Unit 1 World News: International Relations Part I Wanning up Part II News reports Part III Anti-piracy mission Part IV Speeches Unit 2 World News: Earth and Environment Part I Wanning up Part II News reports Part III City recycling Part IV Language study and language appreciation Unit 3 World News: Economic Developments Part I Warming up Part II News reports Part III Voice mail may cost company's business Part IV Business jargon1 Unit 4 World News: Up in Space Part I Warming up Part II News reports Part III Returning to the Moon Part IV Language study and language appreciation Unit 5 New Explorations in Food and Medicine Part I Warming up Part II Eating right for good health Part III Medical emergency 9113 Part IV Keeping the country healthy Unit 6 Breakthroughs in Science and Technology Part I Warming up Part II Human genome project2 Part III Latest breakthroughs in technology5 Part IV Language study and language appreciation Unit 7 Future of Communication Part I Warming up1 Part II New ways to communicate4 Part III Digital McLuhan Part IV Technical jargon Unit 8 New Ideas, New Architecture Part I Warming up3 Part II Eco-conscious construction7 Part III Tomorrow's house1 Part IV Language study and language appreciation3 Unit 9 Ways to Travel Part I Wanning up7 Part II Public transportation Part III Cross the Channel3 Part IV Southwest5 Unit 10 Love and Hate of Oil Part I Warming up9 Part II Oil reserves and parking places Part III A motor city breakthrough: the electric car Part IV Clean air cars Unit 11 A Fast Growing Economy: Tourism Part I Warming up1 Part II Welcome to China Part III New Seven Wonders of the World Part IV Language study and language appreciation Unit 12 Review A.Revolutionary car B.Fox Hollow golf course C.Friends reunited D.Beware hackers! E.Housing problems F.The future of the phone Vocabulary Acknowledgements