Unit 1 Sports
Reading 1 Interview with a Referee 8
Reading 2 A Referee’s Tools 10
Unit 2 Society
Reading 1 Burnout Syndrome 12
Reading 2 Burnout Syndrome for Students 14
Unit 3 Origins
Reading 1 Stamps 16
Reading 2 Christmas Seal 18
Unit 4 Health
Reading 1 Burping 20
Reading 2 Cow Burps 22
Unit 5 Environment
Reading 1 Velib 24
Reading 2 Curitiba’s Bus System 26
Unit 6 Travel
Reading 1 Dark Tourism 28
Reading 2 9/11 Ground Zero Tour 30
Unit 7 Teens
Reading 1 Overcoming Shyness 32
Reading 2 Blushing 34
Unit 8 Culture
Reading 1 St. Patrick’s Day 36
Reading 2 Party Invitation 38
Unit 9 Issues
Reading 1 Electronic Voting Systems 40
Reading 2 Electronic Voting in India 42
Unit 10 Jobs
Reading 1 ORBIS 44
Reading 2 NGOs 46
Unit 11 Food
Reading 1 Potato Chips 48
Reading 2 Potato Idioms 50
Unit 12 Science
Reading 1 Spider Silk 52
Reading 2 Spiders: A Beneficial Insect 54
Unit 13 Literature
Reading 1 Extract from Jonathan Livingston Seagull 56
Reading 2 Book Review: Jonathan Livingston Seagull 58
Unit 14 Internet
Reading 1 Ransomware 60
Reading 2 Problems Caused by Ransomware 62
Unit 15 Art
Reading 1 The Cannon 64
Reading 2 Niccolo Paganini 66
Unit 16 Economy
Reading 1 ISO 68
Reading 2 The Acronym of the ISO 70
Unit 17 People
Reading 1 Team Hoyt 72
Reading 2 Interview with Dick Hoyt 74
Unit 18 Animals
Reading 1 Animal Inventors 76
Reading 2 What Makes an Animal an Inventor? 78
Unit 19 History
Reading 1 Rosa Parks 80
Reading 2 Jim Crow Laws 82
Unit 20 Mysteries
Reading 1 Nazca Lines 84
Reading 2 Maria Reiche 86