Unit 1 Cultural Studies
Starting Up: Cultural Differences
Listening: Pop Culture in the Arab World and the Chinese Zodiac
Group Discussion: Intelligence and Intelligence Test
Text: Intelligence Across Cultures
Academic Writing: Features of Academic English
Skills Power Station: How to Make Predictions and Contribute to a Seminar
Student Research Project: Getting Along Verbally and Non-verbally
Unit Summary

Unit 2 Life Science
Starting Up: Healthy Life
Listening: Brain Development
Group Discussion: Adolescence and Adulthood
Text: Can Musical Experiences Enhance Intelligence?
Academic Writing: How to Avoid Plagiarism
Skills Power Station: How to Identify the Lecture Structure and Participate in a Seminar
Student Research Project: Meet the World's
First Baby Born from the DNA of Three Parents
Unit Summary

Unit 3 Art
Starting Up: Photography and Art
Listening: TV Series Adapted from Fiction
Group Discussion: Novels and Film Adaptations
Text: Art and Artists
Academic Writing: Topic Sentence and Supporting Evidence
Skills Power Station: How to Listen for Key Words and Chair a Discussion
Student Research Project: Read It or See It
Unit Summary

Unit 4 Man and Nature
Starting Up: Planet Earth
Listening: Song of the Phoenix
Group Discussion: World Heritage Sites in China
Text: Are We Alone in the Universe?
Academic Writing: How to Achieve Consistency in English Writing
Skills Power Station: How to Recognize Signpost Language in Lectures
Student Research Project: Air Pollution
Unit Summary

Unit 5 Social Issues
Starting Up: Volunteering in Rural Areas
Listening: The Unknown Number “X”
Group Discussion: The Origin and Evolution of Languages
Text: Poverty: Theories, Homelessness, and the American Dream
Academic Writing: How to Analyze Essay Structure
Skills Power Station: How to Write Introductions and Conclusions
Student Research Project: Should Animals
Be Used for Scientific and Commercial Testing?
Unit Summary

Unit 6 Engineering and Technology
Starting Up: Internet Security
Listening: 3D Printing
Group Discussion: The Development and Application of 3D Printing Technology
Text: Metal-Free Energy Storage
Academic Writing: How to Identify SPSE Structure
Skills Power Station: How to Handle Q & A Sessions
Student Research Project: Wireless
Charging
Unit Summary

Unit 7 Psychology
Starting Up: Psychology
Listening: Children’s Education Issues in the Future
Group Discussion: The Secret of Entrepreneurs’ Business Successes
Text: Dreams
Academic Writing: How to Make a Poster to Present a Paper
Skills Power Station: How to Create a Poster Presentation (1)
Student Research Project: Dreams
Unit Summary

Unit 8 Economics
Starting Up: Consumption
Listening: Collaborative Consumption
Group Discussion: The Internet and Economic Growth
Text: The Startup World
Academic Writing: How to Incorporate References and Citations
Skills Power Station: How to Create a Poster Presentation (2)
Student Research Project: The Real Estate Market
and Rising Housing Prices
Unit Summary

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