Weaving It Together 3

Milada Broukal has taught English for over thirty years in North America and Europe. She has worked in all areas of the field, including syllabus design, teacher training, classroom teaching, and has been Director of Study of her own school. She is the author of over 30 successful textbooks including the series Weaving it Together, The Thomson Heinle Test Preparation Assistant series, and the recently published Check it Out! series. Milada holds two Master's degrees.

• Unit 1: Symbols READING 1Color Me PinkWRITING 1SKILLS Paragraph StructurePRACTICE Writing a paragraph about colorsREADING 2And the Lucky Number Is . . .WRITING 2SKILLS The Parts of an Essay | The Thesis StatementPRACTICE Writing two body paragraphs about superstitionsUnit 2: Customs READING 1Thanksgiving—Hawaiian StyleWRITING 1SKILLS The IntroductionPRACTICE Writing an introduction about preparing for an eventREADING 2Hop to It!WRITING 2SKILLS The ConclusionPRACTICE Writing an introduction and a conclusion about a customUnit 3: Mind and Body READING 1Personality RevealedWRITING 1SKILLS The Example EssayPRACTICE Writing an example essay about character traitsREADING 2Pets to the RescueWRITING 2SKILLS Using such asPRACTICE Writing an example essay about keeping healthyUnit 4: People Making a Difference READING 1Saving Africa’s Largest AnimalsWRITING 1SKILLS The Descriptive EssayPRACTICE Writing a description essay about peopleREADING 2Educating Kenya’s GirlsWRITING 2SKILLS The Narrative EssayPRACTICE Writing a narrative essay about a person’s lifeUnit 5: Symbols READING 1Color Me PinkWRITING 1SKILLS Paragraph StructurePRACTICE Writing a paragraph about colorsREADING 2And the Lucky Number Is . . .WRITING 2SKILLS The Parts of an Essay | The Thesis StatementPRACTICE Writing two body paragraphs about superstitionsUnit 6: Food READING 1Sushi Crosses the PacificWRITING 1SKILLS The Comparison-and-Contrast Essay—Part I | Comparison andContrast Words and Phrases | Using while and whereasPRACTICE Writing an essay comparing food preparation and eatingREADING 2What’s for Breakfast?WRITING 2SKILLS The Comparison-and-Contrast Essay—Part II | Using although, even though, and thoughPRACTICE Writing an essay comparing eating customsUnit 7: Language READING 1Keeping It SecretWRITING 1SKILLS Writing about Reasons | Introducing Reasons with because and asPRACTICE Writing an essay that gives reasons for certain behaviorsREADING 2English Around the WorldWRITING 2SKILLS The Cause-and-Effect Essay | Words That Signal Cause and Effect | Using therefore and consequentlyPRACTICE Writing an essay about the effects of the English languageUnit 8: Environment READING 1Behind Bars at the ZooWRITING 1SKILLS The Argument Essay | Relevant SupportPRACTICE Writing an argument essay about human uses for animalsREADING 2Crops, Codes, and ControversyWRITING 2SKILLS Using Factual Details to Support Your OpinionPRACTICE Writing an argument essay about agricultural practicesUnit 9: Readings from Literature READING 1The Road Not TakenWRITING 1SKILLS Imagery | Writing an Analysis of a PoemPRACTICE Writing an analysis of a poemREADING 2The Story of the Mouse MerchantWRITING 2SKILLS Personal NarrativePRACTICE Writing a personal narrative