Unit 1 Competition Cooperation
Part One Listening Comprehension: Detecting Assimilation
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Part Three Intensive Reading: Competition vs. Cooperation
Part Four Oral Practice: Teamwork
Part Five Writing
Essay Writing
Practical Writing — Job Application Letters
Unit 2 Business
Part One Listening Comprehension: Listening for Key Words
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Part Three Intensive Reading: Sam Walton: the American Dream
Part Four Oral Practice: Business
Part Five Writing
Essay Writing
Practical Writing — Official Letters
Unit 3 Information Technology
Part One Listening Comprehension: Listening for Important Details
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Part Three Intensive Reading: Should We Take Computer Addiction Seriously?
Part Four Oral Practice: Information Technology
Part Five Writing
Essay Writing
Practical Writing — Instructions
Unit 4 Biochemistry
Part One Listening Comprehension: Identifying Causes Effects
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Part Three Intensive Reading: Genetically Modified Foods — Feed the World?
Part Four Oral Practice: Biochemistry
Part Five Writing
Essay Writing
Practical Writing — Instruction
Unit 5 International Conference
Part One Listening Comprehension: Identifying Negative Forms
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Part Three Intensive Reading: Who Won Lost at the Bali Climate Change Conference
Part Four Oral Practice: International Conference
Part Five Writing
Essay Writing
Practical Writing — Agenda
Unit 6 Career
Part One Listening Comprehension: Recognizing the Speaker’s Attitude
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Part Three Intensive Reading: Making a Successful Transition from College to Career:
Time for a Reality Check
Part Four Oral Practice: Job Interview
Part Five Writing
Essay Writing
Practical Writing — Résumé
Unit 7 Study Abroad
Part One Listening Comprehension: Listening for Major Events
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Part Three Intensive Reading: Preparing for Global Citizenship
Part Four Oral Practice: Study Abroad
Part Five Writing
Essay Writing
Practical Writing — Instruction()
Unit 8 Advertising
Part One Listening Comprehension: Finding the Main Idea
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Part Three Intensive Reading: History of the Coca-Cola Company Its Advertising
Part Four Oral Practice: Shopping
Part Five Writing
Essay Writing
Practical Writing — Advertisement
Vocabulary