Unit 1 Advertising 1
PartⅠ Active Reading 3
Text A Advertising in China 4
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 16
Text B Types of Advertising 17
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 23
Translation Skills＆Practice 23
Writing Skills＆Practice 26
Unit 2 Jobs 29
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 30
Text A Work?Nice If You Can Get It 31
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 41
Text B The Three Most Common Résumé Mistakes 41
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 46
Translation Skills＆Practice 46
Writing Skills＆Practice 48
Unit 3 Entertainment 53
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 55
Text A Why Is Music Important? 55
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 67
Text B The Psychology of Entertainment 68
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 74
Translation Skills＆Practice 74
Writing Skills＆Practice 75
Unit 4 Process and Cycles 79
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 81
Text A A Man's Life Cycle 81
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 91
Text B Mastering the Writing Process 92
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 98
Translation Skills＆Practice 98
Writing Skills＆Practice 100
Unit 5 Family and Generations 105
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 106
Text A A Legend in Our Family 107
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 120
Text B The Disappearing Generation Gap 120
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 128
Translation Skills＆Practice 128
Writing Skills＆Practice 130
Unit 6 Friends and Romance 133
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 134
Text A Cauliflower Love 135
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 147
Text B The Nuts and Bolts of Male Friendship 147
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 155
Translation Skills＆Practice 155
Writing Skills＆Practice 157
Unit 7 Environment and Resources 161
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 162
Text A Investigating Recent Changes in Weather Patterns 163
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 173
Text B Endangered Stripes 174
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 178
Translation Skills＆Practice 178
Writing Skills＆Practice 180
Unit 8 History and Government 185
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 186
Text A American History of the Gold Rush of 1848 187
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 198
Text B Don't Vote if You Didn't Do Your Homework 198
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 205
Translation Skills＆Practice 205
Writing Skills＆Practice 208
Glossary 211
Alphabetical List of Words 211
Phrases and Expressions 222