Unit 1 Language 1
Text One The Gift of Language 1
Text Two The English Language 5
Text Three Language,Dialect and Accent 9
Text Four Body Language 13
Unit 2 Customs 18
Text One Customs of the World 18
Text Two Customs of Time 22
Text Three Deaths and Funerals 25
Text Four Friendships 28
Unit 3 Music 31
Text One Modern Music 31
Text Two Musical Instruments 35
Text Three Symphony 39
Text Four Mozart's First Recital 44
Unit 4 Law 47
Text One Law 47
Text Two Law Makers in the United States 52
Text Three Court Procedures 56
Text Four British and American Courts 62
Unit 5 Marriage Customs 66
Text One Engagement 66
Text Two Wedding Rings and Presents 69
Text Three Wedding Invitations 71
Text Four The Wedding Ceremony and Reception 74
Unit 6 Physics 77
Text One Expansion 77
Text Two Magnets 80
Text Three Newton's Laws of Motion 84
Text Four Otto von Guericke and the Vacuum 88
Unit 7 Beauty and Fashion 92
Text One The Beautiful People 92
Text Two Thinking Thin and Getting Thin 95
Text Three Things to Avoid in Dressing 99
Text Four Hair Care 102
Unit 8 Chemistry 105
Text One Hydrogen and Oxygen 105
Text Two Safety Rules for Doing Experiments 108
Text Three How Can You Observe Osmosis 112
Text Four What Is a Flame? 116
Unit 9 Good Manners 120
Text One Introducing People 120
Text Two Manners in Conversation 123
Text Three Manners at Business Receptions 126
Text Four When Invited by a Family 129
Unit 10 Religion 133
Text One Religion 133
Text Two Judaism 137
Text Three Christianity 141
Text Four Buddha and Buddhism 146
Unit 11 Environment 150
Text One Ecology 150
Text Two Endangered Species 154
Text Three Air Pollution 158
Text Four water Pollution 161
Unit 12 Philosophy 165
Text One Philosophy 165
Text Two Judging Argument 169
Text Three Confucianism 173
Text Four Plato 176
Unit 13 Medical Science 180
Text One Anesthesia 180
Text Two Malaria 184
Text Three Hypnosis 188
Text Four The Discovery of Penicillin 191
Unit 14 Astronomy 195
Text One Black Holes 195
Text Two Billions of Suns 199
Text Three The Life Circle of the Stars 203
Text Four The Planets 207
Unit 15 Mass Media 211
Text One What Mass Media Do 211
Text Two Newswriting 215
Text Three The Fule That Makes Mass Media Work 219
Text Four Television 223
Unit 16 The Pilgrim Fathers 226
Text One The Pilgrim Fathers 226
Text Two The Voyage 229
Text Three Settlement 232
Text Four Thanksgiving 235
Unit 17 Economics 238
Text One Economic Depression 238
Text Two Malthusian Theory of Population 242
Text Three The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT) 245
Text Four Monetarism 249
Unit 18 Psychology 252
Text One Sleep and Dreams 252
Text Two Achievement Motivation 256
Text Three Punishment 260
Thext Four Sigmend Freud 263
Unit 19 Mythology 267
Text One Myth 267
Text Two Prometheus 271
Text Three Pandora 274
Text Four Oedipus 277
Unit 20 Camera 281
Text One The Parts of a Camera 281
Text Two The Pin-hole Camera 284
Text Three Developing and Photographic Printing 288
Text Four Composition 290
Unit 21 English Literature(1) 292
Text One Shakespeare 292
Text Two The Merchant of Venice 296
Text Three Macbeth 300
Text Four Hamlet 304
Unit 22 English Literature(2) 308
Text One Danial Defoe 308
Text Two Robinson Crusoe 312
Text Three Pride and Prejudice 316
Text Four Great Expectations 320
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