Prefacevii
VisuaI Tour ix
Summary of Listening and Speaking
Skills xvii
unit1 Anthropology
chapter one Cultural Anthropology Place and Space 3
Part One:Introduction:P/ace and Space 4
Part Two:Everyday English:How Close Is Too Close 8
Part Three:The Mechanics of Listening and Speaking 11
Part Four:Broadcast English:Bounds,lries in a Crowded World15
Part Five:Academic English:Edward Hall and the Concept of Space 20
chapter two Physical Anthropology 29
Part One:Introduction:A WindoW into the Mind ofanApe 30
Part Two:Everyday English:Chimps Like Us 34
Part Three:The Mechanics of Listening and Speaking 41
Part Four:Broadcast English:An Exhibit at the CopenhagenZoo 46
Part Five:Academic English:Human and
Nonhuman Primate Behavior 49
Unit2 Literature61
chapter three Poetrv63
Part One:Introduction to Poetry 64
Part Two:Everyday English:Surviving Poetry 69
Part Three:The Mechanics of Listening and Speaking 76
Part Four:Broadcast English:Interview with PoetMayaAngelou 82
Part Five:Academic English:Americanpoets89
chapter four Hcroes and Survivors 101
Part One:ntroduction:American Tall Tales 102
Part Two:Everyday English:MovieHeroes 107
Part Three:The Mechanics of Listening and Speaking 111
Part Four:Broadcast English:Anthology of AfricanAmerican Literature 115
Part Five:Academic English:American FoIkHefoes 119
Unit3 Economics1 29
chapter fiveEliminating Poverty131
Part One:Introduction:Moving Out of Poverty 132
Part Two:Everyday English:Solutions toPoverty(Intervie)134
Part Three:The Mechanics of Listening andSpeaking 1 39
Part Four:Broadcast English:Eradicating World Poverty 145
Part Five:Academic English:Amartya Sen and
Oevelopment Economics 1 50
chapter Six The GlobalEconomy159
Part One:Introduction:A Country inTransition 160
Part Two:Everyday English:SummerJobs 164
Part Three:The Mechanics of Listening andSpeaking 169
Part Four:Broadcast English:Poland's Economic Reform 172
Part Five:Academic English:Emerging Nationsin aGlobalEconomy 178
unit 4 Ecology 187
chapter seven Endangered Species1 89
Part One:Introduction:A Futurefor Tiaere?190
Part TwO:Everyday English:CountingJaguars 195
Part Three:The Mechanics of Listening andSpeaking 201
Part Four:Broadcast English:Gifts from theRain Forest 207
Part Five:Academic English:Gerald Ourrell:AModem Nnah 211
chapter eiht Environmental Health 223
Part One:Introduction:Healthy World,Healthy People224
Part Two:Everyday English:Environmental
Health Hazards(Intervievv)229
Part Three:The Mechanics of Listening and Speaking 233
Part Four:Broadcast English:A Utopian Community 239
Part Five:Academic English:The Green Movement 245
Instructions for
InformationGaps 253
Appendix 256
Appendix:Common I rregular Verbs 256
Credits 257