Unit 1 Make a Difference
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A The Queen
Part B Paylt Forward
Part C Suntlowersof Mine
Speaking To Toe the Line or to Make a Difference?
Skill Focus English Slang
Self Assessment
Unit 2 Economics and Life
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A 6o—Second Adventures in Economics
Part B Don't Like Tracking Expensesl Try the 80/20 Budget
PartC Arbitrage
Speaking Monthly Expenditure Report
Skill Focus Making Presentatronslnteresting
SelfAssessment
Unit 3 Space Exploration
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A China's Space Station Program
Part B The Orion Mission
Part C Can Technology Solve Our Big Problems?
Speaking What Does Space Exploration Bring to Us?
Skill Focus ldentfying Cause—and—Effect
Relationships
SelfAssessment
Unit 4 Studving Abroad
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A Michelle Obama's Speech at Peking
University
Part B StudyingAbroad
Part C American Dreams in China
Speaking My Dream lob
Skill Focus Speculation
Self Assessment
Unit 5 ompetition and Cooperation
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A Presidential Election Propaganda
Part B Give Peace a Chance
Part C How to Be Competitive and Cooperative
Speaking Can They Give Peace a Chance?
Skill Focus Debate: Pro and Con
Self Assessment
Unit 6 Academic Aaivities
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A The Dangerof a Single S—tory
Part B Time Management
Part C Academic Lectures
Speaking Environmental lssues
Skill Focus Academic Style
Self Assessment
Unit 7 The Batt e of he Sexes
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A The/ron Lady
Part B The Equality Problem in Japan
Part C Was the"Battle of the Sexes"Rigged?
Speaking GenderEquality
Skill Focus Taking Dictation
SelfAssessment
Unit 8 Crime and Punishment
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
PartA Catch Me if You Can
Part B School Shooting in Virginia Tech
Part C Howto Stay Safe
Speaking Punish or Not?
Skill Focus Understanding Filler Words
SelfAssessment
Unit 9 Generations
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A Freaky Friday
Part B China Struggles to Lure"Leftover Women"
to the Altar
Part C Miltennials,Gen Xers and Boomers
Speaking Generations
Skill Focus Conversational lmplicature
Self Assessment
Unit 10 Creativity and Innovation
Warming—up
Watching and Listening
Part A Freitag Co,: Creation Leads to New Products
Part B How Schools Kill Creativity
Part C Inspire Innovation: Lessons from Carnegie Mellon University
Speaking Speaal Education Neededl
Skill Focus Understanding British Humor
SelfAssessment