Contents 1
Unit One Language and Culture 1
Part 1 English and Its Origin 2
Part 2 Language and Language Learning 6
Part 3 Culture and Communication 9
Unit Two Life and Success 14
Part 1 Schooling and Growing-up 15
Part 2 Expectation and Ambition 18
Part 3 Competition and Challenge 22
Unit Three Sports and Life Attitude 26
Part 1 Honesty and Excellence in Sports 27
Part 2 Courage and Perseverance 31
Part 3 Failure and Success 35
Unit Four Space and Space Exploration 39
Part 1 Our Space 40
Part 2 Space Exploration 43
Part 3 Dreams and Their Fulfillment 47
Unit Five War and Peace 52
Part 1 Interests and Conflicts 53
Part 2 Tactics and Strategies 56
Part 3 Patriotism and Humanism 60
Unit Six Custom and Communication 64
Part 1 Customs and Habits 65
Part 2 Values and Conflicts 68
Part 3 Interaction and Mutual Understanding 72
Unit Seven Goals of Life 76
Part 1 Appreciation of Life 77
Part 2 Work and Pastime 81
Part 3 Value of Life 84
Unit Eight Our Planet and the Universe 89
Part 1 The Shaping of the Earth 90
Part 2 The Probing of the Universe 94
Part 3 Catastrophes and Predictions 97
Unit Nine Science and Art 102
Part 1 Science and Nature 103
Part 2 Science and Art 106
Part 3 Curiosity and Imagination 110
Unit Ten Drugs and Social Problems 114
Part 1 Drugs and Drug-abuse 115
Part 2 Crimes and Tragedies 119
Part 3 Combating Drug Use and Production 122
Unit Eleven Life and Self-fulfillment 127
Part 1 Individuals and Family 128
Part 2 Individuals and Society 131
Part 3 Individuals and Life-pursuit 135
Unit Twelve Present and Future 139
Part 1 Diversity in Culture 140
Part 2 Globalization in Economy 143
Part 3 The World in Perspective 147
Appendix 151
Scripts for Unit One 151
Scripts for Unit Two 160
Scripts for Unit Three 168
Scripts for Unit Four 177
Scripts for Unit Five 185
Scripts for Unit Six 194
Scripts for Unit Seven 203
Scripts for Unit Eight 212
Scripts for Unit Nine 219
Scripts for Unit Ten 228
Scripts for Unit Eleven 237
Scripts for Unit Twelve 246