1 My First Job 1
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 1
Culture Information and Notes 1
New Words and Phrases 3
Supplementary Reading The Plowboy 4
2 American Homes and British Homes 7
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 7
Culture Information and Notes 7
New Words and Phrases 8
Supplementary Reading American Family Life 9
3 What Is in a Name? 12
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 12
Culture Information and Notes 12
New Words and Phrases 13
Supplementary Reading The Game of the Name 15
Culture Information and Notes 18
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 18
4 Doing away with the King s English 18
New Words and Phrases 20
Supplementary Reading English,the World Language 21
5 England as Seen by Americans 24
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 24
Culture Information and Notes 24
New Words and Phrases 26
Supplementary Reading Speaking to a Table 27
6 The First Day at School 31
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 31
Culture Information and Notes 31
New Words and Phrases 33
Supplementary Reading Weather in Britain 34
7 Computers 37
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 37
Culture Information and Notes 37
New Words and Phrases 38
Supplementary Reading Seniors Find Friends on Web 39
8 The Missing Monarchs 42
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 42
Culture Information and Notes 42
New Words and Phrases 43
Supplementary Reading Overwintering Locations of North American Monarch Butterfly 43
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 46
Culture Information and Notes 46
9 The Risks of Life 46
New Words and Phrases 48
Supplementary Reading Healthful Living 49
10 Words Can Give You Power 51
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 51
Culture Information and Notes 52
New Words and Phrases 52
Supplementary Reading English:A Crazy Language(Abridged) 54
Culture Information and Notes 57
11 The Transaction 57
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 57
New Words and Phrases 58
Supplementary Reading How to Be a Good Listener 59
12 The Message Behind the Smile 63
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 63
Culture Information and Notes 63
New Words and Phrases 64
13 A Delightful Village 69
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 69
Culture Information and Notes 69
New Words and Phrases 71
14 The Mystery of the White Gardenia 76
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 76
Culture Information and Notes 76
New Words and Phrases 77