Unit 1 Why Do We Read?
Part 1 Information
1. It’s “Slamming”, in a Word
2. Puppy Food
3. In the Spirit of Suomi—Finland’s Cultural Industry
4. Natural Remedies for Dealing With Depression
5. Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
Part 2 Enjoyment
1. The Longest Fuel Pipeline
2. Graffiti: From Graffiato to Hip Hop
3. The Culture of the Wedding Ceremony
4. Lucille Reed, 4-H Dairy Queen
5. China’s Forbidden City
Unit 2 Reading for Understanding
Part 1 Key Points
1. The Crystal Ball Has It
2. Solutions for Stray and Feral Cats and Dogs
3. Eclipses: Nature’s Drama
4. Fascinating and True: The Story of Sam Walton and Walmart
5. Chinese Mahjong
Part 2 Details
1. The Academy Awards
2. Glaciers
3. Human Genetic Engineering
4. Mercury
5. The Mysterious Death of Princess Diana
Part 3 Getting the Whole Picture
1. Near-Earth Asteroids—A Globally Unifying Event
2. The Wailing Wall
3. Paul Gauguin
4. The Battle of Thermopylae
5. Teletubbies
Part 4 Summarizing
1. Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis: Our Glorious Nighttime Lights
2. Oktoberfest
3. Evita
4. Urban Legends
5. Health Food for a Healthy, Vibrant Life
Part 5 Inference
1. Bond, James Bond—and the Genuine Spy
2. President Barack Obama
3. Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?
4. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Man of Passionate Callings
5. The Liberty Bell, a Very Significant Symbol
Part 6 Critical Thinking
1. The Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
2. Solar Driven Climate Change: A Convenient Truth
3. Stonehenge: A Thought-Provoking Connection
4. Swine Flu
5. Can Vegetation Slow Down Global Warming?
Part 7 Analyzing Questions and Answers
1. Hayao Miyazaki
2. Cloud Gate Dance Theater
3. Dear Diary
4. 7-Eleven: A Name Synonymous With Convenience
5. Maria Sharapova
Part 8 Review Test
1. The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
2. Mad Cow Disease (BSE)
3. Cord Blood
4. The Oracle of Omaha
5. Don’t Leave Home Without Your Lucky Stone
6. “The Troubles” of Northern Ireland
7. Crop Circles
Unit 3 Vocabulary
Part 1 Homonyms, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homophones
1. Bruce Lee
2. How to Survive a Plane Crash
3. The Gender of Your Brain
4. Why Do We Forget Things?
5. Bicycle Fever
Part 2 Words in Context and Words Derived From Other Words
1. Biofuels
2. The History of the Zipper
3. Morphological Derivation, a Highly Effective Process
4. Twitter
5. Talent Shows—What’s All the Buzz About?
Part 3 Review Test
1. The Steppe Mammoth
2. Did We All Come From Africa?
3. Technology Aids Amputees
4. Internet Fraud
5. Freedom House
Unit 4 Finding Out For Yourself
Unit 5 Maps, Graphs, and Tables
Unit 6 Final Review Test
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