Two languages 1
Unit 1 Some common differences 1
Two ways of life 7
Unit 2 City life 11
Liz's first visit to New York 11
Mr Van Dyke's opinion of London 16
Unit 3 Getting about in cities 21
Underground or Subway? 21
Turnstiles and transfers 26
Love me,love my car 31
Unit 4 Owning a car 31
What's a car for? 36
Unit 5 On the road 41
Stop lights and speed limits 41
Highways and byways 46
Unit 6 Free time 51
Out and about 51
Zach goes to Scotland 56
Keeping in touch 61
Unit 7 Getting news 61
Zach and his zip code 66
Unit 8 Cops and bobbies 71
How different are they? 71
Keeping order 76
Unit 9 The law and the gun 81
Guns are dangerous 81
Why Americans own guns 86
Liz's mother comes to visit 91
Unit 10 Eating and drinking out 91
Where to eat,drink and meet 96
Unit 11 Blacks and whites 101
Mixed societies 101
Hilda Martin 106
Unit 12 Keeping clean and healthy 111
Cleanliness is next to godliness 111
Pollution 116
Acknowledgements 120