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CONTENTS

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Glossary ................................... 6

Are You “Test-Wise”? ............... 9

Beware of Telephone Scams ..................................... 12

Keep Your Cool! ...................... 15

Controlling Pests ................... 18

A Car’s Safety Features ................................. 21

Vocabulary Stretch ................ 24

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Glossary ................................. 31

Computers and Health ..................................... 34

Easy Biscuits .......................... 37

Will You Lend a Hand? .................................. 40

A Gardening Project .............. 43

Good Mental Health .............. 46


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Glossary ................................. 56

Buying Life Insurance ........... 59

Megavitamins: A Good Idea? .......................... 62

Understanding Mass Mailings ................................. 65

Practicing Conservation ........ 68

Washing Your Car .................. 71


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Glossary ................................. 81

Reading Food Labels .............. 84

Tools and Tasks ...................... 87

Communities Against Graffiti .................................... 90

How to Paint a Room ............. 93

Safe Driving Quiz .................. 96


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UNIT 1

PREVIEW

Here’s an introduction to the vocabulary terms, concepts, and skills you will study in this

unit. Answers are upside down on the bottom of the page.

TRUE OR FALSE

Write T or F to show whether each statement is true or false.

1. _____ Soap and toilet paper are two staples that people keep

in their homes.

2. _____ Adjectives are words that describe adverbs.

3. _____ Gullible people are sometimes known as con artists.

4. _____ Solicitors are important safety features in your car.

5. _____ Road rage is usually an effect of excessive stress.

6. _____ Pesticide is an antonym of insecticide.

7. _____ Analogies are statements of relationship.

8. _____ It can be dangerous to recline your seat-back while

you are driving.

ELEMENTS OF VOCABULARY

Draw a line to match each item on the left with an appropriate example on the right.

1. part of speech a. barnyard

2. prefix b. pronoun

3. compound word c. cide

4. Latin root d. en-

ANSWERS: TRUE OR FALSE: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. T ELEMENTS OF VOCABULARY: 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. cEVERYDAY LIVING WORDS

GLOSSARY

A glossary is an alphabetical list of useful terms. In this book, glossary entries are

drawn from the various activities of everyday life.

academic having to do with formal schooling

analyze to study something part by part; to examine it carefully

ballot paper or card on which a voter marks his or her choice

bank account money deposited in a bank where it is held ready for withdrawal by the depositor

consumer person who buys products or services

cultivate to prepare soil and grow crops

detour route used when the regular route is blocked or closed to traffic

entrée the main dish of a meal

etiquette rules of proper conduct; good manners

obligation a legal or moral duty or responsibility

passage a section of a speech or a piece of writing

pedestrians people who are walking instead of driving or riding

prohibited describes something not allowed; often forbidden by law

schedule a plan showing dates and times when parts of a project should be completed; a timetable

staples common articles or food items kept in readiness for use

thrive to grow in a strong, healthy way

WORDS IN CONTEXT

Use words from the glossary to complete the sentences.

1. Driving the wrong way on a one-way street is

_________________________ by law.

2. You show consideration for other people when you follow the

rules of _________________________.

EVERYDAY LIVING WORDSLesson 1UNIT 1

3. When you sign a contract, you take on a legal

_________________________.

4. A customer in a store can also be called a _________________________.

5. On an essay test, you might be asked to _________________________

the causes of America’s Civil War.

6. When you arrive at a polling place, you will be given a

_________________________.

7. At most intersections, a crosswalk is provided for

_________________________.

8. Your _________________________ history is an important part of

your résumé.

9. In order to establish a _________________________, you must fill

out a form and deposit some money.

10. To _________________________ a garden plot, you will need a

shovel, a trowel, and a hoe.

11. Sugar and flour are _________________________ found in most

people’s kitchen cupboards.

12. Roast beef is the most popular _________________________

served at this restaurant.

13. Seedlings need plenty of sunshine and water if they are to

_________________________.

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Glossary ................................... 6

Time Zones ............................... 9

The Remarkable Road of the Inca Empire ..................... 12

Czar Peter the Great ............. 15

Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address ............... 18

Paul Revere’s Ride ................. 21


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Glossary ................................. 31

The Dust Bowl ....................... 34

The World Wars ...................... 37

Dogs of War ............................ 40

The Aztec Legend of Tenochtitlan ....................... 43

Special Lines of Latitude ....... 46


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Glossary ................................. 56

The Florida Everglades ......... 59

CONTENTS

The Elephant and the Donkey ............................. 62

Neck-and-Neck Races to the White House ................ 65

The Code of Hammurabi ....... 68

Athens and Sparta ................. 71


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Glossary ................................. 81

Nat Love: From Slave to Cowboy ............................... 84

Ellis Island: The Golden Door ........................... 87

Chief Joseph Speaks .............. 90

The Monsoon .......................... 93

King Tut’s Tomb ..................... 96


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UNIT 1

PREVIEW

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY WORDS

Test your knowledge of the vocabulary skills, concepts, and terms you will study in this


TRUE OR FALSE?


1. _____ A democracy is usually headed by a tyrant.

2. _____ Eighty degrees can also be written 80°.

3. _____ The words climate and weather are antonyms.

4. _____ The words boundaries and borders are synonyms.

5. _____ The adjective form of patriot is patriotic.

6. _____ A civil war is fought between a country and its overseas colo-

nies.

7. _____ Battlefield, freedom, and bloodshed are all compound words.

8. _____ In the word midnight, the suffix mid- means “in the middle of.”

SPELLING

Circle the correctly spelled word in each group.

1. colunist collonist colonist

2. empiror emperor emperer

3. Massachusetts massachusetts Masachusetes

4. goverment govarment government

GLOSSARY

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY WORDSLesson 1UNIT 1

A glossary is a list of unusual or specialized words from a certain field of knowledge.

Following are some important words that relate to history and geography.

canyon a long, narrow valley with

high cliffs on each side, often with

a stream running through it

civil war war between sections or

groups of people of the same nation

climate the average weather

conditions in a certain region

over a period of years

coast land along the sea

colonist one of a group of people who

settle in a distant land, but remain

under the rule of the home

country

czar the title of any of the former

emperors of Russia

democracy government in which the

people hold the ruling power

empire a group of countries or territories

under the rule of one government or

person

jungle a tropical land thickly covered

with trees and other plants and usually

filled with animals

longitude distance measured in degrees

east and west of an imaginary line

running from the North Pole to the

South Pole

North Pole the spot that is farthest north

on the Earth

patriot a person who shows great love

and loyalty toward his or her own

country

prime meridian the imaginary line

from which longitude is measured

both east and west. Located at

0° longitude, it passes through

Greenwich, England.

regent a person chosen to rule while a

king or queen is absent, sick, or too

young to take the throne

serfs farm workers who, almost like

slaves, belong to a landowner

South Pole the spot that is farthest south

on the Earth

terrain ground or area of land

tyrant a cruel or unjust ruler who has

complete power

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

Complete each sentence with a word from the glossary. Use the other words in the

sentence to help you decide which word to add. Check the dictionary definition if you’re

still not sure.

1. Year after year, the flowing river made the ____________________

deeper.

2. The ruler was a power-hungry ____________________ who demanded

total control of his people.

3. The rocky, uneven ____________________ made travel by vehicle

impossible.

4. Because the new king was only 10 years old, a ____________________

would head the government for several years.

5. When powerful families from two different regions claimed power,

____________________ broke out.

6. Around the whole Earth, there are 360° of ____________________.

7. The nobleman was a wealthy landowner who had many

____________________ farming his lands.

WORD FORMS

Add vowels (a, e, i, o, u) to complete a different form of some words from the glossary.

Use context clues to help.

1. Pollutants in the air can cause a cl__m__t__c change in a region.

2. The __mp__r__r ruled his vast lands from the capital city.

3. C__ __s t__l winds often bring rain from the west.

4. He felt it was his p__tr__ __t__c duty to vote in every election.

5. Massachusetts was one of the 13 original c__l__n__ __s.

6. P__l__r explorers found conditions unlike anywhere else on Earth.

CONTENTS

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Glossary ................................... 6

Advertisers Take Aim at Heads and Hearts .................... 9

As Safe as Money in the Bank! ................................ 12

Freedom of the Press: The Trial of John Peter Zenger ..................................... 15

Read It and Buy! .................... 18

Letters to the Editor .............. 21


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Glossary ................................. 31

Speed Sells ............................. 34

Ernie Pyle, War Correspondent ................ 37

www.groceries.com ................. 40

Give It a Try! .......................... 43

Television: Society’s Mirror ..................................... 46


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Glossary ................................. 56

Book and Music Clubs ........... 59

Find It in the Classified Ads ......................... 62

The Media Stirs Things Up ............................... 65

Credit Cards: Protecting Your Plastic ............................ 68

Trademarks ............................ 71


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Glossary ................................. 81

Attending an Auction ............ 84

News Services ........................ 87

How to Complain . . . and Get Results! ............................ 90

Consumer Rights ................... 93

Editorial Cartoons ................. 96


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UNIT 1

PREVIEW

MEDIA AND MARKETPLACE WORDS

Here’s an introduction to the vocabulary terms, skills, and concepts you will study in this


TRUE OR FALSE?


1. _____ Adding the prefix ful- to the noun color makes the adjective colorful.

2. _____ Billboard and layout are examples of compound words.

3. _____ The word deposit can be used as both a noun and a verb.

4. _____ An advertiser is someone who reads the ads before shop-ping.

5. _____ The abbreviation for ounce is oz.

6. _____ The words freedom and liberty are antonyms.

7. _____ Readers are likely to find opinions in editorials.

8. _____ The Latin root vita means “life.”

SPELLING


1. cunsomar consumer consumor

2. magazine magizine magusine

3. contraversail controversial controvershul

4. corporation corparation corperation

ANSWERS: TRUE OR FALSE? 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. T SPELLING: 1. consumer 2. magazine 3. controversial 4. corporation

GLOSSARY

MEDIA AND MARKETPLACE WORDSLesson 1UNIT 1

A glossary is an alphabetical list of unusual or specialized words from a certain

field of knowledge. Following are some important words that relate to marketing

and the media.

advertiser a person or group who publicly praises a product so that people will want to buy it

commercial a paid advertisement on radio or television

consumer a person who buys things for his or her personal use

controversial describes something that is being debated or argued about

deposit money placed in a bank for safekeeping

editor a person who prepares manuscripts for publication

editorial an article in a magazine or newspaper, or a talk on television or radio, that presents the opinion of the owner or staff

effective capable of producing the desired results

endorse to give support or approval to a product or cause

guarantees a company’s promises that something will be done if their product or service is unsatisfactory

insurance a company’s contract guaranteeing a client that a certain sum of money will be paid to cover any losses

magazine a booklet-style publication containing stories, articles, and pictures that is published monthly or weekly

newspaper a da i l y o r week ly publ icat ion containing news, opinions, advertisements, and photographs printed on large, folded sheets of paper

objective having to do with facts rather than opinions

opinion a belief based on what one thinks to be true; a judgment

press newspapers, magazines, and other such printed material; reporters who work for such publications

product something made by nature or manufactured by human beings

publisher a person or business that puts out and sells books, magazines, newspapers, and other printed materials


Complete each sentence with a word from the glossary. Use context clues for help.

1. As members of the ____________________, news reporters were

allowed into the important meeting.

2. When Nellie earned $50.00, she made a $40.00 bank

____________________ and kept $10.00 to spend.

3. The ____________________ claimed that Growpher Super Pellets

would make lawns greener overnight.

4. Superstar Horton Hornblower was hired to ____________________

Crispy Flakesters as his cereal of choice.

5. As a ____________________ of many goods and services, you should

think carefully before making choices and spending your money!

6. The ____________________ policy promised to pay for the cost of

replacing stolen goods.

MULTIPLE-MEANING WORDS

Some words have entirely different meanings when they’re used in different contexts.

Write the word from the glossary that matches each pair of definitions below.

1. ____________________ a. a paid advertisement on radio or television (noun)

b. having to do with business or trade (adjective)

2. ____________________ a. something one tries to reach; a goal or purpose (noun)

b. having to do with facts rather than opinions (adjective)

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Glossary ................................... 6

Art That Tricks the Eye ..................................... 9

Ludwig Van Beethoven: The Moody Genius ................. 12

Edgar Allan Poe and “The Raven” ............................ 15

What Is a “Masterpiece”? ...... 18

Shakespeare’s Theater .......... 21

Music in the News: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2001 ................. 24

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Glossary ................................. 31

Greek Mythology: Pandora’s Box ......................... 34

Woody Guthrie: Songs of America ................... 37

Pen Names ............................. 40

Colossal Creations ................. 43

Mona Lisa .............................. 46

Young Artists in the News ................................ 49

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Glossary ................................. 56

The Orchestra ........................ 59

CONTENTS

Georgia O’Keeffe: A New View ............................ 62

Introducing Pablo Picasso ..... 65

Traditions in Music: The Work Song ....................... 68

Dickens Brings Characters to Life .................. 71

In the News: Action-Packed Art .................. 74

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Glossary ................................. 81

The First Haiku ..................... 84

The Artist’s Sketchbook ......... 87

Verdi’s Aida ............................ 90

The Art Museum: Workers Behind the Scenes ................. 93

A Question-Mark Story .......... 96

In the News: Children’s Art World Loses Two of Its Greats ............................... 99

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UNIT 1

PREVIEW

Here’s an introduction to some of the vocabulary terms, skills, and concepts you will study

in this unit. Answers are upside down on the bottom of the page.

TRUE OR FALSE?


1. _____ The words famous and unknown are antonyms.

2. _____ The word inductee contains the prefix -ee.

3. _____ The prefix re- means “again.”

4. _____ The Greek root phone means “sound.”

5. _____ Lifetime and artist are both compound words.

6. _____ Musical is the adjective form of the noun music.

7. _____ Narrator and author are synonyms.

8. _____ A playwright is a specific type of author.

SPELLING


4. theatere theatar theater

5. artust artist ardist

6. poem poum pome

1. playwrite playwright playright

2. musishun musicain musician

3. skulptur sculpture sculphure

ANSWERS: TRUE OR FALSE? 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T

SPELLING: 1. playwright 2. musician 3. sculpture 4. theater 5. artist 6. poemMUSIC, ART, AND LITERATURE WORDS

GLOSSARY

A glossary is an alphabetical list of unusual or specialized words from a certain field

of knowledge. Following are some important words from the fields of art, literature,

and music.

alliteration the repetition of the same first sound in a group of words

artist a person who creates works of art such as drawings, paintings, sculpture, architecture, music, litera-ture, drama, and dance

audience people gathered to see and hear something, especially a play, lecture, or concert

author a person who writes some-thing, such as a book or story

composer a person who puts notes together to create a piece of music

design an arrangement of lines, shapes, patterns, and colors

musician a person trained or skilled in music, especially one who plays an instrument

narrator the person in a story who tells what happened

orchestra a large group of musicians playing together

photograph a picture made with a camera

pianist one who plays the piano

playwright a person who writes plays; also called a dramatist

poem a piece of writing having rhythm and, often, rhyme; usually in a style of language that has more feeling and description than usual writing or speech

rhyme words that have the same end sounds, such as cat and hat

scenery the background structures used to decorate a stage during a play

symphony a long piece of music written for an orchestra

theater a place where plays are per-formed or movies are shown


Complete each sentence with a word from the glossary. Use the first letter as a clue. Other

words in the sentence will help you decide which word to add. If you’re still not sure,

check the dictionary definition.

1. In Shakespeare’s day, nobles and commoners alike loved going to

the __________________ to watch plays performed.

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UNIT 1

2. Shakespeare was the English __________________ who wrote Romeo

and Juliet and Hamlet.

3. The __________________ played a __________________ written by the

famous __________________, Ludwig von Beethoven.

4. In a __________________ the last words of every other line often

__________________.

5. The __________________ painted a picture of the beautiful garden.

6. The painting looked nearly as real as a __________________ taken

with a camera.

7. The __________________ rose from their seats at the end of the play.

HIDDEN WORDS PUZZLE

Find and circle the words in the puzzle. The hidden words may go up, down, across,

backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it.

___ ALLITERATION ___ POEM

___ PHOTOGRAPH ___ AUTHOR

___ ORCHESTRA ___ PIANIST

___ SYMPHONY ___ RHYME

___ COMPOSER ___ ARTIST

___ MUSICIAN ___ DESIGN

___ PLAYWRIGHT ___ SCENERY

___ AUDIENCE ___ THEATER

___ NARRATOR

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Glossary ................................... 6

How Does Sunlight Produce Vitamin D? ................. 9

Waves, Surf, Seas, and Swells: What’s the Difference? ............................. 12

Some Surprising Facts About Bones ........................... 15

Science in the News: A Very Long-Term Experiment ......... 18

Have You Ever Seen a Sun Dog? ................................ 21

Science in the News: The Dangers of Mercury ............... 24

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Glossary ................................. 31

What’s a Hertz? ...................... 34

What Causes Precipitation? ......................... 37

Try It Yourself: Make a Standing Wave ....................... 40

Carbon: A Common Element .................................. 43

In Pursuit of Knowledge: The Scientific Method ............ 46

Science in the News: Rewriting the Record Books ................... 49

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Glossary ................................. 56

CONTENTS

Today’s Weather Forecast: A National Overview ............. 59

Try It Yourself: Making Mold ........................................ 62

Two Kinds of Research: Basic and Applied .................. 65

How Does a Radio Work? ....... 68

The Amazing Rhino ............... 71

Science in the News: Avoiding Potholes on the Information Highway ............ 74

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Glossary ................................. 81

Rabbits and Hares: What’s the Difference? ....................... 84

Animal Intelligence ............... 87

Why Are Deserts Dry? ........... 90

Q&A Sites on the Internet .................................. 93

Science in the News: Monitoring Vesuvius .............. 96

Noise Pollution: How Loud Is Too Loud? ........................... 99

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UNIT 1

PREVIEW




1. _____ The words molecule and atom are synonyms.

2. _____ Hexagon is the noun form of hexagonal.

3. _____ Cirrus clouds are dark and dense.

4. _____ Botanists are scientists who study a type of food poisoning

called botulism.

5. _____ The words pollute and sterilize are antonyms.

6. _____ The prefix -al turns the word digit into digital.

7. _____ The Greek root therm means “heat.”

8. _____ Dynamic is the adjective form of the noun dynamics.

9. _____ The plural form of bacterium is bacteriums.

10. _____ The suffix -ion can be used to turn a verb into a noun.

SPELLING


1. vertabrate virtabrate vertebrate

2. professor proffessor perfesser

3. germanate germinate germenate

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORDS

GLOSSARY

A glossary is an alphabetical list of unusual or specialized words from a certain field

of knowledge. Following are some important scientific and technical words that all

educated people should know.

atmosphere the a i r (made of gases, fine dust, and water vapor) that surrounds the Earth

atoms tiny parts into which all things on Earth can be broken down

bacteria simple, one-celled organisms that are visible only through a microscope

bit the smallest unit of information used by a computer; represented by a 0 or a 1

byte a string of eight bits standing for a single character

carbohydrates sugars and starches in food that give people energy

chemistry the scientific study of what substances are made of and how they can change when combined with other substances

climate a region’s average weather over many years

crust the outer layer of the Earth

diskettes disks made of magnetic material and used to store data entered into a computer

ecology the study of how all living things depend on one another

erosion the wearing away of soil by wind and water

evolution changes in a species over time

food chain a group of organisms, each of which is dependent on another for food

fossils the remains of organisms that lived long ago

organisms living things

WORDS IN CONTEXT

Complete each sentence with a word from the glossary. Use the other words in the

sentence to help you decide which word to add. Check the dictionary definition if you’re

still not sure.

1. The devastating Dust Bowl of the 1930s was caused by the

widespread ____________________ of America’s farmland.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORDSLesson 1UNIT 1

2. Life science is the study of all the ____________________ on Earth.

3. Fruits, vegetables, and grains are all good sources of

____________________.

4. Some ____________________ are useful for making foods such as

cheese; other kinds can cause sickness and death.

5. There are two hydrogen ____________________ and one oxygen

____________________ in a water molecule.

6. Each ____________________ of information in a computer program

stands for a letter, number, or symbol.

SCRAMBLED WORDS

First unscramble the words from the glossary.

Then solve the crossword puzzle with words

that complete the sentences.

ALCTIME ____________________

ODFO ACHIN ____________________

COYLOGE ____________________

MYSTERCHI ____________________

STRUC ____________________

HERPOSTMAE ____________________

ACROSS

5. _____ is the study of what

matter is made of and how

it can change.

6. The continents and the ocean floor are part of the Earth’s _____.

DOWN

1. The _____ extends more than 1,400 miles above the Earth’s surface.

2. Each of the organisms in a

_____ (two words) eats one of

the other organisms.

3. The study of the relationship between different populations in a habitat is called _____.

4. A desert _____ is mostly hot and dry.

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Introduction ...................... 4

UNIT 1 Preview .............................. 5LESSON

1 Glossary ................................... 6

2 First Impressions Count ........................................ 9

3 Career Focus: Musician ................................. 12

4 Comparing Two Job Ads ................................... 15

5 Labor Unions ......................... 18

6 Earnings Statement .............. 21

7 Exploring Language .............. 24

Unit 1 Review ......................... 27

UNIT 2 Preview ............................ 30LESSON

1 Glossary ................................. 31

2 Considering Different Vocations ................................ 34

3 Career Focus: Emergency Medical Technician ................ 37

4 Looking for Work in the “Want Ads” ................... 40

5 Two Careers in the Law ................................... 43

6 Want a Good Job? Stay in School! ....................... 46


Unit 2 Review ......................... 52


1 Glossary ................................. 56

2 Meet the HR Department ..... 59

CONTENTS

3 The Risks of Job-Hopping ..... 62

4 Career Focus: Painters and Paperhangers .................. 65

5 Occupations in Demand ........ 68

6 What Does It Take to Be Your Own Boss? ..................... 71


Unit 3 Review ......................... 77


1 Glossary ................................. 81

2 Working for the Government ........................... 84

3 What You Need to Know About OSHA ................ 87

4 Wise Words About Working .................................. 90

5 Comparing Two Careers: Travel Agent and Flight Attendant .................... 93

6 Business Communication: The Art of the Handshake ..... 96


Unit 4 Review ....................... 102

End-of-Book Test .................. 105

Word List ............................... 109

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UNIT 1

PREVIEW



TRUE OR FALSE?


1. _____ Minimum wage is the lowest hourly pay rate that any

worker will accept.

2. _____ The words mentor and advisor are synonyms.

3. _____ Great talent alone doesn’t guarantee a successful career

as a musician.

4. _____ A reimbursement for an expense is a reminder to repay

it promptly.

5. _____ The prefix re- means “again.”

6. _____ Your net pay is usually a good bit more than your gross pay.

7. _____ Your surname is the last name used by your family members.

8. _____ The words custodian and janitor are antonyms.

ELEMENTS OF VOCABULARY

First, circle the correctly spelled word in each pair. Then write noun, verb, or adjective to

name that word’s part of speech.

1. entrepreneur / entrepruner: ____________________

2. intence / intense: ____________________

3. negotiate / negociate: ____________________

4. treasery / treasury: ____________________

ANSWERS: TRUE OR FALSE? 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. F

ELEMENTS OF VOCABULARY: 1. entrepreneur, noun 2. intense, adjective 3. negotiate, verb 4. treasury, noun WORKPLACE AND CAREERS WORDS

GLOSSARY

A glossary is an alphabetical list of useful terms in a certain area of interest. In this

book, glossary entries are drawn from the working world.

WORDS IN CONTEXT

Use words from the glossary to complete the sentences.

1. Job application forms are available in the department of

_____________________________________.

WORKPLACE AND CAREERS WORDSLesson 1UNIT 1

benefits employer-provided advantages such as health insurance, sick leave, etc.

career path plan for an employee’s step-by-step advancement in a company

competition rivalry among those who are attempting to achieve the same goal

contract verbal or written agreement between two or more people or groups of people

discrimination unfair treatment because of race, sex, color, religion, age, etc.

entrepreneur person who sets up and runs his or her own business

executive high-ranking employee who manages the affairs of a department in a company

human resources the department in a company that screens job applicants and manages employee records and benefits

income the money a person receives, usually for working

internship an on-the-job learning and training program

job review an evaluation of an employee’s work by an employer

journeyman a skilled worker who has mastered a trade

mentor an experienced person who helps and advises an inexperienced person

minimum wage the lowest hourly pay rate that a business can legally pay its workers

pension a regular payment to a retired person by a former employer

2. Does this company provide ______________________ such as tuition

reimbursement?

3. The terms of a ______________________ are legally binding on both

the seller and the buyer.

4. Ms. Andrea Filipi is the ______________________ in charge of all

new product development.

5. The ______________________ for that good job was fierce; more

than 200 people applied!

6. Fast food outlets usually pay beginning workers no more than the

__________________ __________________.

7. Companies that refuse to hire workers over 40 years old are guilty

of age ______________________.

8. After several years as a carpenter’s apprentice, Rudy is now a

______________________.

9. With each new job promotion, Harley’s ______________________

increased.

10. Nan Brady, my ______________________ at the company, helped me

avoid many common mistakes.

11. Dean has always wanted to be his own boss; he plans to become an

______________________.

12. After many years of hard work, Grandpa will retire and receive a

______________________ from the company.

13. At Andy’s six-month __________________ __________________, the

supervisor made several suggestions for improvement.

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