Unit Tour

UNIT OPENER
Each unit follows a character who works at Park View
Hospital. Students learn about living and working in
the U.S. as they watch the character interact with
coworkers, customers, family, and friends.

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Henry’s Big
Dreams

A goal-setting activity
Each unit opens with a photo
MY GOALS introduces students to the
of the character in a workplace
Talk about a job I want competencies in the unit.
situation from the unit.
Talk about my work history
Read a pay stub
Offer to help someone
Independent Online Practice:
Complete a job application
MyEnglishLab offers corresponding
Go to MyEnglishLab for more
practice after each lesson.
independent practice for every lesson
in the unit. See page 1 in the student
book for more information about
MyEnglishLab.

Henry Keita
Henry Today
I’m the head nurse in the
OR. I like what I do, but maybe it’s
time to try something new.

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A status update from the character

introduces the unit storyline.

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LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Listening and speaking lessons present key
competencies in the context of videos of the
characters’ daily lives. Students practice
speaking and listening in a variety of contexts
and communicative tasks. Pop-up Flashcards introduce
key vocabulary in the lesson.

LESSON LISTENING AND SPEAKING

8 Offer to help someone

GET READY TO WATCH

Susan is offering to help Henry with his work.
With a click the video window Have you ever offered to help a coworker?

appears. An optional pop-up video

transcript highlights each line
as it is spoken. Teachers can use WATCH
the script to navigate to specific Watch the video. Circle the correct answers.
1. Where does Henry have to be in half an hour?
language or action in the video. a. at the nurses’ station b. in Dr. Healy’s office c. in the OR
2. What does Henry ask Susan to do with the file?
a. bring a copy to a doctor b. make some notes in it c. copy it for herself
3. What does Susan think Henry should do?
a. make his own copies b. ask for help more often c. help the other nurses

CONVERSATION
A Watch part of the video. Complete the conversation. Pronunciation Notes point out
Henry: I’m so busy. And I’m due in the OR in half an hour. common features of spoken English
Susan: Can I help with anything? and provide examples from the video.
Henry: Actually, yeah. I could really use some help.
Susan: Of course. Just tell me what you need me to do.
Henry: Well, I need to make a of this file.
Then I have to bring it up to Dr. Healy on the fourth floor.
Susan: OK. I’ll take care of it. And I should bring the original back to you, right?
Henry: Yes, that’s right. Thanks a lot.
That’s a big . Pronunciation Note
Susan: No problem. Anytime. Some words have letters that we do not pronounce. What Do You Think? encourages
B Listen and repeat. Listen and repeat. Notice the silent letters. students to think critically about what
half hour could
The practice conversation is from C PAIRS Practice the conversation.
should right often the characters in the video do or say.
D PAIRS Make similar conversations.
the video. This is language students Offer to help someone with a task.
can use in their daily lives.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
GROUPS OF 3 Do you think Susan gave Henry good advice?
Is it OK for her to give this kind of advice to a supervisor? The idea box that pops up on the screen
provides students with suggestions for
making similar conversations.
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Independent Online Practice

In their eText students can watch the video again and study the video
transcript. In MyEnglishLab students complete video-based listening
activities. They also record themselves speaking and submit their best
recordings directly to the teacher for grading.

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GRAMMAR
Grammar lessons focus on language students heard in
the video. Students practice the grammar with listening,
speaking, and writing activities.

LESSON GRAMMAR

5 Present perfect with for and since

STUDY Present perfect with for and since

Statements
Students watch the video again, this time Subject have Past Participle for/since Time Expression
listening for the target grammar in the I have worked here for ten years.
He has been a nurse since 2005.
context of the video. The Grammar Note highlights specific
Wh- Questions
Wh- Word have Subject Past Participle aspects of the target grammar.
How long have you worked here?

Short Answers Grammar Note

(For) ten years. Use the present perfect with for or since to talk about something that
started in the past and is still true.
Since 2013.
Use for with a length of time (for ten minutes, for a month, for a long time).
Use since with a specific time (since 5:00, since Monday, since two days ago).
Practice activities move from highly
PRACTICE structured and focused to more
A Circle for or since. challenging or open-ended.
1. Michel has worked as a receptionist here for / since three years.
2. Charlie has been an LPN for / since last year.
3. Has Sheila been the head nurse for / since a long time?
4. I have waited tables at this restaurant for / since five months.
5. We’ve worked together for / since January.
B Look at the timeline. On a separate piece of paper, write 5 sentences about Henry.
Use the present perfect with for or since.

Graduated from Became a

community college registered nurse
1999 2006

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Graduated from Moved to Texas and Promoted to

high school started work at Park View head nurse
1996 2000 2010

C PAIRS Ask and answer questions with How long about Henry.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Create a timeline for important events in your life. With a partner,
ask and answer questions with How long.

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In What about You?, students use

the target grammar to talk about their
own lives.

Independent Online Practice

In MyEnglishLab, students practice the grammar point with all new exercises.
They receive automatic and focused feedback on their work.

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PRACTICAL SKILLS
The two-page Practical Skills lessons focus on functional language
and life-skill competencies. Students practice reading, listening, and
speaking skills that are appropriate to the competency.

Pop-up Teacher Notes suggest multi-level

adaptations, additional classroom activities,
and teaching tips specific to each lesson.

In Practical Speaking, students listen to

a conversation related to the realia on the
previous page. They role-play a similar
conversation, using the real-life context
presented in the lesson.

LESSON PRACTICAL SKILLS

6 Read a pay stub

C Answer the questions. Write the correct amount from the pay stub.
1. How much money does Henry earn for a regular hour of work?
GET READY 2. How much money did Henry make this pay period before taxes?
Henry has just received his pay stub, and he is checking it for errors.
Do you check pay stubs for mistakes? 3. How much of this amount will be taxed?
4. How much tax does Henry have to pay for this pay period?
PRACTICAL READING 5. What is Henry’s net pay for this pay period?
A Read the pay stub. What kinds of information do you see? 6. What is Henry’s net pay from January 1 to May 15?
Check [✓] all that are correct.
how many hours Henry worked PRACTICAL SPEAKING
how much money Henry earned per hour A An employee has a question about his pay stub. He talks to his
how much tax has been taken away human resources manager. Listen to their conversation.
how much Henry paid for health insurance
Employee: Excuse me. Do you have a minute?
how many times Henry was late to work
Manager: Sure. What is it?
Employee: I have a question about my paycheck.
Manager: OK. Let’s take a look. What is it?
Name: Henry Keita Pay Date: 5/17 Employee: Can you explain to me what “FICA” is?
Employee ID # 409-773-821 Pay Period: 5/1 – 5/15
Base Rate: 30.26 Manager: That’s a tax you pay the government for Social Security and Medicare.

Hours and Earnings Taxes and Deductions Pre-Tax Items Employee: Oh, I see. Thanks!
Regular 80 2420.80 FICA 202.19 Health 104.84 B Listen and repeat.
Overtime 10 453.90 Fed Inc Tax 740.04 Dental 40.63 C PAIRS Role play a conversation between an employee and a human resources manager.
401K 86.24 Ask about different items on a pay stub.

Taxes and
PRACTICAL LISTENING
Gross Pre-Tax Taxable Wages Deductions Net Pay A Henry is listening to a podcast about double-checking your pay stub.
Current 2874.70 231.71 2642.99 942.23 1700.76 Listen to the podcast. Which item on the pay stub is the audio mostly about?
a. gross and net pay b. FICA c. overtime hours
YTD 25191.45 2064.97 23126.48 8244.59 14881.89
B Listen again. Read the statements. Circle True or False.
Correct the false statements.
B Read the pay stub again. Answer the questions. Circle the the correct answers. 1. You can choose not to have FICA taxes taken away from your paycheck. True False
1. When did this pay period begin? 2. Social Security and Medicare benefits are based on the
a. May 1 b. May 15 c. May 17 number of years you have been retired. True False
2. How long is this pay period? 3. If your employer makes a mistake, you might receive
a. 1 week b. 2 weeks c. 1 month less money after retirement. True False
3. How many regular hours does Henry work per week? 4. The amount of FICA withholding should be 7.65% of your net pay. True False
a. 10 hours b. 40 hours c. 80 hours 5. If you see a mistake, you should talk to a coworker about it. True False
4. How many overtime hours did Henry work in this pay period?
a. 80 hours b. 30.26 hours c. 10 hours WHAT DO YOU THINK?
5. Which of these items is not taxed? GROUPS OF 3 Why do you think it is important to save your pay stubs?
a. overtime hours b. regular hours c. 401K contribution For how long should you save them?

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Students interpret information in What Do You Think? develops students’ The Practical Listening section gives
realia to develop their practical critical thinking and problem-solving skills. students important information related
reading skills. to the lesson topic and provides another
opportunity for listening practice.

Independent Online Practice

In MyEnglishLab, students practice the grammar point with all new exercises.
They receive automatic and focused feedback on their work.

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WRITING LESSON
Writing Lessons present diverse writing tasks and formats relevant
to the workplace and higher education. Writing lessons in all levels of
Project Success present the steps of the writing process: studying a
model, planning, writing, and revising and editing.

Every lesson presents students with

a writing task in a specific context. Students use graphic organizers to
Students develop their writing for Writing Tips introduce key writing analyze the writing model, and then to
specific tasks, purposes, and concepts that are illustrated in the develop and organize their own ideas
audiences. writing model. for their writing.

LESSON WRITING

7 Write a short biography

C Look at and complete the ideas web the author used to plan the biography.

GET READY Introduction to Cam: Work History:

Henry read about a new employee in the hospital newsletter. When you meet people for the – administrative coordinator – admin support at
first time, what things do you like to learn about them? – started last – created system for storing patient info

STUDY THE MODEL

A Motivation for Career:
Read the biography. Which paragraph talks about Cam’s previous work experience? Personal Info: Cam Trung – interested since
– likes , BBQs, – enjoying Park View so far
Meet Cam Trung basketball
Administrative Coordinator, Nursing Department – family: husband Danh,
Chad
1 We are happy to welcome Cam Trung to a nursing home. I loved helping people.” Where to Meet Cam:
Park View Hospital. Cam joined the Cam is thrilled with the opportunity to join – works on the floor
administrative team in the nursing us at Park View. “I’m excited to
department last month. be a part of the team. Everyone
has been very friendly, and I’m BEFORE YOU WRITE
2 Before coming to Park View, Cam
worked at the West Side Medical already learning a lot of new A PAIRS You’re going to write a biography of your partner. Interview your partner.
skills.” Ask the questions below. Add two of your own questions.
Clinic as an administrative
support person. At West Side, In her free time, Cam loves to 4 1. What is your name?
Cam was part of a team that cook. On weekends, she often 2. Do you live with family members? Who?
created a new system for storing invites friends over for barbeques
patient information. and games of basketball. Cam 3. What do you do? Where do you work? What do you do there?
3 Cam has known since high school lives in Bellaire with her husband
that she wanted to work in a hospital. Danh and five-year-old son Chad.
4. What other English classes have you taken, before this one?
“I’ve always been interested in health Cam works in the nursing department 5
care,” she says. “When I was a teenager office on the fourth floor. Be sure to stop by
I volunteered at my local hospital and at and say hello! 5. Why are you studying English? What are your goals?

6. What do you like to do in your free time?

Writing Tip
When you write a text that has more than one paragraph, each
paragraph should have just one main idea. The main idea tells 7. Your question:
you the most important information in the paragraph. Usually, this Answer:
main idea is in the first or second sentence of each paragraph.
8. Your question:
B Read the Writing Tip. Then read the biography again. Answer:
Match each paragraph to its main idea. B Create an ideas web using the answers your partner gave you in Exercise A.
Paragraph 1 a. work history Use a separate piece of paper.
Paragraph 2 b. personal interests
Paragraph 3 c. introduction to Cam WRITE
Paragraph 4 d. where to meet Cam Write a biography about your partner from Exercise A. Review the model and
the Writing Tip. Use the ideas from your ideas web to write your biography.
Paragraph 5 e. motivation for career

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The pop-up Check Your Understanding In follow-up exercises, students The pop-up Writing Checklist guides
questions focus on the content of the analyze the structure, development, students through the editing process.
writing model. and key language of the writing model.

Independent Online Practice

In MyEnglishLab students respond to an all new
writing prompt while practicing the same writing
skill. Written submissions go directly to the
teacher for feedback.

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READING LESSON
High-interest readings in diverse formats expose students to the scope and
variety of text they will encounter in the workplace and higher education.

Key vocabulary is defined and

presented in pop-up Flashcards.

Every reading lesson introduces With the After You Read questions,
an essential reading skill for students practice the lesson’s reading
students to practice. skill and / or interpret the table or graph.

Tables and graphs present In the Vocabulary Study section,

information related to the students learn and practice a
reading in graphic form. strategy for vocabulary building.

LESSON READING

3 Use supporting illustrations

Annual wages for the most common occupations in the U.S.

GET READY Reading Skill registered nurse $69,110

A Henry read an online article about strange jobs. Supporting illustrations are art or administrative assistant $33,020
Have you heard about a strange or unusual job? photos that are included with an office clerk $28,920
article. Writers use illustrations
B Read the Reading Skill. Look at the illustrations in the retail salesperson $25,130
to help the reader understand the
article. Can you guess what each person is doing? meaning of the text. Look at the janitor/cleaner $24,840
illustrations of a text before you cashier $20,230
READ read to get an idea of what the
article is about. waiter/waitress $20,890
Listen and read the article. Was your guess correct?
food service worker $18,790

So What Do You Do For A Living? AFTER YOU READ

“I never thought I’d be doing this,” Joe Merone Look at the graph about average annual job salaries. Answer the questions.
says about his strange career as a cook. What’s
unusual about being a cook? Joe is a Culinary
1. What is the average annual pay for a waiter?
Specialist on a nuclear submarine. “I was working 2. Which job earns an average annual wage of $24,840?
in a restaurant and met a customer from the navy. 3. Which job has the highest pay?
He said that if I wanted a challenge, I should try
cooking underwater,” explains Joe. “I wanted
something new, so I enlisted. I’ve learned a lot. We VOCABULARY STUDY Suffixes
run out of fresh ingredients after a few weeks at
sea, so I’ve really learned how to get the most out
Build Your Vocabulary
of canned food. I just had to get used to not having Foley Artist Did you know that most sounds in a A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the end of a word to make a new word.
any windows!” movie are not made by the actors? Studios later For example, you add -dom to king to make kingdom, the land of a king.
add background noises, such as footsteps. Sound
Like Joe, many people find themselves working experts, called Foley artists, find creative ways to Suffix Meaning Examples
jobs they never even knew existed. Here are a few make any sound the studio may need. For example,
more unusual careers that may surprise you. they may shake a sheet of metal to simulate -er / -or a person or thing who teacher, player, actor, calculator
thunder or slap gloves together for flapping bird
-ness the condition of, full of quietness, kindness, sadness
wings. Average salary: $80,000.
-less without careless, sleepless, priceless

Read the Build Your Vocabulary note. Study the suffixes and their meanings.
Then complete the definitions of words from the article.
1. A diver is a person who .
2. Darkness means the condition of being .
3. A tester is a person who .
Golf Ball Diver Ever wonder what happens to
balls that land in the water on golf courses? 4. Fearless means without .
They’re collected by professional golf ball divers Breath Odor Tester How do mouthwash
wearing SCUBA gear. A good diver can recover companies know that their products stop bad
1,000 balls an hour, earning about $100. If that
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
breath? They employ people with an excellent sense ON THE WEB
sounds like easy work, think again. The divers feel of smell to test them! These fearless workers smell GROUPS OF 3 What are some good and bad features For more information, go online and
for balls with their hands in total darkness. They people’s breath before and after they use the of the unusual jobs mentioned in the article? search “strange jobs.” Find a strange
often get cut by broken glass and bitten by snakes! mouthwash. Then they evaluate how well it works. Would you like to have one of these jobs? job and tell the class about it.
Average salary: $35,000. Average salary: $53,000. Why or why not?

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In the pop-up Check Your Understanding In What Do You Think?, UNIT 4 51

students read the text closely, make students connect the

inferences from it, and support their reading to their own lives.
conclusions with evidence from the text.
All readings are accompanied by audio
to aid students’ comprehension and The On The Web activity extends
fluency. The optional pop-up transcript students’ learning about the lesson
highlights each line as it is spoken. topic beyond the classroom.

Independent Online Practice

In their eText students can replay the audio and read along.
In MyEnglishLab, students encounter new readings related to the same topic.

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JOB-SEEKING SKILLS
Job-seeking skills lessons introduce students to the
skills essential to getting a job. These lessons focus
on reading /writing or listening /speaking skills as
appropriate to the content.

Mario López Today

Job-Seeking Skills lessons present JOB-SEEKING SKILLS Frank told me that Park
View Hospital is looking
realia or audio related to searching for Complete a job application for nurses! I’m going to
fill out an application
a job. Students complete an activity right away!

to check their comprehension of the GET READY

presentation before they practice the Mario is completing a job application for the LVN position at Park View Hospital.
Have you ever filled out a job application? What job was the application for?
skill on their own.
READ A JOB APPLICATION
A Read the job application. What information does it ask for? Throughout the book,
1550 Park Rd., Houston, TX 77004
students follow Mario on his
Last Name First Name Middle Name Telephone Number search for a job. The status
LÓPEZ MARIO LUIS Home (281) 555-7812 Cell (832) 555-0329
Address City State Zip Code Date of Application updates provide an entry
4180 POLK ST. HOUSTON TX 77023 5-17-15
Social Security No. Drivers License No. Professional License No./State/Expiration Date for discussing the various
000-991-0423 58441209 Lic. No. PN 436 210 / TEXAS / exp. 10-30-17
Education: (Circle Highest Grade Completed) Name & Address of College, School or Nursing School
stages of the job-search
High School 1 2 3 4 Yrs MCCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, process.
College 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yrs 1400 COLLEGE DR., WACO, TX 76708
Position Applying for Dept. Starting Salary Expected Number of Years Experience
LVN medical / surgical $43,000 5
In Put Your Ideas to Work, students Are you willing to work on weekends? What shifts are you willing to work?
Yes No Will Consider Day Night Evening Part-Time/Relief Any
practice the skills they need to get a job,
using the first part of the lesson as a model. B Read the job application again. Answer the questions.
1. What is Mario’s professional license number?
2. In which city did Mario go to school?
3. How long has Mario worked as an LVN?
4. Which shifts can Mario work?

PUT YOUR IDEAS TO WORK

A Imagine that you are applying for a job. Complete the application.
Are you over eighteen years of age? Yes X No
Education: (Circle Highest Grade Completed) Name & Address of College, School or Nursing School
High School 1 2 3 4 Yrs
College 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yrs
Position Applying for Dept. Starting Salary Expected Number of Years Experience

Are you willing to work on weekends? What shifts are you willing to work?
Yes No Will Consider Day Night Evening Part-Time/Relief Any
H b i t d f f l ff ? N Y

B PAIRS Ask and answer questions about your job applications.

What position are you applying for?
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Independent Online Practice

In MyEnglishLab, students practice the job-seeking skill with
a job-seeking activity.

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UNIT REVIEW
In the Unit Review, students review and integrate all the
concepts and language they learned in the unit.

UNIT 4 REVIEW
The Grammar Review gives students
GRAMMAR
In this unit, you studied: an opportunity to synthesize the unit’s
Navigation in the eText is easy. Students ● Present perfect: Indefinite past
grammar points.
● Present perfect with for and since

simply click on these hotlinks. See page 148 for your Grammar Review.

VOCABULARY See page 163 for the Unit 4 Vocabulary.

Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Write Your First Language
A Choose ten words from the Unit 4 Word List. In your notebook, write the word
in English and then in your first language.
Vocabulary from every lesson is listed
in the back of the book. In the eText
stressful—estresante
students can review all the flashcards
from the unit.

B Underline five words in Exercise A. Write a sentence with each word.

SPELLING See page 163 for the Unit 4 Vocabulary.

CLASS Choose ten words for a spelling test.

LISTENING PLUS
A Watch each video. Write the story of Henry’s day.

In Listening Plus, students review the unit With just a click the teacher can open
videos and reconstruct the character’s day. any of the videos in the unit. Students
Henry talked to his coworker Rick about a job he wants. Henry said that he can review all the videos in the eText.
wants to work in an ER.

B PAIRS Review the Lesson 8 conversation. See page 58. Role play the
conversation for the class.

NOW I CAN
PAIRS See page 47 for the Unit 4 Goals. Check ✓ the things you can do.
Underline the things you want to study more. Tell your partner.

I can . I need more practice with .

Now I Can brings students back to the

initial goal-setting activity at the beginning
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of the unit.

Independent Online Practice

MyEnglishLab culminates in a Unit Test. This test allows teachers to track
students’ progress and to focus any additional practice on targeted needs.

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