本书共包括10个单元,每个单元包含三个视频,其内容反映了*新的社会现象,如泳坛名将Michael Phelps吸毒事件、美国总统奥巴马访华、干细胞法案、关于8胞胎的争议等等。

Unit 1 Shake Up Tradition
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
Advertising Gets Physical
Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Hip-hop Grannies
Future Kitchen
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
Creative Thinking: Born or Bred?
10 Creative Myths
Part V In Your Own Words
Unit 2 Get Closer to Animals
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
A Closer Look at Baby Panda
Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Swim with the Sharks
Odd Couple
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
Ten to Watch in 2010-- Endangered Animals
Meet Po the Snake: He' s Addicted to Cigarettes
Part V In Your Own Words
Unit 3 More Care for the Youth
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
Facebook Blackmail
Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Teen Sexting
Violence in Schools on the Rise
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
Can Parents Do Anything about Unhappy Teenagers?
Age and Law
Part V In Your Own Words
Unit 4 Why People Lie
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
Is It OK to Tell White Lie?
Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Why Women Lie
Why Men Cheat
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
The 15 Most Common White Lies
Powerful Men Cheat for Many Reasons
Part V In Your Own Words
Unit 5 Downturn in Education
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
Educational Overhaul
Part II More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Where to Go
How the Downturn Affects Students
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
10 Common Problems Students Face During College
China' s Growing Postgrad "Ant Tribes"
Part V In Your Own Words
Unit 6 Stimulus Package
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
How Much Is aTrillion
Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Foreclosure Fix
End of Capitalism
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
Will Obama' s Stimulus Package Work?
China Has Promising Growth Prospects: Economist
Part V In Your Own Words
Unit 7 International Relations
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
Obama Meets Brown
Part I11 More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Being Diplomatic
Obama Visits China
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
Major Events in Sino- US Relations
World Publics Reject US Role as the World Leader
Part V In Your Own Words
Unit 8 Athletes: Role Models?
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
Fool' s Gold
Part I More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Tiger Woods' Controversy
Baseball and Steroids
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
Should Celebrity Athletes/Entertainers Be Role Models?
Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much Money?
Part V In Your Own Words
Unit 9 Environmental Protection
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
Copenhagen Climate Summit
Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Plastic Bag Ban
Green Generation
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
Brides Say "I Do" to Green Weddings
Shanghai Expo Sends Low-Carbon Message
Part V in Your Own Words
Unit 10 Multiple Questions on Medicine
Part I Topic Preview
Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:
Stem Cell
Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos
Multiple Questions on Octuplets
Designer Babies
Part IV Expanding the Topic:
Rethink Stem Cells? Science Already Has
Multiple Birth
Part V In Your Own Words
Transcripts of the Videos