Unit One Painting 1
Reading Activities 1
Text A 1
Impressionism 2
Text B 8
Claude Monet 9
Text C 14
Garden at Sainte-Adresse 14
Speaking Activities 16
Listening Activities 17
Writing Activities 19
Unit Two Dressing 20
Reading Activities 20
Text A 20
Gothic Costume Fashion 21
Text B 27
Frida Giannini—Creative Director of Gucci 28
Text C 34
Blue Jeans 34
Speaking Activities 37
Listening Activities 38
Writing Activities 39
Unit Three Photographing 41
Text A 41
Photography and Its History 42
Text B 47
Going Digital 48
Text C 53
Basic Skills in Digital Photography 53
Speaking Activities 55
Listening Activities 56
Writing Activities 58
Unit Four Music 59
Text A 59
The Life and Heartaches of Ludwig Van Beethoven 60
Text B 66
The Life and Times of the Great Wolfgang 67
Text C 71
How to Compose Music—Creative Ideas 71
Speaking Activities 74
Listening Activities 74
Writing Activities 76
Unit Five Dance 77
Text A 77
"Rebels"—Helen Tamiris 78
Text B 83
Types of Dance 84
Text C 89
Dance Becomes Easier When You Have the Right Apparel 89
Speaking Activities 92
Listening Activities 93
Writing Activities 94
Unit Six Arts&Crafts 96
Text A 96
Stained Glass Art,Craft and Pricing 97
Text B 103
Work-at-Home Craft Business 104
Text C 109
Art or Craft? 110
Speaking Activities 112
Listening Activities 113
Writing Activities 115
Unit Seven Sculpture 116
Text A 116
Modern Sculpture 117
Text B 123
The City Sculpture and Public Art 125
Text C 130
The West Wind 131
Speaking Activities 133
Listening Activities 134
Writing Activities 136
Unit Eight Animation 137
Text A 137
Surf's Up 137
Text B 143
Shrek the Ogre—the Ugliest Movie Star Ever 144
Text C 148
Cartoon Giant William Hanna 148
Speaking Activities 151
Listening Activities 152
Writing Activities 153
Unit Nine Horticulture 155
Text A 155
Walk This Way 156
Text B 161
Late Summer Vegetable Garden 162
Text C 166
"The Father of Hybrid Rice"—Yuan Longping 166
Speaking Activities 169
Listening Activities 170
Writing Activities 171
Unit Ten Makeup 173
Text A 173
History of Permanent Makeup 173
Text B 180
Tips for Wearing Perfume 181
Text C 186
Hair Styles to Suit your Face 186
Speaking Activities 189
Listening Activities 190
Writing Activities 191
Tests 193
Glossary 206
Useful Expressions 213
References 215