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WORKPLACE
AND CAREER
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◆ Aptitude and Attitude

◆ Education and Earnings

◆ Comparing Careers

◆ Finding and Keeping a Job

VOCABULARY in context
ELLIOTT QUINLEY

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VOCABULARY iin n ccontext o n te x t

EVERYDAY LIVING WORDS
HISTORY
MEDIA

AND

AND

MUSIC, ART,
SCIENCE

GEOGRAPHY WORDS

MARKETPLACE WORDS
AND

AND

WORKPLACE

LITERATURE WORDS

TECHNOLOGY WORDS
AND

CAREER WORDS

Three Watson
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Cover Design: Elisa Ligon
Interior Illustrations: Katherine Urrutia, Debra A. LaPalm, C. S. Arts
Copyright © 2002 by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.
ISBN 1-56254-402-0
Printed in the United States of America
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CONTENTS

▼ Introduction .....................

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UNIT 3 Preview ........................... 55
LESSON

UNIT 1 Preview ............................. 5
LESSON

1 Unit 1 Glossary ....................... 6
2 First Impressions
Count ...................................... 9

3 Career Focus:
Musician ............................... 12

4 Comparing Two
Job Ads ................................. 15

5 Labor Unions ....................... 18
6 Earnings Statement ........... 21
7 Exploring Language ........... 24
▼ Unit 1 Review ........................ 27

UNIT 2 Preview ........................... 30
LESSON

1 Unit 2 Glossary ..................... 31
2 Considering Different
Vocations .............................. 34

3 Career Focus: Emergency
Medical Technician ............ 37

4 Looking for Work in the “Want Ads” ............... 40

5 Two Careers in the Law ................................. 43

6 Want a Good Job?
Stay in School!