Unit 1 Ways of Life
Text A On Going about and Seeing Things
Text B Where I Lived and What I Lived for
Unit 2 Collectivism vs. Individualism
Text A Collectivism and Its Impact on Contemporary Chinese Society
Text B Individualism: A Deeply American Philosophy
Unit 3 Parenting
Text A What Is a “Good Child”? — Raising Child in Changing China
Text B Overprotective Parents and a New Generation of American Children
Unit 4 Poverty and Wealth
Text A China Creates a World Miracle in Poverty Reduction
Text B A Million New Millionaires Were Created in US Last Year, and the Richest Got Richer, Report Says
Unit 5 Philosophy
Text A Confucius and the Analects
Text B The Apology of Socrates
Unit 6 Food
Text A Chinese Diet Trends: Changing for the Better
Text B What’s Wrong with the American Diet?
Unit 7 Places of Interest
Text A The Palace Museum
Text B Buckingham Palace
Unit 8 Health
Text A Too Busy to Be Tired, Too Tired to Be Busy
Text B Lost Touch: How a Year Without Hugs Affects Our Mental Health