place to build steady speed.

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  6. Lesson 6: The Hare and the Tortoise's Rematch

    Short tales with a lesson at the end, retold in fresh words. A good place to build steady speed.

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  7. Lesson 7: The Wind and the Sun

    Short tales with a lesson at the end, retold in fresh words. A good place to build steady speed.

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  8. Lesson 8: The Honest Woodcutter

    Short tales with a lesson at the end, retold in fresh words. A good place to build steady speed.

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Unit 18

Code & Commands

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  1. Lesson 1: Hello, World

    Programming lines and terminal commands. Every bracket, quote and symbol matters, so slow down and be exact.

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  2. Lesson 2: A Simple Loop

    Programming lines and terminal commands. Every bracket, quote and symbol matters, so slow down and be exact.

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  3. Lesson 3: Python List

    Programming lines and terminal commands. Every bracket, quote and symbol matters, so slow down and be exact.

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  4. Lesson 4: Terminal Commands

    Programming lines and terminal commands. Every bracket, quote and symbol matters, so slow down and be exact.

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  5. Lesson 5: An HTML Card

    Programming lines and terminal commands. Every bracket, quote and symbol matters, so slow down and be exact.

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  6. Lesson 6: A CSS Rule

    Programming lines and terminal commands. Every bracket, quote and symbol matters, so slow down and be exact.

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  7. Lesson 7: Git Workflow

    Programming lines and terminal commands. Every bracket, quote and symbol matters, so slow down and be exact.

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  8. Lesson 8: A SQL Query

    Programming lines and terminal commands. Every bracket, quote and symbol matters, so slow down and be exact.

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Unit 19

Wordplay

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  1. Lesson 1: Pangrams

    Each sentence uses every letter of the alphabet, so every finger gets a turn.

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  2. Lesson 2: More Pangrams

    Pangrams, tongue twisters and letter games: every finger gets a turn, and the rare keys get extra work.

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  3. Lesson 3: Tongue Twisters

    Pangrams, tongue twisters and letter games: every finger gets a turn, and the rare keys get extra work.

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  4. Lesson 4: Alliteration

    Pangrams, tongue twisters and letter games: every finger gets a turn, and the rare keys get extra work.

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  5. Lesson 5: Palindromes

    Pangrams, tongue twisters and letter games: every finger gets a turn, and the rare keys get extra work.

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  6. Lesson 6: Alphabet Walk

    Pangrams, tongue twisters and letter games: every finger gets a turn, and the rare keys get extra work.

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  7. Lesson 7: Rare Letter Workout

    Pangrams, tongue twisters and letter games: every finger gets a turn, and the rare keys get extra work.

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  8. Lesson 8: Homophones

    Pangrams, tongue twisters and letter games: every finger gets a turn, and the rare keys get extra work.

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Unit 20

Big Ideas

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  1. Lesson 1: Flowing Prose

    A longer passage for rhythm and endurance. Keep going through small slips.

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  2. Lesson 2: On Practice

    Short essays with longer sentences. Build endurance: keep going at one pace from the first word to the last.

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  3. Lesson 3: On Boredom

    Short essays with longer sentences. Build endurance: keep going at one pace from the first word to the last.

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  4. Lesson 4: On Kindness

    Short essays with longer sentences. Build endurance: keep going at one pace from the first word to the last.

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  5. Lesson 5: On Walking

    Short essays with longer sentences. Build endurance: keep going at one pace from the first word to the last.

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  6. Lesson 6: On Mistakes

    Short essays with longer sentences. Build endurance: keep going at one pace from the first word to the last.

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  7. Lesson 7: On Libraries

    Short essays with longer sentences. Build endurance: keep going at one pace from the first word to the last.

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  8. Lesson 8: On Handwriting and Typing

    Short essays with longer sentences. Build endurance: keep going at one pace from the first word to the last.

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