Two languages

Unit 1 Some common differences

Two ways of life

Unit 2 City life

Liz's first visit to New York

Mr Van Dyke's opinion of London

Unit 3 Getting about in cities

Underground or Subway?

Turnstiles and transfers

Love me,love my car

Unit 4 Owning a car

What's a car for?

Unit 5 On the road

Stop lights and speed limits

Highways and byways

Unit 6 Free time

Out and about

Zach goes to Scotland

Keeping in touch

Unit 7 Getting news

Zach and his zip code

Unit 8 Cops and bobbies

How different are they?

Keeping order

Unit 9 The law and the gun

Guns are dangerous

Why Americans own guns

Liz's mother comes to visit

Unit 10 Eating and drinking out

Where to eat,drink and meet

Unit 11 Blacks and whites

Mixed societies

Hilda Martin

Unit 12 Keeping clean and healthy

Cleanliness is next to godliness

Pollution

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