Preface to the Teacher p. xix. - Appendixes: Map of the World, Strategies for Getting Ideas, Grammar Review, Irregular Verb Forms, Summary of Connecting Words, Using a Computer. - Glossary of Vocabulary Words.

The work, conceived for intermediate level, emphasizes the interrelation of reading, critical thinking, and writing. Focusing on process writing at the paragraph level, the text provides practice in the rhetorical modes.