unit one  people
reading a  the wisdom of queens
reading b  steve jobs （1955-20，11）
reading c  how to keep your marriage happy
use of english
topics for discussion and writing. alfred nobel. a man of peace
閱讀技能系列講座（1）： what is reading comprehension?

unit two  food
reading a  the new food fight
reading b  the pleasures of eating
reading c  food preservation
use of english
topics for discussion and writing： a healthy diet for everyone
閱讀技能系列講座（2）： classroom procedures

unit three  house
reading a  building a house
reading b  a roof over our heads
reading c  living alone
use of english
topics for discussion and writing： 5 biggest home repair rip-offs
閱讀技能系列講座（3）： surveying the chapter or article

unit four  shopping
reading a  an english christmas
reading b  cents and sensibility
reading c  six insurance policies
use of english
topics for discussion and writing： new ways to make a bundle
閱讀技能系列講座（4）： what are some of the organization patterns
that authors use?

unit five  transport
reading a  just plane dangerous?
reading b  we lost the cabin
reading c  transportation
use of english
topics for discussion and writing： motoring offences
閱讀技能系列講座（5）： how do authors connect sentences and
relate ideas?

unit six environmental protection
reading a  droughtbusters
reading b  disappearing lakes
reading c  the changing face of the arctic
use of english
topics for discussion and writing. ancient artifacts and ancient
閱讀技能系列講座（6）： what you need to do to make inferences

unit seven  the natural world
reading a  call of the wild
reading b  the whale
reading c  wild at heart
use of english
topics for discussion and writing： mars： our neighbor in space
閱讀技能系列講座（7）： what you need to do to make references

unit eiaht weather and climate
reading a  air and wind
reading b  what makes the weather
reading c  a climate cure's dark side
use of english
topics for discussion and writing： saving lives with weather
forecasting
閱讀技能系列講座（8）： what you need to do to discover persuasive
purpose， controversy， and point of view

unit nine  administration
reading a  the british prime minister
reading b  the federal system of government
reading c  the art of problem solving
use of english
topics for discussion and writing. maps= the keys to our world
閱讀技能系列講座（9）： what you need to do to analyze and evaluate
the persuasive techniques and methods of reasoning

unit ten  the media
reading a  reuter
reading b  informing the world
reading c  ghosts on the telly
use of english
topics for discussion and writing. lessons from billy graham
閱讀技能系列講座（lo）： what you need to do to improve predicting，
previewing and anticipation （1）

unit eleven  crime
reading a  london's streets of rage
reading b  an accident or a crime?
reading c  cyber thieves!
use of english
topics for discussion and writing. solving crimes with modern
technology
閱讀技能系列講座（11）：  what you need to do to improve predicting，
previewing and anticipation （2）

unit twelve  science and technology
reading a  american icon
reading b  digital divide
reading c  safeguarding your secrets online
use of english
topics for discussion and writing= the world expo
閱讀技能系列講座（12）： what you need to do to improve skimming
and scanning

unit thirteen  entertainment
reading a &nbs