Table of Contents
Unit 1Education 1
Part One Topic Discussion 2
Part Two In-class Reading 2
Text A Education Is Supposed to Make You Rich,
Not Wealthy 3
Part Three After-class Reading 16
Text B Secrets of Straight-A Students 17
Part Four Writing Practice 22
Legal English 1What Is A Contract? 23
Unit 2Internet 27
Part One Topic Discussion 28
Part Two In-class Reading 28
Text A Put on Your Mask and Behave Badly 29
Part Three After-class Reading 40
Text B Why Everyone Is Worried 42
Part Four Writing Practice 46
Legal English 2How Is A Contract Formed? 47
Unit 3Psychology 51
Part One Topic Discussion 52
Part Two In-class Reading 52
Text A I抎 Love to Live a More Rounded Life,
But I抦 Too Flat Out 53
Part Three After-class Reading 65
Text B Introduction of Culture Shock:
A Fish out of Water 65
Part Four Writing Practice 70
Legal English 3The Textual Structure of a Contract 71
Unit 4Career 76
Part One Topic Discussion 77
Part Two In-class Reading 77
Text A Do We Really Need Lawyers? 78
Part Three After-class Reading 90
Text B A Very Social Career 91
Part Four Writing Practice 96
Legal English 4The Major Provisions of a Contract 97
Unit 5Discrimination 101
Part One Topic Discussion 102
Part Two In-class Reading 102
Text A Almost Famous 103
Part Three After-class Reading 116
Text B Generation Q 118
Part Four Writing Practice 122
Legal English 5Six Levels of Domestic Law in China 123
Unit 6Culture 128
Part One Topic Discussion 129
Part Two In-class Reading 129
Text A East and West桽eeing the World
Through Different Lenses 130
Part Three After-class Reading 142
Text B Sentimentality in Contemporary Culture 143
Part Four Writing Practice 148
Legal English 6What Is the EJV? 149
Unit 7Society 153
Part One Topic Discussion 154
Part Two In-class Reading 154
Text A Britain抯 Great Divide 155
Part Three After-class Reading 166
Text B Why the M Word Matters to Me 167
Part Four Writing Practice 171
Legal English 7An Introduction to Legal Writing 172
Unit 8Medicine 176
Part One Topic Discussion 177
Part Two In-class Reading 177
Text A Traditional Chinese Medicine 178
Part Three After-class Reading 189
Text B A Universal Flu Vaccine 190
Part Four Writing Practice 195
Legal English 8Features of Legal Writing 196