Unit 1
Changes in the Way We Live
Part Ⅰ Pre-Reading Task
Part Ⅱ Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life
Part Ⅲ Text B American Family Life: The Changing Picture
Part Ⅳ Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy: Using comparison and contrast in essay writing (2)
Unit 2
Civil-Rights Heroes
Part Ⅰ Pre-Reading Task
Part Ⅱ Text A The Freedom Givers
Part Ⅲ Text B The Dream, the Stars and Dr. King
Part IV Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy: Using library resources
Unit 3
Security
Part Ⅰ Pre-Reading Task
Part Ⅱ Text A The Land of the Lock
Part Ⅲ Text B Why I Bought a Gun
Part Ⅳ Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy: Using cause and effect in essay writing (2)
Unit 4
Extraterrestrials
Part Ⅰ Pre-Reading Task
Part Ⅱ Text A The Watery Place
Part Ⅲ Text B IS There Life on Planets Circling Other Stars?
Part Ⅳ Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy: How to write an expository essay (2)
Test Yourself (Units 1 - 4)
Unit 5
How to Celebrate Holidays
Part Ⅰ Pre-Reading Task
Part Ⅱ Text A Writing Three Thank-You Letters
Part Ⅲ Text B Where Is Home?
Part Ⅳ Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy: How to write thank-you letters
Unit 6
The Human Touch
Part Ⅰ Pre-Reading Task
Part Ⅱ Text A The Last Leaf
Part Ⅲ Text B Thank You, Mam
Part Ⅳ Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy: The general-to-specific pattern
Unit 7
Making a Living
Part Ⅰ Pre-Reading Task
Part Ⅱ Text A Life of a Salesman
Part Ⅲ Text B Bricklayers Boy
Part Ⅳ Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy: How to write a synopsis
Unit 8
Cloning
Part Ⅰ Pre-Reading Task
Part Ⅱ Text A A Clone Is Born
Part Ⅲ Text B Second Thoughts on Cloning
Part Ⅳ Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks
Writing Strategy: How to write a persuasive essay (2)
Tast Yourself (Units 5- 8)
Appendix Ⅰ Key to Exercises in Parts Ⅰ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ
Appendix Ⅱ Tapeseripts and Key to Test Papers
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary