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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