Unit 1 Bond of Friendship Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Text A: The Girlfriend Instinct: The Value of Female Friendships Part Ⅲ Text B: Ten Qualities That Make a Friend a Friend Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities Unit 2 Road to Success Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Text A: What Keeps Most People From Success? Part Ⅲ Text B: How "Average" People Excel Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities Unit 3 Being True tO One's Self Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Text A: Self-Esteem Part Ⅲ Text B: Declaration of Conscience Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities Unit 4 Cultural Values Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Text A: Culture Shock: A Fish out of Water Part Ⅲ Text B: American Ways Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities Unit 5 A Piece of Advice Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Text A: The Best Advice My Mother Ever Gave Me Part Ⅲ Text B: Advice to Youth Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities Unit 6 Future World Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Text A: Cities of the Future Part Ⅲ Text B: Will the World End in 2012? Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities Unit 7 Non-Human Earthlings Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Text A: Effectively Communicate with Animals Part Ⅲ Text B: The Real Monsters of Halloween Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities Unit 8 New Technology Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Text A: New Technology and Our Lifestyle Part Ⅲ Text B: It's a Small Word After All Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-related Activities