Subject 1 Family Matters 1
UNIT ONE 2
Listening and speaking activities 2
Interview 1 A Happy Family 2
Interview 2 Relationship 3
Reading for fun 5
A Thankful Woman and Mother 5
UNIT TWO 8
Reading Parents and Children 8
Passage A The Parent Trap 9
Passage B The Family 23
Passage C Critiquing American Families 25
UNIT THREE 31
Reading for research 31
A Different Stance 31
Research project 34
In Search of"The Good Family" 34
Subject 2 Dressing the Part Fashion and Popular Culture 39
UNIT FOUR 40
Listening and speaking activities 40
Listening 1 My Favorite Oscar Dresses 40
Listening 2 Mr Ties and His Prepster Stripes 43
Reading for fun 45
The Five Most Stylish Geniuses of All Time 45
Hey,Einstein,Where'd You Get That Tux? 47
Hats Off! 49
UNIT FIVE 54
Reading 54
Barbie Dolls and US Fashion Culture 58
UNIT SIX 72
Reading for research 72
Clothes and Popular Culture 72
Research project 84
In Search of"The Traditional Clothes" 84
Subject 3 American Residential Architecture 90
UNIT SEVEN 91
Listening and speaking activities 91
House Show 91
What do You do if You Want to Build a House? 97
Reading for fun 102
Views on Architecture 102
UNIT EIGHT 106
Reading American Housing,Present 106
Passage A A House of Ideals and Realities 106
Passage B Birds of a Feather Flock Together 113
Passage C Settings and Technologies 117
Passage D Tradition in Novelty 120
UNIT NINE 127
Reading for research 127
A Gallery of the Early American House 127
Critiquing architecture 132
Research project 136
Create Your Magazine 136
Subject 4 Science and Technology 142
UNIT TEN 143
Listening and speaking activities 143
Opportunities and Challenges of the Internet 143
Nanotechnology? 145
Reading for fun 147
Information Exchange 147
Ten Top Science Stories of 2001 148
UNIT ELEVEN 160
Reading 160
Passage A More on Nanotechnology 160
Passage B Biotechnology 169
UNIT TWELVE 174
Reading for research 174
Science vs Pseudo-science 174
Research project 181
Create Your Magazine 181