Unit One 1
A. Best Teacher I Ever Had 1
B. What Makes a Teacher? 4
C. Rebecca (Episode One) 5
Unit Two 9
A. Families in a Changing World 9
B. Names Are Important 12
C. Rebecca (Episode Two) 14
Unit Three 17
A. Television Is Here to Stay! 17
B. Television Lights Up My Life 20
C. Rebecca (Episode Three) 22
Unit Four 26
A. The Joys of Shopping 26
B. Retall Stores 29
C. Rebecca (Episode Four) 31
Unit Five 35
A. Banks and Services 35
B. The Credit Card Economy: Money Transactions of the Future 38
C. Rebecca (Episode Five) 40
Unit Six 44
A. Making a Cultural Change 44
B. Caught between Two Cultures 47
C. Rebecca (Episode Six) 49
Unit Seven 52
A. How to Give a Good Speech 52
B. Are You Really Listening? 55
C. Rebecca (Episode Seven) 58
Unit Eight 61
A. Winners of the Westinghouse Science Talent Search 61
B. Wow! He's a Movie Actor, Artist & College Student——He's Only 11 Years Old 64
C. Rebecca (Episode Eight) 65
Unit Nine 69
A. Humans Can Be Frozen & Revived! 69
B. Modern Surgery 72
C. Rebecca (Episode Nine) 74
Unit Ten 78
A. Don't Be an Exercise Dropout 78
B. Keeping the Weight Off 81
C. Rebecca (Episode Ten) 83
Unit Eleven 87
A. An Inspiration to the World 87
B. Psyching Up Athletes 90
C. Rebecca (Episode Eleven) 92
Unit Twelve 96
A. The Misery of Shyness 96
B. Ways to Win 100
C. Rebecca (Episode Twelve) 101
Glossary 106
Key to Exercises 115