Learning English through news

　　UNIT 1 POLITICS
　　 Part A: Hillary Clinton in China
　　 Part B: Obama's First Overseas Trip
　　 Part C: World Leaders on Global Crisis
　　 Part D: Obama's Powerful Resource--First Lady
　　 Part E: UK Plans Migration Crackdown
　　 Further Listening: Debunking the Myth of the "Third World"
　　UNIT 2 ECONOMY
　　 Part A: Avoiding Investment Scams
　　 Part B: Dow's 2nd Best Day Ever
　　 Part C: How Good Are You with Money?
　　 Part D: Chinese Invest in US Homes
　　 Part E: How Much Is a Trillion?
　　 Further Listening: Ten Trillion
　　UNIT 3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
　　 Part A: Hi-tech Family Time
　　 Part B: Journey out of This World
　　 Part C: Sony Launches Thinnest LCD TV
　　 Part D: Dumbest-generation
　　 Part E: Google Reader
　　 Further Listening: Growing Up on Line
　　UNIT 4 CULTURE
　　 Part A: Spain's Tomato Food Fight
　　 Part B: Anime Looks to Expand Overseas
　　 Part C: Casual Friday Gone Too Far?
　　 Part D: Halloween Makeup for Adults
　　 Part E: More People Are Texting Love
　　 Further Listening: The Merchants of Cool
　　UNIT 5 NATURE
　　 Part A: Secret Yellowstone
　　 Part B: The Birth of the Earth
　　 Part C: Stonehenge Secrets
　　 Part D: China's Amazing Flowers
　　 Part E: Solar Eclipse Dazzles Russia, China
　　 Further Listening: Wild China
　　UNIT 6 HISTORY
　　 Part A: Engineering Egypt
　　 Part B: QinShiHuang--The First Emperor
　　 Part C: Pearl Harbor Memorial
　　 Part D: President's Day Discovery
　　 Part E: The First Movies
　　 Further Listening: Victoria
　　UNIT 7 PEOPLE
　　 Part A: Where Are Those 8 Gold Medals?
　　 Part B: Lifesaving, First Aid
　　 Part C: Apple beyond Steve Jobs
　　 Part D: Beethoven
　　 Part E: Edward Kennedy
　　 Further Listening: Isaac Newton
　　UNIT 8 EDUCATION
　　 Part A: Violence in Schools on the Rise
　　 Part B: Money Matters
　　 Part C: Black Colleges Struggling
　　 Part D: Is College Still Worth the Price?
　　 Part E: Students All Smiles over GCSEs
　　 Further Listening: Inside the Teenage Brain
　　UNIT 9 SPORTS
　　 Part A: Peek inside the "Bird's Nest"
　　 Part B: A Block Party, D-Wade Style
　　 Part C: A Gold Medal Is Worth $100K
　　 Part D: Crunch Time for Football Finances
　　 Part E: Basketball Betting Scandal
　　 Further Listening. Megastructures. Beijing. Olympic. Stadium
　　UNIT 10 HEALTH
　　 Part A:"Free Hug, Come On"
　　 Part B: Meditation Benefits
　　 Part C: Rude Awakening
　　 Part D: A Sensitive Topie--HIV Positive
　　 Part E: Is Fast Pulsing Something to Worry about?
　　 Further Listening. Dying to Be Thin
　　UNIT 11 FOOD AND FITNESS
　　 Part A: Career Change: Hot Dog Vendor
　　 Part B: Food Imports Explode
　　 Part C: The Power of Pomegranates
　　 Part D: Are Vitamins Necessary?
　　 Part E: Health Warning for Microwave Food
　　 Further Listening: Man Bites World 102 Days in a Row
　　UNIT 12 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
　　 Part A: Genuine Efforts to Reduce Emissions
　　 Part B: Greenhouse Gases
　　 Part C: Eco-friendly City of the Future
　　 Part D: The Greenest Museum
　　 Part E: Fossils Alter Warming Predictions?
　　 Further Listening: Heat
　　UNIT 13 TERRORISM
　　 Part A: A Spree Killer in South Carolina
　　 Part B: Charges against 6 Criminals of 9/11
　　 Part C: Individuals Can Be Brainwashed
　　 Part D: US Remembers 9/11 Attacks
　　 Part E: Arrests Made in Suicide Ring
　　 Further Listening: Bush's War
　　UNIT 14 DISASTER
　　 Part A: China's Economic Worries
　　 Part B: Close-up of China Destruction
　　 Part C: Heavy Snow Brings London to a Halt
　　 Part D: Bangladesh Cyclone
　　 Part E: Katrina Lessons Applied
　　 Further Listening: Survival at Sea
　　UNIT 15 ENTERPRISE
　　 Part A: Best Performers of 2008
　　 Part B: Fiat Closes Chrysler Deal
　　 Part C: BlackBerry Tries to "Storm" iPhone
　　 Part D: Nike Invades Beijing
　　 Part E: Wal-Mart Expanding in China
　　 Further Listening: The Secret of Credit Card
　　UNIT 16 ENTERTAINMENT
　　 Part A: Jolie-Pitt Family Affair
　　 Part B: Girlfriend Gift Guide
　　 Part C: How Music Reflects Your Personality
　　 Part D: UK File Pirates to Face the Music
　　 Part E: Catching Up with the Stars of "Friends"
　　 Further Listening: Michael Jackson
　　UNIT 17 FASHION
　　 Part A: Tattoo Barbie
　　 Part B: A Look Back at 1950s Style
　　 Part C: Fashion at Emmys
　　 Part D: The House of Chanel
　　 Part E: Fashion Fights Recession
　　 Further Listening: Workplace High Heels Debated
　　UNIT 18 SPEECH
　　 Part A: Bush Commencement Speech
　　 Part B: Watch the Queen's Christmas Message
　　 Part C: Bush's Farewell Address
　　 Part D: Obama's Inauguration
　　 Part E: Yang Lan's Speech
　　 Further Listening. The Persuaders
　　Appendix Glossary of New Words in Journalism English
　　References