Unit 1…1
Part I Preparatory…1
Part II Language in Context…3
Text A Unwavering Warrior…4
Part III Toward Productive Language…13
Text B Chinese Athletics Picks Up the Pace… 13
Unit 2…17
Part I Preparatory…17
Part II Language in Context…19
Text A Alfred Nobel, A Man of Peace…20
Part III Toward Productive Language…28
Text B Tu Youyou: An Innovator of Traditional Chinese Medicine…29
Unit 3…33
Part I Preparatory…33
Part II Language in Context…35
Text A Six Celebrities Share What They’ve Learned…36
Part III Toward Productive Language…46
Text B Talking to Your Parents…46
Unit 4…50
Part I Preparatory…50
Part II Language in Context…52
Text A Ways of Handling Stress…53
Part III Toward Productive Language…62
Text B Stress…62
Unit 5…67
Part I Preparatory…67
Part II Language in Context…69
Text A Hollywood…70
Part III Toward Productive Language…79
Text B Pageants…80
Unit 6…83
Part I Preparatory…83
Part II Language in Context…85
Text A A Brief History of Pop Music…86
Part III Toward Productive Language…96
Text B Music and Health…96
Unit 7…99
Part I Preparatory…99
Part II Language in Context…101
Text A Culture Shock…102
Part III Toward Productive Language…111
Text B Parachute Children…112
Unit 8…115
Part I Preparatory…115
Part II Language in Context…117
Text A How We Are Being Americanized…118
Part III Toward Productive Language…128
Text B A Road of Hope…129
Vocabulary…132