Interspersed throughout the chapter are various other speaking activites. It Up is the first book of the series. It begins with an Introduction to the Students explaining some of the basics of pronunciation and includes consonant and vowel charts. Next is a Fluency and Pronunciation Pre-Test that students can take to evaluate themselves and chose problem areas to focus on. In these tests, students look at a picture, record a one minute description, then listen and score themselves for fluency.
Students then record themselves reading a passage that has been provided.
Each student listens with the teacher and chooses one or two pronunciation problems to focus on. At the end of every two chapters, students test themselves again. A chart provided at the front of the book enables students to record how they did on each test, and to note both progress and problem areas. Each chapter has three listening passages related to the topic with exercises to practice both listening for main ideas and for details. Speaking activities include group discussions, interviewing classmates, role plays, and interviewing a guest speaker.