Unit 1 COLLEGE LIFE

Text 1 Hidden College Costs: Roommate Conflict

Structured Writing The Simple Sentence

Applied Writing Leaving a Message

Text 2 The First-Year College Experience

Reading Skills Understanding Signal Words (1)

Text 3 Coloring My Ideals

Grammar Focus Articles

Unit 2 FRIENDSHIP

Text 1 Who is a True Friend

Structured Writing The Chief Sentence Types

Applied Writing Asking for Leave

Text 2 Anatomy of Friendship

Reading Skills Understanding Signal Words (2)

Text 3 Letter to God

Grammar Focus Numerals

Unit 3 FOOD & DRINK

Text 1 Western Fast Food in China

Structured Writing Coordination Compound Sentences

Applied Writing Elements of Letter

Text 2 Chopsticks

Reading Skills Unders~~anding Signal Words (3)

Text 3 Fast Food Culture

Grammar Focus Nouns

Unit 4 HOBBY

Text 1 Choosing a Hobby

Structured Writing Coordination Parallel Construction

Applied Writing Styles of Letter

Text 2 Traveling as a Hobby

Reading Skills Understanding Signal Words (4)

Text 3 Having a Hobby

Grammar Focus Pronouns

Test Yourself (Units 1-4)

Unit 5 DREAMS

Text 1 A Battle Between Dreams and Reality

Structured Writing Subordination Complex Sentence

Applied Writing Envelope

Text 2 My American Dream

Reading Skill Understanding a Topic Sentence

Text 3 Dreams in Reading

Grammar Focus Adjectives and Adverbs

Unit 6 FAMILY

Text 1 The Power of Love to Transform and to Heal

Structured Writing Coordination and Subordination

Applied Writing Congratulations

Text 2 Family Types

Reading Skills Reading for the Main Idea (1)

Text 3 Traditional Family in China

Grammar Focus Modal Verbs

Unit 7 EDUCATION

Text 1 Educational in the East and the West

Structured Writing Using Pronouns

Applied Writing Invitation

Text 2 Education in Britain and the U.S.

Reading Skill Reading for the Main Idea (2)

Text 3 A Leading Figure in Chinese Education

Grammar Focus Simple Present Tense

Unit 8 HOLIDAYS

Text 1 Importance of Thanksgiving

Structured Writing Transition Signals

Applied Writing Notice

Text 2 Mother's Day

Reading Skill Reading for the Main Idea (3)

Text 3 April Fools' Day

Grammar Focus Simple Past Tense

Test Yourself (Units 5-8)

Unit 9 LANGUAGE LEARNING

Text 1 Learning Vocabulary

Structured Writing Arranging Sentences in Logical Order

Applied Writing Announcement

Text 2 How to study a Foreign Language (1)

Reading Skill Define Fact and Opinion (1)

Text 3 How to Study a Foreign Language (2)

Grammar Focus Simple Future Tense

Unit 10 INTERNET

Text 1 Is the Internet A miracle Cure for Loneliness?

Structured Writing Writing Concisely

Applied Writing Letters of Thanks

Text 2 Google Is Looking for the Right People

Reading Skill Define Fact and Opinion (2)

Text 3 The Internet Changes Education

Grammar Focus Past Future Tense

Unit 11 FASHION

Text 1 Shop Right, Look Great!

Structured Writing Invigorating Your Style

Applied Writing Greeting Cards

Text 2 What's Age-Appropriate?

Reading Skill Identifying the Authors' Purpose

Text 3 What Is Fashion?

Grammar Focus Present Perfect Tense

Unit 12 HAPPINESS & SUCCESS

Text 1 More Than One Way to the Square

Structured Writing Denotation and Connotation

Applied Writing Visiting Card

Text 2 If the Dream Is Big Enough

Reading Skill Idiomatic Expressions

Text 3 We Never Told Him He Couldn't Do It

Grammar Focus Past Perfect Tense

Test Yourself (Units 9-12)

Unit 13 LIFE STYLE

Text I A Well-Balaneed Life

Structured Writing Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Applied Writing Letter of Apology

Text 2 Life Tomorrow Is What You Make Today

Reading Skill Euphemisms

Text 3 Get Ready and You Have Nothing to Fear

Grammar Focus Future Perfect Tense

Unit 14 MORALS & PRINCIPLES

Text 1 Catch of a Lifetime

Structured Writing Sentence Fragment

Applied Writing Complaints

Text 2 The Importance of Being Honest

Reading Skill Detailed Reading

Text 3 Father and Son in an Earthquake

Grammar Focus Present Progressive Tense

Unit 15 MANNERS

Text 1 Table Manners and Customs

Structured Writing Figurative Language

Applied Writing Letter of Introduction

Text 2 Australian Meals

Reading Skill Active Reading

Text 3 Some Common Manners in the West

Grammar Focus Past Progressive Tense

Unit 16 TRAVEL

Text 1 People on the Move

Structured Writing Punctuation

Applied Writing Scholarship Application Letter

Text 2 Girls of Summer

Reading Skill Reading for the Main Idea (Review)

Text 3 The Ship of Dreams: The Real Titanic Story

Grammar Focus Present Perfect Progressive Tense

Test Yourself (Units 13-16)

Appendix 1 Phonetics

Appendix 2 Glossary

Appendix 3 Keys to Test Yourself