Contents
Unit 1 Education…………………………………………………………1
Part A ChatGPT in the Classroom…………2
Part B Future of Education: How Is AI Affecting the Study of the Humanities in China?…………………………………………………………5
Part C No Smartphones on Campus……7
Part D Tuition-Free…………………………………………9
Part E Projects…………………………………………………10
Unit 2 People…………………………………………………………13
Part A Martin Luther King's Legacy…14
Part B Henry Kissinger Died at 100…18
Part C Queen Elizabeth II Died at 96…20
Part D Zhang Guimei a Dedicated People's Teacher……………………23
Part E Projects………………………………………………24
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 Security……………………………………………31
Part D Future Food-The Menu of 2030…33
Part E Projects………………………………………………35
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 Tourism………43
Part D What Happens When You Use Your Mobile Phone in the Largest Resort in the World?……………………44
Part E Projects…………………………………………………46
Unit 5 Fashion……………………………………………………47
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 70Years………………………………………………………55
Part E Projects……………………………………………………56
Unit 6 Lifestyle……………………………………………………57
Part A Lie down for a While at an Urban
Oasis in Shanghai………………………………58
Part B Living off the Grid ………………………60
Part C A Hygge Way to Happiness……63
Part D The Magic of Bookshops……………65
Part E Projects………………………………………………66
Unit 7 Sports………………………………………………………67
Part A Health Benefits of Exercising Outdoors…68
Part B Five-Year Runner on How theSport Transformed His Life ………70
Part C VR Sports………………………………………………72
Part D Dragon Boat Festival-A Blend ofTradition and Competition…………74
Part E Projects……………………………………………………76
Unit 8 Entertainment……………………………………77
Part A Wordle-The Daily Obsession of Millions……………………………78
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 Death………83
Part D Will Unique Popcorn Buckets Bring People Back into Movie Theaters?…85
Part E Projects……………………………………………………87
Unit 9 Business……………………………………………………89
Part A The Collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank………………………………90
Part B How Much Income Is Needed to Buy a Home?……………………………93
Part C Chinese Vehicle Manufacturer BYD Unveils New Double-Decker Bus Design………………………………………………95
Part D Stock Trading Hated After Markets Plunge at Market Open …………96
Part E Projects…………………………………………………98
Unit 10 Technology …101
Part A A Legal Loophole of Driver less Cars…………………………………102
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 Projects……………………………………………………109
Unit 11 Literature…………………………………………………111
Part A The "Dan Brown" of Chinese Literature Makes U.S. Debut…………112
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 Literature…116
Part D University Launches Taylor Swift-Inspired Literature Course……118
Part E Projects……………………………………………119
Unit 12 Nature……………………………………………………121
Part A Fire Season in Australia……………122
Part B How Climate Change Is Impacting Antarctica? ………………………124
Part C Protecting a Forest by Cutting down Christmas Trees……………126
Part D How China's New National Parks Are Protecting Biodiversity?…128
Part E Projects………………………………………………130
Appendix I Scripts………………………………………131
Appendix II Key to Exercises………………201