Unit 1 School and Beyond Topic The college experience; improving the quality of education Vocabulary Describing the first year of college Functions Practicing interviewing phrases and skills Lesson A School life Vocabulary Focus: My first year at college Listening: School lunches Speaking: That's an interesting question. Optional Listening: Education where you live Lesson B Education -- boys vs. girls? Video: Education -- boys vs. girls?Unit 2 Who Are You? Topic Memory, cognition, and personality Vocabulary Describing the mind and memory Functions Expanding on a topic Lesson A Memory and the mind Vocabulary Focus: It completely slipped my mind. Listening: Musical mind Speaking: Let me explain what I mean ... Optional Listening: Born to be ... Lesson B Developing intelligence Video: Developing intelligenceUnit 3 Contemporary Issues Topic Current trends; resolving conflicts Vocabulary Illegal downloading Functions Expressing an opinion Lesson A In the city Vocabulary Focus: I can get it for free. Listening: Our cities are growing. Speaking: Without a doubt Optional Listening: Bullying -- what can you do about it? Lesson B Conflict resolution Video: Sex discriminationUnit 4 Happy Days Topic Outlooks and impressions Vocabulary Expressing feelings and opinions Functions Keeping a conversation going Lesson A What makes you happy? Vocabulary Focus: A love-hate relationship Listening: Who is happy? Speaking: What do you mean by...? Optional Listening: The worst day of the year Lesson B Global gaming Video: Global gamingUnit 5 In Other Words Topic Language and gender Vocabulary Describing language abilities Functions Talking about charts and data Lesson A Total immersion Vocabulary Focus: What languages are you studying? Listening: A TV show about language Speaking: As you can see ... Optional Listening: You just don't get it! Lesson B Baby talk Video: Baby talkUnit 6 The World Awaits You Topic Trips and journeys Vocabulary Describing travel destinations: words that end in -less Functions Using polite language Lesson A On the road Vocabulary Focus: Dazzling destinations Listening: A photographer's dream Speaking: Would you mind ... Optional Listening: I left home to find home Lesson B Destination Chile Video: Destination ChileUnit 7 Ordinary Deople,Extraordinary Lives Topic Aspirations, risks, and dreams Vocabulary Discussing and describing a sequence of events Functions Making a presentation to a group using presentation phrases Lesson A Follow your dream! Vocabulary Focus: A well-kept secret Listening: Running ultramarathons Speaking: Today, I'd like to tell you about ... Optional Listening: People in the World Lesson B Student activists Video: Student activistsUnit 8 Our Changing World Topic The future of our world Vocabulary Discussing the future Functions Describing benefits and supporting points and giving support to main points Lesson A Looking to the future Vocabulary Focus: What does the future hold? Listening: A new spin on familiar products Speaking: This has the advantage of... Optional Listening: The Gathering World Storm ... Lesson B A million-dollar idea Video: A million-dollar ideaSeripts
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