Unit 01 The Environment

Reading 1 Plogging

Reading 2 Fun Ways to Help Save the Environment

Unit 02 Society

Reading 1 Burnout Syndrome

Reading 2 Burnout Syndrome for Students

Unit 03 Origins

Reading 1 Ferris Wheels

Reading 2 The First Amusement Park

Unit 04 Sports

Reading 1 An Interview with a Referee

Reading 2 A Referee’s Tools

Unit 05 Health

Reading 1 Burping

Reading 2 Cow Burps

Unit 06 Travel

Reading 1 Dark Tourism

Reading 2 The 9/11 Ground Zero Tour

Unit 07 Teens

Reading 1 Overcoming Shyness

Reading 2 Blushing

Unit 08 Literature

Reading 1 An Extract from The Diary of Anne Frank

Reading 2 How Anne Frank Kept a Diary

Unit 09 Issues

Reading 1 The Use of Self-Service Kiosks

Reading 2 The Digital Divide

Unit 10 Jobs

Reading 1 ORBIS

Reading 2 NGOs

Unit 11 Food

Reading 1 Potato Chips

Reading 2 Potato Idioms

Unit 12 Science

Reading 1 Spider Silk

Reading 2 Spiders: A Beneficial Insect

Unit 13 Culture

Reading 1 St. Patrick’s Day

Reading 2 A Party Invitation

Unit 14 Technology

Reading 1 QR Codes

Reading 2 The Invention of QR Codes

Unit 15 The Arts

Reading 1 The Cannon

Reading 2 Niccolò Paganini

Unit 16 The Economy

Reading 1 ISO

Reading 2 The Acronym of the ISO

Unit 17 People

Reading 1 Team Hoyt

Reading 2 An Interview with Rick Hoyt

Unit 18 Animals

Reading 1 Animals That Use Tools

Reading 2 What Makes an Animal an Inventor?

Unit 19 History

Reading 1 Rosa Parks

Reading 2 Jim Crow Laws

Unit 20 Mysteries

Reading 1 The Nazca Lines

Reading 2 Maria Reiche