Contents
Unit 1 Popular Science and Modern
Technology
Text 1 Bees Dying for a Phone Call?
Text 2 Calm Down
Text 3 Droidganiser
Text 4 Three Green Inventions
Text 5 New Inventions
Text 6 Smart Screens

Unit 2 The Planet and the Environment
Text 1 A Flying Disaster
Text 2 The Footprint of Fun
Text 3 Planet Plastic
Text 4 The State of the Planet
Text 5 Kara Makes the People Listen
Text 6 Not All Bad News for the Planet

Unit 3 Culture and People
Text 1 No Limits
Text 2 Great Failures
Text 3 Emma Watson
Text 4 The Changing Face of Kung Fu
Text 5 Birthday Traditions around the World
Text 6 China’s Grand Canal

Unit 4 Travel and Transport
Text 1 Bicycle Revolution
Text 2 Becca’s Blog from London to Lyon
Text 3 Life in the Fast Lane
Text 4 Last Days of the Rickshaw
Text 5 Transport Systems Around the World
Text 6 A Trip to the Depths of the Ocean

Unit 5 Art and Fashion
Text 1 Braveheart
Text 2 The City That Loves Street Art
Text 3 Notting Hill Carnival
Text 4 Secrets of the Mona Lisa
Text 5 Five Reasons to Take More Selfies
Text 6 Fashion and Art

Unit 6 Language and Communication
Text 1 Places and Languages
Text 2 Everybody Loves Stories—But Why?
Text 3 Messaging Through Time
Text 4 Apologies: The Key to Maintaining Friendships
Text 5 High Five!
Text 6 Saving Languages
Answers for Reference