Unit 1 A brand-new start

  1 Start-up

  2 Reading

   Text A An e-mail from a father to his daughter

   Text B  New school, new start: Navigating college as a transfer student..

  3 Writing

  4 Translation

  5 Relaxation

Unit 2 College education: East and West

  1 Start-up

  2 Reading

    Text A A day in the life of a college student in the USA

    Text B  Is Western education better than Eastern education?

  3 Writing

  4 Translation

  5 Relaxation

Unit 3 Fashion

  1 Start-up

  2 Reading

    Text A  Students, how has UK fashion influenced the way you dress?.

    Text B  America loves blue jeans

  3 Writing

  4 Translation

  5 Relaxation

Unit 4 Food is culture

  1 Start-up

  2 Reading

    Text A Why has Chinese-style food in America become so American?.

    Text B  Adventures in Vietnam---street food, love and taking chances...

  3 Writing

  4 Translation

  5 Relaxation

5 East or West, home is best

  1 Start-up

  2 Reading

    Text A  Is it better to buy or rent?

    Text B  Don't buy a home within 5 years of graduation

   3 Writing

  4 Translation

  5 Relaxation

Unit 6 On the road

  1 Start-up

  2 Reading

    Text A  Driving--a way of life

    Text B  Why countries drive on different sides of the road

  3 Writing

  4 Translation

  S Relaxation

Unit 7 Chara-cter is destiny

  1 Start-up

  2 Reading

    Text A Barack Obama: The college years

    Text B Don't call me "Harvard Girl"

  3 Writing

  4 Translation

  5 Relaxation

Unit 8 Let's get social

  1 Start-up

  2 Reading

    Text A Advice for students: How to talk to professors

    Text B  Desperate for friendship at college

  3 Writing

  4 Translation

  5 Relaxation

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