Unit 1 Presenting a Speech 1
Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking 2
Text 1 Road Building 4
Text 2 The Mississippi River in America 9
Lesson 2：Reading and Writing 13
Section A Presenting a Speech 14
Section B Report—with a Global Focus 26
Section C Writing：How to Write a Short Speech 33
Unit 2 Energy Conservation 41
Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking 42
Text 1 An Eyewitness to Changes in China 44
Text 2 Talk with“Harry Potter”—Daniel Radcliffe Answers Questions from Fans 51
Lesson 2：Reading and Writing 56
Section A Energy in Transition 57
Section B Energy for Planet Earth 71
Section C Writing：How to Write an Academic Paper 82
Unit 3 Traffic 93
Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking 94
Text 1 Driving While on a Cell Phone Worse Than Driving While Drunk 96
Text 2 Quake Kills at Least 300 on Indonesian Island 102
Lesson 2：Reading and Writing 106
Section A Do Traffic Tickets Save Lives？ 107
Section B The Tsunami Threat 118
Section C Writing：How to Write a Report 127
Unit 4 Social Behavior 137
Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking 138
Text 1 The Men's Movement：What Does It Mean to Be a Man？ 141
Text 2 Husbands and Wives：A Caller from Northbridge 148
Lesson 2：Reading and Writing 153
Section A His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness 154
Section B Male-Bashing 166
Section C Writing：How to Write about Graphs 174
Test 1 185
Unit 5 Population 205
Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking 206
Text 1 Suicide on Campus 208
Text 2 China vs.India 214
Lesson 2：Reading and Writing 219
Section A The Long War Against Corruption 220
Section B Population Is Power 235
Section C Writing：How to Write an Effective Business Contract 244
Unit 6 A City in China 257
Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking 258
Text 1 What Does the Future Hold for Marriage？ 260
Text 2 Should Teachers Have the Power to Search for Knives？ 266
Lesson 2：Reading and Writing 270
Section A From Kaifeng to New York—Glory Is as Ephemeral as Smoke and Clouds 271
Section B Will Cyber Journalists Turn the Tables on Big Media？ 283
Section C Writing：How to Write Instructions 292
Unit 7 Dishonoring the Honor System 299
Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking 300
Text 1 Opening Speech for the UK's First Disabled People's Parliament 302
Text 2 Opening Speech for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games 307
Lesson 2：Reading and Writing 310
Section A Dishonoring the Honor System 311
Section B Life Saver—or a Life Sentence？ 325
Section C Writing：How to Write a Summary 333
Unit 8 PEI Energy Framework 343
Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking 344
Text 1 Nuclear Power Plants 347
Text 2 Should There Be More Nuclear Power Plants in the US？ 352
Lesson 2：Reading and Writing 357
Section A PEI Energy Framework and Renewable Energy Strategy 358
Section B Evaluation of China's Energy Options 373
Section C Writing：How to Write an Abstract 386
Test 2 401