Unit 1…1Part IPreparatory…1Part IILanguage in Context…3Text A Mama’s Soup Pot…4Part IIIToward Productive Language…13Text B As Time Goes By… 14Unit 2…18Part IPreparatory…18Part IILanguage in Context…20Text A The Information Age…21Part IIIToward Productive Language…29Text B Social Media Brings Benefits As Well As Risks to Young People…30Unit 3…34Part IPreparatory…34Part IILanguage in Context…36Text A American Painting…37Part IIIToward Productive Language…47Text B How Do Our Brains Process Music?…48Unit 4…52Part IPreparatory…52Part IILanguage in Context…54Text A Living a Well-balanced Life…55Part IIIToward Productive Language…63Text B A Philosophy Walk in Southern Greece…64Unit 5…69Part IPreparatory…69Part IILanguage in Context…71Text A The Road to the Olympics…72Part IIIToward Productive Language…81Text B Giant Footprints: Yao Ming’s Story…82Unit 6…86Part IPreparatory…86Part IILanguage in Context…88Text A History of Progress in Music…89Part IIIToward Productive Language…98Text B The Beatles…99Unit 7…103Part IPreparatory…103Part IILanguage in Context…105Text A Fashion…106Part IIIToward Productive Language…116Text B Sweet Revenge…117Unit 8…121Part IPreparatory…121Part IILanguage in Context…123Text A Piano Lessons…124Part IIIToward Productive Language…134Text B Chase Kear’s Miracles…135Vocabulary…139