Unit 1 Education 1 Part One Speaking 2 Part Two Listening 3 A. Short Conversations 3 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 5 American Education System 5 Recurrent Education 6 C. Longer Passage 7 Education in the Information Age 7 D. News 10 Is College Worth the Price? 10 Part Three Video Clip 12 Over-stressed Students 12 Unit 2 Environment 15 Part One Speaking 16 Part Two Listening 17 A. Short Conversations 17 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 19 Global Warming 19 Sandstorm 21 C. Longer Passage 22 El Nino 22 D. News 24 Santa’s Hometown in Danger 24 Part Three Video Clip 26 International Mother Earth Day 26 Unit 3 Internet 29 Part One Speaking 30 Part Two Listening 31 A. Short Conversations 31 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 32 Study or Fun on the Internet 32 Spy Software 33 C. Longer Passage 35 No Chance for Bad Sites: Parental Control Software 35 D. News 36 Getting Connected 36 Part Three Video Clip 38 Watch TV on the Internet 38 Unit 4 Advertising 41 Part One Speaking 42 Part Two Listening 42 A. Short Conversations 42 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 45 Running a New Branch O?ce 45 Advertising Laws 46 C. Longer Passage 47 Advertising 47 D. News 48 Florida Law Firm Promotes McLaws 48 Part Three Video Clip 51 Apprentice 51 Unit 5 Psychology 53 Part One Speaking 54 Part Two Listening 55 A. Short Conversations 55 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 57 Is It OK to Tell White Lies? 57 To Kiss or Shake Hands? 58 C. Longer Passage 59 Ultra-thin Models 59 D. News 61 Allegations Sparked Jackson Raid 61 Part Three Video Clip 63 The Copycat of the Serial Rapist 63 Unit 6 Culture 65 Part One Speaking 66 Part Two Listening 68 A. Short Conversations 68 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 70 Beijing Opera 70 Chinese Architecture 71 C. Longer Passage 73 What Is Culture? 73 D. News 75 Japanese Culture of School Cleaning 75 Part Three Video Clip 76 More Than a University Town 76 Unit 7 Technology 79 Part One Speaking 80 Part Two Listening 80 A. Short Conversations 80 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 83 Bioethics 83 Computer Crimes 84 C. Longer Passage 86 Forensic Science 86 D. News 88 Should Cops Wear Body Cameras? 88 Part Three Video Clip 89 Can Robot Boost Sagging Birth Rate? 89 Unit 8 Medicine 91 Part One Speaking 92 Part Two Listening 92 A. Short Conversations 92 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 94 Traditional Chinese Medicine 94 Mummy 96 C. Longer Passage 97 Chinese Medicine to Go Global 97 D. News 99 Should Celebrities Be Liable for Promoting Fake Medicine? 99 Part Three Video Clip 102 Alternative Cure 102 Unit 9 Finance 105 Part One Speaking 106 Part Two Listening 106 A. Short Conversations 106 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 109 How to Invest 109 Services from a Bank 110 C. Longer Passage 111 Open a Checking Account 111 D. News 113 Russian Energy 113 Part Three Video Clip 115 Stress Tests for the Banks 115 Unit 10 Discrimination 119 Part One Speaking 120 Part Two Listening 120 A. Short Conversations 120 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 124 Arab-American Discrimination after 9 ·11 124 Racial Discrimination 129 C. Longer Passage 131 Equal Rights 131 D. News 133 US Defends Record Against Racial Discrimination 133 Part Three Video Clip 135 America’s Immigration Problem 135 Unit 11 Career Prospects 137 Part One Speaking 138 Part Two Listening 138 A. Short Conversations 138 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 141 A Business Man Must Know about Economic Law 141 Who to Pick? 143 C. Longer Passage 144 Leaving Work for a Gaze at Sunset 144 D. News 147 Nomination of the Supreme Court Justice 147 Part Three Video Clip 150 Philadelphia 150 Unit 12 Media 151 Part One Speaking 152 Part Two Listening 152 A. Short Conversations 152 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 155 Social Media and Teenage Health 155 Internet Legal Papers 156 C. Longer Passage 157 Freedom of the Press 157 D. News 160 The Pirate Bay 160 Part Three Video Clip 162 Movie Trailer: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 162 Unit 13 Values 165 Part One Speaking 166 Part Two Listening 167 A. Short Conversations 167 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 169 Capital Punishment 169 Cultural Rigidity Faced by Arab Women 171 C. Longer Passage 173 Job Stereotypes 173 D. News 174 Right or Wrong 174 Part Three Video Clip 176 People Pleaser 176 Unit 14 Society 179 Part One Speaking 180 Part Two Listening 180 A. Short Conversations 180 B. Longer Conversation and Short Passage 182 Digital Divide 182 Educate Women for Better Society 184 C. Longer Passage 186 “Empty Nest” Is Not Always a Bad Thing 186 D. News 187 Government Set to ShutDown 187 Part Three Video Clip 189 Illegal Immigrants & US Business 189