Unit 1
A Where"English"Comes from 1
B Who Uses English? 6
C Language as a Living Thing 12
Fast Reading American Influence 18
Unit 2
A Tennis 22
B Jogging 28
C The Town That Kids Built 35
Fast Reading Living a Long Life 41
Unit 3
A A Case of Mistaken Identity 45
B Remembering My Grandparents 50
C My Earliest Memories 55
Fast Reading Dreams 61
Unit 4
A The American Indians—A People in Crisis 66
B From Slave to Teacher 72
C How to Solve Personal Problems 79
Fast Reading About Television 84
Unit 5
A The History of Books(Part One) 89
B The History of Books(Part Two) 94
C Why We Walk in Circles 99
Fast Reading Paper Housing 100
Unit 6
A Walking in Space 112
B Informing the world(Part One) 118
C Informing the world(Part Two) 123
Fast Reading How Do the Movies Do It? 129
Unit 7
A Modern Surgery 134
B Influenza(Part One) 140
C Influenza(Part Two) 145
Fast Reading The Heart 150
Unit 8
A Learning How to Make Rain(Part One) 155
B Learning How to Make Rain(Part Two) 160
C How Electricity Is Made 165
Fast Reading Citizens of Space 170
Unit 9
A Karl Marx 175
B The Lady with the Lamp 181
C The Good Doctor 187
Fast Reading The Youngest Painter in the World 193
Unit 10
A Salt 198
B Library Accident 203
C Benjamin Franklin—He Led a Useful Life 208
Fast Reading A New Island for Iceland 213
Unit 11
A The First Thanksgiving 220
B April Fools'Day 226
C Street Festival 231
Fast Reading Christmas in the United States 237
Unit 12
A The Personal Qualities of a Teacher 241
B The Indians on the Andes Mountains 245
C Does Travel Broaden the Mind? 250
Fast Reading King Canute on the Seashore 256