Monthly Archives July 2015

UIMIT QUIZ DIRECTIONS

Now that you have completed the chapters in this unit, your teacher may want you to take a quiz. Your teacher will tell you whether or not you can use your notes to answer the questions on the quiz...

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POSTLISTENING

A. Accuracy Check

Listen to the following questions, and write short answers. You will hear each question one time only.

1. _

2. __

3. ________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________

5...

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Americans at work

A. Discussion

Discuss the following questions with your classmates:

• What is the name of the famous CEO (chief executive officer) in one of the photos?

• In which photo are the workers offering a service?

• Do you think U. S...

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Immigration : Immigrants take an oath of citizenship at a swearing-in ceremony. Immigrants wait for the ferry to take them from Ellis Island to New York City (ca. 1900). . Past and Present

A Discussion

Discuss the following questions with your classmates:

• Do you think there is more or less immigration to the United States now than in the past?

• Have the countries of origin of the immigrants changed over the years?

• Do you think people’s reasons for immigrating to the United States are ...

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Number Notation

During today’s talk you will need to write down many numbers. Some of these will be expressed as whole numbers, some as percentages, some as fractions, and some as ratios. Let’s do a little practice before the lecture...

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