Unit 1 Presenting a Speech

Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Road Building

Text 2 The Mississippi River in America

Lesson 2：Reading and Writing

Section A Presenting a Speech

Section B Report—with a Global Focus

Section C Writing：How to Write a Short Speech

Unit 2 Energy Conservation

Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking

Text 1 An Eyewitness to Changes in China

Text 2 Talk with“Harry Potter”—Daniel Radcliffe Answers Questions from Fans

Lesson 2：Reading and Writing

Section A Energy in Transition

Section B Energy for Planet Earth

Section C Writing：How to Write an Academic Paper

Unit 3 Traffic

Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Driving While on a Cell Phone Worse Than Driving While Drunk

Text 2 Quake Kills at Least 300 on Indonesian Island

Lesson 2：Reading and Writing

Section A Do Traffic Tickets Save Lives？

Section B The Tsunami Threat

Section C Writing：How to Write a Report

Unit 4 Social Behavior

Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking

Text 1 The Men's Movement：What Does It Mean to Be a Man？

Text 2 Husbands and Wives：A Caller from Northbridge

Lesson 2：Reading and Writing

Section A His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness

Section B Male-Bashing

Section C Writing：How to Write about Graphs

Test 1

Unit 5 Population

Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Suicide on Campus

Text 2 China vs.India

Lesson 2：Reading and Writing

Section A The Long War Against Corruption

Section B Population Is Power

Section C Writing：How to Write an Effective Business Contract

Unit 6 A City in China

Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking

Text 1 What Does the Future Hold for Marriage？

Text 2 Should Teachers Have the Power to Search for Knives？

Lesson 2：Reading and Writing

Section A From Kaifeng to New York—Glory Is as Ephemeral as Smoke and Clouds

Section B Will Cyber Journalists Turn the Tables on Big Media？

Section C Writing：How to Write Instructions

Unit 7 Dishonoring the Honor System

Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Opening Speech for the UK's First Disabled People's Parliament

Text 2 Opening Speech for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Lesson 2：Reading and Writing

Section A Dishonoring the Honor System

Section B Life Saver—or a Life Sentence？

Section C Writing：How to Write a Summary

Unit 8 PEI Energy Framework

Lesson 1：Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Nuclear Power Plants

Text 2 Should There Be More Nuclear Power Plants in the US？

Lesson 2：Reading and Writing

Section A PEI Energy Framework and Renewable Energy Strategy

Section B Evaluation of China's Energy Options

Section C Writing：How to Write an Abstract

Test 2