CONTENTS

Unit 1Happy Family LifePart IWarming up / 1
Part IIAll you need is love? / 4
Part IIIFirst meetings / 9
Part IVA Valentine story / 1２
Part VVideo appreciation / 14

Unit 2Shaping and Reshaping PersonalityPart IWarming up / 20
Part IISelfesteem / 24
Part IIIHow to deal with depression and anger? / 27
Part IVShort talks on listening skills / 30
Represent the Ideas Clear and Clean — Outlining
Part VVideo appreciation / 31

Unit 3All Can SucceedPart IWarming up / 35
Part IIThe road to success / 38
Part IIIGood better best / 42
Part IVLanguage study and language appreciation / 46
Part VVideo appreciation / 48

Unit 4Getting Ready for the Future CareerPart IWarming up / 53
Part IIPainting for pay / 58
Part IIIChoosing a career / 61
Part IVMy pet hate / 64
Part VVideo appreciation / 66

Unit 5Creative MindsPart IWarming up / 71
Part IIScientists of the millennium　(I) / 76
Part IIIScientists of the millennium　(II) / 79
Part IVShort talks on listening skills / 80
Letting Things Go—Speed and Vocabulary
Part VVideo appreciation / 83

Unit 6Its Great to Be a ChampionPart IWarming up / 88
Part IIThey are the champion! / 92
Part IIILuck in the hat / 96
Part IVLanguage study and language appreciation / 99
Part VVideo appreciation / 102

Unit 7Leisure TimePart IWarming up / 107
Part II Mozarts music still alive today / 111
Part IIIThe man with the horn  / 114
Part IVBank Holiday DIY / 117
Part VVideo appreciation / 118

Unit 8Everybody Can Help the EnvironmentPart IWarming up / 122
Part IICampaign California ReLeaf / 125
Part IIIPBS—a biodegradable plastic product / 128
Part IVShort talks on listening skills / 130
The “Inverted Pyramid” in News Reporting
Part VVideo appreciation / 131

Unit 9News I: DisastersPart IWarming up / 136
Part IINews items / 140
Part IIITorrential storms in Kenya / 143
Part IVLanguage study and language appreciation / 146
Part VVideo appreciation / 148Unit 10News II: HealthPart IWarming up / 152
Part IIHand washing / 158
Part IIILifestyle & environmental factors vs cancers / 160
Part IVDoctors on the Internet / 162
Part VVideo appreciation / 165

Unit 11News III: SpacePart IWarming up / 168
Part IIAstronomers discover solar system / 173
Part IIICompton Gamma Ray Observatory / 174
Part IVLanguage study and language appreciation / 176
Part VVideo appreciation / 177

Unit 12Review / 180

Vocabulary / 188

Acknowledgements / 217