Unit 1 Food 1
Part One Preparation 1
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 3
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 4
In-Class Reading Food and Culture 4
After-Class Reading 11
Passage Ⅰ The Mcnu 11
Passage Ⅱ The Nutrients in Food 18
Part Four Further Development 19
Quiz 20
Unit 2 Personality 24
Part One Preparation 24
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 25
In-Class Reading The Misery of Shyness 26
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 26
After-Class Reading 35
Passage Ⅰ Two Ways of Looking at Life 35
Passage Ⅱ You Are What You Think 40
Part Four Further Development 44
Quiz 44
Unit 3 Career Planning 47
Part One Preparation 47
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 47
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 48
In-Class Reading Career Planning 48
After-Class Reading 57
Passage Ⅰ Summer Job Planning 57
Passage Ⅱ Which Career Is the Right One for You? 60
Quiz 65
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 70
Unit 4 Learning Skills 70
Part One Preparation 70
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 71
In-Class Reading Study Habits 71
After-Class Reading 77
Passage Ⅰ Take Charge of Your Learning 77
Passage Ⅱ Myths and Misconceptions about Reading 83
Part Four Further Development 90
Quiz 90
Unit 5 Language 94
Part One Preparation 94
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 94
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 95
In-Class Reading How I Discovered Words 95
Passage Ⅰ Foreign Accents 105
After-Class Reading 105
Passage Ⅱ Not Just Parrot-Talk 109
Part Four Further Development 113
Quiz 114
Unit 6 Nature and Nurture 117
Part One Preparation 117
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 118
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 118
In-Class Reading Twins,Genes, and Environment 118
After-Class Reading 124
Passage Ⅰ Science Looks Twice at Twins 124
Passage Ⅱ Talkative Parents Make Kids Smarter 129
Part Four Further Development 133
Quiz 134
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 137
Part One Preparation 137
Unit 7 Music 137
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 138
In-Class Reading Music to Your Gears 138
After-Class Reading 144
Passage Ⅰ The Beatles 144
Passage Ⅱ Mozart Makes the Brain Hum 147
Passage Ⅲ Songs of Love 150
Part Four Further Development 153
Quiz 154
Unit 8 Creativity 158
Part One Preparation 158
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 158
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 159
In-Class Reading The Case for Creativity—Encouraging Children to Think 159
Passage Ⅰ A Long March to Creativity（Ⅰ） 164
After-Class Reading 164
Passage Ⅱ A Long March to Creativity（Ⅱ） 167
Part Four Further Development 171
Quiz 172
Unit 9 Gender Differences 176
Part One Preparation 176
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 176
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 177
In-Class Reading Gender Roles from a Cultural Perspective 177
After-Class Reading 186
Passage Ⅰ Boys Are Teachers Pets 186
Passage Ⅱ Stereotypes and Individual Differences 189
Part Four Further Development 193
Quiz 194
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 198
Part One Preparation 198
Unit 10 Risks 198
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 199
In-Class Reading Risks and You 199
After-Class Reading 206
Passage Ⅰ Health Risks 206
Passage Ⅱ Risks from Nature and Technology 211
Part Four Further Development 215
Quiz 216
Unit 11 College Life 220
Part One Preparation 220
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 221
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 221
In-Class Reading 221
Essay Ⅰ The Commencement Speech You ll Never Hear 222
Essay Ⅱ College: An All-Forgiving World? 228
After-Class Reading 233
Passage Ⅰ Those College Finals 233
Passage Ⅱ Fall from University Grace 240
Part Four Further Development 246
Quiz 247
Unit 12 Time 250
Part One Preparation 250
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 250
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 251
In-Class Reading How to Take Your Time 251
After-Class Reading 259
Passage Ⅰ Social Time: The Heartbeat of Culture 259
Passage Ⅱ The Voices of Time 262
Part Four Further Development 266
Quiz 266