Impact Topics is a reading/listening/discussion course for beginners, based on 30 current topics that students like to discuss. The units are organized into five sets of six units: People, Men & Women, Relationships, Society, and Life

Speaking Clearly: Improving Pronunciation. JobLink Winning at Work Instructor's Manual, Module 9.
This instructor's manual for workplace trainers contains the materials required to conduct a course on improving pronunciation. The course includes six lessons for workers, two lessons for supervisors, and strategies for helping workers continue to develop the skills taught in the course. The following materials are provided for each course: lesson plan, learning activities based on real-life situations, handouts, assessments (including pretests and posttests), and transparencies. Each lesson plan contains objectives, a list of materials needed, classroom setup information, and detailed instructions for conducting all activities. Topics of the lessons are as follows: vowels; the vowel "i"; word stress--two syllable patterns; sentence stress and rhythm; the "th" sound; and more consonants.

As you read through How to Write Your College Application Essay, you will begin to understand the essay requirement and feel better about it. The chapters on the essay as a component of an application and how much it counts are fairly subjective. We could probably argue about them. By now, you should know what an essay is, but some time is spent in exploration. Choosing a topic requires some time and thought. It may prove to be the most difficult part of the whole exercise. Once you decide on a topic, things become much easier for you.