Unit 1 Education 1
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 3
Text A In a Class by Himself 3
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 13
Text B Do Schools Kill Creativity? 13
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 18
Word Formation 18
Reading Skills＆Practice 20
Writing Skills＆Practice 22
Unit 2 Holiday 25
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 27
Text A A Sailor's Christmas Gift 29
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 40
Text B Festival with Capital Fs 40
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 43
Word Formation 43
Reading Skills＆Practice 45
Writing Skills＆Practice 47
Unit 3 Sports 51
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 52
Text A An Uplifting Power 53
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 63
Text B An Athlete's Challenge 64
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 68
Word Formation 68
Reading Skills＆Practice 70
Writing Skills＆Practice 71
Unit 4 Learning 75
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 76
Text A Begin at the Beginning 78
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 88
Text B Where Does Curiosity Go? 89
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 93
Word Formation 93
Reading Skills＆Practice 95
Writing Skills＆Practice 97
Unit 5 Traveling and Transportation 101
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 102
Text A The Tap Dance of Tipping 104
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 115
Text B Transport in Australia 115
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 120
Word Formation 120
Reading Skills＆Practice 122
Writing Skills＆Practice 124
Unit 6 Health 127
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 128
Text A The Measure of a Woman 130
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 139
Text B Set Your Body's Time Clock to Work for You 140
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 145
Word Formation 145
Reading Skills＆Practice 147
Writing Skills＆Practice 149
Unit 7 House and Home 153
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 154
Text A The Healing Power of Home 156
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 165
Text B A House Isn't a Home Without Clutter 165
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 170
Word Formation 170
Reading Skills＆Practice 172
Writing Skills＆Practice 177
Unit 8 Past and Future 181
Part Ⅰ Active Reading 183
Text A The Yellow Door House 183
Part Ⅱ Further Reading 194
Text B Why Passion Matters 194
Part Ⅲ Language Skills 200
Word Formation 200
Reading Skills＆Practice 202
Writing Skills＆Practice 204
Glossary 209
Alphabetical List of Words 209
Phrases and Expressions 219