The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.

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1 The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.

2 01 animal Did you know that animals use one paw more than the other? So what about polar bears? Do they prefer to use their right paw or their left paw? Interestingly, polar bears are left-pawed. This is obvious when a polar bear is hunting. A polar bear uses its stronger, left paw to attack and kill its prey. Then, to enjoy the delicious meal, the polar bear also uses its powerful left paw to tear off the meat. So, if you ever see a polar bear when it s hunting, pay attention to its left paw! paw humor I was waiting for the elevator, just like any other day. When the doors opened, there was a tall man wearing a black coat. The strange-looking man got out of the elevator and passed me very quickly. I didn t think anything of it until the elevator stopped on the 5th floor. Then I saw something that looked like blood on the floor of the elevator. Oh, my God! I yelled. It reminded me of a horror movie. The doors opened and I hurried out. Then I saw someone walking toward me! I was so shocked that I froze. But when that person came close to me, I realized it was my neighbor, Mrs. Andrews. Hi, dear. Somebody spilled tomato juice on the elevator floor. You didn t step on it, did you? she asked I Polar Bears Favorite Prey Polar Bears Preferred Paw Reasons to Use Both Hands Animals that Use the Right Paw The Fastest Hunter: Polar Bears 2. A polar bear will try to catch you using its left paw. Right-pawed animals cannot live in the North Pole. A polar bear sometimes uses its left paw to kill prey. 2.I When I saw the red liquid on the floor of the elevator, I was scared to death. But it turned out to be, not A Polar bear has large paws compared to its body size. The left paw of a polar bear may be bigger than the right one. polar bear / prefer[prif] / interestingly[ntrstili] obvious[bvis] hunt[hnt] / attack[tk] / / / prey[prei] / delicious[dils] / meal[mil] / powerful[pufl] / tear off the North Pole / compared to floor[fl] / blood[bld] / yell[jel] / horror movie / shocked[kt] / freeze[friz] (freezefroze-frozen) realize[rliz] neighbor[nib] spill[spil] / / / / step on liquid[lkwid] turn out / art Music has the power to change people. In 1. Venezuela, a program called El Sistema is The History of Venezuelan Music changing poor children. Years ago, only Changing Young Lives with Music An Education Program for the Rich rich children could learn to play classical The Positive Effect of the Free Clinic Program music. But today, El Sistema allows The Growth of Instrument Making in Venezuela thousands of poor Venezuelan children to learn to play classical music for free. Children do not pay for their instruments or their lessons. Through El Sistema, many poor children 2. have found good jobs as musicians. One child who was helped by the program is Edicson Ruiz. He was ten years old when he joined El Sistema. El Sistema 10El Sistema At the age of 19, Edicson became the youngest member of the Berlin Philharmonic. Over the past 30 years, El Sistema has turned 500,000 50El Sistema young Venezuelans into musicians. Because it has been so successful, more than 20 other countries are copying this music education program. Venezuelan Berlin Philharmonic Grammar Plus since until as I have lived here I was five. time goes on, I miss him more. Please wait I finish this work. classical[klsikl] / thousands of / for free / lesson[lsn] / successful[skssfl] / copy[kpi] pay for / instrument[nstrmnt] / education[dukin] positive[pztiv] 3. Two-page Reading 4. Grammar Plus 2

3 04 economy Do you want more people to visit your homepage? Then you can try viral marketing. Viral marketing is an online marketing method that encourages people to spread the word about many different products and services. Just like a common cold virus that spreads from person to person, it uses people to pass information to other people. For example, a person receives an advertising message on the Internet. He sends it to two friends, and each of his friends sends it to two other friends. If this continues, the information can be passed to thousands of people in a short time. Hotmail, MSN s free service, uses this method. At the end of every people send, there is an advertisement for Hotmail s free service. An Internet link allows people to sign up for it. This spreads in a short time and reaches many people without costing a lot of money. Because of these good factors, advertisers like viral marketing. It seems to be one of the most powerful marketing methods for the Internet age. viral marketing 1. A New Computer Virus Bad Effects of Online Marketing The World s Best Free Service An Effective Online Marketing Method Making Money through Online Advertising Challenge section method[md] / encourage[inkrid] / common[kmn] reach[rit] / cost[kst] / factor[fkt] / advertiser[dvtiz] / powerful[pufl] / advertising[dvtizi] / continue[kntnju] / age[eid] / advertisement[dvtizmnt] / sign up 6. More to Know apartment vs. flat 7. vs. 8. 3

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7 01 01 people 02 humor 03 animal challenge! 04 life

8 01 people Peter Hershorne, a young skier, made an attempt at a big jump but failed. His back was broken, and he couldn t move his legs. Although Peter had two operations, he still couldn t walk. But he loved sports, and he tried to find one that he could do. So he learned to sail. He also became a good scuba diver. Peter then took a boat trip for three weeks on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. When people ask him how he can do all of this, he says, If I thought only about what I can t do, I d still be in the hospital. 1. skier[sk] / attempt[tmpt] / fail[feil] / operation[prin] / sail[seil] / scuba diver / take a trip 8

9 humor 02 Sam was sailing on the Pacific Ocean with his captain. By mistake, he dropped the captain s gold watch in the water. He was afraid that the captain might be angry with him, but then he had a good idea. Sir, is a thing lost when you know where is it? he asked. No. If you know where it is, it can t be lost. Are you quite sure of that, sir? Sam asked happily. As surely as this ship is sailing on the Pacific Ocean, I am sure. Well, that makes me very happy, said Sam. Your gold watch isn t really lost then, for I know where it is. It s at the bottom of the ocean the Pacific Ocean / captain[kptin] / by mistake / drop[drp] / surely[li] / ship[ip] / bottom[btm] / ocean[un] 1 9

10 03 animal Cats are night animals. This means they move around at night. The secret is in their eyes. Cats have a special pupil in each eye. The pupil lets light into the eye. It s not round like ours. It is long from top to bottom. During the day, the width of the pupil becomes narrow. And during the night, it opens as big as the whole eye. Light from the stars or the moon can enter. At the back of a cat s eye, there s a special part that sends the light back. It makes things look much brighter when it s dark. It also makes cats eyes shine at night. pupil night[nait] / move around / secret[skrit] / width[wid] / narrow[nrou] / whole[houl] 10

11 1. What do cats do at night? How can cats see in the dark? Why do some people hate cats? Is there much food for cats at night? Do cats move around during day, too? 2. enter[nt] / send back / shine[ain] (shineshone-shone) 1 11

12 challenge! 04 life teens. Which do you agree with? Here are two opinions from Jessey: I wouldn t. It s safer to wait for a guy to ask me out. He might think I m too easy or too aggressive. What if he doesn t like me? I hate being rejected and feeling brokenhearted. But I d let him to know that I m interested in him. I d glance at him and hope he noticed it. Or I could ask a friend to find out if he likes me. But I wouldn t go up to him and say it directly. Brian: I would really respect a girl who asked me out. It would mean she saw something in me that she liked, and that would make me feel really good. Some people say it s the guy s job. But it s natural to like someone, so girls shouldn t be shy about asking out boys. Actually, I would be impressed by the girl s confidence. If you like someone, I think it s silly to pretend that you don t. opinion[pnjn] / agree with / ask out / aggressive[grsiv] / reject[ridkt] / broken-hearted [bruknhtid] / glance[glns] 12

13 1. Should a girl ask a boy out? Should teens avoid dating at school? Should a boy pay every time on a date? Do you feel you need to learn dating skills? Do you feel confident when someone asks you out? 2. Jessey Brian 3. Grammar Plus She is wondering (that / if) she locked the door. (That / Whether) she got married is unbelievable. I m not sure (if / whether) or not he comes from England. notice[nutis] / find out / go up to / directly [dirktli] / respect[rispkt] / natural[ntrl] / impress[imprs] / confidence[knfdns] / pretend[pritnd] avoid[vid] 1 13

14 apartment vs. flat apartmentflat apartment building block of flats Wow! I like your flat!