Part Ⅰ unit 1 Varieties of English ... 9 Reading Section Differences Between American and British English ... 11 Comprehensions ... 16 Building Vocabulary ... 17 Grammar Focus: English Sentence Patterns and Different Types of Sentences ... 19 Learning Grammar with Music ... 2l unit 2 English Formality ... 23 Reading Section 1 Differences between Formal and Informal English ... 25 Reading Section 2 Distinguishing Formal and Informal Styles ... 27 Comprehensions ... 30 Building Vocabulary ... 32 Grammar Focus: Phrasal verbs ... 37 Learning Grammar with Music ... 38 unit 3 Globalization of English ... 41 Reading Section Not the Queen's English ... 43 Comprehensions ... 50 Building Vocabulary ... 51 Grammar Focus: Common Sentence Problems ... 56 Learning Grammar with Music ... 57 unit 4 Writing a Paragraph and Understanding Paragraph Organization ... 59 Reading Section 1 How to write a paragraph ... 61 Comprehensions ... 65 Reading Section 2 Types of Paragraph Organization ... 66 Comprehensions ... 75 Building Vocabulary ... 78 Grammar Focus: Noun Clauses ... 79 Learning Grammar with Music 1 ... 80 Learning Grammar with Music 2 ... 82 unit 5 Writing an Essay ... 85 Reading Section How to Write an Essay:10 Easy Steps ... 87 Comprehensions ... 105 Building Vocabulary ... 106 Grammar Focus: Connecting Ideas and Transition Signals ... 107 Learning Grammar with Music ... 109 unit 6 Process and Genres ... 111 Reading Section Different Types of Writing ... 113 Comprehensions ... 125 Grammar Focus: Avoid clich<?import namespace ... m ur Learning Grammar with Music ... 128 Part Ⅱ unit 7 Why the future is in South Korea ... 133 Reading Section Why the Future is in South Korea ... 135 Comprehensions ... 139 Building Vocabulary ... 139 Grammar Focus: Question Formation ... 140 Learning Grammar with Music ... 143 unit 8 News Stories ... 147 Reading Section 1 Baby's First TV Channel ... 149 Reading Section 2 Youth: Just Log Off ... 150 Reading Section 3 Grads Enter Uncertain Job Market ... 151 Comprehensions ... 154 Building Vocabulary ... 156 Grammar Focus: Figures of speech ... 158 Learning Grammar with Music ... 159 unit 9 Traveling ... 161 Reading Section 1 Experimental Travel ... 163 Reading Section 2 Travel Tips for Students ... 168 Building Vocabulary ... 170 Grammar Focus: Comparatives ... 173 Learning Grammar with Music ... 174 unit 10 Why Laughing Is Good Medicine ... 175 Reading Section Why Laughing is Good Medicine ... 177 Comprehensions ... 183 Building Vocabulary ... 186 Grammar Focus: Indirect Discourse ... 187 Learning Grammar with Music 1 ... 190 Learning Grammar with Music 2 ... 191 unit 11 Global Warming ... 193 Reading Section Global Warming: Be worried. Be very worried ... 195 Comprehensions ... 202 Building Vocabulary ... 204 Grammar Focus: Word Formation ... 206 Learning Grammar with Music ... 208 unit 12 The Future of the Car ... 211 Reading Section The Future of the Car ... 213 Comprehensions ... 229 Building Vocabulary ... 221 Grammar Focus: Conditional Sentences ... 222 Learning Grammar with Music 1 ... 224 Learning Grammar with Music 2 ... 225 Learning Grammar with Music 3 ... 227