Consumer Spending Worktext

Bostic Nan Bostic

Description

Themes: Life Skills, Career, Achieve Independence, Skills, Consumer Spending, Shopping, Consumer Rights, Nonfiction, Worktext, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Content Includes: The Wise Buyer, Shopping for Goods, Shopping for Services, Consumer Rights. 32 Compact two-page lessons are each tightly focused on a particular subtopic to guarantee comprehension and build a foundation for further practice and skill development. Back-of-the-book list of key words in each. Preview & Review exercises introduce & wrap up each unit. A topic-related "Everyday Math" application in every lesson.

Informations

• Publié par: Saddleback Educational Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 août 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781602918481
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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The Wise Buyer Shopping for Goods Shopping for Services Consumer Rights S K I L

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CONSUMER SPENDING

Nan Bostick

Moving Out on Your Own Everyday Household Tasks Health and Safety Managing Money Consumer Spending Job Search Getting Ahead at Work Community Resources Transportation and Travel Car and Driver

Copyright © 2003, 2011 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, scanning, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.

ISBN-13: 978-1-61651-117-3 ISBN-10: 1-61651-117-6 eBook: 978-1-60291-848-1

Printed in the United States of America 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5

CONTENTS

UNIT 1 The Wise Buyer PREVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 LESSON 1: Principles of Smart Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 LESSON 2: Interpreting Ad Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 LESSON 3: Avoiding Unexpected Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 LESSON 4: Searching for Bargains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

UNIT 2 Shopping for Goods PREVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 LESSON 1: Return Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 LESSON 2: Buying Household Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 LESSON 3: Assembling a Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 LESSON 4: Shopping from Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

UNIT 3 Shopping for Services PREVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 LESSON 1: Checking Out Reputations and References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 LESSON 2: Comparing Life Insurance Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 LESSON 3: Comparing Cable and Other Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 LESSON 4: Hiring a Pro vs. Doing It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

UNIT 4 Consumer Rights PREVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 LESSON 1: Credit Card Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 LESSON 2: Making Complaints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 LESSON 3: Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 LESSON 4: Telemarketing, Internet, and Trial Offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

WORD LIST

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