1 New Concepts of Health 1
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 1
Part Ⅱ Preventative medicine 1
Part Ⅲ Subhealth 4
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Touch Therapy 5
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 7
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 9
2 New Developments in Medicine 10
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 10
Part Ⅱ Western medicine vs.holistic medicine 10
Part Ⅲ T-20 12
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Fighting New Versions of TB 13
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 15
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 16
3 Genetics ABC 17
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 17
Part Ⅱ Human chromosomes 17
Part Ⅲ Human genes 19
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The Ethics of Genetic Advancements 21
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 23
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 24
4 Safe Food? 25
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 25
Part Ⅱ Sugar 25
Part Ⅲ Good food? 27
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Antibiotics ( Livestock Production) 29
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 31
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 32
5 Life Begins Every Morning 33
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 33
Part Ⅱ Odor and aging 33
Part Ⅲ How to live to be 100 or more? 35
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Computer Technology ( Senior Citizens) 37
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 39
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 40
6 Science ( Fashion) 41
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 41
Part Ⅱ Future s iridescent with high-tech fabrics 41
Part Ⅲ Discussing fashion 44
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Computerized Shirt Could Save Lives 48
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 49
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 51
7 Roads ( Ways Changing) 52
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 52
Part Ⅱ Cellular phones ( driving) 52
Part Ⅲ Smart Card 54
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Route 66 ( Bill Shay) 56
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 58
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 60
8 Rubbish or Raw Materials? 61
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 61
Part Ⅱ An international recycling business 61
Part Ⅲ Domestic waste 63
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Recycling Vending Machines 65
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 67
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 68
9 Forced Labor or Uncomplaining Helper? 69
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 69
Part Ⅱ What jobs will be done by robots? 69
Part Ⅲ Robot: history, morality ( application) 71
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Are Robots Superior to Human Being? 73
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 75
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 78
10 Computers: Machines of Intelligence 79
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 79
Part Ⅱ The new office 79
Part Ⅲ Collegiate computer contest 81
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Women, Work and Computers 83
Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 86
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 88
11 Entering the Internet 89
Part Ⅰ Getting ready 89
Part Ⅱ Computer and young people in America 89
Part Ⅲ Internet Commerce Evaluated 92
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: lnformation Science: Superhighway 94
Part Ⅴ Towards inedpendent listening 97
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 99
12 review 100
Activity 1 Isn t it time to take a break for breakfast? 100
Activity 2 Do you have emotional intelligence? 102
Activity 3 The human brain 103
Activity 4 Biorhythms 104
Activity 5 What is going to be done about car pollution? 107
Activity 6 What are they talking about? 108