Contents
Unit 1
Information
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
Information, Please
Reading for Interest
Better Left Unsaid
Writing
Unit 2
Conversations
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
Preferred Discussion Topics
Reading for Interest
Let''s Talk About Talking
Writing
Unit 3
Agriculture
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
The Agricultural Revolution
Reading for Interest
Population and Land
Writing
Unit 4
Dreams
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
Dreams ?What Do They Mean?
Reading for Interest
What Happens When You Sleep?
Writing
Unit 5
English Speakers
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
The English Character
Reading for Interest
American Social Relations
Writing
Unit 6
Accidents
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
The Sinking of the Titanic (I)
Reading for Interest
The Sinking of the Titanic (II)
Writing
Unit 7
Food
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
English Food
Reading for Interest
English Meals
Writing
Unit 8
Advertising
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
Advertising: The Selling of a Product
Reading for Interest
How Does Advertising Work?
Writing
Unit 9
Language
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
On the English Language
Reading for Interest
The Origin of Language
Writing
Unit 10
Medicine
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
Open-heart Surgery
Reading for Interest
Heart Transplants
Writing
Unit *11 Novels
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
The Fall of the House of Usher (I)
Reading for Interest
The Fall of the House of Usher (II)
Writing
Unit 12
Transportation
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
Transport
Reading for Interest
Household Equipment
Writing
Unit 13
Music
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
Music
Reading for Interest
Opera
Writing
Unit *14 Business
Warm-up
Listening
Speaking
Comprehensive English
What American Consumers Like
Reading for Interest
The World of American Business
Writing
Vocabulary
Proper Names