编著者还有：(美)Nancy Douglas、(美)James R. Morgan、(美)Kristin L.Johannsen、杨惠中、王跃武等

Unit 1 School and Beyond
The college experience； improving the quality of education
Describing the first year of college
Practicing interviewing phrases and skills
Lesson A School life
Lesson B Education —— boys vs. girls？

Unit 2 Who Art You?
Memory， cognition， and personality
Describing the mind and memory
Expanding on a topic
Lesson A Memory and the mind
Lesson B Developing intelligence

Unit 3 Contemporary Issues
Current trends； resolving conflicts
Illegal downloading
Expressing an opinion
Lesson A In the city
Lesson B Conflict resolution

Unit 4 Happy Days
Outlooks and impressions
Expressing feelings and opinions
Keeping a conversation going
Lesson A What makes you happy?
Lesson B Global gaming

Unit 5 In Other Words
Language and gender
Describing language abilities
Talking about charts and data
Lesson A Total immersion
Lesson B Baby talk

Unit 6 The Wold Awaits You
Trips and journeys
Describing travel destinations： words that end in -less
Using polite language
Lesson A On the road
Lesson B Destination Chile

Unit 7 Ordinary People，Extraordinary Lives
Aspirations， risks， and dreams
Discussing and describing a sequence of events
Making a presentation to a group using presentation phrases
Lesson A Follow your dream！
Lesson B Student activists

Unit 8 Our Changing World
The future of our world
Discussing the future
Describing benefits and supporting points and giving support to
main points
Lesson A Looking to the future
Lesson B A million-dollar idea