Full Description
Life Skills and Test Prep 1, by Theresa Warren (with Maria H. Koonce), provides engaging instruction in the essential life skills competencies that adult learners need in all their roles -- at home, at work, at school, and in their communities. The course also includes listening and reading tests to give students invaluable practice in taking standardized tests, motivating them to achieve their benchmarks and persist in their learning goals.
Features
60 life skills lessons correlated to CASAS competencies
Extensive practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing
Flexible format to support teacher and program needs
Separate Teacher's Manual with test-taking strategies, answer keys, and diagnostic information for follow-up instruction
An audio program on CD
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Sample Audio
Listen to samples from the Audio CDs:
Unit 9: Talking on the Phone
Lesson 1: Learn p.136 (0:24)
Lesson 1: Practice, Exercise A p.136 (0:39)
Lesson 1: Learn p.136 (0:29)
Lesson 1: Practice, Exercise A p.136 (1:00)
Lesson 2: Learn, Exercise A p.138 (1:33)
Lesson 2: Learn, Exercise B p.138 (2:03)
Lesson 2: Learn, Exercise C p.139 (1:20)
Lesson 3: Listen p.141 (0:45)
Test: Listening I, Directions p.142 (0:18)
Test: Listening I, 1 p.142 (0:13)
Test: Listening I, 2 p.142 (0:17)
Test: Listening I, 3 p.142 (0:12)
Contents
Correlations
To the Teacher
To the Student
Unit 1: Meeting New People
Lesson 1 Introducing Yourself
Lesson 2 Introducing a Friend
Lesson 3 Using Mr., Ms., Mrs., and Miss
Lesson 4 Family
Lesson 5 Where Are You From?
Unit 1 Test
Unit 2: Giving Personal Information
Lesson 1 The Alphabet
Lesson 2 Numbers 0-9, Phone Numbers
Lesson 3 Numbers 10-100, Ages
Lesson 4 Addresses
Lesson 5 Addressing an Envelope
Lesson 6 Personal Information Forms
Unit 2 Test
Unit 3: Going to School
Lesson 1 The Classroom
Lesson 2 Places at School
Lesson 3 Ordinal Numbers 1st - 10th
Lesson 4 Ordinal Numbers 11th - 99th
Lesson 5 People at School
Unit 3 Test
Unit 4: Time, Dates, and Weather
Lesson 1 Time
Lesson 2 Days of the Week
Lesson 3 Months and Seasons of the Year
Lesson 4 Dates
Lesson 5 National Holidays
Lesson 6 Famous Americans
Lesson 7 Weather
Unit 4 Test
Unit 5: Community
Lesson 1 Places in Town
Lesson 2 Transportation
Lesson 3 Transportation Rules
Lesson 4 Transportation Schedules
Lesson 5 Traffic Signs
Unit 5 Test
Unit 6: Money and Shopping
Lesson 1 Money
Lesson 2 Receipts
Lesson 3 Clothing
Lesson 4 Sizes
Lesson 5 Prices
Lesson 6 Shopping
Unit 6 Test
Unit 7: Food
Lesson 1 Food
Lesson 2 Food Containers
Lesson 3 Food Quantities and Prices
Lesson 4 At a Restaurant
Unit 7 Test
Unit 8: Housing
Lesson 1 Home
Lesson 2 Furniture and Appliances
Lesson 3 Life at Home
Lesson 4 Reading Housing Ads
Unit 8 Test
Unit 9: Talking on the Phone
Lesson 1 Making Personal Calls
Lesson 2 Making Business Calls
Lesson 3 Calling in to Work
Unit 9 Test
Unit 10: Health
Lesson 1 Parts of the Body
Lesson 2 Feeling Sick
Lesson 3 An Appointment with the Doctor
Lesson 4 A Visit to the Doctor's Office
Unit 10 Test
Unit 11: Safety Procedures
Lesson 1 Safety Signs
Lesson 2 Safety Warnings
Lesson 3 Fire Safety at School or Work
Lesson 4 Earthquake Safety
Lesson 5 Call 911
Unit 11 Test
Unit 12: Employment
Lesson 1 Occupations I
Lesson 2 Occupations II
Lesson 3 Looking for a Job
Lesson 4 A Job Interview
Lesson 5 Work Schedules
Lesson 6 Reporting Problems on the Job
Unit 12 Test
Map of the World
Map of the United States and Canada
U.S. and Canadian Postal Abbreviations
U.S. and Canadian Capitals
Audioscript
Test Answer Sheets for Units 1-12
