Unit 1 Happy Family Life 1
Part Ⅰ Warming up 1
Part Ⅱ All you need is love? 4
Part Ⅲ First meetings 9
Part Ⅳ A Valentine story 12
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 14
Unit 2 Shaping and Reshaping Personality 20
Part Ⅰ Warming up 20
Part Ⅱ Self-esteem 24
Part Ⅲ How to deal with depression and anger? 27
Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills 30
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 31
Unit 3 All Can Succeed 35
Part Ⅰ Warming up 35
Part Ⅱ The road to success 38
Part Ⅲ Good better best 42
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 46
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 48
Unit 4 Getting Ready for the Future Career 53
Part Ⅰ Warming up 53
Part Ⅱ Painting for pay 58
Part Ⅲ Choosing a career 61
Part Ⅳ My pet hate 64
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 66
Unit 5 Creative Minds 71
Part Ⅰ Warming up 71
Part Ⅱ Scientists of the millennium(Ⅰ) 76
Part Ⅲ Scientists of the millennium(Ⅱ) 79
Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills 80
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 83
Unit 6 It s Great to Be a Champion 88
Part Ⅰ Warming up 88
Part Ⅱ They are the champion! 92
Part Ⅲ Luck in the hat 96
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 99
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 102
Unit 7 Leisure Time 107
Part Ⅰ Warming up 107
Part Ⅱ Mozart's music still alive today 111
Part Ⅲ The man with the horn 114
Part Ⅳ Bank Holiday DIY 117
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 118
Unit 8 Everybody Can Help the Environment 122
Part Ⅰ Warming up 122
Part Ⅱ Campaign California Re-Leaf 125
Part Ⅲ PBS—a biodegradable plastic product 128
Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills 130
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 131
Unit 9 News Ⅰ:Disasters 136
Part Ⅰ Warming up 136
Part Ⅱ News items 140
Part Ⅲ Torrential storms in Kenya 143
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 146
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 148
Unit 10 News Ⅱ:Health 152
Part Ⅰ Warming up 152
Part Ⅱ Hand washing 158
Part Ⅲ Lifestyle&environmental factors vs cancers 160
Part Ⅳ Doctors on the Internet 162
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 165
Unit 11 News Ⅲ:Space 168
Part Ⅰ Warming up 168
Part Ⅱ Astronomers discover solar system 173
Part Ⅲ Compton Gamma Ray Observatory 174
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 176
Part Ⅴ Video appreciation 177
Unit 12 Review 180
Vocabulary 188
Acknowledgements 217