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Module 3

I. Daily Activities: 1. Kathy's Schedule Kathy is a writer.

She works for a newspaper, and she also writes books. Her daily schedule varies. Her schedule changes everyday. She often works late at night.

As a result, she doesn’t like to get up early. Q

Sometimes, she gets up so late that she doesn't have time for breakfast. For example, she didn't get up until 9:15. She didn’t have time for breakfast. She just ate a cup of coffee.

Then she worked on her computer at home until 11:30. Q

She left home at 11:45 and took a bus downtown to her office at newspaper.

It is now 2:00 and she is eating a late lunch. She is very hungry.

So she is having a large lunch.

She is hungry, because she didn’t eat the breakfast. Q

Late this afternoon, she is going to have a meeting with her boss. She is going to make a request.

She wants to take a week off, so that she can go to Paris. Her best friend who with her parents is going to get married. Q

This everying she is going to interview an important person. the interview is schedule to last an hour, from 6:30 until 7:30. She is going to interview the person about problem of nuclear waste. After the interview she's going to work late.

She wants to finish the story before she goes to bed. Q

She thinks it's going to be an important story.

We all need energy but we have to think carefully about safety.

2. Diane's Schedule

Diane is a house wife and a mother.

Her husband, Dick, drives a taxi. Their two children both to school. Q

Their school is about 20 minutes awry by car. Q

This morning, dine got up early at 6:30. She cooked breakfast for her family at 7:00.

At 7:15 they sat down together and ate the breakfast. Q

And 7:45 she drove her kids to school.

After taking her kids to school she and her friend went shopping together. They went to a shopping center and bought some clothes for their children. After that she and her friend went to a health club. Q

They stayed the health club for about an hour. Her friend trying to lose the weight. Q

Now Diane is backing home. She is cleaning the house. She doesn’t have much time.

In about an hour, at 3:00 she is going to pick up her kids at school. Q

After dinner, Diane is going to take a class.

Twice a week in the evening, she studies the painting. Diane enjoys her class very much.

According to her teacher, she is getting to be pretty good.

3. Question Practice 4. Focus Exercises

II. Our World

1. Our Planet, Earth This is our planet, Earth.

It's one of nine planets that travel around our sun. It's the third planet from the sun. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. The second closest planet to the sun is Venus. Our planet is 93 million miles from the sun. The sun gives us the energy that we need. Q

The sun is very important to us all. It gives us heat and light.

Without it there would be not life from on earth.

If we were closer to the sun, it would be too hot to us. Our planet would burn.

If we were farther from the sun, it would be too cold to us. Our planet would freeze.

As you can see, the balance of nature is very important. In nature, small changes can make big differences. Q

2. Air, Water & Pollution

Beside energy from the sun, we also need water and air. Without water and air, there would be no life.

Without enough water, there aren't enough plants and trees. Plants and trees produce air that we breathe. We also need water to grow our food.

In some parts of our world, there isn't enough water.

Without enough water, food can't grow, and people don't have enough food to eat. Q

Condition must be right for life to exist. When conditions are not right, life cannot exist.

For example, millions of years ago there were forms of life that no longer exist.

They die out because conditions changed. Q

Clear air and clean water, we need them both to live our lives.

The mountains, the rivers, the forests and all of nature are a part of us. This beautiful planet of ours is our home.

To take care of the world is to take care of ourselves. Let's work together to keep our world alive and well.

3. Question Practice 4. Focus Exercises

III. Locations

1. City Locations

Welcome to Dyned City. Make yourself at home. ...

2. City Quiz 3. Spatial Relations

IV. Review Exercises

V. Video Interactions

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Module 4

I. Planning Ahead

1. Departure

Next week Max is going on a business trip. He's going to fly to London from San Francisco. Q

He tried to buy airplane tickets last week, but the flight was full.

Yesterday his travel agent called him and told him there was a space on the flight.

Max is going to get the ticket in the mail tomorrow. Q

He's going to fly on British Airlines.

It takes about 10 hours flight from San Francisco to London.

If he leaves on Saturday afternoon, he'll arrive London on Sunday Morning. Q

Max is going to arrive in London on a Sunday.

The day after he arrived London, he's going to attend a meeting. However, he'll probably very tired.

The time difference between London and San Francisco is 8 hours. That means when it's late night in London, its afternoon in San Francisco. As a result, it's often hard to sleep in the hotel at night.

Max will probably watch a late movie on TV before he goes to bad. If he still can't sleep, he may telephone his wife and children in San Francisco.

It's always nice to travel and see the world, but Max misses his family. Whenever he is away from home, he looks forward to coming back. As the same goals: There's no place like home.

2. Choices

When he lands in London, he'll claim his baggage and go through customs. Then he'll have to decide how to get his hotel.

One choice is to go by Taxi. But the Taxi fare is expensive.

Another choice is to go by bus or subway.

In London the subway system is called the underground. Q

Max isn't sure what he will do.

If he is tired, he may decide to take a taxi. On the other hand, he may decide to take a bus.

If he decides to take a bus or a taxi, he can see the countryside. Q

Once he arrives at his hotel, he'll check in.

Hotels are expensive in London, but weekend rate are a bit less. Sometime it's possible to get a cheaper rate if you stay for several days. Q

Max has a good travel agent, so he's going to get a 20% discount. Q

3. Meeting a Friend

After he checks in to his room, Max is going to telephone a friend. One of his best friends, John, lives in Brighton.

Brighton is about an hour south of London by train. Max's friend, John, is a famous writer. Max is looking forward to seeing him. Q

Whenever they get together, they go out to dinner and talk about many things.

It's always interesting to talk to John. John has an interesting mind.

He's always thinking about new stories and new projects.

Last year, for example, he wrote a story that appeared on television. It was a story about a man who lost his memory.

Now he's working on a new story that will appear on television next year. Q

John also knows a lot about wine.

Whenever they have dinner together, John chooses a great bottle of wine. They have to be careful not to drink too much. When they finish eating, they both try to pay the bill. Sometimes Max pays, sometime John pays. Q

4. Question Practice 5. Focus Exercises

II. Matrix Vocabulary III. Biography IV. Review Exercises V. Video Interactions

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Module 5

I. On a trip

1. A Paris Vacation

Kathy is on a one-week vacation from her job as a journalist. She hasn't had a vacation in a long time.

She has come to Paris to attend her best friend's wedding. Q

This is the third time she has been in Paris.

The first time she came to Paris was as a student, ten years ago. During that trip, she was so busy that she didn't have time to see any of the sights.

This time she plans to relax and enjoy herself. Q

Kathy arrived in Paris the day before yesterday, which was Saturday. Her plane landed at 3:00, two hours behind schedule. Her plane was supposed to arrive at 1:00. Q

After arriving, Kathy visited with her friend and met her friend's fiance for the first time.

He is a very successful Italian businessman.

The wedding was yesterday. It was a small wedding, but very nice. Q

After the wedding, the newlyweds left for a skiing trip in the Swiss Alps. They went by rental car.

Unfortunately, they got tied up in traffic.

They didn't arrive at their hotel until late last night.

Fortunately, they had confirmed reservations, so they had no trouble checking in. Q

They arrived at their hotel last night, which was Sunday. They plan to stay there until Thursday. Then they will travel on to Salzburg, in Austria.

They are going to meet up with Kathy there before she returns to the U.S.

The three of them are going to stay in a castle hotel, ten miles outside Salzburg. Q

The hotel is on a lake, and the view from the hotel is wonderful. The hotel is in a five hundred-year-old castle. It used to belong to an Austrian prince. Everyone is looking forward to staying there. Q

2. Today's Activities

Today, in Paris, Kathy is enjoying herself.

This morning she took a walk through the streets of Paris.

After her walk, at around 9:00, she enjoyed a delicious cup of coffee in a small cafe.

At ten o'clock, she went to the Notre Dame Cathedral, where she listened to some beautiful organ music. Q

Now she's at the Louvre, the famous art museum. It's 1:30. She has been there for two hours, since 11:30.

She's looking at the Mona Lisa, one of the world's most famous paintings. In another hour she's going to leave the museum and do some shopping. She wants to buy a nice dress for herself, and some perfume for her mother. Q

This evening she has a date to meet someone for dinner. She's going to have dinner with Pierre, a famous photographer. She interviewed him two years ago. Since then they have kept in touch.

The have written to each other several times. Q

Kathy is interested in doing a project with him.

She would do the writing, and he would take the pictures. She's looking forward to talking to him about the project. She doesn't know it, but Pierre has romantic intentions. He thinks she's very attractive.

3. Florence and Beyond

Tomorrow Kathy is going to leave Paris and fly to Florence, Italy. She's planning to stay in Florence for one day, until Wednesday evening.

Pierre would like to go to Florence with her.

If they go together, it could be the beginning of something beautiful. On the other hand, Kathy may not want that kind of relationship with Pierre. In any case, Kathy is planning to enjoy Florence. This will be her first visit there.

The last time she was in Italy she visited Rome, but she didn't have time to go to Florence.

She's looking forward to seeing some of the beautiful old buildings and great works of art.

From Florence, she's going to take a train to Salzburg, where she will join her friends.

They are going to meet her at the station. Q

She has never been to Salzburg. It will be her first time.

Like so many cities in Europe, Salzburg has an interesting history. She wants to visit the place where Mozart was born. He was born there more than 200 years ago.

Kathy only has time to stay in Salzburg for a couple of days. On Friday she and her friends are going to attend a concert. Q

Mozart was born in Salzburg. She has to leave Saturday evening.

She will fly to Paris, where she will catch her flight back to the States. Though a week isn't very long, Kathy's memories of this trip will last a lifetime.

She is glad she came. Q

4. Question Practice 5. Focus Exercises

II. Energy Sources

1. Our Energy Needs

For people to live on our planet, we need energy. We need energy for heat, for light, and for transportation. When it's cold, we need energy for heat. When it's dared, we need energy for light.

When we want to travel, we need energy for transportation. Q

Here are some of the ways we get energy. Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are an important source of energy. We also get energy from hydroelectric power stations. Hydroelectric power comes from the energy of falling water. The energy of falling water is converted into electricity. Nuclear power is another way to get energy.

Heat from a nuclear reaction is converted into electricity. Q

There are also other ways to get energy.

Solar cells can convert sunlight directly into electricity. However, solar energy is still expensive and underdeveloped. Wind power is also a safe source of energy.

However, it is only useful in areas where there is a lot of wind. Like solar energy, the use of wind power is still quite limited. Q

2. What about the Future?

One of the main problems we now face is how to reduce the use of fissile fuels.

There are several reasons why this is important.

One reason is that the supply of fossil fuels is running out. Fossil fuels are not renewable.

As the supply decreases, the price will increase. There may even be war. Q

There is also the problem of transport.

Large oil tankers transport oil across the oceans.

Sometimes there are accidents, and large amounts of oil spill into the ocean.

In the past few years, there have been several accidents.

These accidents have caused the deaths of many fish, birds and other wildlife. Q

Large oil tankers transport oil across the oceans. Another problem is air pollution. Burning fossil fuels causes air pollution.

The waste gases enter our atmosphere and cause pollution, which damages our environment.

For example, air pollution causes acid rain, and acid rain is killing many of our forests.

There is also the problem of global warming.

When a large amount of carbon gases are in the atmosphere, our world begins to heat up.

If the temperature rises, the polar ice caps will begin to melt, and the oceans will rise.

So, as you can see, fossil fuels cause many problems. Q

Nuclear energy also has problems. One problem is safety.

Nuclear reactors are not completely safe. There is always some risk of an accident. There is also the problem of nuclear waste.

The radiation from nuclear waste products is very dangerous.

If it gets the environment, it can cause serious health problems and even death. Q

How about hydroelectric power? Can it help us move away from fossil fuels?

Hydroelectric power is a clean source of energy. However, building dams does change the environment. Therefore, the number of dams must be limited. Q

All of us want progress and a comfortable life.

However, we must also look ahead to the future and take care of our beautiful world.

Q

3. Questions 4. Focus Exercises

III. Directions

1. City directions

You are at a hotel, here. Where would you like to go? ...

2. City Quiz 3. Spatial Relations

IV. Review Exercises V. Video Interactions

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Module 6

I. Life Experience

1. Making a new life

Richard is a teacher at a small college in England. He has taught science there for the past five years.

Before that, for two years, he was a graduate student at Newton University, near London.

At the same time, he worked part-time as a research assistant. Q

He came to England eight years ago, after finishing his university studies in Hong Kong.

He was a top student in Hong Kong, and he was given a grant to study in the U.K.

He was also offered a grant to study in the U.S.

It was a great opportunity for him because he wanted to get some international experience. Q

It was a difficult choice, but he decided to study in the U.K. for a personal reason.

His girlfriend was going to London to get a job as a model.

He was afraid he would lose her if she went to London and he went to the U.S. Q

After only three months in London, she became a successful model. During that time their relationship got better. On weekends they often went places together. After about 2 years, they got married. Q

Now they are happily married and have a five-years-old son. Altogether, they have lived in England for almost eight years. Richard's family still lives in Hong Kong. He has two sisters and a brother. Richard is the youngest.

His mother died last year, but his father is in good health. Q

Richard speaks two languages, Chinese and English. He likes living in England, and he enjoys teaching. He thinks it's important to get international experience. He hopes to return to Hong Kong someday. He wants to help contribute to its future.

2. A path to success

John used to be a businessman.

He worked for a large company for six years. He earned lots money, but he decided to quit. He wanted to follow his dream to be a writer. Q

The first book he wrote was rejected.

He almost gave up, but he didn't. He kept on trying. His next book was much better. Now he is a well-known writer. He has written several books.

In fact, four of his books have been best sellers.

Now John is writing a book about the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the famous Soviet leader. Q

John has done a lot of traveling.

When he was 18 years old, he went abroad for the first time. His first trip abroad was to the U.S. and Canada.

A year later, when he was 19, he went to Japan and Korea. Since then, he has gone to a different country every year. Q

Now that he's getting older, John thinks he should get married. He would like to have a family.

Unfortunately, he still hasn't met the right woman for him. Of course he's looking for a woman who likes to travel. He hopes to get married within the next two or three years.

3. A troubled past

Jack can't find a job. Nobody will hire him.

That's not surprising, however, because he hasn't done very much. Q

During his school days, he was often in trouble. He got kicked out of seven schools.

When he was 16, he got into a fight and lost two teeth. Q

Two years later, he was arrested for stealing a car. Altogether, he has been arrested three times. Q

Each time he was arrested he had to go to jail.

He has been in jail three times, each time for about eight months. Altogether, he has been in jail for about two years. When he was twenty he got married. Six months later his wife left him.

She couldn't stand living with someone who was always getting into trouble. Q

Now he is all alone.

He's wondering about his life. Q

He'd like to get an interesting job.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have any job skills. He wishes he could start his life over.

4. Question Practice 5. Focus Exercises

II. Matrix Vocabulary III. Comparisons IV. Review Exercises V. Video Interactions

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Module 7

I. Choices II. Epidemic III. Space & Time IV. Review Exercises V. Video Interactions

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Module 8

I. Secret Code II. Matrix Vocabulary III. UFOs

IV. Review Exercises V. Video Interactions