Perspectives 2000 helps students perfect their oral communication in a variety of real-life settings, comprehend short stories and articles, listen to English in realistic contexts, and write paragraphs. -- Sequenced to follow Intercom 2000 -- Communicative, grammatical, and critical thinking objectives -- High-interest readings on real-life topics -- TOEFL RM preparation listening activities -- Contextualized grammar presentation -- Process-writing activities in text and workbook