Unit One Customs and Festivals
Text 1 How Is NewYear's Day Celebrated Around the World?
Text 2 Japanese Social Etiquette
Text 3 Thailand Social Customs: Public Behavior Do's and Don'ts
Text 4 Ramadan (The Muslim Holy Month)
Text 5 Father's Day
Unit Two Commerce
Text 1 Why Do You Choose the Products You Buy?
Text 2 IKEA Delivery & Assembly Service
Text 3 Advertisements
Text 4 The Elements of Commerce
Text 5 High Sponsor Satisfaction
Unit Three Knowing Yourself
Text 1 Self-image What Is It?
Text 2 Self-talk
Text 3 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Text 4 Psychoanalytic Theories
Text 5 Components of High Self-esteem
Unit Four Health
Text 1 Fighting Fears and Phobias
Text 2 Weight-loss Myths
Text 3 Optimism Is Healthy
Text 4 World AIDS Day, 1st December
Text 5 Tips on SARS
Unit Five Language
Text 1 Losing Language Why Should We Care?
Text 2 Saving Language
Text 3 The Day Language Came into My Life
Text 4 Myth: Sign Language Is Universal
Text 5 The Origin of Language
Unit Six Interpersonal Relationships
Text 1 Proximity
Text 2 The Search for Meaning in Everyday Life
Text 3 Improving Interpersonal Relationships
Text 4 Understanding Your Communication Style
Text 5 Getting to the Heart of Holiday Gifting
Unit Seven Sports
Text 1 The Ancient Olympic Games
Text 2 Chinese Experts on Olympic Development
Text 3 Gymnastics and Education
Text 4 Why Some Athletes Use Drugs
Text 5 Sports Events
Unit Eight The Environment
Text 1 Healing the Earth, Healing Yourself
Text 2 Indoor Pollution
Text 3 Packaging and Sustainable Development
Text 4 Garbage In, Garbage Out
Text 5 The Coal Industry and the Environment
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