- Unit 1 Why Do We Read?
- Part 1 Information
- 1. It’s “Slamming”, in a Word
- 2. Puppy Food
- 3. In the Spirit of Suomi—Finland’s Cultural Industry
- 4. Natural Remedies for Dealing With Depression
- 5. Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
- Part 2 Enjoyment
- 1. The Longest Fuel Pipeline
- 2. Graffiti: From Graffiato to Hip Hop
- 3. The Culture of the Wedding Ceremony
- 4. Lucille Reed, 4-H Dairy Queen
- 5. China’s Forbidden City
- Unit 2 Reading for Understanding
- Part 1 Key Points
- 1. The Crystal Ball Has It
- 2. Solutions for Stray and Feral Cats and Dogs
- 3. Eclipses: Nature’s Drama
- 4. Fascinating and True: The Story of Sam Walton and Walmart
- 5. Chinese Mahjong
- Part 2 Details
- 1. The Academy Awards
- 2. Glaciers
- 3. Human Genetic Engineering
- 4. Mercury
- 5. The Mysterious Death of Princess Diana
- Part 3 Getting the Whole Picture
- 1. Near-Earth Asteroids—A Globally Unifying Event
- 2. The Wailing Wall
- 3. Paul Gauguin
- 4. The Battle of Thermopylae
- 5. Teletubbies
- Part 4 Summarizing
- 1. Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis: Our Glorious Nighttime Lights
- 2. Oktoberfest
- 3. Evita
- 4. Urban Legends
- 5. Health Food for a Healthy, Vibrant Life
- Part 5 Inference
- 1. Bond, James Bond—and the Genuine Spy
- 2. President Barack Obama
- 3. Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?
- 4. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Man of Passionate Callings
- 5. The Liberty Bell, a Very Significant Symbol
- Part 6 Critical Thinking
- 1. The Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
- 2. Solar Driven Climate Change: A Convenient Truth
- 3. Stonehenge: A Thought-Provoking Connection
- 4. Swine Flu
- 5. Can Vegetation Slow Down Global Warming?
- Part 7 Analyzing Questions and Answers
- 1. Hayao Miyazaki
- 2. Cloud Gate Dance Theater
- 3. Dear Diary
- 4. 7-Eleven: A Name Synonymous With Convenience
- 5. Maria Sharapova
- Part 8 Review Test
- 1. The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
- 2. Mad Cow Disease (BSE)
- 3. Cord Blood
- 4. The Oracle of Omaha
- 5. Don’t Leave Home Without Your Lucky Stone
- 6. “The Troubles” of Northern Ireland
- 7. Crop Circles
- Unit 3 Vocabulary
- Part 1 Homonyms, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homophones
- 1. Bruce Lee
- 2. How to Survive a Plane Crash
- 3. The Gender of Your Brain
- 4. Why Do We Forget Things?
- 5. Bicycle Fever
- Part 2 Words in Context and Words Derived From Other Words
- 1. Biofuels
- 2. The History of the Zipper
- 3. Morphological Derivation, a Highly Effective Process
- 4. Twitter
- 5. Talent Shows—What’s All the Buzz About?
- Part 3 Review Test
- 1. The Steppe Mammoth
- 2. Did We All Come From Africa?
- 3. Technology Aids Amputees
- 4. Internet Fraud
- 5. Freedom House
- Unit 4 Finding Out For Yourself
- Unit 5 Maps, Graphs, and Tables
- Unit 6 Final Review Test
- Answer Key