编著者还有：(美)Andy Curtis、(美)Nancy Douglas、(美)James R. Morgan、(美)Kristin L. Johannsen、杨惠中等

Unit 1 School and Beyond
Topic The college experience； improving the quality of education
Vocabulary Describing the first year of college
Functions Practicing interviewing phrases and skills
Lesson A School life
Vocabulary Focus： My first year at college
Listening： School lunches
Speaking： That's an interesting question.
Optional Listening： Education where you live
Lesson B Education —— boys vs. girls?
Video： Education —— boys vs. girls?

Unit 2 Who Are You?
Topic Memory， cognition， and personality
Vocabulary Describing the mind and memory
Functions Expanding on a topic
Lesson A Memory and the mind
Vocabulary Focus： It completely slipped my mind.
Listening： Musical mind
Speaking： Let me explain what I mean ...
Optional Listening： Born to be ...
Lesson B Developing intelligence
Video： Developing intelligence

Unit 3 Contemporary Issues
Topic Current trends； resolving conflicts
Vocabulary Illegal downloading
Functions Expressing an opinion
Lesson A In the city
Vocabulary Focus： I can get it for free.
Listening： Our cities are growing.
Speaking： Without a doubt
Optional Listening： Bullying —— what can you do about it?
Lesson B Conflict resolution
Video： Sex discrimination

Unit 4 Happy Days
Topic Outlooks and impressions
Vocabulary Expressing feelings and opinions
Functions Keeping a conversation going
Lesson A What makes you happy?
Vocabulary Focus： A love-hate relationship
Listening： Who is happy?
Speaking： What do you mean by...?
Optional Listening： The worst day of the year
Lesson B Global gaming
Video： Global gaming

Unit 5 In Other Words
Topic Language and gender
Vocabulary Describing language abilities
Functions Talking about charts and data
Lesson A Total immersion
Vocabulary Focus： What languages are you studying?
Listening： A TV show about language
Speaking： As you can see ...
Optional Listening： You just don't get it！
Lesson B Baby talk
Video： Baby talk

Unit 6 The World Awaits You
Topic Trips and journeys
Vocabulary Describing travel destinations： words that end in -less
Functions Using polite language
Lesson A On the road
Vocabulary Focus： Dazzling destinations
Listening： A photographer's dream
Speaking： Would you mind ...
Optional Listening： I left home to find home
Lesson B Destination Chile
Video： Destination Chile

Unit 7 Ordinary Deople，Extraordinary Lives
Topic Aspirations， risks， and dreams
Vocabulary Discussing and describing a sequence of events
Functions Making a presentation to a group using presentation phrases
Lesson A Follow your dream！
Vocabulary Focus： A well-kept secret
Listening： Running ultramarathons
Speaking： Today， I'd like to tell you about ...
Optional Listening： People in the World
Lesson B Student activists
Video： Student activists

Unit 8 Our Changing World
Topic The future of our world
Vocabulary Discussing the future
Functions Describing benefits and supporting points and giving support to main points
Lesson A Looking to the future
Vocabulary Focus： What does the future hold?
Listening： A new spin on familiar products
Speaking： This has the advantage of...
Optional Listening： The Gathering World Storm ...
Lesson B A million-dollar idea
Video： A million-dollar idea
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