UNIT 1  LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

  Part One  Lead-in

    Sectionl  Listening -A Psalm of Life

    Section 2  Watching

  Part Two  Reading and Writing

    Text A  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

  Part Three  Reading and Speaking

    Text B  Why Do We Read Fiction?

  Part Four  Cross Cultural Communication

    Passage A 许渊冲翻译理论的中国特色

    Passage B  Tradition and the Individual Talent

UNIT 2  WAR AND CIVILIZATION

  Part One  Lead-in

    Section 1  Listening

    Section 2  Watching

  Part Two  Reading and Writing

    Text A  Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts

  Part Three Reading and Speaking

    Text B  Soviet Strong Man

  Part Four  Cross Cultural Communication

    Passage A  黄埔军校简史

    Passage B  A Brief History of West Point

UNIT 3  THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS

  Part One  Lead-in

    Section 1  Listening  The Things that Make Americans Happy

    Section 2  Watching

  Part Two  Reading and Writing

    TextA  On Happiness

  Part Three  Reading and Speaking

    Text B  Hamburger Model of Happiness

  Part Four  Cross Cultural Communication

    Passage A  获得相对幸福和绝对幸福的方法

    Passage B  Platonic Harmony

UNIT 4  ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD

  Part One  Lead-in

    Section 1  Listening

    Section 2  Watching

  Part Two  Reading and Writing

    Text A  In Search of Ancient Chinese Architecture

  Part Three  Reading and Speaking

    Text B  The Sydney Opera House

  Part Four  Cross Cultural Communication

    Passage A  中国建筑本土化

    Passage B  Chicago School Architecture

UNIT 5  LAW AND SOCIETY

  Part One  Lead-in

    Section 1  Listening

    Section 2  Watching

   Part Two  Reading and Writing

    Text A  Law and Society

   Part Three   Reading and Speaking

    Text B  The Function of Law

   Part Four  Cross Cultural Communication

    Passage A  权力的兽性

    Passage B

UNIT 6  DEMAND, PRICE AND WEALTH

  Part One  Lead-in

    Section 1  Listening

    Section 2  Watching

  Part Two  Reading and Writing

    Text A  Gradations of Consumers' Demand

  Part Three  Reading and Speaking

    Text B  Yes, the Wealthy Can Be Deserving

  Part Four  Cross Cultural Communication

    Passage A  泛论生产事业

    Passage B  Of the Origin and Use of Money

UNIT 7  BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

  Part One  Lead-in

    Section 1  Listening

    Section 2  Watching

  Part Two  Reading and Writing

    Text A  The World We Have Lost

  Part Three  Reading and Speaking

    Text B  Saving the Amazon: Winning the war on deforestation

  Part Four  Cross Cultural Communication

    Passage A  大气污染防治行动计划

    Passage B  London Air Quality Strategy 2011—2015

UNIT 8  TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA

  Part One  Lead-in

    Section 1  Listening

    Section 2  Watching

  Part Two  Reading and Writing

    Text A Amusing Ourselves to Death

  Part Three  Reading and Speaking

    Text 13  Always On: Personal and Cognitive Consequences

  Part Four  Cross Cultural Communication

    Passage A  微博“意见领袖”的影响力

    Passage B  Five Types of Social Media Influencers