Full Description
Life Skills and Test Prep 2, by Ronna Magy and Howard Pomann (with Jennifer Gaudet), 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
58 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 CDs
Sample Audio
Listen to samples from the Audio CDs:
Unit 5: Food
Audio Program Introduction (0:30)
Lesson 1: Learn, Exercise A p.70 (2:17)
Lesson 1: Practice, Exercise B p.71 (0:56)
Lesson 2: Learn, Exercise A p.72 (1:21)
Lesson 3: Listen p.75 (1:54)
Lesson 6: Practice, Exercise A p.83 (0:44)
Test: Listening 1, Directions p.84 (0:18)
Test: Listening 1, 1 p.84 (0:12)
Test: Listening 1, 2 p.84 (0:15)
Test: Listening 1, 3 p.84 (0:13)
Contents
Correlations
To the Teacher
To the Student
Unit 1: School
Lesson 1 School Registration
Lesson 2 Answering Personal Information Questions
Lesson 3 A Class Schedule
Lesson 4 Identifying School Personnel
Lesson 5 Home—School Communication: Telephoning
Lesson 6 Home—School Communication: Writing a Note
Lesson 7 Classroom Communication: Making Requests and Asking for Permission
Unit 1 Test
Unit 2: Family
Lesson 1 Identifying Family Members
Lesson 2 Giving Information About Family Members
Lesson 3 Describing People
Lesson 4 Complimenting People
Lesson 5 Good News and Bad News
Unit 2 Test
Unit 3: Talking on the Phone
Lesson 1 Calling Someone
Lesson 2 Taking a Message
Lesson 3 Recorded Messages
Lesson 4 Phone Directories I
Lesson 5 Phone Directories II
Unit 3 Test
Unit 4: Community Life
Lesson 1 An Events Calendar
Lesson 2 Invitations
Lesson 3 Giving and Getting Directions
Lesson 4 Traffic Signs
Lesson 5 At The Post Office I
Lesson 6 At The Post Office II
Unit 4 Test
Unit 5: Food
Lesson 1 Containers
Lesson 2 Quantities
Lesson 3 Food Labels
Lesson 4 Comparing Values
Lesson 5 A Restaurant Menu
Lesson 6 Clarification Strategies
Unit 5 Test
Unit 6: Money and Shopping
Lesson 1 Using an ATM
Lesson 2 Reading Receipts
Lesson 3 Writing Checks
Lesson 4 Shopping
Lesson 5 Returning and Exchanging Purchases
Unit 6 Test
Unit 7: Understanding Measurements
Lesson 1 Temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius
Lesson 2 Measuring Dimensions
Lesson 3 Measuring Distance
Unit 7 Test
Unit 8: Housing
Lesson 1 Finding an Apartment for Rent
Lesson 2 Renting An Apartment
Lesson 3 Housing Problems
Unit 8 Test
Unit 9: Health
Lesson 1 Parts of the Body
Lesson 2 Injuries
Lesson 3 Feeling Sick
Lesson 4 Making an Appointment
Lesson 5 Medical History Forms
Lesson 6 Medicine
Lesson 7 Medicine Labels
Unit 9 Test
Unit 10: Safety Procedures
Lesson 1 Safety Warnings
Lesson 2 Calling 911
Lesson 3 Communicating with Police
Unit 10 Test
Unit 11: Getting a Job
Lesson 1 Help Wanted Ads
Lesson 2 Job Application I
Lesson 3 Job Application II
Lesson 4 A Job Interview
Unit 11 Test
Unit 12: On the Job
Lesson 1 Pay Day
Lesson 2 An Employee Accident Form
Lesson 3 A Work Schedule
Lesson 4 Computers
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
Medical History Form
Job Application Form
Employee Accident Report Form
Test Answer Sheets for Units 1-12
