Unit 1 1
Passage 1 Keys to Becoming a Successful Public Speaker 1
Passage 2 Tips for Public Speaking With Self-confidence 4
Passage 3 Overcome Fear of Public Speaking 8
Passage 4 Unique Traditions from UK 12
Unit 2 17
Passage 1 How to Succeed in Your First Year at College or University 17
Passage 2 College Opens Doors to Better Life 21
Passage 3 Eye Body Language 24
Passage 4 Making Reading Fun for Kids:Six Tips 28
Unit 3 32
Passage 1 Distance Learning Online 32
Passage 2 Five Tips for Better Sleep 35
Passage 3 Staying Optimistic During the Job Hunt 38
Passage 4 How to Overcome Shyness 42
Unit 4 47
Passage 1 Advice That Can Help You Succeed on Campus 47
Passage 2 Understanding Yourself and Others 51
Passage 3 How to Prepare for Your First Date 54
Passage 4 Eight Can't-miss Ways to Train Your Mind 58
Unit 5 64
Passage 1 How to Impress the Interviewers in a Job Interview 64
Passage 2 Practical Steps to Increase Your Success Consciousness 67
Passage 3 What Is Stopping You from Living Your Dream? 71
Passage 4 How to Turn Your Goals into Habits 75
Unit 6 80
Passage 1 How to Transform Anger into Willpower 80
Passage 2 How to Manage an Ageing Workforce 83
Passage 3 How to Be a Friend of Yourself 87
Passage 4 "Will I Spoil My Baby If I Pick Her Up Every Time She Cries?" 91
Unit 7 95
Passage 1 Parents Play a Critical Role in Preparing Their Children for College 95
Passage 2 Six Ways to Read More Effectively 99
Passage 3 The Value of Friendship 102
Passage 4 College Pressures 106
Unit 8 111
Passage 1 Learning English as a Second Language 111
Passage 2 "Your Turn to Win"Program 115
Passage 3 There Is No Better,Just As There Is No Worse 118
Passage 4 How to Initiate Conversation 122
Unit 9 127
Passage 1 Power of Action 127
Passage 2 Five Secret Qualities of Happy People 130
Passage 3 Eight Steps to Develop New Habits 134
Passage 4 Environmental Scientists 137
Unit 10 142
Passage 1 College Students Should Develop an Attitude of Success 142
Passage 2 Attend to Yourself Before Helping Others 146
Passage 3 Can Yon Hear Me Now? 149
Passage 4 Seven Secrets to a Great Life 153
Unit 11 157
Passage 1 The Power of Personal Attitudes 157
Passage 2 Secrets of Straight-A Student 160
Passage 3 Bullying 164
Passage 4 Why We Laugh 168
Unit 12 173
Passage 1 Relax and Recharge Completely 173
Passage 2 Television and Education 177
Passage 3 A Major Question of Majors 180
Passage 4 Culture Shock 183
Unit 13 188
Passage 1 Nine Ways to Cheer You Up 188
Passage 2 Marriage,Love and Freedom 192
Passage 3 How Should I Say"Hello"? 196
Passage 4 No Break for Students This Winter 199
Unit 14 205
Passage 1 Radically Increasing Your Reading Speed 205
Passage 2 Ten Tips for Job Interview 209
Passage 3 The Skills for Job Interview 213
Passage 4 Reading Efficiently by Reading Intelligently 216
Unit 15 222
Passage 1 10 Steps toward Raising a Tolerant Child 222
Passage 2 What to Do When Kids Say"I Hate You!" 226
Passage 3 6 Ways to Create a Happy Household 230
Passage 4 Heroes:Close Call in a Hotel Fire 234
Unit 16 239
Passage 1 How to Be Well-prepared for 2009 239
Passage 2 Career Planning and Job-Search Timetable 242
Passage 3 Alcohol:What You Don't Know Can Harm You 246
Passage 4 Athletes as Role Models 250
References 255