Unit 1 1
Pre-reading Tasks 1
Text：The Open Window 1
Linguistic Competence 6
Skill Development 12
Supplementary Reading：Language，Loss,and Metaphor 16
Further Work 24
Learning to Learn：Setting Goals and Objectives 24
Self-Assessment 26
Unit 2 27
Pre-reading Tasks 27
Text：The Day Mother Cried 27
Linguistic Competence 31
Skill Development 38
Supplementary Reading：Beautiful Music 42
Further Work 46
Learning to Learn：Guessing Intelligently in Listening and Reading（Ⅰ）：Using Other Clues 46
Self-Assessment 48
Unit 3 50
Pre-reading Tasks 50
Text：Forget Me Not 50
Linguistic Competence 59
Skill Development 65
Supplementary Reading：The Changes of Aging 69
Further Work 73
Learning to Learn：Making Positive Statements 73
Self-Assessment 74
Unit 4 75
Pre-reading Tasks 75
Text：The Middle Eastern Bazaar 75
Linguistic Competence 80
Skill Development 87
Supplementary Reading：You Got a Problem with That? 91
Further Work 95
Learning to Learn：Taking Risks Wisely 96
Self-Assessment 96
Unit 5 97
Pre-reading Tasks 97
Text：A Perfect Englishman in Language 97
Linguistic Competence 103
Skill Development 111
Supplementary Reading：Our Magic Kingdom 114
Further Work 120
Learning to Learn：Using a Checklist 120
Self-Assessment 121
Unit 6 123
Pre-reading Tasks 123
Text：Literature's Most Misunderstood Novel 123
Linguistic Competence 131
Skill Development 139
Supplementary Reading：The Adventure of the Soul 142
Further Work 147
Learning to Learn：Writing a Language Learning Diary 147
Self-Assessment 148
Unit 7 149
Pre-reading Tasks 149
Text：What Makes Us Moral 149
Linguistic Competence 158
Skill Development 165
Supplementary Reading：Palin and Populism 169
Further Work 175
Learning to Learn：Becoming Aware of Others'Thoughts and Feelings 175
Self-Assessment 176
Unit 8 177
Pre-reading Tasks 177
Text：Tear Down This Wall 177
Linguistic Competence 183
Skill Development 189
Supplementary Reading：The State of Patriotism 193
Further Work 199
Learning to Learn：Ⅰ．Developing Cultural Understanding 200
Ⅱ．Guessing Intelligently in Listening and Reading（Ⅱ）：Using Other Clues 200
Self-Assessment 202
Unit 9 203
Pre-reading Tasks 203
Text：Mother Tongue 203
Linguistic Competence 210
Skill Development 218
Supplementary Reading：Lamentfor His Nephew Shih-erh Lang 221
Further Work 226
Learning to Learn：Asking Questions 226
Self-Assessment 227
Unit 10 228
Pre-reading Tasks 228
Text：Where Is Human Evolution Heading? 229
Linguistic Competence 235
Skill Development 242
Supplementary Reading：How Technology Is Changing Our Likes and Loves 245
Further Work 255
Learning to Learn：Cooperating with Peers 255
Self-Assessment 256