Unit 1 Global WarmingWarm up 3
Reading 3
Reading 1 Effects of Global Warming 4
Reading 2 Causes of Global Warming 7
Reading 3 Climate Change and International Efforts 10
Reading 4 Global Temperature 12
Listening 15
Writing 18
Integrated Exercises 24
Unit 2 UrbanizationWarm up 33
Reading 33
Reading 1 Urbanization 34
Reading 2 Urbanization:Positive and Negative 36
Reading 3 Impacts of Urbanization 38
Reading 4 Preparation for Urban Growth 41
Listening 43
Writing 46
Integrated Exercises 49
Unit 3 E-BusinessWarm up 57
Reading 57
Reading 1 E-business and E-commerce 58
Reading 2 E-business Models 60
Reading 3 Risks of E-business 62
Reading 4 International E-business 65
Listening 67
Writing 70
Integrated Exercises 73
Unit 4 Cultural AwarenessWarm up 81
Reading 81
Reading 1 Culture and Cultural Differences 82
Reading 2 American and Non-western Cultural Values 84
Reading 3 Education Systems in Japan and North America 87
Reading 4 Challenges of Global Economies 90
Listening 92
Writing 95
Integrated Exercises 98
Unit 5 ArtWarm up 107
Reading 107
Reading 1 What is Art? 108
Reading 2 Art,Fine Art and Applied Art 110
Reading 3 What is Art for? 112
Reading 4 Modern Art 115
Listening 118
Writing 121
Integrated Exercises 125
Unit 6 PersonalityWarm up 133
Reading 133
Reading 1 Personality 134
Reading 2 Personality and A-type People 137
Reading 3 Blood Types 140
Reading 4 Personality Profiling 143
Listening 145
Writing 149
Integrated Exercises 153
Appendix 159
Glossary 159
Transcript for Listening 174