Contents
        I. The individual and society
         Theme 1  Adolescence
         Intro
         WordPool
         Part 1  Aims and ambitions
         Workshop: Outline vs. summarize
         Texts
         Advanced texts
         Part 2  Seeking meaning in life
         Workshop: Rewriting a scene from a different perspective
         Texts
         Advanced texts
         Theme 2  Changing roles of men and women
         Intro
         WordPool
         Workshop: Writing an argumentative text
         Texts
         Advanced texts
         Theme 3  Public and private morality
         Intro
         WordPool
         Workshop: Creative writing
         Texts
         Advanced texts
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         II. National identity and cultural diversity
          Theme 4  The UK – Tradition and change
          Intro
          WordPool
          Part 1  Britishness: A multifaceted society
          Texts
          Advanced texts
          Part 2  The monarchy and the political system
          Workshop: Writing a newspaper article
          Texts
          Advanced texts
          Theme 5  The USA – Tradition and change
          Intro
          WordPool
          Part 1  The American Dream
          Texts
          Advanced texts
          Part 2  Culture wars
          Workshop: Listening
          Texts
          Advanced texts
          Part 3  African American experiences
          Texts
          Advanced texts
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         Theme 6  English as a lingua franca
         Intro
         WordPool
         Workshop: Mediation
         Texts
         Advanced texts
         Theme 7  Migration and the multicultural society
         Intro
         WordPool
         Part 1  Migration today
         Texts
         Advanced texts
         Part 2  The UK as a multicultural society
         Workshop: Working with a screenplay
         Texts
         Advanced texts
         Part 3  Canada: A post-national country?
         Texts
         Advanced texts
         Theme 8  Postcolonial experiences
         Intro
         WordPool
         Part 1  India
         Texts
         Advanced texts
         Part 2  Nigeria
         Workshop: Writing a characterization
         Texts
         Advanced texts
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         III. Global challenges
          Theme 9  Challenges and chances of globalization
          Intro
          WordPool
          Part 1  Interconnecting countries and economies
          Workshop: Speaking
          Texts
          Advanced texts
          Part 2  Getting a fair deal: Overcoming social inequalities
          Texts
          Advanced texts
          Theme 10  Saving the planet
          Intro
          WordPool
          Workshop: Analysing a speech
          Texts
          Advanced texts
          Theme 11  Science and technology
          Intro
          WordPool
          Part 1  Scientific progress: Chances and risks
          Texts
          Advanced texts
          Part 2  Literary visions of the future
          Workshop: Analysing atmosphere in a novel
          Texts
          Advanced texts
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