Unit 1 The American Dream 1
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 1
PartⅡ Text A: I Have a Dream 4
Part Ⅲ Text B: The American Dream in Death of a Salesman 13
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 22
Unit 2 Silent Struggle 38
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 38
Part Ⅱ Text A: Silent Struggle to Excel 41
Part Ⅲ Text B: Silent Struggle: A New Theory of Pregnancy 51
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 62
Unit 3 Arctic and Antarctic 79
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 79
Part Ⅱ Text A: The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 82
Part Ⅲ Text B: Living with an Arctic Legend 92
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 102
Unit 4 True Love 119
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 119
Part Ⅱ Text A: The Gift of the Magi 122
Part Ⅲ Text B: The Nightingale and the Rose 132
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 142
Unit 5 Different Perspectives 158
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 158
Part Ⅱ Text A: The Declaration of Independence 161
Part Ⅲ Text B: Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior 170
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 181
Unit 6 Music in Space 196
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 196
Part Ⅱ Text A:Music of the Universe 199
Part Ⅲ Text B: The UFO Phenomenon Is Real 211
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 222
Unit 7 Coming from Within 237
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 237
Part Ⅱ Text A: The Treasure House Within You 240
Part Ⅲ Text B: Great Art and the Inner World 251
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 261
Unit 8 Living to Learn 275
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 275
Part Ⅱ Text A: On Studies 278
Part Ⅲ Text B: Lifelong Learning: Changing Mindsets 288
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 298