UNIT 1 English Language and Learning PART �� LISTENING Passage How to Manage Your Time PART �� READING Text A English, the Most Widely Used Language Text B Four Essential Skills in English Language Learning Related Reading Noah Webster PART �� SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Guessing Meaning from the Context Word Building Skill Prefixes Communicating Skill Greetings and Introduction PART �� GRAMMAR Noun PART �� WRITING UNIT 2 College Education PART �� LISTENING Passage Universities in the United States PART �� READING Text A What Do We Actually Learn in College? Text B Why Go to University? Related Reading What Should Be Taught at College? PART �� SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Identifying the Topic Sentence Word Building Skill Suffixes Communicating Skill Holiday Greetings PART �� GRAMMAR Pronoun PART �� WRITING UNIT 3 Sports PART �� LISTENING Passage Weight Training PART �� READING Text A Soccer Text B Try Jogging for Fitness Related Reading Great Athletes PART �� SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Identifying Reference Words Word Building Skill Synonyms Communicating Skill Thanks PART �� GRAMMAR Article PART �� WRITING UNIT 4 Dreams PART �� LISTENING Passage Dreams PART �� READING Text A 91-Year-Old Learns to Fly Text B Dream Big Dreams Related Reading Four Perfect Dreams of Life PART �� SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Making Inference Meaning Word Building Skill Antonyms Communicating Skill Surprise PART �� GRAMMAR Numeral PART �� WRITING UNIT 5 Animals PART �� LISTENING Passage Tigers in Trouble PART �� READING Text A Save the Tigers Text B Do Other Animals Cry? Related Reading The Dolphin PART �� SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Separating Fact and Opinion Word Building Skill Collocation Communicating Skill Congratulations PART �� GRAMMAR Tense PART �� WRITING UNIT 6 Happiness PART �� LISTENING Passage Hobbies PART �� READING Text A Happiness Is a Journey Text B Can Happiness Be Bought? Related Reading Happy 4th of July PART �� SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Identifying Time Order Word Building Skill Word Groups Communicating Skill Apologies PART �� GRAMMAR Passive Voice PART �� WRITING UNIT 7 Green Life PART �� LISTENING Passage Garage Sales PART �� READING Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life Text B Recycle for a Greener Life Related Reading Keeping America Beautiful PART �� SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Identifying Causes and Effects Word Building Skill Guessing Meaning from the Context Communicating Skill Likes and Dislikes (1) PART �� GRAMMAR Phrasal Verb PART �� WRITING UNIT 8 The Internet PART �� LISTENING Passage Bill Gates PART �� READING Text A A Letter to Our Daughter Text B E-mail or "E-jail" Related Reading Websites That Changed the Internet World PART �� SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Making a Judgment Word Building Skill Recognizing Parts of Speech Communicating Skill Likes and Dislikes (2) PART �� GRAMMAR Infinitive PART �� WRITING Appendix �� Glossary Appendix �� Scripts