UNIT 1 Cultural Studies

  Learning Objectives

  Listening & Speaking

    Pop Culture in the Arab World

  Reading & Writing

    Text A Intelligence Across Cultures

    Text B The Death of the US Shopping Mall

  Skills Power Station 020

    Listening & Speaking

    Reading & Writing

  Academic Vocabulary

  Reflective Learning Log

UNIT 2 Life Science

  Learning Objectives

  Listening & Speaking

    The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain

  Reading & Writing

    Text A Can Musical Experiences Enhance Intelligence?

    Text B Smokescreen: Are E-Cigarettes Safe?

  Skills Power Station

    Listening & Speaking

    Reading & Writing

  Academic Vocabulary

  Reflective Learning Log

UNIT 3 Art

  Learning Objectives

  Listening & Speaking

    Read It or See It

    The Life, Times and Rhymes of Shakespeare

  Reading & Writing

    Text A On Art and Artist

    Text B Film: Art or Business

  Skills Power Station

    Listening & Speaking

    Reading & Writing

  Academic Vocabulary

  Reflective Learning Log

UNIT 4 Man and Nature

  Learning Objectives

  Listening & Speaking

    Curating Humanity's Heritage

  Reading & Writing

    Text A Are We Alone in the Universe?

    Text B Darwin and Human Nature:An Introduction

  Skills Power Station

    Listening & Speaking

    Reading & Writing

  Academic Vocabulary

  Reflective Learning Log

UNIT 5 Social Issues

  Learning Objectives

  Listening & Speaking

    Why Is 'X' the Unknown

  Reading & Writing

    Text A Poverty: Theories, Homelessness, and the American Dream

    Text B Social Work

  Skills Power Station

    Listening& Speaking

    Reading & Writing

  Academic Vocabulary

  Reflective Learning Log

UNIT 6 Engineering and Technology

  Learning Objectives

  Listening & Speaking

    3-D Printing a Masterwork for Your Living Room

  Reading & Writing I28

    Text A Metal-Free Energy Storage

    Text B Heartbleed Shows Government Must Lead on Internet Security

  Skills Power Station

    Listening & Speaking

    Reading & Writing

  Academic Vocabulary

  Reflective Learning Log

UNIT 7 Psychology

  Learning Objectives

  Listening & Speaking

    The Key to Success? Grit

  Reading & Writing

    Text A Dreams

    Text B Ambiguity and Illusions in Perception

  Skills Power Station

    Listening & Speaking

    Reading & Writing

  Academic Vocabulary

  Reflective Learning Log

UNIT 8 Economics and Management

  Learning Objectives

  Listening & Speaking

    The Currency of the New Economy Is Trust

  Reading & Writing 176

    Text A The Startup World

    Text B Why We Shouldn't Trust Markets with Our Civic Life

  Skills Power Station

    Listening & Speaking

    Reading & Writing

  Academic Vocabulary

  Reflective Learning Log