前言 5 Book One 8 Lesson 1 A University Town 9 Lesson 2 A Lucky Customer 13 Lesson 3 Save the Library 17 Lesson 4 A Market Place for Toronto 21 Lesson 5 The Cost of Food 25 Lesson 6 Population 30 Lesson 7 The Neighborhood Luncheonette 35 Lesson 8 Farming in the City 39 Lesson 9 Mr. and Mrs.Trucker 43 Lesson 10 Women's Liberation : a Long Way to Go 48 Lesson 11 Chicago Unblocks Traffic 53 Lesson 12 Life in a New Country 58 Lesson 13 In a Bookshop 63 Lesson 14 Public Transport 68 Lesson 15 A Short Autobiography 74 Lesson 16 People and Oceans 80 Lesson 17 Changing Eating Habits 85 Lesson 18 Robots 91 Lesson 19 Air Pollution 96 Lesson 20 Categories of Education in the United States 101 Lesson 21 Cars That People Throw Away 106 Lesson 22 Aquaculture : New Hope for Food 111 Lesson 23 Carry on a Proud Tradition 116 Lesson 24 Alternative Medicine—Acupuncture 122 Lesson 25 Cheaper and Better than Drugs 127 Book Two 132 Lesson 1 Background Music 133 Lesson 2 Rubbish Need Not Be Wasted 138 Lesson 3 The Only Thing People Are Interested in Today Is Earning More Money 142 Lesson 4 Millions of Oliver Twists Live in Streets 147 Lesson 5 How New York Became America's Largest City 151 Lesson 6 Americans Rediscover Fitness in Their Feet 156 Lesson 7 Family—For and Against 161 Lesson 8 The Language of Advertising 166 Lesson 9 The Motor Car—a Boom or a Menace 170 Lesson 10 Does Tobacco Make Economic Sense? 175 Lesson 11 The Sale of Council Houses 179 Lesson 12 Self-Medication 185 Lesson 13 What do Parents Owe Their Children? 190 Lesson 14 Japan's Education System 197 Lesson 15 How to Handle Criticism 203 Lesson 16 Students Urged to Play Their Part 211 Lesson 17 Village Thinks Small and Shines 216 Lesson 18 You Can Speak in Public 222 Lesson 19 The Importance of Economics 229 Lesson 20 Why Japanese Cars Still Sell 237 Lesson 21 Putting an End to Putting Things Off 247