Unit One Arts and Culture 2
Section A Africa's Media Leaders Gather In Lagos 2
Section B Murdoch Closes Paper as Free News Squeeze Begins 11
Section C Concert Tours Manage to Stay Strong in a Weak Economy 13
Unit Two Entertainment and Trends 16
Section A 'This Is It':No.1,but Still Disappointing 16
Section B Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)The Pop Spectacular That Almost Was 25
Section C Obituaries 2009:Michael Jackson 30
Unit Three Environment 36
Section A Global Media Unite over Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Editorial 36
Section B Al Gore Set to Be First Carbon Billionaire 44
Section C Ciao,Ciao,Venice 48
Unit Four Sports 54
Section A BBC Sports Personality of the Year 54
Section B Ding Junhui Grinds down John Higgins to Win Second UK Title 64
Section C Women's Boxing Gains Olympic Spot 67
Unit Five Health 72
Section A Obama Seeks AFL-CIO Support in Healthcare Fight 72
Section B Maternal Mortailty across the World 80
Section C Being Healthy Is a Populaity Contest 84
Unit Six Economy 90
Section A More of World's Talented Workers Opt to Leave USA 90
Section B Recession Moves Migration Patterns 99
Section C Marketers Can Learn from Rio's Olympic Victory 103
Unit Seven Society and Life 108
Section A Hold Hands? No Thanks 108
Section B The Children of 9/11 Grow Up 116
Section C South Koreans Struggle with Race 120
Unit Eight Politics 124
Section A The Obama Show 124
Section B Nobel Prize Win'Humbles'Obama 135
Section C Why Won't Obama Be Europe's Friend? 140
Unit Nine Travel 146
Section A Kenya:Ecotourism Seen as Best Bet against Climate Change 146
Section B Surviving the Talkative Airplane Seatmate 154
Section C Top Ten Film Footsteps 159
Unit Ten Science and Technology 164
Section A Web to Be Truly Worldwide at Last 164
Section B The New Musical Instrument:Your Phone 173
Section C How Far Will Google Wave Go? 178