Unit 1
Text：Strength of a Single Syllable 1
Linguistic Competence 6
Skill Development 12
Supplementary Reading：If You Speak English 14
Further Work 17
Learning to Learn：Introductory Remarks 18
Self-Assessment 20
Unit 2
Text：Words That Really Move Us 23
Linguistic Competence 30
Skill Development 37
Supplementary Reading：The Perfect Match 41
Further Work 45
Learning to Learn：Creating Mental Linkages（Ⅰ）：Grouping 46
Self-Assessment 48
Unit 3
Text：Two Truths to Live by 51
Linguistic Competence 56
Skill Development 63
Supplementary Reading：The Style of Living 66
Further Work 71
Learning to Learn：Creating Mental Linkages（Ⅱ）：Associating 72
Self-Assessment 75
Unit 4
Text：The Girlin the Fifth Row 76
Linguistic Competence 84
Skill Development 91
Supplementary Reading：The Most Beautiful Heart 94
Further Work 96
Learning to Learn：Creating Mental Linkages（Ⅲ）：Placing New Words into a Context 97
Self-Assessment 99
Unit 5
Text：In Pursuit of 15 Seconds of Fame 101
Linguistic Competence 106
Skill Development 114
Supplementary Reading：The Voices of Time 117
Further Work 120
Learning to Learn：Applying Images and Sounds（Ⅰ）：Representing Sounds in Memory 121
Self-Assessment 122
Unit 6
Text：West Point 124
Linguistic Competence 130
Skill Development 136
Supplementary Reading：Harrow Public School 140
Further Work 142
Learning to Learn：Applying Images and Sounds（Ⅱ）：Semantic Mapping 143
Self-Assessment 144
Unit 7
Text：Japan's Lost Generation 146
Linguistic Competence 152
Skill Development 159
Supplementary Reading：Japan：The Missing Million 162
Further Work 165
Learning to Learn：Structured Reviewing 165
Self-Assessment 167
Unit 8
Text：The Phoenix 169
Linguistic Competence 175
Skill Development 180
Supplementary Reading：Hummingbird Winter 183
Further Work 186
Learning to Learn：Practicing（Ⅰ）：Formally Practicing with Sounds and Writing Systems 186
Self-Assessment 188
Unit 9
Text：Liverpool 189
Linguistic Competence 199
Skill Development 204
Supplementary Reading：Canterbury 209
Further Work 213
Learning to Learn：Practicing（Ⅱ）：Repeating 213
Self-Assessment 214
Unit 10
Text：A Clean,Well-Lighted Place 216
Linguistic Competence 224
Skill Development 230
Supplementary Reading：Ernest Hemingway Author,Adventurer,Gambler 232
Further Work 235
Learning to Learn：Practicing（Ⅲ）：Practicing Naturalistically 236
Self-Assessment 237
Unit 11
Text：A Jaunty Thumbs-Up Salute 240
Linguistic Competence 247
Skill Development 254
Supplementary Reading：The Pickle Jar 259
Further Work 263
Learning to Learn：Receiving and Sending Messages（Ⅰ）：Getting the Idea Quickly 264
Self-Assessment 266
Unit 12
Text：Rome's Pantheon：A Grand Survivor in a Timeless City 269
Linguistic Competence 277
Skill Development 284
Supplementary Reading：The Greek Theatre 288
Further Work 292
Learning to Learn：Receiving and Sending Messages（Ⅱ）：Using Resources for Receiving and Sending Messages 294
Self-Assessment 295
WORD LIST 297