Unit 1…1
Part I Preparatory…1
Part II Language in Context…3
Text A Mama’s Soup Pot…4
Part III Toward Productive Language…13
Text B As Time Goes By… 14
Unit 2…18
Part I Preparatory…18
Part II Language in Context…20
Text A The Information Age…21
Part III Toward Productive Language…29
Text B Social Media Brings Benefits As Well As Risks to Young People…30
Unit 3…34
Part I Preparatory…34
Part II Language in Context…36
Text A American Painting…37
Part III Toward Productive Language…47
Text B How Do Our Brains Process Music?…48
Unit 4…52
Part I Preparatory…52
Part II Language in Context…54
Text A Living a Well-balanced Life…55
Part III Toward Productive Language…63
Text B A Philosophy Walk in Southern Greece…64
Unit 5…69
Part I Preparatory…69
Part II Language in Context…71
Text A The Road to the Olympics…72
Part III Toward Productive Language…81
Text B Giant Footprints: Yao Ming’s Story…82
Unit 6…86
Part I Preparatory…86
Part II Language in Context…88
Text A History of Progress in Music…89
Part III Toward Productive Language…98
Text B The Beatles…99
Unit 7…103
Part I Preparatory…103
Part II Language in Context…105
Text A Fashion…106
Part III Toward Productive Language…116
Text B Sweet Revenge…117
Unit 8…121
Part I Preparatory…121
Part II Language in Context…123
Text A Piano Lessons…124
Part III Toward Productive Language…134
Text B Chase Kear’s Miracles…135
Vocabulary…139