En(g)counters : reading and writing in the contemporary world
- vi, 221 p. : ill.
"Based on the K to 12 BEC."
Includes bibliographical references.
Unit 1, Probing world concerns: Mystery: Short story : The tell-tale heart -- Spending: Feature essay : Swiping for convenience -- Culture, justice, and the environment: Service: Biography : The holy Father Francis, the people's gentle pastor -- Tourism: Feature essay : Spellbinding Region VI -- Swardspeak: Feature essay : And then there's Swardspeak -- Women Stereotypes: Essay : Give her a pattern -- Natural calamities: News : Yolanda : Nature's fiercest offspring -- Vices: Essay : Who says alcohol ain't harmful? -- Congestion: Column : Traffic - truck = more free lanes? -- Equality: Speech : I have a dream -- Unit 2, Exploring the nation: Lesson 1, Overseas workers: News