Contents
Unit 1 A brand-new start
1 Start-up..................................................................................................16
2 Reading.................................................................................................17
Text A　A day in the life of a college student in the USA......................17
Text B　Is Western education better than Eastern education?..............22
3 Writing....................................................................................................25
4 Translation.............................................................................................26
5 Relaxation .............................................................................................27
Unit 2 College education: East and West
1 Start-up............................................................................................... 30
2 Reading.............................................................................................. 31
Text A　Students, how has UK fashion influenced the way you dress?.......31
Text B　America loves blue jeans....................................................... 35
3 Writing................................................................................................. 38
4 Translation.......................................................................................... 39
5 Relaxation........................................................................................... 40
Unit 3 Fashion
1 Start-up....................................................................................................2
2 Reading...................................................................................................3
Text A　An e-mail from a father to his daughter.......................................3
Text B　New school, new start: Navigating college as a transfer student ???? 7
3 Writing....................................................................................................11
4 Translation.............................................................................................12
5 Relaxation..............................................................................................13
Unit 4 Food is culture
1 Start-up.................................................................................................60
2 Reading................................................................................................61
Text A　Is it better to buy or rent?........................................................61
Text B　Don’t buy a home within 5 years of graduation.......................66
3 Writing..................................................................................................70
4 Translation............................................................................................72
5 Relaxation ...........................................................................................74
Unit 5 East or west, home is best
1 Start-up.................................................................................................76
2 Reading................................................................................................77
Text A　Driving—a way of life...............................................................77
Text B　Why countries drive on different sides of the road..................81
3 Writing..................................................................................................84
4 Translation............................................................................................86
5 Relaxation............................................................................................87
Unit 6 On the road
1 Start-up.................................................................................................44
2 Reading................................................................................................46
Text A　Why has Chinese-style food in America become so American?.... 46
Text B　Adventures in Vietnam—street food, love and taking chances...... 50
3 Writing...................................................................................................54
4 Translation............................................................................................56
5 Relaxation ............................................................................................58
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Glossary ...................................................................................................121
Unit 7 Character is destiny
1 Start-up...............................................................................................106
2 Reading..............................................................................................107
Text A　Advice for students: How to talk to professors......................107
Text B　Desperate for friendship at college........................................112
3 Writing................................................................................................115
4 Translation..........................................................................................118
5 Relaxation .........................................................................................119
Unit 8 Let’s get social
1 Start-up.................................................................................................90
2 Reading................................................................................................91
Text A　Barack Obama: The college years..........................................91
Text B　Don’t call me “Harvard Girl”.....................................................95
3 Writing..................................................................................................99
4 Translation..........................................................................................101
5 Relaxation .........................................................................................102
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