Subject 1 Jamily Matters 1
UNIT ONE 2
Listening and Speaking Activities 2
Interview 1 A Happy Family 2
Interview 2 Relationship 6
Reading 12
Passage A A Thankful Woman and Mother 12
Passage B The American Parents 15
UNIT TWO 17
Understanding Different Positions 17
Views for Discussion 17
Reading 21
Passage A Defining the Family 21
Passage B Critiquing the American Family 24
UNIT THREE 26
Reading for Research 26
A Different Stance 26
Research Project 29
In Search of“The Good Family” 29
Subject 2 Dressing the part:Jashion and popular Culture 35
UNIT FOUR 36
Listening and Speaking Activities 36
Listening 1 My Favorite Oscar Dresses 36
Listening 2 Mr Ties and His Prepster Stripes 40
Reading 43
Passage A The Five Most Stylish Geniuses of All Time 43
Passage B Dress for Job 44
UNIT FIVE 47
Reading 47
Passage A Views for Discussion 47
Passage B Barbie Dolls and US Fashion Culture 49
UNIT SIX 56
Reading for Research 56
Clothes and Popular Culture 56
Research Project 60
In Search of“The Traditional Clothes” 60
Subject 3 American Residential Architecture 63
UNIT SEVEN 64
Listening and Speaking Activities 64
House Show 64
Reading 70
What Do You Do If You Want to Build a House? 70
UNIT EIGHT 73
Understanding Different Positions 73
Reading 75
American Houses,Present 75
Passage A A House of Ideals and Realities 75
Passage B Birds of a Feather Flock Together 78
Passage C Settings and Technologies 79
Passage D Tradition in Novelty 80
UNIT NINE 85
Reading for Research 85
Passage A A Gallery of the Early American Houses 85
Passage B Critiquing Architecture 87
Research Project 88
Create Your Magazine 88
Subject 4 Science and Technology 90
UNIT TEN 91
Listening and Speaking Activities 91
Listening 1 Opportunities and Challenges of the Internet 91
Listening 2 Nanotechnology? 96
Reading 100
Information Exchange 100
UNIT ELEVEN 105
Reading 105
Passage A More on Nanotechnology 105
Passage B Biotechnology 113
UNIT TWELVE 116
Reading for Research 116
Science vs.Pseudo-science 116
Research Project 119
Create Your Magazine 119