Unit 1 Family and Marriage 1
Section One Pre-reading 2
Section Two In-reading 3
Reading One: The Wink 3
Reading Two: When Feathers Fly 8
Reading Three: The Odd Couple 12
Reading Four: Why I Want a Wife 17
Section Three Post-reading 22
Unit 2 School and Education 25
Section One Pre-reading 26
Section Two In-reading 27
Reading One: What True Education Should Do 27
Reading Two: Angels on a Pin 30
Reading Three: In Praise of the F Word 33
Reading Four: U.S.Kids Need More School Time 39
Section Three Post-reading 44
Unit 3 Internet and Lifestyle 47
Section One Pre-reading 48
Section Two In-reading 49
Reading One: Dating Online 49
Reading Two: Cry for Help on the Internet 54
Reading Three: On the Internet, We All Own a Press 60
Reading Four: Supreme Court Against Net Censorship 64
Section Three Post-reading 69
Unit 4 Common Sense or Legal Intervention (Smoking) 72
Section One Pre-reading 73
Section Two In-reading 74
Reading One: The Butt Stops Here 74
Reading Two: The Way to Save Millions of Lives Is to Prevent Smoking 78
Reading Three: Hollywood Writer Changes the Script on Smoking 83
Reading Four: Public Smoking—Common Sense for the Common Good 90
Section Three Post-reading 95
Unit 5 Computers and Technology 98
Section One Pre-reading 99
Section Two In-reading 100
Reading One: Computers of the ’90s: A Brave New World 100
Reading Two: Love Those Wearables! 105
Reading Three: Why I Won’t Buy a Computer 109
Reading Four: It’s January 1, 2000, and Your Hard Drive Is Clueless 114
Section Three Post-reading 119
Unit 6 Man and Environment 122
Section One Pre-reading 123
Section Two In-reading 124
Reading One: The Garbage Crisis 124
Reading Two: Exposure to Chemicals and Human Fertility 127
Reading Three: Tropical Forests and You 130
Reading Four: Saving Nature, but Only for Man 135
Section Three Post-reading 140
Unit 7 TV and Its Influence 143
Section One Pre-reading 144
Section Two In-reading 145
Reading One: When Television Ate My Best Friend 145
Reading Two: How Parents Can Lessen the Effects of Television Violence 153
Reading Three: Why You Watch What You Watch When You Watch 158
Reading Four: TV Addiction 162
Section Three Post-reading 167
Unit 8 Love and Be Loved (Genuine Love) 170
Section One Pre-reading 171
Section Two In-reading 172
Reading One: Genuine Love 172
Reading Two: A Cherished Gift 178
Reading Three: Friends and Lovers 183
Reading Four: Genuine Love: Challenge Conquered with Growth 189
Section Three Post-reading 194
Glossary 197