CONTENTS 1
1 THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING 1
Theme:AdvertisingReading One:Advertising All Over the WorId 4
Reading Two:Changing World Markets 9
Grammar:Contrast—Simple Present Tense and Present Progressive 14
Style:Paragraph Development 16
2 TELECOMMUTING:GOING HOME TO WORK 21
Theme:TravelReading One:Going Home to Work 25
Reading Two:Help Wanted 31
Grammar:Modals and Related Verbs That Show Ability 38
Style:Letter Writing 40
3 A MIRACLE CURE？ 45
Theme:FraudReading One:A Miracle Cure 50
Reading Two:The Organic Health Center 54
Grammar:Adjectives—Superlatives 60
Style:Summary Writing 63
4 THE METAMORPHOSIS 67
Theme:InsectsReading One:The Metamorphosis 71
Reading Two:Ungeziefer 77
Grammar:Infinitives of Purpose 81
Style:Paraphrasing 84
5 SPEAKING OF GENDER 87
Theme:LanguageReading One:Different Ways of Talking 91
Reading Two:Speaking of Gender 98
Grammar:Using Modals for Requests 103
Style:Comparing and Contrasting 106
6 BREAKING THE SURFACE 111
Theme:AIDSReading One:The Last Dive 115
Reading Two:PAWS-LA 121
Grammar:Past Progressive and Simple Past Tense 126
Style:Using Narration 129
7 CARS:PASSION OR PROBLEM？ 135
Theme:CarsReading One:Cars:Passion or Problem？ 139
Reading Two:New Car Technology 144
Grammar: Future Time Clauses 149
Style:Parallel Structure 152
8 ALWAYS IN FASHION 157
Theme:FashionReading One:The Search for Beauty 161
Reading Two:My Wife Wants to Look Younger 165
Grammar:Describing the Past with Used to 171
Style:Giving Advice 173
9 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 177
Theme:PunishmentReading One:Life in Prison Is Still Life:Why Should a Killer Live？Why Do We Kill People to Show That Killing People Is Wrong 181
Reading Two:Letter to the Editor 185
Grammar:Contrast—PresentPerfectandPresentPerfectProgressive 190
Style:Sentence Variety 193
10 FINDING A SPOUSE 197
Theme:MarriageReading One:Finding a Spouse 200
Reading Two:What's Wrong with Tradition？ 204
Grammar:Articles—Definite and Indefinite 209
Style:Using Related Word Forms for Cohesion 212
Answer Key 217