This book deals with several aspects of teaching everyday survival skills to adult English as a second language (ESL) students. The basic orientation of the book is based on a determination of skills students need to cope in a community. This determination involves consideration of the skills the community requires, the skills the students lack, and the skills the person may reasonably learn in a given period of time. A list of basic skills for beginning students is provided. The other sections of the book give practical suggestions for: (1) placing and evaluating students, (2) developing teaching strategies for the pre-book class, (3) examining the literacy factor in coping skills, (4) considering cultural factors, and (5) using community resources to gather material. Concrete examples are provided throughout the book; the final section provides a sample lesson plan and a bibliography of resources. (Author/AMH)