UNIT ONE 1
Section 1:News Items 1
Section 2:A Feature Report 2
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 3
Listening 1:Applying for a Job(1) 3
Listening 2:Applying for a Job(2) 4
Listening 3:Job Outlook 4
Listening 4:How to Shine at a Job Interview 6
UNIT TWO 8
Section 1:News Items 8
Section 2:A Feature Report 9
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 10
Listening 1:The Autumn of Life 10
Listening 2:Harold Gives a Pound Away 11
Listening 3:The Cunning Servant 12
Listening 4:Mrs.Russell's Birthday 12
UNIT THREE 15
Section 1:News Items 15
Section 2:A Feature Report 16
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 17
Listening 1:Taller or Smaller? 17
Listening 2:Color of Eyes 18
Listening 3:John Hunter:the First Surgeon 19
Listening 4:Handling an Emergency 20
UNIT FOUR 22
Section 1:News Items 22
Section 2:A Feature Report 23
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 24
Listening 1:Sea Life 24
Listening 2:Does the Monster Exist? 25
Listening 3:Space to Breathe 25
Listening 4:Of Time and the Railroads 26
UNIT FIVE 28
Section 1:News Items 28
Section 2:A Feature Report 29
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 30
Listening 1:The Long Exile 30
Listening 2:What Constitutes a Race? 31
Listening 3:Holiday Plans for the Children 32
Listening 4:It's Not the End of the World 33
UNIT SIX 35
Section 1:News Items 35
Section 2:A Feature Report 36
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 37
Listening 1:Could You Do Me a Favor? 37
Listening 2:Wilt Chamberlain 39
Listening 3:Eating in the Cafeteria 42
Listening 4:Table Manners 44
UNIT SEVEN 46
Section 1:News Items 46
Section 2:A Feature Report 47
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 48
Listening 1:Mountaineering 48
Listening 2:Little Dreamers 49
Listening 3:Skiing Experience 51
Listening 4:Football 54
UNIT EIGHT 56
Section 1:News Items 56
Section 2:A Feature Report 57
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 58
Listening 1:An Accident 58
Listening 2:Avoiding Crime 59
Listening 3:A Broadcast 62
Listening 4:The Reality of Being a Detective 64
UNIT NINE 68
Section 1:News Items 68
Section 2:A Feature Report 69
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 70
Listening 1:My Family 70
Listening 2:Late Again 71
Listening 3:A Cab Driver 74
Listening 4:Alice's Dilemma 76
UNIT TEN 79
Section 1:News Items 79
Section 2:A Feature Report 80
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 81
Listening 1:Weather Forecasting 81
Listening 2:Where Shall I Put Them? 82
Listening 3:Do You Believe in Magic? 84
Listening 4:Fortune and the Beggar 86
UNIT ELEVEN 90
Section 1:News Items 90
Section 2:A Feature Report 91
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 92
Listening 1:Disco 92
Listening 2:Elvis Presley 93
Listening 3:About Television 94
Listening 4:From Song to Sound 95
UNIT TWELVE 98
Section 1:News Items 98
Section 2:A Feature Report 99
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 100
Listening 1:When Was the Umbrella Invented? 100
Listening 2:The Planets 101
Listening 3:At a Conference 102
Listening 4:Film Editing 104
UNIT THIRTEEN 106
Section 1:News Items 106
Section 2:A Feature Report 107
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 108
Listening 1:Color 108
Listening 2:Surnames 109
Listening 3:Mother's Day Special 110
Listening 4:A Discussion 112
UNIT FOURTEEN 114
Section 1:News Items 114
Section 2:A Feature Report 115
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 116
Listening 1:The Introductory Lecture 116
Listening 2:Any Problems? 117
Listening 3:The Nose on Your Face 118
Listening 4:Searching for the Right Word 120
UNIT FIFTEEN 122
Section 1:News Items 122
Section 2:A Feature Report 123
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 124
Listening 1:I'm Looking for a Hotel 124
Listening 2:Active Holiday 125
Listening 3:Americans on Vacation 126
Listening 4:A Day Excursion to Pompeii 128
UNIT SIXTEEN 130
Section 1:News Items 130
Section 2:A Feature Report 131
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 132
Listening 1:A Talk on Studying Abroad 132
Listening 2:Learning by Doing 133
Listening 3:Interview with a Registrar 134
Listening 4:Who is Responsible for Learning? 136
TAPESCRIPTS AND KEYS 139
UNIT ONE 141
UNIT TWO 150
UNIT THREE 158
UNIT FOUR 167
UNIT FIVE 176
UNIT SIX 185
UNIT SEVEN 195
UNIT EIGHT 207
UNIT NINE 216
UNIT TEN 227
UNIT ELEVEN 238
UNIT TWELVE 246
UNIT THIRTEEN 255
UNIT FOURTEEN 265
UNIT FIFTEEN 275
UNIT SIXTEEN 287