Unit 1: Do You Want to Buy a Home?

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Assessment

Quiz: Home-buying for class discussion: upper-level ESOL
Quiz: Home-buying for class discussion: upper-level ESOL

Activities

Lesson 1
Class discussion: brainstorming home-buying questions: upper-level ESOL
Research assignment: learning to research home-buying questions: mid-level ESOL

Lesson 2
A Dollar Here, a Dollar There: tracking expenses: mid-level and upper-level ESOL
Combining Computer Literacy and Budgeting: upper-level ESOL computer class

Lesson 3
Credit Activity using Authentic Materials: upper-level ESOL
Creating Nontraditional Credit Histories: upper-level ESOL
Writing Letters to Credit Unions: upper-level ESOL
True and False Questionnaire: Credit Reports upper-level (college) ESOL
Questions You Might Want to Ask: Credit Reports upper-level (college) ESOL

Lesson 4
Introducing Students to U. S. Banking Culture
Visits from Bankers, Brokers & Housing Counselors: mid-level ESOL
Check Cashers versus Banks: mid-level ESOL