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An Interactive Text for Advanced Beginning ESL Students

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A Family
  READING 1: LIFE IN THE MASON FAMILY
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  READING 2: THE AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
  READING 3: FAMILY LIFE
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 4: MEALS IN AMERICA
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  WORD FORMS
A MOMENT FOR GRAMMAR
    Nouns and articles
  USING LANGUAGE
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
QUESTIONS FOR ANSWERS
PARAGRAPH WRITING
Chapter 2: An Important Decision
  READING 1: A JOB OFFER FOR ELLEN
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  READING 2: ROBERT NEEDS HELP
    Questions related to the reading
  READING 3: NEW NEIGHBORS
    Questions related to the reading
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 4: ROSA GETS HELP FROM SILVIA
    Questions about the reading
In your own words
  A MOMENT FOR GRAMMAR
    Verbs: the present tense, simple and progressive
  USING LANGUAGE
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
READING 5: IT IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FAR AWAY
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 6: WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  WORD FORMS
  QUESTIONS FOR ANSWERS
  PARAGRAPH WRITING
Chapter 3: The Masons Do Their Homework
  READING 1: FINDING OUT ABOUT THE SILICON VALLEY
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  A MOMENT FOR GRAMMAR
    Verbs: the past tense
Irregular verbs
  READING 2: MARK AND SILVIA DISCUSS THE MOVE
    Questions related to the reading
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 3: A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  READING 4: A NEW EXPERIENCE
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 5: FUN WITH ANIMALS
    Questions related to the reading
  READING 6: A NORMAL DAY FOR ELLEN AND SILVIA
    Practice with language
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 7: WHAT SILVIA WAS WATCHING
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  WORD FORMS
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
QUESTIONS FOR ANSWERS
PARAGRAPH WRITING
Chapter 4: Future Plans
  READING 1: WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE IN THE SILICON VALLEY
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  A MOMENT FOR GRAMMAR
    Verbs: the future tense
Sentences with it
  READING 2: WHAT'S FOR DINNER?
    Questions related to the reading
  READING 3: WILL STACY BE DRIVING?
    Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 4: EDUCATION IN AMERICA
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
    In your own words
  READING 5: CAREER PLANS
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
WORD FORMS
QUESTIONS FOR ANSWERS
PARAGRAPH WRITING
Chapter 5: Have We Made the Right Decision?
  READING 1: A BIG JOB
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  A MOMENT FOR GRAMMAR
    Verbs: the present perfect
  READING 2: A PARTY
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  READING 3: A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
  READING 4: HAVE YOU PACKED EVERYTHING?
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 5: A LESSON ON THE COMPUTER
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  READING 6: HAVE YOU KEPT UP WITH TECHNOLOGY?
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  WORD FORMS
QUESTIONS FOR ANSWERS
PARAGRAPH WRITING
Chapter 6: The Arrival
  READING 1: THE FIRST EVENING
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  READING 2: WHAT THE MASONS HAVE DONE SO FAR
    Questions related to the reading
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 3: THE GIRLS HAVE TO GET PERMISSION
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  A MOMENT FOR GRAMMAR
    Modal auxiliaries
  READING 4: SILVIA AND KEIKO FIGURE OUT A PLAN
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  READING 5: THEIR PLAN WORKS
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  READING 6: AFTER DINNER
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  WORD FORMS
USING LANGUAGE
QUESTIONS FOR ANSWERS
PARAGRAPH WRITING
Chapter 7: Life Goes On
  READING 1: IS SILVIA OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE DECISIONS?
    Vocabulary
In other words
    Questions about the reading
    In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 2: SILVIA MAKES PLANS FOR HER FUTURE
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
A MOMENT FOR GRAMMAR
    Pronouns and related forms
  READING 3: WHY IS THE PHONE BILL SO HIGH?
    Vocabulary
In other words
Questions about the reading
In your own words
  USING LANGUAGE
READING 4: LEARNING LANGUAGES
    Questions related to the reading
  USING LANGUAGE
WORD FORMS
QUESTIONS FOR ANSWERS
PARAGRAPH WRITING
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