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Two languages 1

Unit 1 Some common differences 1

Two ways of life 7

Unit 2 City life 11

Liz's first visit to New York 11

Mr Van Dyke's opinion of London 16

Unit 3 Getting about in cities 21

Underground or Subway? 21

Turnstiles and transfers 26

Love me,love my car 31

Unit 4 Owning a car 31

What's a car for? 36

Unit 5 On the road 41

Stop lights and speed limits 41

Highways and byways 46

Unit 6 Free time 51

Out and about 51

Zach goes to Scotland 56

Keeping in touch 61

Unit 7 Getting news 61

Zach and his zip code 66

Unit 8 Cops and bobbies 71

How different are they? 71

Keeping order 76

Unit 9 The law and the gun 81

Guns are dangerous 81

Why Americans own guns 86

Liz's mother comes to visit 91

Unit 10 Eating and drinking out 91

Where to eat,drink and meet 96

Unit 11 Blacks and whites 101

Mixed societies 101

Hilda Martin 106

Unit 12 Keeping clean and healthy 111

Cleanliness is next to godliness 111

Pollution 116

Acknowledgements 120