F-04.02 Read & Understand Info About (Paying) Bills, Getting Credit & Budgeting, Write Business Letters

WorkLife English: a Competency-Based Reading / Writing Book 3: An Immigration Story, Chapter 6 / “Money,” pages 72-86  15 pages   Who It’s For: Language Students Building Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills While Reading / Working With Story Parts & Material Concerning Money, Bills, Budgets, & Business Letters.   Why You Need It: No matter how proficient people are in English, the topic of money comes up in many areas of life, especially in regard to shopping, charge accounts (credit), bills, budgeting, and financial troubles.  Here’s reading & writing material relevant to those topics.   What You’ll / They’ll Do:   [1] The title of the Part One / The Story two-ending narrative is “Money, Money, Money.” It tells about immigrants encountering the consumer economy who have no immediate solutions to the problems it causes.  Read, understand, and relate.  Share your own experiences, ideas, and solutions.       [2] In Part Two / Practical Reading & Writing, look clo