Unit 1 Presenting a Speech
Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking
Text 1 Road Building
Text 2 The Mississippi River in America
Lesson 2: Reading and Writing
Section A Presenting a Speech
Section B Report — with a Global Focus
Section C Writing: How to Write a Short Speech
Unit 2 Energy Conservation
Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking
Text 1 An Eyewitness to Changes in China
Text 2 Talk with “Harry Potter”—Daniel Radcliffe Answers Questions from Fans
Lesson 2: Reading and Writing
Section A Energy in Transition
Section B Energy for Planet Earth
Section C Writing: How to Write an Academic Paper
Unit 3 Traffic
Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking
Text 1 Driving While on a Cell Phone Worse Than Driving While Drunk
Text 2 Quake Kills at Least 300 on Indonesian Island
Lesson 2: Reading and Writing
Section A Do Traffic Tickets Save Lives?
Section B The Tsunami Threat
Section C Writing: How to Write a Report
Unit 4 Social Behavior
Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking
Text 1 The Men’s Movement: What Does It Mean to Be a Man?
Text 2 Husbands and Wives: A Caller from Northbridge
Lesson 2: Reading and Writing
Section A His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness
Section B Male - Bashing
Section C Writing: How to Write about Graphs
Test 1
Unit 5 Population
Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking
Text 1 Suicide on Campus
Text 2 China vs. India
Lesson 2: Reading and Writing
Section A The Long War Against Corruption
Section B Population Is Power
Section C Writing: How to Write an Effective Business Contract
Unit 6 A City in China
Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking
Text 1 What Does the Future Hold for Marriage?
Text 2 Should Teachers Have the Power to Search for Knives?
Lesson 2: Reading and Writing
Section A From Kaifeng to New York — Glory Is as Ephemeral as Smoke and Clouds
Section B Will Cyber Journalists Turn the Tables on Big Media?
Section C Writing: How to Write Instructions
Unit 7 Dishonoring the Honor System
