VE NORTHSTAR R/W BASIC 1 2/E BOOK/CD 184671

Table of Contents:
Scope and Sequence   Unit 1       Finding the Ideal Job     Theme: Work     Reading One: Finding the Ideal Job             A review of a job hunter’s manual     Reading Two: The Ideal Job             A newspaper report     Vocabulary: Word definitions, synonyms, vocabulary classification     Grammar: Descriptive and possessive adjectives   Unit 2       Country Life vs. City Life                 Theme: The Country and the City                 Reading One: The Farming Life for Me                         A letter to the editor                 Reading Two: Leaving the Farm                         A newspaper report                 Vocabulary: Word definitions, context clues, multiple definitions                 Grammar: Simple past tense   Unit 3       Making Money                 Theme: Money                 Reading One: Making Money                         A magazine article                 Reading Two: I Made It Myself                         A counterfeiter’s account                 Vocabulary: Context clues, developing word definitions, antonyms                 Grammar: Comparative forms of adjectives   Unit 4       Save the Elephants                 Theme: Animals                 Reading One: Save the Elephants                         A fundraising appeal                 Reading Two: Save a Logger — Eat an Owl                         A letter to the editor                 Vocabulary: Word definitions, context clues, vocabulary classification                 Grammar: Wh-questions in the simple present tense   Unit 5       “Netiquette”                 Theme: Network Etiquette                 Reading One: “Netiquette” Do’s and Don’ts                         An excerpt from an online newsletter                 Reading Two: Dear Debbie                         A newspaper advice column                 Vocabulary: Word definitions, context clues, prefixes                 Grammar: Verbs plus gerunds and infinitives   Unit 6       Women’s Work?                 Theme: Male and Female Roles                 Reading One: Housework                         A poem                 Reading Two: Good-bye to (Some) Housework                         A magazine article                 Vocabulary: Context clues, appropriate word choice, vocabulary classification                 Grammar: Adverbs and expressions of frequency   Unit 7       Organic Produce: Is It Worth the Price?                 Theme: Food                 Reading One: Organic Produce vs. Regular Produce                         A newspaper advice column                 Reading Two: What’s in Our Food?     Vocabulary: Context clues, vocabulary classification, word association     Grammar: Count and non-count nouns   Unit 8       “I’ll take the train, thanks.”                 Theme: Travel                 Reading One: The Climate Train                         A magazine article                 Reading Two: On the Road with John Madden                         A newspaper report                 Vocabulary: Synonyms, word definitions, context clues                 Grammar: Can and Could   Unit 9       The Winter Blues                 Theme: Health and Illness                 Reading One: Seasonal Affective Disorder                         Editing words for meaning                 Reading Two: A SAD Woman in Alaska                         A case study                 Vocabulary: Editing words for meaning, context clues                 Grammar: Should and shouldn’t   Unit 10     Endangered Cultures                 Theme: Endangered Cultures                 Reading One: Will Indigenous Cultures Survive?                         A magazine article                 Reading Two: The Penan                         An excerpt from a travelogue                 Vocabulary: Paraphrase word meaning, context clues, appropriate word usage     Grammar: Expressing predictions and future plans with the simple future, be going to, and             the present progressive   Grammar Book References