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Academic Track: Interdisciplinary

Academic Pathways: Lesson A: Previewing Analyzing pros and cons Lesson B: Reading a passage with related infographics Lesson C: Writing comparative sentences about transportation

On the Move

3UNIT

Think and Discuss (page 37)

Exploring the Theme (pages 38–39)

What does the color yellow mean? Which color shows the percentage of people who never do an activity?).

French

What percentage of French people drive alone in a car every day or most days?

IDEAS FOR… Checking Visual Literacy

Answer Key

5mins

15mins

Unit ThemeUnit 3 explores the topic of transportation as it relates to:– people who ride public transportation– a video about the history of public transportation in the United States– bike-sharing programs– how forms of transportation differ

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LESSON A

Preparing to Read (page 40)

WARM-UPThe Lesson A target vocabulary is from a reading about people who use public transportation—called “straphangers” because they often hang onto straps. In the first exercise students match sentence parts to make definitions. In the second, students complete sentences.

Exercise A. | Building Vocabulary

Word Partners

TIP Making associations with words students already know is a good strategy for

learning new words and making them meaningful. One approach is to think of opposites, such as crowded and empty, or rise and fall.

Answer Key

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Exercise B. | Building VocabularyWord Partners

Vocabulary Notes

rise ride

Answer Key

1.2.3.4.5.

IDEAS FOR… Using Vocabulary

Exercise C. | Using Vocabulary

Exercise D. | Brainstorming

Answer Key

30mins

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Developing Reading Skills (page 41)

Reading Skill: Previewing, Part 2

Exercise A. | Previewing

Answer Key

1.2.

3. better hope

Exercise B. | Previewing

Answer Key

1. 2.

Exercise C. | Predicting

A

Overview of the Reading

IDEAS FOR… Expansion

45mins

track 1-06

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LESSON A

Understanding the Reading (page 44)

Exercise A. | Understanding PurposeC

Answer Key

Exercise B. | Identifying Key Details

Answer Key

1.2.3.

4.5.

Exercise C. | Critical Thinking: Guessing Meaning from Context

Answer Key

1. 2. 3. 4.

Exercise D. | Critical Thinking: Analyzing Pros and Cons

CT Focuspro

con

Answer Key

45mins

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Viewing: Crossing America (page 45)

Overview of the Video

Before ViewingExercise A. | Using a Dictionary

TIP Most of the vocabulary words contain multiple parts. Have students work in pairs

to identify any prefixes or suffixes they know. Elicit or point out -ing, -tion, -s, trans-, -al. Explain that trans is a prefix that means across. The suffix -tion indicates a noun, whereas -al is usually an adjective.

Answer Key

1.2.3.4.5. 6.

Vocabulary Notesinnovation revolution.

Exercise B. | Thinking Ahead

While ViewingExercise

After ViewingExercise A.

Answer Key

1.2.3.4.5.6.

Exercise B. | Critical Thinking: Synthesizing

Answer Key

30mins

LESSON B

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LESSON B

Preparing to Read (pages 46–47)

WARM-UPThe Lesson B target vocabulary is presented in two exercises: first in sentences where students are able to get meaning from context and then match the word with a definition. The second exercise first provides definitions and then asks the students to complete sentences with the new words.

Exercise A. | Building Vocabulary

drive

Word Partners

Answer Key

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Word Partners

IDEAS FOR… Expansion

Exercise B. | Building Vocabulary

Word Partners

I spend money on eating in restaurants.

Answer Key

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Exercise C. | Using Vocabulary

Exercise D. | Expanding VocabularyWord Link

Answer Key

Exercise E. | Predicting

A

IDEAS FOR… Expansion

Overview of the Reading

30mins

track 1-07

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IDEAS FOR… Expansion

IDEAS FOR… Checking Visual Literacy

Understanding the Reading (page 50)

Exercise A. | Understanding the GistE

Answer Key

Exercise B. | Summarizing Key Details

concept map

Answer Key

Exercise C. | Understanding Infographics

Answer Key

1. 2. 3.4.

Exercise D. | Critical Thinking: Analyzing Pros and Cons

Answer Key

Exercise E. | Critical Thinking: Synthesizing/Evaluating

IDEAS FOR… Expansion

45mins

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LESSON C

Exploring Written English (pages 51–53)

because

Exercise A.Language for Writing

Answer Key

IDEAS FOR… Grammar Review

Exercise B.

Answer Key

1.2.3.4.

Exercise C.

Answer Key

He She.

IDEAS FOR… Grammar Expansion

Exercise D.Language for Writing

because I drive to school

because the bus doesn’t stop nearby.

Answer Key

1.

2.

3.

4.

Exercise E.

Answer Key

1.

2.

3.

4.

Exercise F.

45mins

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Writing Task: Drafting and Editing (page 54)

Exercise A. | Brainstorming

Exercise B. | Planning

Exercise C. | Draft 1

Exercise D. | Editing Checklist

Exercise E. | Draft 2

TIP You can use students’ sentences to collect (anonymous) examples of good sentences

and common errors for the next class.

IDEAS FOR… Vocabulary Review

IDEAS FOR… Further Research

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