Unit 1 The Less Traveled Path 3
Part Ⅰ Warming up 3
Part Ⅱ Opting for a slower pace of life in the 21st century 6
Part Ⅲ Family 8
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 10
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 12
Unit 2 The Changing Women 15
Part Ⅰ Warming up 15
Part Ⅱ Working mothers 18
Part Ⅲ Mothers and daughters 20
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 23
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 25
Unit 3 Work and Workforce 29
Part Ⅰ Warming up 29
Part Ⅱ Americans at work 32
Part Ⅲ Stress management 34
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 35
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 38
Unit 4 Matching Dreams with Education 43
Part Ⅰ Warming up 43
Part Ⅱ Education then and now 45
Part Ⅲ A life-changing event 49
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 51
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 53
Unit 5 Love and Help 57
Part Ⅰ Warming up 57
Part Ⅱ Anti-AIDS campaign 61
Part Ⅲ Innocence in danger 65
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 67
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 70
Unit 6 Youth Aspirations 73
Part Ⅰ Warming up 73
Part Ⅱ British youth 75
Part Ⅲ Young entrepreneurs 78
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 80
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 83
Unit 7 Why the Problem? 87
Part Ⅰ Warming up 87
Part Ⅱ Why the problem? 90
Part Ⅲ Drug therapy 92
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 95
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 97
Unit 8 Seeing Both Sides 101
Part Ⅰ Warming up 101
Part Ⅱ A medical question—should doctors always tell the truth? 105
Part Ⅲ A radio debate 109
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 111
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 114
Unit 9 Inside Me 119
Part Ⅰ Warming up 119
Part Ⅱ Roots of rap 122
Part Ⅲ Stuntpeople:Hollywood's heroes 124
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 128
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 131
Unit 10 Your Round 135
Part Ⅰ Warming up 135
Part Ⅱ New fashions 137
Part Ⅲ Humor—its role in our lives 140
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax 143
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 146
Unit 11 Managing Personal Development 149
Part Ⅰ Warming up 149
Part Ⅱ Lateral or vertical? 151
Part Ⅲ Mediation skills 153
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 155
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 159
Unit 12 Review 163
A.A healthy glow? 163
B.Reading dictionaries 164
C.Museum of Questionable Medical Devices 165
D.Home schooling 166
E.Ken Caulkins'automated orchestra 168
F.The instinct for keeping useless objects 169
G.Mr Harris comes to see the headmaster 170
H.Video Appreciation 171
Vocabulary 172
Acknowledgements 194