Unit One Learning a Language 1
Get Started 1
Listen and Respond 2
Read and Explore 4
Text A A Language Teacher's Personal Opinion 4
Text B Learning to Read 11
Optional Classroom Activities 20
Enhance Your Language Awareness 22
Unit Two Growing Up 33
Get Started 33
Listen and Respond 34
Read and Explore 35
Text A The Doctor's Son 35
Text B The Needs of Teenagers 45
Optional Classroom Activities 53
Enhance Your Language Awareness 54
Unit Three Knowing Yourself 67
Get Started 67
Listen and Respond 68
Read and Explore 69
Text A Personality Development 69
Text B Test Your Personality 77
Optional Classroom Activities 86
Enhance Your Language Awareness 87
Unit Four Care of the Elderly 99
Get Started 99
Listen and Respond 100
Read and Explore 101
Text A A Doll for Great-Grandmother 101
Text B Care of the Elderly:A Family Matter 111
Optional Classroom Activities 118
Enhance Your Language Awareness 119
Practice Test Ⅰ(Units 1-4) 130
Unit Five Parents and Children 147
Get Started 147
Listen and Respond 148
Read and Explore 150
Text A A Time for Memories 150
Text B Cellular Love 157
Optional Classroom Activities 166
Enhance Your Language Awareness 166
Unit Six Christmas Spirit 177
Get Started 177
Listen and Respond 178
Read and Explore 180
Text A A Sailor's Christmas Gift 180
Text B Our"Family" 189
Optional Classroom Activities 197
Enhance Your Language Awareness 198
Unit Seven Relationships and Communication 209
Get Started 209
Listen and Respond 210
Read and Explore 212
Text A How Well Can We Listen? 212
Text B What We Can Do to Improve Human Relationships 219
Optional Classroom Activities 228
Enhance Your Language Awareness 229
Unit Eight College Life 241
Get Started 241
Listen and Respond 242
Read and Explore 244
Text A Secrets of Straight-A Students 244
Text B College Pressures 252
Optional Classroom Activities 260
Enhance Your Language Awareness 261
Practice Test Ⅱ(Units 5-8) 274
Appendix Ⅰ Scripts and Key to Practice Test Ⅰ 290
Appendix Ⅱ Scripts and Key to Practice Test Ⅱ 296
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary 301