Monthly Archives July 2015

I. PRELISTENING

B. Vocabulary and Key Concepts

1. Customs and traditions are often bewildering to foreigners, partly because the customs are so ingrained that people accept them without ever thinking about them.

2. The baby shower is given by a close friend or relative of the expec­tant mother.

3...

I. PRELISTENING

B. Vocabulary and Key Concepts

1. The U. S. government cannot ask for information on religious affil­iation on a mandatory basis.

2...

Chapter 1 The Population

I. PRELISTENING

B. Vocabulary and Key Concepts

1. Most countries take a census every ten years or so in order to count the people and to know where they are living.

2. A country with a growing population is a country that is becoming more populous.

3...

Chapter 13 The Role of Government in the Economy

Assign one group member to write down the questions; all members will help plan and compose the questions. For the lecture on the role of government in the economy, write five short-answer questions that can be answered with a few words or one or two sentences...

I. PRELISTENING

A. Discussion

Discuss the following questions with your classmates:

• Have you seen scenes of American courtrooms in movies or on TV?

• Do you think they realistically depict what happens in courtrooms?

• How are courtrooms different in your country?

Q B. Vocabulary and Key Concepts

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