Topic The natural and man-made world
Functions Offering another opinion
Vocabulary Natural wonders; engineering feats
Lesson A The natural world
Vbcabulary Link: Natural wonders
Listening: A report about Greenland
Speaking: A summer job overseas
Communication: What in the world?
OptionalListening: Building down
Lesson B The man-made world 10
Global ~'ewpoints: Natural wonders
Man-made structures
City Living: I love skyscrapers!
Topic Modern technology
Functions Showing interest
Vocabulary Computer wordsA describing products
Lesson A Computers are everywhere 16
Vocabulary Link: Computer words
Listening: Computer problems
Speaking: We used to write our papers on typewriters.
Communication: The wave of the future
OptionalListening: Rescue robots
Lesson B Modern technology 22
Global tSewpoints: Technology today
City Living: The first word processor
Topic News, newspapers, and journalism
Functions Asking about identity
Vocabulary People who bring us news; newspapers
Lesson A The people behind the news 28
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