Contents
Unit 1 Seeking Knowledge Through Study……………………………1
Video Watching………………………………………………………………………2
Listening Comprehension ……………………………………………………………4
Text A How Can Books Transform Your Life …………………………………5
Text B Paradise………………………………………………………………………………12
Writing Practice…………………………………………………………………………………15
Unit 2 Caring for the Vulnerable……………………………………………17
Video Watching…………………………………………………………………………………18
Listening Comprehension…………………………………………………………20
Text A Volunteers Honored for Their Public Service and Care ……21
Text B Serbia&China: Bridging Nations Together……………………27
Writing Practice………………………………………………………………………………31
Unit 3 Benevolent People Love Others………………………………………3
Video Watching………………………………………………………………………………34
Listening Comprehension ……………………………………………………………36
Text A Traditional Chinese Virtue………………………………………………………37
Text B On Children ………………………………………………………………………43
Writing Practice…………………………………………………………………………………46
Unit 4 Intangible Cultural Heritage…………………………………………47
Video Watching………………………………………………………………………48
Listening Comprehension………………………………………………………50
Text A In Tune with the Horse ……………………………………………………51
Text B The Enchanting Tale of lndonesian Batik:A Cultural Heritage…………………………57
Writing Practice…………………………………………………………………………61
Unit 5 Food Is the First Necessity of the People…………………63
Video Watching…………………………………………………………………………………64
Listening Comprehension ………………………………………………………………66
Text A Food Security in China …………………………………………………67
Text B Climate Change Could Render Sudan\Uninhabitable“……74
Writing Practice…………………………………………………………………………………78
Unit 6A Just Cause Finds Great Support…………………………………81
Video Watching…………………………………………………………………………………82
Listening Comprehension ………………………………………………………………84
Text A The Silk Road………………………………………………………………85
Text B Palmyra—Cosmopolitan Crossroads ……………………………92
Writing Practice………………………………………………………………………………95
Unit 7 Harmonious Development ……………………………………………97
Video Watching…………………………………………………………………………98
Listening Comprehension ……………………………………………………………100
Text A Implementing the Global Developmentlnitiative(GDI)101
Text B Ancient Egyp……………………………………………………………………109
Writing Practice………………………………………………………………………………113
Unit 8 Shared Prosperity,Harmonious Coexistence………115
Video Watching………………………………………………………………………116
Listening Comprehension………………………………………………………118
Text A Confucian Philosophy and a Community of a Shared Future for Mankind………………119
Text B Indonesia‘s Rainforests: Biodiverity and Endangered Species ………………………125
Writing Practice…………………………………………………………………………129
Unit 9 Cultural Confidence and Patriotism…………………………131
Video Watching………………………………………………………………………132
Listening Comprehension………………………………………………………134
Text A President Xi’s Speech at Meeting Marking 1911Revolution……………………135
Text B Nelson Mandela:A Legacy of Resilience and Liberation……………………141
Writing Practice………………………………………………………………145
Unit 10 The Value of Gender Equality……………………………………147
Video Watching…………………………………………………………………148
Listening Comprehension………………………………………………………150
Text A The Green Wormwood Makes a Powerful Eastern Medicine—A Gift from Traditional Chinese Medicine to the World..151
Text B Nigerian Music………………………………………………………………157Witing Practice………………………………………………………………………161
Unit 11 Happiness Is Achieved Through Hard Work…………163
Video Watching………………………………………………………………………………164
Listening Comprehension ………………………………………………………16
Text A Real Opportunity for All vs Deep Despair for Many ……167
Text B Tourism and Globalization:The Evolution of PhuketsEconomy and Culture………………………………………………………172
Writing Practice………………………………………………………………………176
Unit 12 The Faults of a Superior Man………………………………………179
Video Watching………………………………………………………………………………180
Listening Comprehension ……………………………………………………………182
Text A How to ldentify and Learn from Your Mistakes……………183
Text B The Unique Russian Culture ………………………………………189
Writing Practice…………………………………………………………193