UNIT 01  All the World's a Stage

  1.  Reading: Exporting Drama: Soap Operas Cross Cultural Boundaries

  2. Further Reading: From TV to Big Screen

UNIT 02  On the Job

  1.  Reading: America's Worst Jobs

  2. Further Reading: Landing Your Dream Position

UNIT 03  Sports and Leisure

  1. Reading: Who's the Greatest?

  2. Further Reading: A World of Weird Hobbies

  Review 1 (Units 1-3)

UNIT 04  The Animal World

  1. Reading: Talking to the Animals: Real Life Dr. Dolittles

  2. Further Reading: Call of the Wild: The Return of the Wolf

UNIT 05  Family Affairs

  1. Reading: Close to Home and Far Away

  2. Further Reading: Poles Apart: Different Perspectives on Family

UNIT 06 Telling Tales

  1. Reading: The Deal   62

  2. Further Reading: Word of Mouth

  Review 2 (Units 4-6)

UNIT o7  Getting Around,

  1.  Reading: The Future of Transportation

  2. Further Reading: Four-legged Friends for Work and War

UNIT 08  Scientific Advances

  1. Reading: The Scientists Who Challenged Conventional Wisdom

  2. Further Reading: DNA: The USB of the Future?

UNIT 09  A Life of Crime

  1.  Reading: Dumber than Dumb

  2. Further Reading: Honor Among Thieves

  Review 3 (Units 7-9)

UNIT  10  Food for Thought

  1. Reading: Peculiar Palates

  2. Further Reading: Bugging Out: Are Insects the Food of the Future?

UNIT 11  Searching for Proof

  1. Reading: Cryptid Cases

  2. Further Reading: Searching for God

UNIT 12  A Bang for the Buck

  1. Reading: Purchasing Power: How America's Teens Spend Their Money

  2. Further Reading: Cashing Out: The Rise of Virtual Currencies

Review 4 (Units 10-12)

Glossary