Unit 1 College Life 1
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 1
Part Ⅱ Text A:How to Be an Excellent Student 4
Part Ⅲ Text B:The Value of a College Education 12
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 20
Unit 2 Growing Up 31
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 31
Part Ⅱ Text A:The Tsunami That Changed My Life 33
Part Ⅲ Text B:The Boyhood of Abraham Lincoln 41
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 50
Unit 3 Radiating Kindness 62
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 62
Part Ⅱ Text A:The Blanket 64
Part Ⅲ Text B:An Inch of Kindness 72
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 80
Unit 4 World of Wonders 89
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 89
Part Ⅱ Text A:The Seven Natural Wonders of the World 92
Part Ⅲ Text B:Alice Down the Rabbit-Hole 101
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 109
Unit 5 Silent Language 120
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 120
Part Ⅱ Text A:Conscious Body Language 123
Part Ⅲ Text B:18 Ways to Improve Your Body Language 132
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 141
Unit 6 Sound of Music 151
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 151
Part Ⅱ Text A:Chopin in China 154
Part Ⅲ Text B:The Top Ten Michael Jackson Songs of All Time 163
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 173
Unit 7 Life as It Is 186
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 186
Part Ⅱ Text A:Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates 188
Part Ⅲ Text B:Principles That Govern My Life 197
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 205
Unit 8 Staying Healthy 218
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities 218
Part Ⅱ Text A:Staying Healthy in College 221
Part Ⅲ Text B:Yoga—Good for Mental Health 229
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities 239