Unit 1 Efficient study 1
Scheme of work 2
Introduction：To the student 6
Unit 2 Public holidays 15
Unit 3 Another view of America 27
Unit 4 Rising sea levels 43
Unit 5 War of the worlds！ 57
Unit 6 The world of computers 69
Unit 7 Happiness 85
Unit 8 Women mean business 99
Unit 9 City life 113
Unit 10 Geothermal energy 125
Unit 11 Banking 139
Unit 12 Factories of the future 153
AppendixⅠ：American and British English 165
AppendixⅡ：Irregular verbs 167
AppendixⅢ：The Active English guide to computer iargon 170
AppendixⅣ：Using discourse markers 174
AppendixⅤ：Glossary 175
AppendixⅥ：Index 187