Unit 1 World News: International Relations Part I Wanning up Part II News reports Part III Anti-piracy mission Part IV SpeechesUnit 2 World News: Earth and Environment Part I Wanning up Part II News reports Part III City recycling Part IV Language study and language appreciationUnit 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 jargonUnit 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 appreciationUnit 5 New Explorations in Food and Medicine Part I Warming up Part II Eating right for good health Part III Medical emergency 911 Part IV Keeping the country healthyUnit 6 Breakthroughs in Science and Technology Part I Warming up Part II Human genome project Part III Latest breakthroughs in technology Part IV Language study and language appreciationUnit 7 Future of Communication Part I Warming up Part II New ways to communicate Part III Digital McLuhan Part IV Technical jargonUnit 8 New Ideas, New Architecture Part I Warming up Part II Eco-conscious construction Part III Tomorrow's house Part IV Language study and language appreciationUnit 9 Ways to Travel Part I Wanning up Part II Public transportation Part III Cross the Channel Part IV SouthwestUnit 10 Love and Hate of Oil Part I Warming up Part II Oil reserves and parking places Part III A motor city breakthrough: the electric car Part IV Clean air carsUnit 11 A Fast Growing Economy: Tourism Part I Warming up Part II Welcome to China Part III New Seven Wonders of the World Part IV Language study and language appreciationUnit 12 Review A. Revolutionary car B. Fox Hollow golf course C. Friends reunited D. Beware hackers! E. Housing problems F. The future of the phoneVocabularyAcknowledgements