Unit 1 Health
Part A Observation Mass Media Agencies
Part B Conversation May I Speak with Ms. Shirley Green?
Part C Exploration
Passage One Hand-Washing
Passage Two SARS in China
Part D Appreciation
An Essay Lake of Autumn
Unit 2 Food
Part A Observation Idioms with Food Words
Part B Conversation How May I Help You Today?
Part C Exploration
Passage One Pizza
Passage Two How Much Water Should We Drink?
Part D Appreciation
A Poem For Everything There Is a Season
Unit 3 Courses and Requirements
Part A Observation A Course Introduction and Degree Requirements
Part B Conversation I Just Don't Agree with You at All
Part C Exploration
Passage One G.E.D. Examinations
Passage Two Online Learning
Part D Appreciation
An Opera Song The Phantom of the Opera
Unit 4 Agrioulture
Part A Observation Homestays Abroad
Part B Conversation Welcome to Rental Property Management
Part C Exploration
Passage One Tulip
Passage Two A New Rural Development Strategy
Part D Appreciation
An Essay Youth
Quiz 1
Unit 5 Learnins Problems
Part A Observation Asking for and Giving Directions
Part B Conversation Here Is the Cornell System for Taking Notes
Part C Exploration
Passage One Television-Watching and A. D.D.
Passage Two Learning Disabilities
Part D Appreciation
A Word Story Expressions Derived from Poker
Unit 6 Technology
Part A Observation E-Ticketing and Boarding
Part B Conversation Thank You for Agreeing to This Interview
Part C Exploration
Passage One The "Motomen" Project
Passage Two Television Dramas Help Save Lives
Part D Appreciation
A Cartoon Dialogue Shrek (Excerpt)
Unit 7 Economics
Part A Observation Sales Promotions and Ad Slogans
Part B Conversation How Did You Start Your Career?
Part C Exploration
Passage One Phevos and Athena
Passage Two Wal-Mart
Part D Appreciation
A Song Pass the Flame
Unit 8 Education
Part A Observation Banking and Check Writing
Part B Conversation Music and Art Classes May Do More for Students
Part C Exploration
Passage One The Teacher of the Year
Passage Two Foreign Language Learning in the U. S.
Part D Appreciation
An Interview Excerpt Bill Gates' Key to Success
Quiz 2
Unit 9 InternationaiReport
Part A Observation Documents and a Visa Interview
Part B Conversation Can You Tell Me What the Student Union Does?
Part C Exploration
Passage One A G-7 Agreement
Passage Two U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Belarus
Part D Appreciation
A Tip for Address Terms
How Names Are Called in America?
Unit 10 Information and Communication
Part A Observation Freshman Orientations
Part B Conversation How Closely Are You Tied into the New Technology?
Part C Exploration
Passage One International Children's Digital Library
Passage Two Cyber Cafe
Part D Appreciation
A Poem If
Unit 11 International Assistance
Part A Observation Job Application Letters
Part B Conversation How Do We Explain Our Behaviors?
Part C Exploration
Passage One The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Passage Two A Special Medical Camp
Part D Appreciation
A Song Dance with My Father
Unit 12 Problem Solutions
Part A Observation Job Interview Tips and Resume Writing
Part B Conversation Maybe We Need to Read Both Kinds of Papers
Part C Exploration
Passage One Defense of Pessimism
Passage Two A Speech by George W. Bush
Part D Appreciation
A Speech Gettysburg Address
Quiz 3
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