Unit 1 Street Trees
pick + ;
get +
The Meth Buster
essay writing
write a brief essay explaining how you will contribute to the building of your neighborhood into a more harmonious one
Unit 2 The Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
When I Heard the Leam'd Astronomer
carry+ ; work +
The Case for UFOs
abstract writing
write an abstract, of about 150 words based on a reading passage
Unit 3 The Library Card
Negro Spirituals
call + lie +
The Ethics of Living Jim Crow
composition writing
write a composition based on a graph in about 150 words
Unit 4 How Could Anything That Feels So Bad Be So Good?
talk+ ; hear +
Our Way of Life Makes Us Miserable
abstract writing
write an abstract of about 150 words based on a reading passage
Test Yourself 1 (Units 1 -4)
Unit 5 The Monster
Symphony in Yellow
cast + ; think +
Isaac Newton
resume writing
write a resume and a cover letter
Unit 6 Zeritsky's Law
play+ ; die +
John Thomas's Cube
synopsis writing
write a synopsis of Zeritsky's Law in about 200 words
Unit 7 Look for the Rusty Lining
run+ ; fall+
One Vote for This Age of Anxiety
essay writing
write an essay about needless worry, etc.
Unit 8 Debating the Unknowable
Questions at Night
move + ; grow +
A Sense of the Future
composition writing
write a composition based on a graph
Test Yourself 2 (Units 5 -8)
Appendix 1 Tape Scripts and Key to Test Papers
Appendix 2 Glossary