Unit1 Education(I) Section One Texts Text One Why the World Loves a British Education Text Two Stephen Hawking's Secret of Surviving:A Sense of Humor Section Two Reading Skills - Scanning Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:multi-;inter-;extra- Suffixes:- ity;- ion;- ance Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 2 Education(II) Section One Texts Text One Why Chinese Parents Are Becoming Superior Text Two Steve Jobs:Technology Alone Is Not Enough Section Two Reading Skills - Previewing Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:super-;auto-;mis- Suffixes:- ful;- ive;- ent/ant Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 3 Culture(I) Section One Texts Text One The Terracotta Warriors Text Two The Hidden Ways Your Language Betrays Your Character Section Two Reading Skills — Predicting Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:dis-;un-;in-/im- Suffixes:- ist;- ant;- er/or Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 4 Culture(II) Section One Texts Text One My Last Conversation with My Father Text Two The Decline of the American Teenager's Summer Job Section Two Reading Skills — Guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases from context clues Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:anti-;de -;non- Suffixes:- ic-/ical;-(i)ous;- ate Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 5 Culture(III) Section One Texts Text One It's Not My Gender,It's My Age Text Two From Imitation to Innovation:How China Became a Tech Superpower Section Two Reading Skills — Guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases from word- formation Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:fore-;co-;re- Suffixes:- ward;- ile; Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 6 Literature(I) Section One Texts Text One The Model Millionaire(adapted) Text Two The Book of Songs:Poems That Helped Shape Chinese Thought Section Two Reading Skills — Identifying the topic Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:a-;per-;under- Suffixes:- ize;- fy;- ate Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension
Unit 7 Literature(II) Section One Texts Text One Thank You,Ma' am Text Two City Noise Might Be Making You Sick Section Two Reading Skills - Identifying the topic sentence Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:trans-;ex-;bi- Suffixes:- ish;- able/- ible;- al Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 8 History(I) Section One Texts Text One A Brief History of Marriage Text Two Kingdom of Women Section Two Reading Skills - Locating supporting details Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:uni-;mono-;poly- Suffixes:- age;- ship;- ment Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 9 History(II) Section One Texts Text One The History of English Text Two The Evolution of Chinese Language and Characters Section Two Reading Skills - Outlining Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:in-;pre-;en- Roots:- tain-;- tend-;- fam Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 10 Life and Society(I) Section One Texts Text One Myths about Loneliness Text Two Permission to Speak Section Two Reading Skills - Mapping Section Three Word Formation Roots:- mot-;- divid-/- divis-;- tempor Suffixes:- ness;- ics;- ure Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 11 Life and Society(II) Section One Texts Text One China's Superfast Bullet Train Text Two Chinese Teachers in British Classrooms Spark Global Debate Section Two Reading Skills — Summarizing a paragraph Section Three Word Formation Roots:- sign-;- fer-;- norm Suffixes:- ology;- ary;- hood Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 12 Life and Society(III) Section One Texts Text One The Chinese Village with the Secret to Long Life Text Two How to Live Longer Section Two Reading Skills - Summarizing a whole passage Section Three Word Formation Roots:- cent-;- fluct-/flu-;- dict Suffixes:- age;- arian;- ette Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension
Unit 13 Technology(I) Section One Texts Text One Looking at Buildings Can Actually Give People Headaches Text Two Lifts:Higher Still and Higher Section Two Reading Skills - Stating the main idea Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:ab-;counter-;con- Suffixes:- ache;- scape;- war e Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 14 Technology(II) Section One Texts Text One The Bikes That Broke Free Text Two Battle of the Brains Section Two Reading Skills — Recognizing words that connect ideas:pronouns as connectors Section Three Word Formation Prefixes:a-/an-;tele-;over- Suffixes:- nomy;- ry;- ese Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension Unit 15 Technology(III) Section One Texts Text One Writing and Technology in China Text Two Why Art Exhibitions Are Returning to Domestic Settings Section Two Reading Skills — Recognizing words that connect ideas:transition words and phrases as connectors Section Three Word Formation Roots:- scribe-/- script-;- milit-;- act Suffixes:- on;- man;- um Section Four Testing Your Reading Comprehension