Unit 1��1 Part I Preparatory��1 Part II Language in Context��3 Text A THE END OF DINOSAURS��4 Part III Toward Productive Language��13 Text B Importance of Biodiversity�� 13 Unit 2��18 Part I Preparatory��18 Part II Language in Context��20 Text A TELEVISION? NO THANKS!��21 Part III Toward Productive Language��29 Text B The Cultural Markers of Our Time��29 Unit 3��35 Part I Preparatory��35 Part II Language in Context��37 Text A INSPIRATION FROM LIFE��37 Part III Toward Productive Language��45 Text B The Value of Dream��45 Unit 4��50 Part I Preparatory��50 Part II Language in Context��52 Text A IMPRESSIONISM��53 Part III Toward Productive Language��60 Text B The Tango��60 Unit 5��65 Part I Preparatory��65 Part II Language in Context��67 Text A THE PEOPLES OF BRITAIN��68 Part III Toward Productive Language��75 Text B Sporting Invention of the British��75 Unit 6��80 Part I Preparatory��80 Part II Language in Context��82 Text A FASTER RUNNERS��82 Part III Toward Productive Language��89 Text B Olympic Symbols��89 Unit 7��95 Part I Preparatory��95 Part II Language in Context��97 Text A DEATH: A PART OF LIFE��97 Part III Toward Productive Language��105 Text B Italian Tenor Pavarotti Died at Age 71��105 Unit 8��110 Part I Preparatory��110 Part II Language in Context��112 Text A COOKING OUR FOOD��113 Part III Toward Productive Language��120 Text B Music to Your Ears Can Be Music for Your Heart, Too��120 Vocabulary��124