Unit 1 Education Is a Key Part I Warming up /1 Part II Educational systems /4 Part III Remarks on modern education /8 Part IV Short talks on listening skills /10 Thinking Ahead of the Speaker -- Anticipation Helps Unit 2 Language — A Vehicle in Communication Part I Warming up /12 Part II What makes a good or bad student /16 Part III Some facts about English /19 Part IV Language study and language appreciation /23 Unit 3 Getting Ready for the Future Career Part I Warming up /25 Part II Painting for pay /30 Part III Choosing a career /34 Part IV Short talks on listening skills /38 You Just Can''t Remember So Much! -- Learn to Select, Learn to Simplify Unit 4 All Can Succeed Part I Warming up /40 Part II Successful people /43 Part III The work of Gordon Parks -- an internationally known African American artist /46 Part IV Language study and language appreciation /50 Unit 5 Shaping and Reshaping Personality I Part I Warming up /52 Part II Self-esteem /58 Part III Balancing work and family /61 Part IV Language study and language appreciation /64 Unit 6 Shaping and Reshaping Personality II Part I Warming up /66 Part II Hand washing /69 Part III How to deal with depression and anger /71 Part IV Expressions that spring from a hand /75 Unit 7 For the Glory of Sport i Part I Warming up /78 Part II Sydney 2000 /83 Part III News from the Olympics /86 Part IV Language study and language appreciation /90 Unit 8 For the Glory of Sport II Part I Warming up /93 Part II The sporting spirit /96 Part III Extracurricular activities /100 Part IV Short talks on listening skills /104 Repesent the ideas Clear and Clean -- outlining Unit 9 Everybody Can Help the Environment Part I Warming up /107 Part II Campaign California Re-Leaf /109 Part III Steps to improving recycling /112 Part IV Language study and language appreciation /114 Unit 10 News I Part I Warming up /117 Part II News items /121 Part III Israel early elections /126 Part IV Short talks on listening skills /130 The Inverted Pyramid in News Reporting Unit 11 News II Part I Warming up /132 Part II News items /135 Part III Nasdaq /141 Part IV Bulls and bears /144 Unit 12 News III Part I Warming up /148 Part II News items /151 Part III Torrential storms in Kenya /156 Part IV Language study and language appreciation /160 Acknowledgements /163