Unit 1 Education 1
Part One Speaking 2
Part Two Listening 3
A. Short Conversations 3
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 5
American Education System 5
Recurrent Education 6
C. Longer Passage 7
Education in the Information Age 7
D. News 10
Is College Worth the Price? 10
Part Three Video Clip 12
Over-stressed Students 12 Unit 2 Environment 15
Part One Speaking 16
Part Two Listening 17
A. Short Conversations 17
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 19
Global Warming 19
Sandstorm 21
C. Longer Passage 22
El Nino 22
D. News 24
Santa’s Hometown in Danger 24
Part Three Video Clip 26
International Mother Earth Day 26 Unit 3 Internet 29
Part One Speaking 30
Part Two Listening 31
A. Short Conversations 31
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 32
Study or Fun on the Internet 32
Spy Software 33
C. Longer Passage 35
No Chance for Bad Sites: Parental Control Software 35
D. News 36
Getting Connected 36
Part Three Video Clip 38
Watch TV on the Internet 38 Unit 4 Advertising 41
Part One Speaking 42
Part Two Listening 42
A. Short Conversations 42
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 45
Running a New Branch O?ce 45
Advertising Laws 46
C. Longer Passage 47
Advertising 47
D. News 48
Florida Law Firm Promotes McLaws 48
Part Three Video Clip 51
Apprentice 51 Unit 5 Psychology 53
Part One Speaking 54
Part Two Listening 55
A. Short Conversations 55
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 57
Is It OK to Tell White Lies? 57
To Kiss or Shake Hands? 58
C. Longer Passage 59
Ultra-thin Models 59
D. News 61
Allegations Sparked Jackson Raid 61
Part Three Video Clip 63
The Copycat of the Serial Rapist 63 Unit 6 Culture 65
Part One Speaking 66
Part Two Listening 68
A. Short Conversations 68
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 70
Beijing Opera 70
Chinese Architecture 71
C. Longer Passage 73
What Is Culture? 73
D. News 75
Japanese Culture of School Cleaning 75
Part Three Video Clip 76
More Than a University Town 76 Unit 7 Technology 79
Part One Speaking 80
Part Two Listening 80
A. Short Conversations 80
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 83
Bioethics 83
Computer Crimes 84
C. Longer Passage 86
Forensic Science 86
D. News 88
Should Cops Wear Body Cameras? 88
Part Three Video Clip 89
Can Robot Boost Sagging Birth Rate? 89 Unit 8 Medicine 91
Part One Speaking 92
Part Two Listening 92
A. Short Conversations 92
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 94
Traditional Chinese Medicine 94
Mummy 96
C. Longer Passage 97
Chinese Medicine to Go Global 97
D. News 99
Should Celebrities Be Liable for Promoting Fake Medicine? 99
Part Three Video Clip 102
Alternative Cure 102 Unit 9 Finance 105
Part One Speaking 106
Part Two Listening 106
A. Short Conversations 106
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 109
How to Invest 109
Services from a Bank 110
C. Longer Passage 111
Open a Checking Account 111
D. News 113
Russian Energy 113
Part Three Video Clip 115
Stress Tests for the Banks 115 Unit 10 Discrimination 119
Part One Speaking 120
Part Two Listening 120
A. Short Conversations 120
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 124
Arab-American Discrimination after 9 ·11 124
Racial Discrimination 129
C. Longer Passage 131
Equal Rights 131
D. News 133
US Defends Record Against Racial Discrimination 133
Part Three Video Clip 135
America’s Immigration Problem 135 Unit 11 Career Prospects 137
Part One Speaking 138
Part Two Listening 138
A. Short Conversations 138
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 141
A Business Man Must Know about Economic Law 141
Who to Pick? 143
C. Longer Passage 144
Leaving Work for a Gaze at Sunset 144
D. News 147
Nomination of the Supreme Court Justice 147
Part Three Video Clip 150
Philadelphia 150 Unit 12 Media 151
Part One Speaking 152
Part Two Listening 152
A. Short Conversations 152
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 155
Social Media and Teenage Health 155
Internet Legal Papers 156
C. Longer Passage 157
Freedom of the Press 157
D. News 160
The Pirate Bay 160
Part Three Video Clip 162
Movie Trailer: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 162 Unit 13 Values 165
Part One Speaking 166
Part Two Listening 167
A. Short Conversations 167
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 169
Capital Punishment 169
Cultural Rigidity Faced by Arab Women 171
C. Longer Passage 173
Job Stereotypes 173
D. News 174
Right or Wrong 174
Part Three Video Clip 176
People Pleaser 176 Unit 14 Society 179
Part One Speaking 180
Part Two Listening 180
A. Short Conversations 180
B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 182
Digital Divide 182
Educate Women for Better Society 184
C. Longer Passage 186
“Empty Nest” Is Not Always a Bad Thing 186
D. News 187
Government Set to ShutDown 187
Part Three Video Clip 189
Illegal Immigrants & US Business 189