Includes index.

PRE-UNIT: Welcome

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Greet people
Say and write phone numbers
Follow instructions

GRAMMAR
Contractions: I’m
Be verb
Imperatives

VOCABULARY
Greetings
Numbers
Study words
Classroom commands

PRONUNCIATION
Final consonant /t/
/m/

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Clarification strategies
Pronunciation
Focused listening

UNIT 1: Talking With Others

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Ask and give personal information
Describe people
Describe family relationships
Express preferences
Plan a schedule

GRAMMAR
Simple present: be
his/her
Adjective order
Simple present: like
From … to…

VOCABULARY
Personal information
Height, weight, hair color and styles
Family
Entertainment
Clock times

PRONUNCIATION
/v/
Stress

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Focused listening
Predicting Reviewing
Self-evaluation

UNIT 2: Let's Go Shopping

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Identify types of retail stores
Make purchases and read receipts
Identify articles of clothing
Describe clothing
Describe items in a store

GRAMMAR
Simple present: shop
Questions and answers with be
Singular and plural nouns
Possessive adjectives
Adjectives
Simple present: want

VOCABULARY
Types of stores and products they sell
Money
Clothing
Colors, patterns
Adjectives of size, age, pattern

PRONUNCIATION
Stress and intonation
Plural endings

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Categorizing
Classifying
Focused listening
Graphs
Predicting
Reviewing
Self-evaluation

UNIT 3: Food

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Identify common meals and foods
Interpret food advertisements
Express needs
Compare prices
Take and place orders

GRAMMAR
Simple present: like
How much is…? / How much are…?
Simple present
Comparative adjectives
Yes/No questions and answers

VOCABULARY
Meals
Foods
Quantities and containers
Expensive, cheap
Menu sections

PRONUNCIATION
Plural endings: /z/, /iz/
Stress

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Brainstorming
Classifying
Critical thinking
Focused listening
Making graphs
Predicting
Reviewing
Self-evaluation

UNIT 4: House

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Identify types of housing Describe parts of a home
Interpret classified ads
Use the telephone and make appointments
Identify furniture in a house

GRAMMAR
Simple present: live
a/an
Simple present: have
Yes/No questions
Present continuous
Prepositions of location

VOCABULARY
Housing
Parts of a home
Classified ads
Appointments
Furniture

PRONUNCIATION
/v/ Intonation

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Classifying
Focused listening
Pie charts
Reviewing
Self-evaluation
Venn diagrams

UNIT 5: Our Community

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Identify locations and services
Give and follow street directions
Give and follow directions in a mall
Leave phone messages
Write an e-mail

GRAMMAR
Imperatives
in/on
Prepositions of location
Questions with can
Present continuous
Adverbs of frequency
Simple present

VOCABULARY
Places in your community
Directions
Stores
Prepositions
Social language

PRONUNCIATION
Intonation

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Brainstorming
Classifying
Focused listening
Reviewing
Scanning for information
Self-evaluation

UNIT 6: Health and Fitness

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Identify parts of the body
Identify illnesses and health problems
Give advice
Ask for information
Develop an exercise plan

GRAMMAR
Simple present
Simple present and negative: have
Modal: should
Question words
Infinitives

VOCABULARY
Parts of the body
Symptoms and illnesses
Medications
Hospital
Exercise, healthy, flexibility

PRONUNCIATION
Intonation

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Clarification strategies
Focused listening
Graphs
Predicting
Ranking
Reviewing
Self-evaluation
Venn diagrams

UNIT 7: Work

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Identify common occupations
Interpret job information
Write your job history
Perform a job interview
Interpret performance review

GRAMMAR
Simple present
Negative simple present
Modal: can
Simple past
Simple past: be
Simple present: be
Adverbs of frequency

VOCABULARY
Occupations
Job ads
Benefits, vacation, salary
Simple verbs
Application, resume, appointment
Punctuality, improvement, superior, appearance, grooming

PRONUNCIATION
Stress
Intonation

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Clarification strategies
Classifying
Focused listening
Peer editing
Ranking
Reviewing
Scanning
Self-evaluation
Venn diagrams

UNIT 8: Lifelong Learning and Review

EL CIVICS COMPETENCIES/LIFE SKILLS
Organize study materials
Make purchases
Give and follow directions
Make goals
Develop a study schedule

GRAMMAR
The verb Be
Imperatives
Information questions: where
Prepositions of location
Simple present

VOCABULARY
Study tools: binders, dividers, notebook, pencils, pens, sheets of paper

PRONUNCIATION
Information questions

NUMERACY/ACADEMIC SKILLS
Identifying quantities and sizes
Calculating totals
Reading telephone numbers
Interpreting a bar graph
Focused listening
Test-taking skills
Organizational skills
Reviewing
Evaluating
Developing study skills

APPENDICES
Vocabulary List
Grammar Reference
Skills Index

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