Unit One 1
Reading 1
New Words and Expressions 1
Text Adolescence 2
Text Comprehension 5
Vocabulary Exercises 6
Integrated Exercises 7
Group Activities 9
Further Reading 9
New Words and Expressions 9
Text Growing Up with Others 10
Review and Practice 12
Word-Building Tips(1) 14
Unit Two 15
Reading 15
New Words and Expressions 15
Text More Than One Way to the Square 16
Text Comprehension 19
Vocabulary Exercises 20
Integrated Exercises 21
Group Activities 23
Further Reading 24
New Words and Expressions 24
Text It's the Team That Counts 24
Review and Practice 26
Word-Building Tips(2) 28
Unit Three 29
Reading 29
New Words and Expressions 29
Text A Room of Dreams 31
Text Comprehension 34
Vocabulary Exercises 35
Integrated Exercises 37
Group Activities 39
Further Reading 39
New Words and Expressions 39
Text The Little Fireman 40
Review and Practice 42
Word-Building Tips(3) 43
Unit Four 44
Reading 44
New Words and Expressions 44
Text The First Time 45
Text Comprehension 47
Vocabulary Exercises 49
Integrated Exercises 50
Group Activities 52
Further Reading 52
New Words and Expressions 52
Text The Patient's First Time 53
Review and Practice 55
Word-Building Tips(4) 56
Unit Five 58
Reading 58
New Words and Expressions 58
Text Sigmund Wollman's Reality Test 59
Text Comprehension 62
Vocabulary Exercises 63
Integrated Exercises 64
Group Activities 66
Further Reading 67
New Words and Expressions 67
Text Generation X,You're Breaking My Heart 67
Review and Practice 69
Word-Building Tips(5) 71
Unit Six 72
Reading 72
New Words and Expressions 72
Text He Brought a Stream Back to Life 74
Text Comprehension 77
Vocabulary Exercises 78
Integrated Exercises 80
Group Activities 81
Further Reading 82
New Words and Expressions 82
Text Co-existing with Grizzlies 82
Review and Practice 84
Word-Building Tips(6) 86
Unit Seven 88
Reading 88
New Words and Expressions 88
Text My Family Is Dying! 89
Text Comprehension 92
Vocabulary Exercises 94
Integrated Exercises 95
Group Activities 97
Further Reading 97
New Words and Expressions 97
Text Facts to Know About Lead 98
Review and Practice 99
Word-Building Tips(7) 101
Unit Eight 103
Reading 103
New Words and Expressions 103
Text Johnny Lingo's Eight-Cow Wife 104
Text Comprehension 108
Vocabulary Exercises 109
Integrated Exercises 111
Group Activities 112
Further Reading 112
New Words and Expressions 112
Text The Fish Man's Riddle 113
Review and Practice 115
Word-Building Tips(8) 118
Unit Nine 120
Reading 120
New Words and Expressions 120
Text A Seven-Dollar Dream 121
Text Comprehension 125
Vocabulary Exercises 126
Integrated Exercises 127
Group Activities 129
Further Reading 130
New Words and Expressions 130
Text Dad and the Saturday Girls 131
Review and Practice 133
Word-Building Tips(9) 136
Unit Ten 137
Reading 137
New Words and Expressions 137
Text Becoming a Nurse 139
Text Comprehension 141
Vocabulary Exercises 143
Integrated Exercises 144
Group Activities 146
Further Reading 147
New Words and Expressions 147
Text Varied Motives in Making Nursing a Career 148
Review and Practice 149
Word-Building Tips(10) 151
Unit Eleven 153
Reading 153
New Words and Expressions 153
Text Nursing on Medical-Surgical Floors 155
Text Comprehension 158
Vocabulary Exercises 159
Integrated Exercises 161
Group Activities 163
Further Reading 163
New Words and Expressions 163
Text Hectic at the Ward 163
Review and Practice 165
Word-Building Tips(11) 167
Unit Twelve 169
Reading 169
New Words and Expressions 169
Text Hostile Patients 170
Text Comprehension 173
Vocabulary Exercises 174
Integrated Exercises 175
Group Activities 177
Further Reading 177
New Words and Expressions 177
Text You Have to Deal with Them All 178
Review and Practice 180
Word-Building Tips(12) 182
Unit Thirteen 184
Reading 184
New Words and Expressions 184
Text Keys to True Happiness 186
Text Comprehension 189
Vocabulary Exercises 191
Integrated Exercises 193
Group Activities 194
Further Reading 195
New Words and Expressions 195
Text The Best Years of Your Life 196
Review and Practice 198
Word-Building Tips(13) 200
Unit Fourteen 202
Reading 202
New Words and Expressions 202
Text How Honest Are You? 203
Text Comprehension 206
Vocabulary Exercises 208
Integrated Exercises 209
Group Activities 211
Further Reading 211
New Words and Expressions 211
Text The Night We Won the Buick 213
Review and Practice 215
Word-Building Tips(14) 218
Unit Fifteen 219
Reading 219
New Words and Expressions 219
Text Out of the Blue 220
Text Comprehension 224
Vocabulary Exercises 225
Integrated Exercises 226
Group Activities 229
Further Reading 229
New Words and Expressions 229
Text "Do You Think I Should Have the Operation?" 230
Review and Practice 232
Word-Building Tips(15) 234
Glossary 236