1.page 12
Text：
When We Explore the Deep Sea，We Are Exploring for Our Own
Survival
Reading 1：
Mars Can Wait.Oceans Can't
Reading 2：
Race to the Deep
Usage：
The use of sort of／kind of
Sentence patterns：
Like／Unlike...
...need to do...
A video speech by Sylvia Earle on the protection of the oceans
Press conference：
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Essay writing：
"Why Ocean Exploration Is So Important"

2.psge 36
Text：
Hutong Karma
Reading 1：
China's Villages Change amid Rush for the Cities
Reading 2：
Shenzhen—from Rural Village to the World's Largest Megalopolis
Usage：
Participles used as adjectives
Sentence patterns：in order to if anything
A video report on the impaet of urbanization
TV talk show：
Urbanization in China
Essay writing：
Write a descriptive essay on a place you know very well
Text：
How to Get a Job at Google
Reading 1：
Should You Cross This Line to Get the Job？
Reading 2：
China： Making Graduates Employable
Word formation：
Abbreviation
Sentence patterns：
Without／With...
To sum up （...）
A video about job interview questions and answers
Role—play：
A job interview
Practical writing：
A job application letter to Google

4 page 88
Text：
Marie Curie： The First Woman Nobel Laureate
Reading 1：
The Saint of the Gutters
Reading 2：
The Modest Woman Who Beat Malaria for the World
Usage：
The use of subjunctive mood in "...insist／suggest／recommend／demand，etc.that..."
Sentence patterns：
as yet if （it is） true／possible／right...
A video about the life of Elinor Ostrom， the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Debate：
About whether or not innate differences between men and women might be one of the reasons women lag behind in science and math careers
Practical writing：
A resume

5 page 116
Text：
Is the Internet Killing off Language？
Reading 1：
Why Emoji Are Suddenly Acceptable at Work
Reading 2：
China Has a Word for lt Crass New Rich
Usage：
Adverbs ending in—Iy
Sentence patterns：
There is no doubt that...The same goes for...
A video talk by David Crystal on the impact of technology on language
Debate：
About whether or not the Internet is killing off language
Essay writing：
Based on a cartoon，write an essay about how the Internet changes the way we communicate

8 page 142
Text：
Don't Fear Artificial Intelligence
Reading 1：
As Robots Replace People，Where Will Workers Go？
Reading 2：
Will China Be a Leader in Robotics？
Usage：
As used as conjunction
Sentence patterns：
once...similar to...
An video about"Will robots take our jobs？"
About whether or not robots endanger human beings in the future
Based on a cartoon，write an essay about robots' possible impact on human beings in the future
Appendix 168 Glossary