Unit 1 World News:International Relations 1
Part Ⅰ Warming up 1
Part Ⅱ News reports 3
Part Ⅲ Anti-piracy mission 7
Part Ⅳ Speeches 10
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 12
Unit 2 World News:Earth and Environment 16
Part Ⅰ Warming up 16
Part Ⅱ News reports 19
Part Ⅲ City recycling 22
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 25
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 26
Unit 3 World News:Economic Developments 30
Part Ⅰ Warming up 30
Part Ⅱ News reports 34
Part Ⅲ Voice mail may cost company's business 37
Part Ⅳ Business jargon 41
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 44
Unit 4 World News:Up in Space 48
Part Ⅰ Warming up 48
Part Ⅱ News reports 51
Part Ⅲ Returning to the Moon 54
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 56
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 59
Unit 5 New Explorations in Food and Medicine 64
Part Ⅰ Warming up 64
Part Ⅱ Eating right for good health 67
Part Ⅲ Medical emergency 911 73
Part Ⅳ Keeping the country healthy 77
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 79
Unit 6 Breakthroughs in Science and Technology 84
Part Ⅰ Warming up 84
Part Ⅱ Human genome project 88
Part Ⅲ Latest breakthroughs in technology 92
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 95
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 97
Unit 7 Future of Communication 102
Part Ⅰ Warming up 102
Part Ⅱ New ways to communicate 105
Part Ⅲ Digital McLuhan 109
Part Ⅳ Technical jargon 111
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 114
Unit 8 New Ideas,New Architecture 120
Part Ⅰ Warming up 120
Part Ⅱ Eco-conscious construction 123
Part Ⅲ Tomorrow's house 128
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 131
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 132
Unit 9 Ways to Travel 136
Part Ⅰ Warming up 136
Part Ⅱ Public transportation 140
Part Ⅲ Cross the Channel 145
Part Ⅳ Southwest 148
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 151
Unit 10 Love and Hate of Oil 155
Part Ⅰ Warming up 155
Part Ⅱ Oil reserves and parking places 158
Part Ⅲ A motor city breakthrough:the electric car 163
Part Ⅳ Clean air cars 166
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 169
Unit 11 A Fast Growing Economy:Tourism 174
Part Ⅰ Warming up 174
Part Ⅱ Welcome to China 177
Part Ⅲ New Seven Wonders of the World 183
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 185
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 187
Unit 12 Review 191
A.Revolutionary car 191
B.Fox Hollow golf course 192
C.Friends reunited 193
D.Beware hackers！ 194
E.Housing problems 198
F.The future of the phone 200
G.Video Appreciation 202
Vocabulary 207
Acknowledgements 228