The readings and activities in each unit focus on one topic such as housing, food, or clothing. This gives students the opportunity to read, listen, speak, and write about one topic in depth and to reinforce and expand their knowledge of related vocabulary. | After You Read Word search puzzle Find these words in the puzzle. comb dressed hair letters get save write food trees bring n VVrite the ori8ta o A ggHlfe-k am reading about Julia 1. comb __ ------- Butterfly Hill. She lives In a tree In food _ s get _ the morning she_ x write lettefS ------- -----------fast. Then she hair combs her hair 4. bring __------ dressed n afternoon she__ ---------------- In the evening her friends- and fresh water. Julia is a special young woman. She is working to _ the_ Write back soon Your friend i People 13 READ MORE ABOUT IT Before You Read Look at the pictures. Look at the title of the reading. Guess the answers to the questions. Circle a or b. 1. Where does Nick work a. on a subway train b. on a city bus 2. What city does he work in a. New York b. Washington . 14 Unit 2 Up and Down Days While You Read Read this newspaper article. Think about your guesses while you read. Life Below Ground Nick works underground all day. He is a conductor on the number 9 subway train in New York City. This train goes from Van Cortlandt Park to South Ferry. Nick opens and closes the train doors. He watches for problems and helps passengers. This is Nick s day. He wakes up at 4 30 . He takes a shower and gets dressed. There s no time to eat breakfast. At 5 30 he leaves the house and drives to the train station. At 7 50 he starts his first trip. At each stop he says This is the number 9 train to South Ferry. Stand clear of the closing doors please. He says that 37 times on each trip At 8 26 he stops at 96th Street. Many passengers get on here. Teenagers are going to school and adults are going to work. There s a middle-aged man with a cup of coffee in his hand. Nick tries to close the doors. The man tries to stop the doors with his coffee cup The coffee goes everywhere. What a mess At 8 58 the train gets to South Ferry. Then Nick takes the train back to Van Cortlandt Park. He makes this round trip five times every day. His .
