Unit 1 Laughter
Q��What makes you laugh
Reading
Reading 1�� What Is Laughter
Reading Skill�� Identifying the topic sentence in a paragraph
Reading 2�� Laugh More and Stress Less
Vocabulary Skill�� Parts of speech
Writing
Writing Skill�� Writing a topic sentence
Unit Assignment�� Write a paragraph about what makes people laugh
Supplementary Learning

Unit 2 Sports
Q��How do sports make you feel
Reading
Reading 1�� A Super Soccer Fan
Reading Skill�� Identifying supporting sentences and details
Reading 2�� The History of Soccer
Vocabulary Skill�� The prefix un
Writing
Writing Skill�� Writing supporting sentences and details
Unit Assignment�� Write a paragraph about your favorite sport and how it
makes you feel
Supplementary Learning

Unit 3 Growing-up
Q�� How are the children and adults different
Reading
Reading 1�� What Is an Adult
Reading Skill�� Marking the margins
Reading 2�� Becoming an Adult
Vocabulary Skill�� Using the dictionary
Writing
Writing Skill�� Making a timeline to plan your writing
Unit Assignment�� Write a paragraph about important changes in your life
Supplementary Learning

Unit 4 Color
Q�� How do colors affect the way we feel
Reading
Reading 1�� How Colors Make Us Think and Feel
Reading Skill�� Getting meaning from context
Reading 2�� The Importance of Color in Business
Vocabulary Skill�� Suffixes
Writing
Writing Skill�� Brainstorming
Unit Assignment�� Write a proposal for a business
Supplementary Learning

Unit 5 Etiquette
Q�� What does it mean to be polite
Reading
Reading 1�� Being Polite from Culture to Culture
Reading Skill�� Identifying supporting details
Reading 2��Answers to All Your Travel Questions
Vocabulary Skill�� Prefixes
Writing
Writing Skill�� Supporting your main idea with exa mples
Unit Assignment�� Write a paragraph with supporting examples
Supplementary Learning

Unit 6 Information Technology
Q�� Do you prefer to get help from a person or a machine
Reading
Reading 1�� Memo to Restaurant Servers
Reading Skill�� Identify the author's purpose
Reading 2�� I Hate Machines
Vocabulary Skill�� Using the dictionary
Writing
Writing Skill�� Describing a process
Unit Assignment�� Write a paragraph describing a process
Supplementary Learning

Unit 7 Environment
Q�� Is it better to save what you have or buy new things
Reading
Reading 1��Think Before You Toss
Reading Skill�� Identifying fact and opinion
Reading 2�� In Praise of the Throwaway Society
Vocabulary Skill�� Phrasal verbs
Writing
Writing Skill�� Using sentence variety
Unit Assignment�� Write an opinion paragraph
Supplementary Learning

Unit 8 Public Health
Q�� How can we prevent diseases
Reading
Reading 1�� Flu FAQ ��Frequently Asked Questions��
Reading Skill�� Synthesizing information
Reading 2�� Watching Over the Health of Millions
Vocabulary Skill�� Collocations
Writing
Writing Skill�� Writing explanatory paragraph
Unit Assignment
Supplementary Learning