Unit 1 Skills and Abilities 2
Lesson 1:What skills do you want to learn? 2
Lesson 2:Skills for Success 4
Lesson 3:Are you listening? 6
Lesson 4:How well do you write? 8
Lesson 5:Do you know if she's here? 10
Family Application Lesson:What do teachers want parents to do? 12
Community Application Lesson:Get Involved in Your Community 14
Practice Test 16
Spotlight:Reading:Making Inferences 18
Spotlight:Writing:Writing Business Letters 20
Unit 2 Getting Around 22
Lesson 1:It happened during rush hour 22
Lesson 2:My insurance will cover it 24
Lesson 3:Could you tell me the arrival time? 26
Lesson 4:Planning a Trip 28
Lesson 5:I should have stayed home 30
Family Application Lesson:What's there to do? 32
Work Application Lesson:Can you tell me how to get there? 34
Practice Test 36
Spotlight:Reading:Identifying the Topic and Main Idea 38
Spotlight:Writing:Using Compound Subjects,Verbs,and Objects 40
Unit 3 Your Health 42
Lesson 1:Call 911! 42
Lesson 2:Who's your doctor? 44
Lesson 3:That was the 22nd,not the 28th 46
Lesson 4:Food Labels 48
Lesson 5:It hurts when I breathe 50
Work Application Lesson:This accident shouldn't have happened 52
Community Application Lesson:Addiction is a problem 54
Practice Test 56
Spotlight:Reading:Using Context Clues 58
Spotlight:Writing:Identifying Punctuation Marks 60
Unit 4 Rights and Responsibilities 62
Lesson 1:They marched on Washington 62
Lesson 2:It's your right 64
Lesson 3:Should high school be compulsory? 66
Lesson 4:Government Agencies 68
Lesson 5:He was elected in 1789 70
Family Application Lesson:What are a tenant's rights? 72
Community Application Lesson:Voting Rights 74
Practice Test 76
Spotlight:Reading:Skimming and Scanning 78
Spotlight:Writing:Identifying Purposes for Writing 80
Unit 5 Consumer News and Views 82
Lesson 1:Everything must go 82
Lesson 2:Are you an impulse buyer? 84
Lesson 3:Do you have your receipt? 86
Lesson 4:Best Buys 88
Lesson 5:That's really expensive,isn't it? 90
Work Application Lesson:Do you sell greeting cards? 92
Community Application Lesson:Where can I get help? 94
Practice Test 96
Spotlight:Reading:Using Context to Guess Meaning 98
Spotlight:Writing:Completing a Return Form 100
Unit 6 Rules and Laws 102
Lesson 1:She has jury duty 102
Lesson 2:It's a felony 104
Lesson 3:To hear this message again,press 9 106
Lesson 4:What to do when you're arrested 108
Lesson 5:It shows the amount that you must pay 110
Family Application Lesson:Laws protect children 112
Work Application Lesson:Laws protect workers 114
Practice Test 116
Spotlight:Reading:Recognizing Cause and Effect 118
Spotlight:Writing:Organizing Your Ideas 120
Unit 7 Career Paths 122
Lesson 1:Who's in charge? 122
Lesson 2:Experience is preferred 124
Lesson 3:He spoke very clearly 126
Lesson 4:Performance Evaluations 128
Lesson 5:If I had known 130
Work Application Lesson:What's happening to the U.S.workforce? 132
Community Application Lesson:Keep on learning 134
Practice Test 136
Spotlight:Reading:Identifying a Sequence of Events 138
Spotlight:Writing:Understanding the Writing Process 140