1THEINTERNETANDOTHERADDICTIONS
Theme:Addiction
Listening1:InterviewwithanInternetAddictionCounselor
Listening2:Is"InternetAddiction"aRealIllness?ADebate
Grammar:WishStatements--ExpressingUnreality
Style:ChallenginganArgument
2THEOLDESTOLD:ALOOKAT
CENTENARIANS
Theme:Aging
Listening1:InterviewwiththeDirectorofaSeniorCitizenVillage
Listening2:RadioTalkShow--IntroductionofCentenarianGuests
Grammar:NounClausesafterVerbsofUrgency
Style:AskingforandRespondingtoOpinions
3THEBOLDANDTHEBASHFUL
Theme:Personality
Listening1:AmericansAreGettingShyer
Listening2:ThePollyannaSyndrome
Grammar:AdjectiveClauses--IdentifyingandNonidentifying
Style:StartingaConversationandKeepingItGoing
4TOASTTOTHETAP:THEWATERWEDRINK
Theme:OurEnvironment--Water
Listening1:InterviewwithaMasterWaterTaster
Listening2:"PoisonintheWell"(Song}
Grammar:AdverbClausesofResult
Style:ProbingforInformationandHesitatingtoRespond
5FENGSHUI:ANCIENTWISDOMTRAVELSWEST
Theme:CrossculturalInsights
Listening.1:InterviewwithaFengShuiExpert
Listening2:FengShuiintheNewsroom
Grammar:SpokenDiscourseConnectors
Style:EmphasizingaPoint
6LOSTSOULS:THEWORLDOFCULTS
Theme:Religion
Listening1:InterviewwithaCultExpert
Listening2:InterviewwithaCultInformationSpecialist
Grammar:CountandNon-CountNounsandTheirQuantifiers
Style:ReportingandReactingtoNewsEvents
7WHO'SLISTENING?WHO'SLOOKING?WORKPLACEPRIVACY
Theme:Business
Listening1:InterviewonWorkplaceSurveillance
Listening2:ManagersandEmployeesSpeakOutaboutWorkplacePrivacy
Grammar:Verb+GerundorInfinitive
Style:FraminganArgument
8WARRIORSWITHOUTWEAPONS
Theme:TheMilitary
Listening1:WarriorswithoutWeapons
Listening2:MichaelIgnatieff'sViewsonWar
Grammar:DirectandIndirectSpeech
Style:RespondingtoComplexorControversialQuestions
9BOOSTINGBRAINPOWERTHROUGHTHEARTS
Theme:TheArts
Listening1:DoesMusicEnhanceMathSkills?
Listening2:Music,Art,andtheBrain
Grammar:ThePassiveVoiceandthePassiveCausative
Style:ExpressionsThatLinkSentencesorIdeas
10TELEVISIONANDFREEDOMOFEXPRESSION
Theme:FirstAmendmentIssues
Listening1:InterviewwithNewsweekMagazineEntertainmentEditor
Listening2:InterviewwithFormerChairmanofMPAARatingsBoard
Grammar:Modals--DegreesofCertainty
Style:ExpressingDoubtsorReservations
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