Includes Vocabulary Index, Editing Symbols, and Grading Rubric.

Unit 1: LANGUAGE

READING 1: Spell It in English

WRITING 1:
SKILLS - The Essay

READING 2: "Jumbo"

WRITING 2:
SKILLS - The Process Essay; Time Expressions
PRACTICE - Writing a process essay

Unit 2: HYGIENE

READING 1: How Clean Is Clean?

WRITING 1:
SKILLS - Pre-Writing Techniques

READING 2: Bathing Japanese Style

WRITING 2:
SKILLS - Definitions; The Definition Essay
PRACTICE - Writing a definition essay

Unit 3: HUMANITARIANS

READING 1: John Bul Dau and the "Lost Boy of Sudan"

WRITING 1:
SKILLS - Paraphrasing

READING 2: Patrick Meier, Crisis Mapper

WRITING 2:
SKILLS - The Description Essay; Figures of Speech
PRACTICE - Writing a descriptive essay

Unit 4: PSYCHOLOGY

READING 1: What Our Bodies Say About Us

WRITING 1:
SKILLS - Writing a Summary

READING 2: Why We Are What We Are

WRITING 2:
SKILLS - The Principle of Classification; Figures of Speech
PRACTICE - Writing a classification essay

Unit 5: GENDER

READING 1: Males and Females: What's the Difference?

WRITING 1:
SKILLS - How to Quote

READING 2: Life Chances

WRITING 2:
SKILLS - Comparison and Contrast; The Comparison-and-Contrast Essay; Comparison-and-Contrast Indicators
PRACTICE - Writing a comparison-and-contrast essay

Unit 6: NUTRITION

READING 1: What's Really on Your Dinner Plate?

WRITING 1:
SKILLS - Transitions

READING 2: Hormones in Food: Should You Worry?

WRITING 2:
SKILLS - The Cause-and-Effect Essay
PRACTICE - Writing a cause-and-effect essay

Unit 7: ISSUES FOR DEBATE

READING 1: Do Animals Have Rights?

WRITING 1:
SKILLS - Using Authoritative Sources
PRACTICE - Writing an argument essay

READING 2: Tweet Touches Off Heated Debate

WRITING 2:
SKILLS - The Argument Essay
PRACTICE - Writing an argument essay about agricultural practices

Unit 8: READINGS FROM LITERATURE

READING 1: The Tell-Tale Heart

WRITING 1:
SKILLS - Narrator and Point of View; Writing an Analysis of a Short Story

READING 2: If

WRITING 2:
SKILLS - Determining the Theme of a Poem
PRACTICE - Writing an analysis of a short story or poem

Vocabulary Index

Editing Symbols

Grading Rubric

"Weaving It Together helps learners build reading and writing skills through relevant readings and carefully structured writing exercises. By balancing these two necessary competencies, learners seamlessly develop both language and academic skills." (Publisher's Website)

For high-intermediate (C1 - CEFR) ESL learners.