Unit 1 College Life
Part I Warming up
Part II Text A: How to Make Friends for College Freshmen?
Part III Text B: Why Bother Grading at All?
Part IV Structured Writing
Culture Focus: Ivy League Universities
Unit 2 Famous People
Part I Warming up
Part II Text A: Seven Lessons We Can Learn From Michael Jordan
Part III Text B: Bill Gates Bids a Teary Farewell to Microsoft
Part IV Structured Writing
Culture Focus: George Washington
Unit 3 Western Life
Part I Warming up
Part II Text A: Are Fast Food Chains to Blame for the Nation' s Obesity
Part III Text B: Recession is Reshaping the American Family
Part IV Structured Writing
Culture Focus: American Diet Culture
Unit 4 Attitude to Life
Part I Warming up
Part II Text A: The Way to Happiness
Part III Text B: Take a Moment to Really See
Part IV Structured Writing
Culture Focus: American Dream
Unit 5 Olympic Spirit
Part I Warming up
Part II Text A: The Educational Aspects of the Olympic Ideal
Part III Text B: My Greatest Olympic Prize
Part IV Structured Writing
Culture Focus: The Olympic Motto
Unit 6 Better Yourself
Part I Warming up
Part II Text A: Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar
Part III Text B : The Best Advice I Ever Received
Part IV Structured Writing
Culture Focus: Andrew Carnegie
Unit 7 Wars of Learning
Part I Warming up
Part II Text A: When a Line Forms, the Learning Begins
Part III Text B: How to Succeed in College
Part IV Structured Writing
Culture Focus: Library of Congress
Unit 8 True Love
Part I Warming up
Part II Text A: A Brief Visit from My Soldier Son
Part III Text B: Real-life Fairy Tale
Part IV Structured Writing
Culture Focus: Valentine's Day
Glossary
Phrases and Expressions
Proper Names