Unit 1 Food 1
Part One Preparation 2
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 5
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 8
In-Class Reading Food and Culture 8
After-Class Reading 13
Passage I The Menu 13
Passage II The Nutrients in Food 20
Part Four Further Development 26
Unit 2 Personality 29
Part One Preparation 30
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 33
In-Class Reading The Misery of Shyness 35
Patt Three Reading-Centered Activities 35
Atfer-Class Reading 41
Passage I Two Ways of Looking at Life 41
Passage II You Are What You Think 47
Part Four Further Development 53
Unit 3 Career Planning 55
Part One Preparation 56
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 58
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 60
In-Class Reading Carrer Planning 60
Arter-Class Reading 68
Passage I Summer Job Planning 68
Passage II Which Career Is the Right One for You? 74
Part Four Further Development 80
Unit 4 Learning Skills 85
Part One Preparation 86
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 87
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 90
In-Class Reading Study Habits 90
Atfer-Class Reading 97
Passage I Take Charge of Your Learning 97
Passaeg II Myths and Misconceptions about Reading 103
Part Four Futher Development 109
Unit 5 Language 113
Part One Preparation 114
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 115
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 117
In-Class Reading How I Discovered Words 117
Passage I Foreign Accents 125
Atter-Class Reading 125
Passage II Not Just Parrot-Talk 130
Part Four Further Development 136
Unit 6 Nature and Nurture 138
Part One Preparation 139
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 140
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 142
In-Class Reading Twins, Genes, and Environment 142
After-Class Reading 148
Passage I Science Looks Twice at Twins 148
Passage II Talkative Parents Make Kids Smarter 154
Part Four Further Development 159
Unit 7 Music 160
Part One Preparation 161
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 166
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 168
In-Class Reading Music to Your Gears 168
After-Class Reading 175
Passage I The Beatles 175
Passage II Mozart Makes the Brain Hum 180
Passage III Songs of Love 185
Part Four Further Development 192
Unit 8 Creativity 194
Part One Preparation 195
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 196
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 198
In-Class Reading The Case for Creativity-Encouraging Children to Think 198
Passage I A Long March to Creativity (I) 204
After-Class Reading 204
Passage II A Long March to Creativity (II) 210
Part Four Further Development 215
Unit 9 Cender Differences 217
Part One Preparation 218
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 220
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 222
In-Class Reading Gender Roles from a Cultural Perspecive 222
After-Class Reading 229
Passage I Boys Are Teachers Pets 229
Passage II Stereotypes and Individual Differences 235
Part Four Further Development 241
Unit 10 Risks 244
Part One Preparation 245
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 247
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 249
In-Class Reading Risks and You 249
After-Class Reading 255
Passage I Health Risks 255
Passage II Risks from Nature and Technology 261
Part Four Further Development 267
Unit 11 College Life 269
Part One Preparation 270
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 271
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 274
In-Class Reading Essay I The Commencement Speech You ll Never Hear 274
Essay II College: An All-Forgiving World? 274
Passage I Those College Finals 283
After-Class Reading 283
Passage II Fall from University Grace 291
Part Four Further Development 298
Unit 12 Time 301
Part One Preparation 302
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 303
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 305
In-Class Reading How to Take Your Time 305
After-Class Reading 312
Passage I Social Time:The Heartbeat of Culture 312
Passage II The Voices of Time 318
Part Four Further Development 324
Test Yourself (College English Band Two) 327
Index of New Words 341