. Quest Second Edition parallels and accelerates the process native-speaking students go through when they prepare for success in a variety of academic subjects. Quest helps students get up to speed in terms of both academic content and language skills.. . . . The four Reading and Writing books in the Quest series combine high-interest material from newspapers and magazines with readings from academic textbooks.. . . . The Reading and Writing strand includes three to four distinct units, each focusing on a different area of university study - anthropology, art, biology, business, ecology, economics, history, literature, psychology, and sociology.. . . . Each chapter contains five parts that blend reading and writing skills within the context of a particular academic area of study.. . Introduction. General Interest Reading. Academic Reading. The Mechanics of Writing. Academic Writing. . . . . Reading and activites build upon one another and increase in length and difficulty as students work through the five sections of each chapter across the four levels.. . . . This audiocassette is designed to accompany the low intermediate level student book.. .