Unit 1…1 Part I Preparatory…1 Part II Language in Context…3 Text A The End of Dinosaurs…4 Part III Toward Productive Language…13 Text B Importance of Biodiversity… 13 Unit 2…18 Part I Preparatory…18 Part II Language in Context…20 Text A Television? No, Thanks!…21 Part III Toward Productive Language…29 Text B The Cultural Markers of Our Time…29 Unit 3…36 Part I Preparatory…36 Part II Language in Context…38 Text A Inspiration from life…38 Part III Toward Productive Language…46 Text B The Value of Dream…46 Unit 4…51 Part I Preparatory…51 Part II Language in Context…53 Text A Impressionism…54 Part III Toward Productive Language…61 Text B The Tango…61 Unit 5…66 Part I Preparatory…66 Part II Language in Context…68 Text A The Peoples of Britain…69 Part III Toward Productive Language…76 Text B Sporting Invention of the British…76 Unit 6…81 Part I Preparatory…81 Part II Language in Context…83 Text A Faster Runners…83 Part III Toward Productive Language…90 Text B Olympic Symbols…90 Unit 7…96 Part I Preparatory…96 Part II Language in Context…98 Text A Local Opera Serves as Foundation of Beloved National Art Form…99 Part III Toward Productive Language…107 Text B Inheritor of Huizhou Ink Making…107 Unit 8…112 Part I Preparatory…112 Part II Language in Context…114 Text A Music to Your Ears Can Be Music for Your Heart, Too…115 Part III Toward Productive Language…122 Text B How to Avoid a Sports Injury…122 Vocabulary…127