Unit 1 Job PressurePart One Getting into the Topic 2
Part Two Listening Tasks 3
Task One Short Conversations 4
Task Two Long Conversations 6
Conversation 1 The Secret to Be a Successful Office Secretary 6
Conversation 2 Invitation to Have a Dinner 7
Task Three Short Passages 9
Passage 1 US Unemployment Problem 9
Passage 2 How to Deal with Stress at Work 10
Part Three Speaking Out 12
A Job Interview 12
Part Four Testing Yourself 13
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 15
Song A New Day Has Come 15
Unit 2 The Earth—our Homeland 18
Part One Getting into the Topic 18
Part Two Listening Tasks 20
Task One Short Conversations 20
Task Two Long Conversations 22
Conversation 1 An Interview About a Frightening Earthquake 22
Conversation 2 A Gas Leak 24
Task Three Short Passages 25
Passage 1 What to Do in the Event of an Earthquake? 25
Passage 2 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 27
Part Three Speaking Out 28
Talking About a Disaster 28
Part Four Testing Yourself 30
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 31
Song You Are Not Alone 31
Unit 3 Culture 34
Part One Getting into the Topic 34
Part Two Listening Tasks 35
Task One Short Conversations 36
Task Two Long Conversations 38
Conversation 1 An Unpleasant Experience in America 38
Conversation 2 Children's Pocket Money in Britain 39
Task Three Short Passages 41
Passage 1 Differences in Parenting 41
Passage 2 Tipping in the US 42
Part Three Speaking Out 44
Talking About Cultural Differences 44
Part Four Testing Yourself 45
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 47
Song Seasons in the Sun 47
Unit 4 Advertisement 50
Part One Getting into the Topic 50
Part Two Listening Tasks 51
Task One Short Conversations 52
Task Two Long Conversations 53
Conversation 1 A Telephone Call of Renting an Apartment 53
Conversation 2 A Debate on Advertising 55
Task Three Short Passages 56
Passage 1 World No Tobacco Day 56
Passage 2 Advertising 58
Part Three Speaking Out 60
Talking About Advertising Slogans 60
Part Four Testing Yourself 61
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 63
Song I Believe I Can Fly 63
Unit 5 Future Life 65
Part One Getting into the Topic 65
Part Two Listening Tasks 67
Task One Short Conversations 67
Task Two Long Conversations 69
Conversation 1 An Undersea City 69
Conversation 2 New Options for Food Service in the Cafeteria 70
Task Three Short Passages 72
Passage 1 Buying Your Car Piece by Piece 72
Passage 2 Space Tourism 73
Part Three Speaking Out 75
Looking into Future Life 75
Part Four Testing Yourself 76
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 77
Song Welcome to My Life 77
Unit 6 Who Is Your Role Model? 80
Part One Getting into the Topic 80
Part Two Listening Tasks 81
Task One Short Conversations 82
Task Two Long Conversations 83
Conversation 1 Pop Stars 83
Conversation 2 Steve Jobs 85
Task Three Short Passages 86
Passage 1 An Influential Woman 86
Passage 2 The MY HERO Project 88
Part Three Speaking Out 89
Talking About Your Role Model 89
Part Four Testing Yourself 90
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 92
Song Model 92
Unit 7 What's on TV today? 94
Part One Getting into the Topic 94
Part Two Listening Tasks 95
Task One Short Conversations 96
Task Two Long Conversations 97
Conversation 1 A Talk About Watching a Football Game 97
Conversation 2 French Open 2011 99
Task Three Short Passages 100
Passage 1 Wrestling with Television 100
Passage 2 TV Addiction 102
Part Three Speaking Out 103
Do the Advantages of Television Outweigh the Disadvantages? 103
Part Four Testing Yourself 104
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 105
Song TV 105
Unit 8 Environmental Protection 108
Part One Getting into the Topic 108
Part Two Listening Tasks 109
Task One Short Conversations 110
Task Two Long Conversations 112
Conversation 1 Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming 112
Conversation 2 Environmental Improvement in Mexico City 114
Task Three Short Passages 115
Passage 1 Earth Day 115
Passage 2 Climate Change—No Hiding Place? 117
Part Three Speaking Out 118
How to Protect the Environment? 118
Part Four Testing Yourself 120
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 121
Song Heal the World 121
Unit 9 Media 124
Part One Getting into the Topic 124
Part Two Listening Tasks 125
Task One Short Conversations 126
Task Two Long Conversations 127
Conversation 1 I Want This Paper 127
Conversation 2 Do You Often Buy Magazines? 128
Task Three Short Passages 129
Passage 1 Why Watch Television? 129
Passage 2 The Mass Media 131
Part Three Speaking Out 132
Can We Have Primary School Students Visit the Web? 132
Part Four Testing Yourself 134
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 135
Song Yesterday Once More 136
Unit 10 Poverty 138
Part One Getting into the Topic 138
Part Two Listening Tasks 140
Task One Short Conversations 140
Task Two Long Conversations 142
Conversation 1 Housing and Poverty 142
Conversation 2 Poverty in Calcutta 144
Task Three Short Passages 145
Passage 1 China Issues White Paper on Poverty Reduction 145
Passage 2 The Long Term Effects of Poverty 147
Part Three Speaking Out 148
Impoverished Students at College 148
Part Four Testing Yourself 150
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 151
Poem The Magic of Poverty 152
Appendix Glossary 153