Unit 1 1
Text A Families 1
Text B The Changing American Family 8
Integrated Skills 14
Listening and Speaking 19
Unit 2 23
Text A The Successful Language Learner 23
Text B Why Is the Native Language Learnt so Well? 30
Integrated Skills 37
Listening and Speaking 42
Unit 3 47
Text A Snap Judgements 47
Text B The Woman of His Dreams 55
Integrated Skills 62
Listening and Speaking 67
Unit 4 71
Text A Uses of Money 71
Text B Where to Keep Your Money 79
Integrated Skills 85
Listening and Speaking 89
Unit 5 94
Text A Importance of Goal Setting 94
Text B Persistence 102
Integrated Skills 109
Listening and Speaking 114
Unit 6 118
Text A How to Cope with the Old Computer 118
Text B E-mail 126
Integrated Skills 131
Listening and Speaking 136
Unit 7 141
Text A A Thirsty World 141
Text B Man and His Environment 148
Integrated Skills 154
Listening and Speaking 159
Unit 8 164
Text A An Important Lesson 164
Text B Equality of Opportunity and Competition 171
Integrated Slills 177
Listening and Speaking 182
Unit 9 186
Text A Why Nations Trade 186
Text B International Business 193
Integrated Skills 199
Listening and Speaking 204
Unit 10 209
Text A Education in the United States 209
Text B Universities 217
Integrated Skills 224
Listening and Speaking 228
Glossary 234
New Words 234
Phrases and Expressions 254
Proper Names 258