Introduction for Students xi
What’s New in This Edition? xv
What Hasn’t Changed? xvi
1 Discourse Focus: Reading for Different Goals—Web Work 1
Nonprose Reading: Menu 7
Word Study: Context Clues 10
Word Study: Dictionary Use 13
Word Study: Stems and Affixes 18
Paragraph Reading: Main Idea 22
2 Reading Selections 1A–1B: Language Policy 29
1A “Can English Be Dethroned?” (United Nations Report) 29
1B “English Seen as Co-Star among Global Languages” (Linguistics) 37
Reading Selection 2: Essay (Memoir) 41
Gate 4-A” 42
Reading Selections 3A–3C: Globalization 45
3A “The Globalization of Tourism” (United Nations Report) 46
3B “The Politics of Travel” (Essay) 50
3C “Learning Holidays: A Thumbnail Guide” (Travel Guide) 57
3 Nonprose Reading: Newspaper Advertisements 59
Word Study: Stems and Affixes 65
Word Study: Dictionary Use 70
Sentence Study: Introduction 75
Sentence Study: Comprehension 77
Paragraph Reading: Main Idea 79
Discourse Focus: Reading for Different Goals—Web Work 86
4 Reading Selections 1A–1C: Educational Policy 95
1A “The Creative Spirit” (Reference Book) 97
1B “American Values in Education” (Textbook) 103
1C “School Violated Student’s Rights, British Court Rules”
(News Report) 105
Reading Selection 2: Fiction 109
“Yolanda” 109
Reading Selection 3: Psychology 117
“The Stereotype of Stereotypes” 117
5 Nonprose Reading: Questionnaire 125
Word Study: Context Clues 131
Word Study: Stems and Affixes 133
Sentence Study: Comprehension 137
Paragraph Reading: Restatement and Inference 140
Discourse Focus: Careful Reading / Drawing Inferences 144
6 Reading Selection 1: Economics 147
“The Wealth of Nations” 149
Reading Selection 2: Essay 160
“Mother Tongue” 160
7 Nonprose Reading: Charts and Graphs 171
Word Study: Context Clues 184
Word Study: Stems and Affixes 186
Sentence Study: Restatement and Inference 190
Paragraph Analysis: Reading for Full Understanding 194
Discourse Focus: Prediction 204
8 Reading Selection 1: Business 209
“New Life for Used Clothes” 209
Reading Selections 2: Economics 219
“The World Turns Gray” 220
Reading Selection 3: Short Story 231
“The Lottery” 231
9 Nonprose Reading: Bus Schedule 241
Word Study: Stems and Affixes 247
Sentence Study: Comprehension 250
Paragraph Reading: Restatement and Inference 253
Discourse Focus: Careful Reading / Drawing Inferences 256
10 Reading Selections 1A–1B: Genetic Engineering 259
1A “Grains of Hope” (Science Report) 260
1B “The Global Food Fight” (Graphic Information) 270
Reading Selection 2: Poetry 275
“How to Eat a Poem” 275
“Unfolding Bud” 275
“This is Just to Say” 277
“in Just-” 278
“Spring and Fall: To a Young Child” 279
Reading Selection 3: Business 281
“Your Career—Getting Ahead: Flying High, Feeling Low” 281
11 Nonprose Reading: Road Map 287
Word Study: Context Clues 298
Sentence Study: Restatement and Inference 300
Paragraph Analysis: Reading for Full Understanding 303
Discourse Focus: Prediction 310
12 Reading Selection 1: Anthropology 317
“The Sacred ‘Rac’” 317
Reading Selections 2A–2B: Business and Sociology 321
2A “The Cross-Generational Workplace” (Business Management) 322
2B “Parlez-Vous Twixter?” (Social Trends) 333
Reading Selections 3A–3B: Family Narratives 336
3A “The Circuit” 336
3B “Fish Cheeks” 347
13 Longer Reading: Psychology 351
“The Milgram Experiment,” Ronald E. Smith, Irwin G. Sarason,
and Barbara Sarason 355
14 Longer Reading: Short Story 365
“The Third and Final Continent,” Jhumpa Lahiri 366
Appendix 393
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