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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