Unit One 1
Text A:The Polish—a Romantic,Religious People 1
Text B:Friends,Families,and Food—Polish Style 8
Text C:The Personal Qualities of a Teacher 15
Unit Two 17
Text A:Greek Thought and Its Influence 17
Text B:Ancient Greek Culture 25
Text C:It Is Not Growing Like a Tree 33
Unit Three 35
Text A:The Sporting Austrians 35
Text A:Enjoying the Great Outdoors 41
Text C:Song 47
Unit Four 50
Text A:Cultural Diversity of Singapore 50
Text B:Primary Education in Singapore 58
Text C:An Open Letter to Graduates 64
Unit Five 66
Text A:Persian Carpet 66
Text B:Cultural Backgrounds in Natural Resources 72
Text C:What I Have Lived for 77
Unit Six 80
Text A:Traditional Finnish Festivities 80
Text B:The Traveling Fisherman's Finland 86
Text C:The Trees Outside My Window 92
Unit Seven 95
Text A:Go Dive in the Gulf of Thailand 95
Text B:The Hill Tribes in Thailand 102
Text C:There Is Always Another Door 107
Unit Eight 110
Text A:Health Care Services in Sweden 110
Text B:Economic Security in Sweden 119
Text C:Rivers 125
Unit Nine 128
Text A:African Mask Symbolism 128
Text B:Marriage Tradition in Africa:Lobola 135
Text C:An Important Aspect of College Life 139
Unit Ten 142
Text A:A Lesson from Switzerland's Multi-lingualism 142
Text B:A Brief Overview of Swiss Banks 147
Text C:The Most Important of all Human Qualities Is a Sense of Humor 152
Unit Eleven 154
Text A:Cuban Religious Beliefs of African Origin 154
Text B:Cuban Coffee,Rum and Tobacco 162
Text C:Sand and Stone 170
Unit Twelve 172
Text A:Holidays and Festivals in Denmark 172
Text B:Baptism,Birthday,Wedding and Anniversary 179
Text C:Who Helps Love 186
Vocabulary 188