Samarins: Buying a Used Car

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Activity Description

For this activity, students will choose between one of two assignments: read and write about buying a used car and figure out what their budget can afford or read through an illustrated checklist of how to inspect a used car and write a summary of what they learn.

The website covers the ins and outs of buying a used car, car maintenance and more. It is an intermediate reading level.

Preparation

1. Go to the website.
2. Print the example document, Buying a new car.

How-To

1. Start a discussion about how to buy a used car.
2. Brainstorm problems and solutions that occur when shopping for a used car.
3. Go to the website. Demonstrate the various sections
• How to buy a used car
• How to inspect a used car (see more ways below for other topics).
4. Break the class into two or more groups to investigate the topic of interest.
5. Hand out the example document, Buying a Used Car. Students can fill the assignment individually, as pairs, or in small groups.
6. Students can report on what they learn.

Teacher Tips

You can open this assignment to those with lower readers if you pair readers of different abilities allowing them to work together on the project. One can write about what the other discusses. They may also choose to present to the group.

More Ways

Other sections with great interest:

• Car maintenance checklist
• Why a car won't start

Program Areas

• ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

• Intermediate
• High

Documents

• Buying a Used Car accessible.docx - Buying a Used Car

Subjects

• Math
  • Decimals
  • Whole Number Skills
• Reading
  • Consumer Skills
  • Critical Thinking/Decision Making
• Writing
  • Basic Sentences
  • Paragraph Skills

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