UNIT 1: IN AND AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE COMMUNITY
Topics, Language Skills, Language Functions, and Language Forms
Maps
* Reading and understanding maps and legends
Leisure Activities
* Amusements, recreation, cultural offerings
Scene 1: Lizette Helps Satish Plan a Trip
* Using a road map, understanding legends
Practice 1: Using a Map and Legend
Scene 2: Where Are They Going?
* Reading maps
Practice 2: Writing Directions
Scene 3: What Do They Like to Do?
* Leisure activities
Practice 3: Planning Leisure Activities
Scene 4: Where Should They Go for help?
* Community resources and agencies
Practice 4: Locating Community Services and Resources
Lifeskills/Workskills 1: Metric Conversions
Cross-Cultural Discussion 1: Leisure Activities and public Services
Supplemental Activity 1: Services in Your Community
Summary: In and Around the Country and the Community Checklist
UNIT 2: DEVELOPING STUDY SKILLS
Topics, Language Skills, Language Functions, and Language Forms
A Place to Study at home
* An ideal study environment
A Computer System
* Components of a home computer setup
Scene 5: Where in the Book Is it?
* Using a table of contents
Practice 5: Finding It in the Book
Scene 6: It's Easier to Study from an Outline
* Outlining
Practice 6: Completing the Outline
Scene 7: Write It or Lose It!
* Note-taking
Practice 7: Note-taking Dos and Don'ts
Scene 8: Use your Imagination!
* Using an encyclopedia, alphabetical listings
Practice 8: Taking Notes
Scene 9: Lizette Helps Satish Find an Entry.
Practice 9: Using a Set of Encyclopedias
Lifeskills/workskills 2: Improving Your Reading
Cross-Cultural Discussion 2: Comparing Educational Systems
Supplemental Activity 2: Using an Encyclopedia, Outlining
Summary: Developing Study Skills Checklist
UNIT 3: EMPLOYMENT
Topics, Language Skills, Language Functions, and Language Forms
Dress for Success
* Dressing for a job interview
An Office Environment
* Office equipment
Scene 10: Satish Calls for a Job Interview.
* Calling for and making an appointment
Practice 10: Calling for an Appointment
Scene 11: I Have a Job Interview!
* Preparing for a job interview
Practice 11: Interviewing and Being Interviewed
Scene 12: Are There Any Benefits?
* Benefits
Practice 12: Evaluating a Benefits Package
Scene 13: I Didn't Have All the Information I Needed.
* Applications
Practice 13: Compiling a Personal Information Form
Scene 14: What Should I Put Here?
* Filling out applications
Practice 14: Filling Out a Detailed Job Application
Scene 15: I Got My First Paycheck Today!
* Mandatory and nonmandatory deductions
Practice 15: Reading a Paycheck Stub
Lifeskills/Workskills 3: Reading Decimals
Cross-Cultural Discussion 3: About Social Security
Supplemental Activity 3; Your Job
Summary: Employment Checklist
UNIT 4: FORMS AND APPLICATIONS
Topics, Language Skills, Language Functions, and Language Forms
Applications
* Job, credit card, and rental applications
Forms
* Postal forms, medical history form
Scene 16: What Should I Do?
* Housing problems, tenants' rights
Practice 16: Filling Out a Rental Application
Scene 17: I've Had the Flu.
* Medical history
Practice 17: Supplying Medical History
Scene 18: Which Postal Form Do I Need?
* Choosing the correct form
Practice 18: Filling Out Postal Forms
Lifeskills/Workskills 4: Stopping Mail Delivery
Cross-Cultural Discussion 4: Computers, Computers Everywhere
Supplemental Activity 4: Postal Services
Summary: Forms and Applications Checklist
UNIT 5: HISTORY, THE NEWS, AND CURRENT EVENTS
Topics, Language Skills, Language Functions, and Language Forms
Moments in U.S. History
* Historic events
Scene 19: Is That Today's Paper?
* Reading newspapers
Practice 19: Finding It in the Paper
Scene 20: Americans Love the News.
* Current events
Practice 20: The News and You
Scene 21: U.S. History at a Glance
* Historical events
Practice 21: Writing a Synopsis of U.S. History
Scene 22: A Fable with a Moral
* Fables and stories
Practice 22: Telling Your own Fable
Scene 23: I Was There with Wink Walters
* Major historical events and personages
Game: I Was There
Lifeskills/Workskills 5: Writing a Letter
Cross-Cultural Discussion 5: What's Your History?
Supplemental Activity 5: A Current Events Report
Summary: History, the News and Current Events Checklist
World Map
U.S. Map
Irregular Verbs
Useful Words and Expressions
Certificate