Unit 1 ?? ?The Natural World

Listening Task A: North Pole to See Temperatures 50 Degrees Above Average

Listening Task B: In the Shadow of a Killer

Listening Task C: Four-Legged Aid: Animals Help Fight Covid

Practice: Harvey’s Horrifying Destruction



Unit 2?? ?Globetrotting

Listening Task A: Yellowstone Splendor

Listening Task B: Volcano-Powered Pools

Listening Task C: Sampling Buryani-Style Kebabs in Istanbul

Practice: Cape Town’s Apex Predator



Unit 3?? ?Live for Fun

Listening Task A: Electronic Emotion

Listening Task B: Not Just Fun and Games

Listening Task C: Making Layovers More Enjoyable

Practice: Coin-Operated Convenience



Unit 4?? ?Entertainment

Listening Task A: Award Artistry

Listening Task B: Dance like a Bollywood Star

Listening Task C: The Edge of Imagination

Practice: Adele Soars



Unit 5?? ?Food Adventure

Listening Task A: Food Innovators

Listening Task B: Future Foods: Revolutionizing How and What We Eat

Listening Task C: Food for Thought

Practice: Sweet Obsession



Unit 6?? ?Health and Medicine

Listening Task A: Canine Companion

Listening Task B: Heart Disease Does a 180

Listening Task C: Digital Medicine

Practice: Taking the Edge Off



Unit 7?? ?Sports and Leisure

Listening Task A: The Greatest at His Greatest

Listening Task B: Resplendent Roger

Listening Task C: 5G: A Costly Network

Practice: Studs or Spuds?



Unit 8?? ?Biz World

Listening Task A: The Dark Side of Business Travel

Listening Task B: Eyes on the Mobile Prize

Listening Task C: Amazon’s Embrace of Future Technology

Practice: Airfares: The Dark Arts



Unit 9?? ?Cutting-Edge Technology

Listening Task A: Haptic Holograms

Listening Task B: Glow-in-the-Dark Cityscapes

Listening Task C: The Growing Importance of AI in the Workplace

Practice: Performance Capture Pipe Dreams



Unit 10?? ?Politics and Social Justice

Listening Task A: Man of the Hour

Listening Task B: First, But Not the Last

Listening Task C: The Price of Inequality

Practice: A Platinum Reign