Unit 1 Friends Complete the World 1
Getting Started 2
Episode 1:Unlikely Friends(ABC News) 3
Episode 2:Toy Story 3(Movie C1ip) 5
Interactive Activity 1:What do I Look for Most in a Friend? 9
Episode 3:The Lion King(Movie Clip) 10
Episode 4:Desperate Housewives(TV Drama Clip) 14
Interactive Activity 2:Role Play:A Caring Friend 17
Unit 2 Blood Is Thicker Than Water 19
Getting Started 20
Episode 1:Ice Princess(Movie Clip) 22
Episode 2:The Joy Luck Club(Movie Clip) 24
Interactive Activity 1:Group Discussion The Changing Family 27
Episode 3:The Blind Side(Movie CIip) 28
Episode 4:Interview with the Tiger Mom(NBC News) 33
Interactive Activity 2:Role Play:Mom,Can You Stop Bugging Me? 36
Unit 3 Journeys End in Lovers' Meeting 38
Getting Started 39
Episode 1:The Holiday(Movie Clip) 40
Episode 2:How to Talk to Girls(NBG News) 43
Interactive Activity 1:Men are from Mars,Women are from Venus 45
Episode 3:Madagascar 2:Escape Africa(Movie Clip) 46
Episode 4:Legally Blonde(Movie Clip) 50
Interactive Activity 2:Presentation on Love and Romance 54
Unit 4 Education Remains in You 56
Getting Started 57
Episode 1:Sister Act(Movie Clip) 57
Episode 2:Desperate Housewives(TV Drama Clip) 61
Interactive Activity 1:Interview If I Could Learn Something New 65
Episode 3:Legally Blonde(Movie Clip) 66
Episode 4:Yale Med Student Disappears(ABC News) 70
Interactive Activity 2:What I Really Want to Major in Is 71
Unit 5 When in Rome,Do as the Romans Do 73
Getting Started 74
Episode 1:Disney Family Museum Honors Mickey's Father(VOA Special English) 75
Episode 2:The Bucket List(Movie Clip) 79
Interactive Activity 1:Your Own Bucket List 82
Episode 3:Rick Steves' Europe:Highlights of Paris(PBS Documentary) 82
Episode 4:Eat Pray Love(Movie Clip) 86
Interactive Activity 2:My Traveling Experience 89
Unit 6 The More the Merrier 90
Getting Started 91
Episode 1:Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special(Movie Clip) 92
Episode 2:Rick Steves' European Christmas(PBS Documentary) 96
Interactive Activity 1:East or West? 100
Episode 3:Friends(TV Drama Clip) 100
Episode 4:Independence Day(Movie Clip) 104
Interactive Activity 2:Create a Festival 107
Unit 7 Save the Planet,Save Ourselves 108
Getting Started 109
Episode 1:An Inconvenient Truth(Documentary) 110
Episode 2:An Inconvenient Truth(Documentary) 113
Interactive Activity 1:What Can We Do to Make a Difference to Our Planet? 115
Episode 3:Obama's Earth Day Message(Speech) 118
Episode 4:The Day after Tomorrow(Movie Clip) 120
Interactive Activity 2:Escape for Life! 123
Unit 8 The Oscars and the Movies 124
Getting Started 126
Episode 1:80 Years of Oscar(2008) 127
Episode 2:Best Actress Helen Mirren:The Queen(2006) 131
Interactive Activity 1:Make Your Own Speech 133
Episode 3:Best Actress:Kate Winslet:The Reader(2008) 134
Episode 4:Natalie Portman:Child Star Done Right(CNN News) 137
Interactive Activity 2:Celebrity Guessing Game:Bingo!I Am Helen Mirren 140
Unit 9 Work as a Way of Self-Actualization 141
Getting Started 142
Episode 1:The Nanny Diaries(Movie Clip) 142
Episode 2:The Pursuit of Happyness(Movie Clip) 147
Interactive Activity 1:A Mock Job Interview 151
Episode 3:The Devil Wears Prada(Movie Clip) 152
Episode 4:The Best Job in the World(CNN News) 155
Interactive Activity 2:Who is Better Suited for the Job? 157
Unit 10 Hold Fast to Your Dreams 161
Getting Started 162
Episode 1:Ice Princess(Movie Clip) 162
Episode 2:Sister Act(Movie Clip) 166
Interactive Activity 1:What do I Wish for Life? 169
Episode 3:Ratatouille(Movie Clip) 170
Episode 4:Peter Luo(CNN News) 174
Interactive Activity 2:Presentation on Dreams 176
Unit 11 Fascinating Lives of Celebrities 177
Getting Started 178
Episode 1:Jane Zhang(Talk Show) 179
Episode 2:Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech(Speech) 181
Interactive Activity I:Person of the Year 184
Episode 3:Jack Ma(Interview) 185
Episode 4:Tiger Woods' Apology(Speech) 187
Interactive Activity 2:Ranking the Celebrities 189