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Readiness Unit Words, Parts of Speech, & Sentences and Paragraphs — Unit 1 PEOPLE — CHAPTER 1 How Are Family Members Alike? — READINGS — Reading 1: How Am I Like My Family? Reading 2: Who Is Lionel Messi? — Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about family - Short e /ɛ/ sound — Make Connections: Text to self — During Reading: Collocations with get - Find the topic - we + verbs; they + verbs — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling — Make Connections: Text to world — CHAPTER 2 Who Are Your Friends? — READINGS — Reading 1: Forming Friendships Reading 2: Do Friends Use Small Talk? — Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about friendship - Short o /ɑ/ sound — Make connections: Text to self — During Reading: Use examples to find word meanings - Identify main idea and details - I am (not) + adjectives; I + verbs — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling — Make Connections: Text to world — CHAPTER 3 Why Do We Like Art? — READINGS — Reading 1: Why Is Mona Lisa Famous? Reading 2: Picasso's Portraits — Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about art - /ʊ/ sound — Make Connections: Text to self — During Reading: Identify synonyms - Make inferences - he/she/it is (not) + adjectives; he/she/it + verbs — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling — Make Connections: Text to world — UNIT WRAP UP Extend Your Skills -- Unit 2 PLACES — CHAPTER 4 What Can We Explore? — READINGS — Reading 1: Exploring Earth Reading 2: What Do We Know about Our Solar System? — Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about exploring - Short a /æ/ sound — Make Connections: Text to self — During Reading: Words with multiple meanings - Use pictures - there is/there are + nouns; pronouns it and they — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling — Make Connections: Text to world — CHAPTER 5 How Does the World Communicate? — READINGS — Reading 1: Why Is English a Global Language? Reading 2: Why Do Languages Die? — Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about communication - Short u /ʌ/ sound — Make Connections: Text to self — During Reading: Use a dictionary - Summarize - Count and noncount nouns - a/an + singular count nous — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling — Make Connections: Text to world — CHAPTER 6 Why Do We Go on Vacation? — READINGS — Reading 1: Finding Excitement and Calm in the City Reading 2: Do Vacations Bring Happiness? — Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about vacation - Long o /oʊ/ and short i /ɪ/ sounds — Make Connections: Text to self — During Reading: Comparative and superlative adjectives - Visualize - does not and do not + verbs - always, often, never with verbs — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling — Make Connections: Text to world — UNIT WRAP UP Extend Your Skills — Unit 3 THINGS — CHAPTER 7 What Inventions Changed the World? — READINGS — Reading 1: The Way We Travel Reading 2: It's in a Picture — Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about inventions - Long i /ɑɪ/ sound — Make Connections: Text to self — During Reading: Word families - Signal words for time - Simple past - was and were — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling — Make Connections: Text to world — CHAPTER 8 Jobs and Skills in the 21st Century — READINGS Reading 1: What Jobs Are We Going to Need? Reading 2: What Skills Do Businesses Want? -- Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about jobs - Schwa /ə/ and long e /i/ Make Connections: Text to self — During Reading: Suffix -er - Identify pronoun references - the + nouns; verbs + about — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling Make Connections: Text to world — CHAPTER 9 Money Matters — READINGS — Reading 1: Banks, Then and Now Reading 2: How to Set a Budget — Before Reading: Oxford 2000 words to talk about money - Long a /eɪ/ sound — Make Connections: Text to self — During Reading: Financial collocations - Analyze charts and spreadsheets - want to + verbs; present progressive — Make Connections: Text to text — After Reading: Summarizing and retelling — Make Connections: Text to world — UNIT WRAP UP Extend Your Skills — The Oxford 2000 List of Keywords

"Trio Reading creates academic success through the gradual development of key reading techniques and strategies. Readiness Units teach the fundamentals of English to prepare students for success at each level, and Vocabulary and Reading Strategies equip students with the skills they need for successful reading. Trio Reading Online Practice extends learning beyond the classroom, providing students with additional practice and support for each chapter's vocabulary, grammar, and skills instruction." (Publisher's Website)

Level: A1 (CEFR)