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• 1.95. The Poor Man's Cure-all p. 146
• Having one of the world's largest garlic crops, Gilroy, California is known as the "garlic capital of the world." On a hot summer day, a pungent odor ...
• 2.96. What's the Point of Chewing Gum? P.155
• Being an American, Donna wants to learn more about the Chinese. She's talking to her Chinese friend, Jeff. D: Hi, Jeff! What's up? J: Nothing much. Wh...
• 3.97. The Bronze Age p.161
• While on an expedition in western China twenty years ago, some explorers discovered the mummies of a tall, red-haired people. Though estimated to be n...
• 4.98. Speaking from the Grave p.171
• Two students, Beth and Carl, are talking about the red-haired mummies. B: Can you imagine what it was like 4,000 years ago? C: That's hard to imagine....
• 5.99. Stop Swearing! p.176
• Everywhere in the world you can hear people swearing or using foul language. Even when learning a second language, many people know how to swear befor...
• 6.100. Stop Bullshitting! p.183
• Candy is asking her friend, Rudy, why guys swear so much. C: Why do guys swear so much? R: It adds color and emphasis to language. C: Bullshit! People...
• 7.101.A Red-hot Cure p.188.
• Have you ever had an operation? If you have, you'll know that surgical scars can leave you with a burning pain for months and sometimes even years. Fr...
• 8.102.Old Wives' Tales p.198
• Connie and Willy are talking about the previous lesson. C: Do you believe what they say about chili peppers? W: Frankly speaking, I don't. The last ti...
• 9.103.The Tallest Building in the World p.203
• Recently Kuala Lumper beat Chicago in a battle of skyscrapers when experts had the country's Petronas Twin Towers measured and declared it the world's...
• 10.104. Who Cares Anyway? P.214
• One student is testing another student's common knowledge. A: What's the tallest building in the world? B: The Shanghai World Financial Center. Of cou...