Subject 1 Family Matters UNIT ONE Listening and speaking activities Interview 1 A Happy Family interview 2 Relationship Reading for fun A Thankful Woman and Mother UNIT TWO Reading Parents and Children Passage A The Parent Trap Passage B The Family Passage C Critiquing the American Family UNIT THREE Reading for research A Different Stance Research project In Search of "The Good Family" Subject 2 Dressing the Part Fashion and Paopular Culture UNIT FOUR Listening and speaking activities Listening 1 My Favorite Oscar Dresses Listening 2 Mr Ties and His Prepster Stripes Reading for fun The Five Most Stylish Geniuses of All Time Hey, Einstein, Where'd You Get That Tux? Hats Off! UNIT FIVE Reading Barbie Dolls and US Fashion Culture UNIT SIX Reading for research Clothes and Popular Culture Research project In Search of "The Traditional Clothes" Subject 3 American Residential Rrchitecture UNIT SEVEN Listening and speaking activities House Show What Do You Do If You Want to Build a House? Reading for fun UNIT EIGHT Reading American Housing, Present Passage A A House of Ideals and Realities Passage B Birds of a Feather Flock Together Passage C Settings and Technologies Passage D Tradition in Novelty UNIT NINE Reading for research A Gallery of the Early American Houses Research project Create Your Magazine Subject 4 Science and Cechnology UNIT TEN Listening and speaking activities Opportunities and Challenges in the Internet Nanotechnology? Reading for fun Information Exchange UNIT ELEVEN Reading Passage A More on Nanotechnology Scenario 1 Solar Energy Scenario 2 Medical Care Passage B Biotechnology UNIT TWELVE Reading for research Science vs Pseudo-science Research project Create Your Magazine