1 Someone Waiting 1
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 1
Culture Information and Notes 1
New Words and Phrases 2
Supplementary Reading What Do Parents Owe Their Children? 3
2 Football 7
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 7
Culture Information and Notes 7
New Words and Phrases 8
Supplementary Reading Sports 10
3 The Snake Bite 13
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 13
Culture Information and Notes 13
New Words and Phrases 14
Supplementary Reading Panic on the Highway 17
4 He Was My Father 21
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 21
Culture Information and Notes 21
New Words and Phrases 22
Supplementary Reading My Wonderful Lousy Poem 26
5 The English Countryside 30
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 30
Culture Information and Notes 30
New Words and Phrases 31
Supplementary Reading Us Cities:Past and Present 34
6 Suffering to Be Beautiful 37
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 37
Culture Information and Notes 37
New Words and Phrases 38
Supplementary Reading The Most Beautiful Women in the World 41
7 Waiting for a Call 44
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 44
Culture Information and Notes 44
New Words and Phrases 46
Supplementary Reading Fist Love 46
8 Secret Messages to Ourselves 50
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 50
Culture Information and Notes 50
New Words and Phrases 52
Supplementary Reading Sleepwalking-Fact or Fancy? 53
9 All That s Happening in the Music World 57
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 57
Culture Information and Notes 57
New Words and Phrases 58
Supplementary Reading The Leading Role in the Film Proof of Life 61
10 Teenager s Nightmare 64
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 64
Culture Information and Notes 64
New Words and Phrases 66
Supplementary Reading The British Educational System 68
11 Understanding Your Owner 71
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 71
Culture Information and Notes 71
New Words and Phrases 72
Supplementary Reading Why I Hate Dogs 74
12 Transforming Mars 78
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 78
Culture Information and Notes 78
New Words and Phrases 79
Supplementary Reading Upward Bound:Tales of Space Station Alpha 81
13 The Mud-Backs 84
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 84
Culture Information and Notes 84
New Words and Phrases 85
Supplementary Reading The Beach 87
14 The Japanese Aging Suit 90
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 90
Culture Information and Notes 90
New Words and Phrases 91
Supplementary Reading Emerging Issues in an Aging Society 93
15 Have You Seen the Tree 96
Tips for Preview and Studying Objectives 96
Culture Information and Notes 96
New Words and Phrases 98
Supplementary Reading What Good Is a Tree 100