Unit 1 Job Pressure Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 The Secret to Be a Successful Office Secretary Conversation 2 Invitation to Have a Dinner Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 US Unemployment Problem Passage 2 How to Deal with Stress at Work Part Three Speaking Out A Job Interview Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song A New Day Has Come Unit 2 The Earth--Our Homeland Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 An Interview About a Frightening Earthquake Conversation 2 A Gas Leak Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 What to Do in the Event of an Earthquake2 Passage 2 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Part Three Speaking Out Talking About a Disaster Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song You Are Not Alone Unit 3 Culture Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 An Unpleasant Experience in America Conversation 2 Children's Pocket Money in Britain Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 Differences in Parenting Passage 2 Tipping in the US Part Three Speaking Out Talking About Cultural Differences Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song Seasons in the Sun Unit 4 Advertisement Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 A Telephone Call of Renting an Apartment Conversation 2 A Debate on Advertising Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 World No Tobacco Day Passage 2 Advertising Part Three Speaking Out Talking About Advertising Slogans Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song I Believe I Can Fly Unit 5 Future Life Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 An Undersea City Conversation 2 New Options for Food Service in the Cafeteria Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 Buying Your Car Piece by Piece Passage 2 Space Tourism Part Three Speaking Out Looking into Future Life Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song Welcome to My Life Unit 6 Who Is Your Role Model? Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 Pop Stars Conversation 2 Steve Jobs Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 An Influential Woman Passage 2 The MY HERO Project Part Three Speaking Out Talking About Your Role Model Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song Model Unit 7 What's on TV today? Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 A Talk About Watching a Football Game Conversation 2 French Open 2011 Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 Wrestling with Television Passage 2 TV Addiction Part Three Speaking Out Do the Advantages of Television Outweigh the Disadvantages? Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song TV Unit 8 Environmental Protection Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Conversation 2 Environmental Improvement in Mexico City Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 Earth Day Passage 2 Climate Change--No Hiding Place? Part Three Speaking Out How to Protect the Environment? Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song Heal the World Unit 9 Media Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 I Want This Paper Conversation 2 Do You Often Buy Magazines? Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 Why Watch Television? Passage 2 The Mass Media Part Three Speaking Out Can We Have Primary School Students Visit the Web? Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Song Yesterday Once More Unit 10 Poverty Part One Getting into the Topic Part Two Listening Tasks Task One Short Conversations Task Two Long Conversations Conversation 1 Housing and Poverty Conversation 2 Poverty in Calcutta Task Three Short Passages Passage 1 China Issues White Paper on Poverty Reduction Passage 2 The Long Term Effects of Poverty Part Three Speaking Out Impoverished Students at College Part Four Testing Yourself Part Five Enjoying Yourself Poem The Magic of Poverty Appendix Glossary