UNIT O1  The Concrete Jungle

  1.  Reading: Unwanted Tenants: Inside the World of Squatters

  2. Further Reading: Hopping Mad in the City

UNIT 02  A Question of Taste

  1.  Reading: Defining Art

  2. Further Reading: The Master Forger

UNIT 03  Keeping in Touch.

  1. Reading: The Art of the Squillo

  2. Further Reading: Getting the Message-- Eventually!

  Review 1 (Units 1-3)

UNIT 04 When the Curtain Falls

  1. Reading: Famous Movie Firsts

  2. Further Reading: Give Me the Gossip:

  TMZ Brings Entertainment Fans the Latest Celebrity Scandals

UNIT o5  In the Mood for Love

  1. Reading: Love and Happiness

  2. Further Reading: Looking for a Little Romance

UNIT 06  The Origin of Species

  1. Reading: Denying Evolution: Arguments That Fly in the Face of Science

  2. Further Reading: Metamorphosis

  Review 2 (Units 4-6).

UNIT 07  Life's Songbook.

  1. Reading: The Beatles: Pop Music's Great Trendsetters

  2. Further Reading: Music to My Ears

UNIT 08  The Life of Riley

  1. Reading: The World's Happiest Nations

  2. Further Reading: A Life without Money

UNIT 09  Lost in Space

  1. Reading: Watery Past?

  Curiosity Rover Findings Hint at Possibility of Life on Mars

  2. Further Reading: Famous First Words

  Review 3 (Units 7-9)

UNIT lo  Just Business

  1. Reading: The World's Richest Men

  2. Further Reading: Two Start-ups to Keep Your Eye On

UNIT 11  The Deep Blue.

  I.  Reading: Overfishing Threatens the World's Oceans

  2. Further Reading: All at Sea: Endangered Marine Life

UNIT 12  The Next Big Thing.

  1. Reading: Do You Remember When We Used to ?

  Three Bizarre Fads from History

  2. Further Reading: Going Viral:

  The Internet Memes That You Just Can't Avoid

  Review 4 (Units 10-12)

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