Organic Diets for Kids

Important vocabulary1. enforce2. ignore3. immigrant

4.prosperity5. punish6. riskDiscussion:1. When you eat something, do you consider the

ingredients in the food? If yes, what are you concerned about?

2. Besides buying organic food, can you think of

other ways to protect your body and the environment from pollution?

Illegal Immigration

Important vocalbuary1. abroad2. asylum3. border4. deport5. expatriates6. refugees

Summary1.There are no jobs in a country.2. Smuggling immigrants is common even

though it is illegal3. Foreigners who want jobs must immigrants

illegally to work.

The Future of Water

Important Vocabulary1. commodity2. determine3. estimate4. severe5. monopoly6.drastically7.revolt

8.pesticide9. ban10. leak11. canal12. conversation13. faucet14. reservoirs15. irrigate

YogaImportant vocabulary1.muscle2. physique3. trend4.concentration5.abdomen6. practitioner7.meditation8.multiple9.limitation10. acupuncture11.organic

Steve Jobs’s Commencement Address at Stanford University

Important vocabulary1.commencement2.naively3.calligraphy4.typography5.proportionally6.connect the dots

Summary1. Steve’s biological mother felt strongly that

should be adopted by college graduates.2. Steve’s parents made a promise to his

biological mother that Steve would go to college, so he did.

3. Reed college relented and finally let Steve take the courses he wanted to.

Custody BattlesImportant vocabulary1. practice2.reduce3. performance4. financial 5.fingerprints6.staff

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Discuss the following questions:1.Is separation or divorce common in your

culture?2. Do you personally know anybody whose

parents have split or divorced?

Credit Card Use

Important vocabulary1.. afford2.interest3.profit4.victim5.workshop6. statistic7. poll8. budget9.fraud

Summary1. It is easy to have an understanding debt with

a credit card.2.An undergraduate can be independent from

their parents.3. If you pay the money you owe each moth,

there is no problem in owing a credit card.

The Glass Ceiling

Important vocabulary1. professional2. treat3.identify4.originate5.gender6. stereotype7.commitment8.aggressive9.publish10. typical

Summary1. People’s attitudes toward women in the

workplace create a barrier called the glass ceiling.

2.Women will not show the same commitment to their jobs as men.

3. Managers think that women are more nurturing and competitive than men.