Contents
To the Instructor
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To the Student
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1. An Introduction: Study Skills
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First Step: Five Ideas to Help You Study
Language Focus: Idioms
Second Step: The Cornell Note-Taking System
Language Focus: Preposition Practice
Third Step: Reading as a Reader by Donald M. Murray
Language Focus: Metaphors
Chapter Wrap-Up
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2. Communication: Language and Culture
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First Step: Body Language
Language Focus: by + doing
Second Step: The Road Back by Deanna Weniger
Language Focus: Specialized Vocabulary
Third Step: Going to Japan by Barbara Kingsolver
Language Focus: Idioms
Chapter Wrap-Up
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3. Education: Genius
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First Step: My Teacher Arrives by Helen Keller
Language Focus: Preposition Practice
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Step It Up
Second Step: A Beautiful Mind
Language Focus: Sentence Fragments
Third Step: Prison Studies by Malcolm X
Language Focus: Understanding Complex Sentences
Chapter Wrap-Up
4. English: American Short Stories
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First Step: A Fable by Robert Fox
Language Focus: Two-Word Verbs
Second Step: I See You Never by Ray Bradbury
Language Focus: Adjective Order
Third Step: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
by William Saroyan
Language Focus: Idioms
Chapter Wrap-Up
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5. Art: Art of the Americas
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First Step: Trip Inland in Summer
Language Focus: Animal Names
Second Step: The Mystery of Nasca
Language Focus: Names of Shapes
Third Step: Frida and Diego
Language Focus: Understanding Complex Language
Chapter Wrap-Up
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6. History: Slavery
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First Step: The Amistad Rebellion
Language Focus: Preposition Practice
Second Step: A Slave’s Story
Language Focus: Spoken and Written Language
Third Step: Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball
Language Focus: Time Words and Phrases
Chapter Wrap-Up
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7. Business: Business Communication
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First Step: Ten Rules of Good Telephone Etiquette
Language Focus: Understanding Telephone Etiquette
Second Step: A Good Résumé
Language Focus: Preposition Practice
Third Step: Ask Evelyn by Evelyn Nussenbaum
Language Focus: Idioms
Chapter Wrap-Up
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8. Geology: Earth’s Fury
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First Step: Tornado Hunting
Language Focus: Size and Number
Second Step: Japanese Scientists Predicted Big Quake on Island
by Keay Davidson
Language Focus: Phrases of Time and Location
Third Step: Krakatoa by Simon Winchester
Language Focus: Understanding Complex Language
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9. Nutrition: Kitchen Science
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First Step: 5+ a Day
Language Focus: Fruit and Vegetable Words
Second Step: The Difference between Fruits and Vegetables
by Russ Parsons
Language Focus: Fruit and Vegetable Words
Third Step: The First Restaurants by Rachel Laudan
Language Focus: Article Practice
Chapter Wrap-Up
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10. Ecology: Heroes for the Environment
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Step It Up
First Step: Jacques Cousteau
Language Focus: Synonyms
Second Step: The Log from the Sea of Cortez
by John Steinbeck
Language Focus: Article Practice
Third Step: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson and
Environmental Movement at 40: Is Earth Healthier?
by Hillary Mayell
Language Focus: Preposition Practice
Chapter Wrap-Up
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Appendix 1: Suggested Videos
Appendix 2: Extended Reading Suggestions
Appendix 3: Related Websites
Appendix 4: Vocabulary Practiced by Level
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Answer Key
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