Unit 1 Education1
Part A ChatGPT in the Classroom2
Part B Future of Education: How Is AI Affecting the Study of the Humanities in China 5
Part C No Smartphones on Campus7
Part D Tuition-Free9
Part E Projects10
Unit 2 People13
Part A Martin Luther King‘s Legacy14
Part B Henry Kissinger Died at 10018
Part C Queen Elizabeth II Died at 9620
Part D Zhang Guimei a Dedicated People’s Teacher23
Part E Projects24
Unit 3 Food 25
Part A The Ultimate Chinese Food Tour-Peking Duck in Beijing 26
Part B Study Finds Highly Processed Foods Linked to Early Death 29
Part C Seawater Rice-A Solution for Global Food Security31
Part D Future Food-The Menu of 203033
Part E Projects35
Unit 4 Travel 37
Part A Spain‘s Tourist Hotspots Facing Housing Crisis 38
Part B How ”Trashy” Tourism Threatens World-Famous Destinations 41
Part C Rise of Adventure Tourism43
Part D What Happens When You Use Your Mobile Phone in the Largest Resort in the World 44
Part E Projects46
Unit 5 Fashion47
Part A Is Virtual Shopping the Future 48
Part B Style Meets Tech at Guangdong Fashion 50
Part C Why Milan Leads the Fashion Pack 53
Part D Becoming Her Chinese Women’s Fashion Evolution in the Past 70Years55
Part E Projects56
Unit 6 Lifestyle57
Part A Lie down for a While at an Urban
Oasis in Shanghai58
Part B Living off the Grid 60
Part C A Hygge Way to Happiness63
Part D The Magic of Bookshops65
Part E Projects66
Unit 7 Sports67
Part A Health Benefits of Exercising Outdoors68
Part B Five-Year Runner on How theSport Transformed His Life 70
Part C VR Sports72
Part D Dragon Boat Festival-A Blend ofTradition and Competition74
Part E Projects76
Unit 8 Entertainment77
Part A Wordle-The Daily Obsession of Millions78
Part B Conservation Group Fighting to Save Marilyn Monroe‘s Los Angeles Home 80
Part C Pop-up Exhibition in Hong Kong Marks50 Years of Bruce Lee’s Death83
Part D Will Unique Popcorn Buckets Bring People Back into Movie Theaters 85
Part E Projects87
Unit 9 Business89
Part A The Collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank90
Part B How Much Income Is Needed to Buy a Home 93
Part C Chinese Vehicle Manufacturer BYD Unveils New Double-Decker Bus Design95
Part D Stock Trading Hated After Markets Plunge at Market Open 96
Part E Projects98
Unit 10 Technology 101
Part A A Legal Loophole of Driver less Cars102
Part B Are ”Digital Humans” the Wave of the Future with AI 105
Part C How Artificial Intelligence Changes Consumers‘Lives 107
Part D China’s AI: Competition or Cooperation 108
Part E Projects109
Unit 11 Literature111
Part A The ”Dan Brown” of Chinese Literature Makes U.S. Debut112
Part B What If Robert J. Sawyer Writes a Sci-fi Book About China 114
Part C Tanzania‘s Abdulrazak Gurnah Wins2021 Nobel Prize for Literature116
Part D University Launches Taylor Swift-Inspired Literature Course118
Part E Projects119
Unit 12 Nature121
Part A Fire Season in Australia122
Part B How Climate Change Is Impacting Antarctica 124
Part C Protecting a Forest by Cutting down Christmas Trees126
Part D How China’s New National Parks Are Protecting Biodiversity 128
Part E Projects130
Appendix I Scripts131
Appendix II Key to Exercises201