English Classes Are Important
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1.  Read, write, talk, listen.
2.  a) To understand information other people give 
to you.  
  b) To understand information you give to them. 
3.  a) How to use words, sentences, punctuation.
  b) Writing.
  c) Understanding what you read.
4.  How to write sentences, paragraphs, and essays.
5.	 Police	officers,	firefighters,	social	workers,	 safety inspectors.
6.  Understand instructions and to explain informa -
tion to customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
7.  a) Unable to explain information to others or 
write a report about their work.  
  b) To pass English speech and writing tests.
8.  Student's choice of 5 jobs from paragraph such 
as: politicians, sales workers, lawyers, manag -
ers, health care workers, counselors.
9.  a) English classes.  
  b) Force you to talk and listen to all types of 
people. 
  c) School newspaper or yearbook staff.  
  d) Debate team.  
  e) Negotiation skills and public relation skills.
10.  a) Communicate with others; follow spoken 
and written instructions; write sentences and 
paragraphs	to	fill	out	forms	and	prepare	work	
reports for supervisors.  
  b) Student's choice of any 3 jobs from list.
11.  a) Read technical reports; give/follow instruc -
tions; persuade; write essays to prepare letters.  
  b) Student's choice of any 3 jobs from list.
12.  a) Ability to speak in front of groups; ability to 
research and write reports; ability to negotiate; 
ability to train others.  
  b) Student's choice of any 3 jobs from list.
13.  Student's opinion.
14.  Student's opinion.
15.  a) Student's opinion.  
  b) Reason for opinion.