Unit 1 1
Pre-reading Tasks 1
Text：Alienation and the Internet 1
Linguistic Competence 5
Skill Development 9
Supplementary Reading：Technology Rewrites the Book 12
Further Work 16
Learning to Learn：Analyze Compound Words 16
Self-Assessment 17
Unit 2 18
Pre-reading Tasks 18
Text：Do You Speak Body Language? 18
Linguistic Competence 22
Skill Development 27
Supplementary Reading：The"Eyes"Have It：The Fundamentals of Eye Contact 30
Further Work 32
Learning to Learn：Using Mime and Gesture 33
Self-Assessment 33
Unit 3 34
Pre-reading Tasks 34
Text：Liverpool 34
Linguistic Competence 41
Skill Development 45
Supplementary Reading：Canterbury 48
Further Work 51
Learning to Learn：Repeating 52
Self-Assessment 52
Unit 4 54
Pre-reading Tasks 54
Text：A Clean,Well-Lighted Place 54
Linguistic Competence 60
Skill Development 65
Supplementary Reading：Ernest Hemingway：Author,Adventurer,Gambler 66
Further Work 70
Learning to Learn：Practicing Naturalistically 70
Self-Assessment 71
Unit 5 72
Pre-reading Tasks 72
Text：The Caravan 72
Linguistic Competence 77
Skill Development 83
Supplementary Reading：The Homeless 86
Further Work 89
Learning to Leam：Using Laughter 90
Self-Assessment 91
Unit 6 92
Pre-reading Tasks 92
Text：Rome'S Pantheon：A Grand Survivor in a Timeless City 93
Linguistic Competence 99
Skill Development 104
Supplementary Reading：The Greek Theatre 107
Further Work 111
Learning to Learn：Using Resources for Receiving and Sending Messages 112
Self-Assessment 112
Unit 7 114
Pre-reading Tasks 114
Text：The Battle against Beauty and Truth 114
Linguistic Competence 119
Skill Development 125
Supplementary Reading：For the Pennsylvania Dutch,a Long Tradition Fades 127
Further Work 130
Learning to Learn：Selecting the Topic 131
Self-Assessment 132
Unit 8 133
Pre-reading Tasks 133
Text：The Design of Your Life 133
Linguistic Competence 138
Skill Development 144
Supplementary Reading：Design——the Next Frontier 147
Further Work 151
Learning to Learn：Translating 152
Self-Assessment 153
Unit 9 155
Pre-reading Tasks 155
Text：Using a Discipline System to Promote Learning 155
Linguistic Competence 160
Skill Development 166
Supplementary Reading：Teacher and Students Scale the Heights 169
Further Work 172
Learning to Leam：Paying Attention 173
Self-Assessment 174
Unit 10 175
Pre-reading Tasks 175
Text：The Bloody Crossroads of Grammar and Politics 175
Linguistic Competence 183
Skill Development 190
Supplementary Reading：People Who Become Words 192
Further Work 196
Learning to Learn：Adjusting or Approximating the Message 198
Self-Assessment 199
Unit 11 200
Pre-reading Tasks 200
Text：Laughing Out Loud 200
Linguistic Competence 205
Skill Development 213
Supplementary Reading：Land Pollution 215
Further Work 218
Learning to Learn：Switching to Chinese 219
Self-Assessment 219
Unit 12 220
Pre-reading Tasks 220
Text：Reconsidering King Lear 220
Linguistic Competence 226
Skill Development 233
Supplementary Reading：Dense Mina and the Rise of Scottish Detective Fiction 236
Further Work 240
Learning to Learn：Getting Help 242
Self-Assessment 242