Unit 1 College Life 1
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 2
Part Ⅱ Theme-related Reading Text A 3
How College Is Differ-ent from High School 3
Part Ⅲ Theme-related Reading Text B 15
Choosing a Career at Sea 15
Pa Ⅳ Writing Practice 24
Section A Writing Basics 24
Section B Theme-related Writing 27
Section C Final Draft 29
Part Ⅴ After-class Activities 30
To Know More 30
Fun Time! 31
Unit 2 Language Learning 33
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 34
Part Ⅱ Theme-related Reading Text A 35
Time:You Have as Much as the President! 35
Part Ⅲ Theme-related Reading Text B 46
Getting Along at Sea 46
Part Ⅳ Writing Practice 53
Section A Writing Basics 53
Section B Theme-related Writing 54
Section C Final Draft 56
Part Ⅴ After-class Activities 57
To Know More 57
Fun Time! 58
Unit 3 The World of Women 59
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 60
Part Ⅱ Theme-related Reading Text A 62
I Want a Wife 62
Part Ⅲ Theme-related Reading Text B 73
Women:Facing a Coali-tion of Resistance 73
Part Ⅳ Writing Practice 81
Section A Writing Basics 81
Section B Theme-related Writing 83
Section C Final Draft 84
Part Ⅴ After-class Activities 86
To Know More 86
Fun Time! 87
Unit 4 Man and Nature 89
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activies 90
Part Ⅱ Theme-related Reading Text A 91
When Nature Is Nurture 91
Part Ⅲ Theme-lated Reading Text B 102
A Lot of Bottles:Life on Board the Plastiki 102
Part Ⅳ Writing Practice 111
Section A Writing Basics 111
Section B Theme-related Writing 113
Section C Final Draft 115
Part Ⅴ After-class Activities 117
To Know More 117
Fun Time! 118
Unit 5 Suspense Story 119
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 120
Part Ⅱ Theme-related Reading Text A 121
After Twenty Years 121
Part Ⅲ Theme-related Reading Text B 132
Who Was the Mysteri-ous Stranger? 132
Part Ⅳ Writing Practice 141
Section A Writing Basics 141
Section B Theme-related Writing 143
Section C Final Draft 144
Part Ⅴ After-class Activities 146
To Know More 146
Fun Time! 146
Unit 6 Health and Security 149
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 150
Part Ⅱ Theme-related Reading Text A 151
Already Pelatect 151
Part Ⅲ Theme-related Reading Text B 163
Seafaring Superstitions& Marine Myth Ritual Explored 163
Part Ⅳ Writing Practice 170
Section A Writing Basics 170
Section B Theme-related Writing 172
Section C Final Draft 174
Part Ⅴ After-class Activities 175
To Know More 175
Fun Time! 175
Unit 7 Festival and Culture 177
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 178
Part Ⅱ Theme-related Reading Text A 179
A Sailor’s Christmas Gift 179
Part Ⅲ Theme-related Reading Text B 192
Christmas at Sea 192
Part Ⅳ Writing Practice 199
Section A Writing Basics 199
Section B Theme-related Writing 204
Section C Final Draft 206
Part Ⅴ After-class Activities 207
To Know More 207
Fun Time! 208
Unit 8 Virtual World 209
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 210
Part Ⅱ Theme-related Reading Text A 211
Surting the Web with Nothing but Brainwaves 211
Part Ⅲ Theme-related Reading Text B 224
Social Networking for Safety’s Sake 224
Part Ⅳ Writing Practice 232
Section A Writing Basics 232
Section B Theme-related Writing 235
Section C Final Dra 237
Part Ⅴ After-class Activities 239
To Know More 239
Fun Time! 240
Glossary 241
Appendix Maritime Vocabulary 253