Unit 1 The Less Traveled Path 1
Part Ⅰ Warming up 1
Part Ⅱ Opting for a slower pace of life in the 21st century 6
Part Ⅲ Family 9
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 12
Unit 2 The Changing Women 14
Part Ⅰ Warming up 14
Part Ⅱ Working mothers 18
Part Ⅲ Mothers and daughters 23
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 26
Unit 3 Work and Workforce 29
Part Ⅰ Warming up 29
Part Ⅱ Americans at work 34
Part Ⅲ Stress management 37
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 40
Unit 4 Matching Dreams with Education 44
Part Ⅰ Warming up 44
Part Ⅱ Education then and now 46
Part Ⅲ A life-changing event 50
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 54
Unit 5 Love and Help 56
Part Ⅰ Warming up 56
Part Ⅱ Anti-AIDS campaign 60
Part Ⅲ Innocence in danger 65
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 68
Unit 6 Youth Aspirations 71
Part Ⅰ Warming up 71
Part Ⅱ British youth 74
Part Ⅲ Young entrepreneurs 78
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 81
Unit 7 Why the Problem？ 84
Part Ⅰ Warming up 84
Part Ⅱ Why the problem？ 87
Part Ⅲ Drug therapy 91
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 95
Unit 8 Seeing Both Sides 97
Part Ⅰ Warming up 97
Part Ⅱ A medical question—should doctors always tell the truth？ 102
Part Ⅲ A radio debate 108
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 111
Unit 9 Inside Me 115
Part Ⅰ Warming up 115
Part Ⅱ Roots of rap 118
Part Ⅲ Stuntpeople:Hollywood's heroes 123
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 129
Unit 10 Your Round 132
Part Ⅰ Warming up 132
Part Ⅱ New fashions 136
Part Ⅲ Humor—its role in our lives 141
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 146
Unit 11 Managing Personal Development 149
Part Ⅰ Warming up 149
Part Ⅱ Lateral or vertical？ 153
Part Ⅲ Mediation skills 156
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 159
Unit 12 Review 163
A.A healthy glow？ 163
B.Reading dictionaries 164
C.Museum of Questionable Medical Devices 165
D.Home schooling 168
E.Ken Caulkins'automated orchestra 172
F.The instinct for keeping useless objects 175
G.Mr Harris comes to see the headmaster 176
Vocabulary 180
Acknowledgements 202