A comprehensive text, with each unit containing a reading passage of around 250 words dealing with social issues. The passages, written in clear, easily comprehensible English, cover various topics on contemporary society, such as gender equality and middle-age divorce. There are graded comprehension exercises, grammatical explanations, and grammar practice activities, and finally tasks that give students the opportunity to express their own ideas. The teacher’s manual includes a mini test for each unit.

Contents

Chapter 1 Smokey Bear: A Mascot with a Message (Grammar: Conjunctions)

Chapter 2 Overtourism is a Problem! (Grammar: Present Tense)

Chapter 3 Gender Equality in the Workplace (Grammar: Auxiliary Verbs)

Chapter 4 Changing Definitions of Beauty (Grammar: Progressive Tense)

Chapter 5 Romeo and Juliet:A Tragic Story about Intolerance (Grammar: Past Tense)

Chapter 6 Nature and Health (Grammar: Gerunds)

Chapter 7 Golden Years and Silver Divorces (Grammar: Negative Sentences)

Chapter 8 Trees: A Gift from Nature (Grammar: Infinitives)

Chapter 9 Tattoos (Grammar: Prepositions)

Chapter 10 Redefining Gender and Marriage (Grammar: Present Perfect Tense)

Chapter 11 All the Lonely People (Grammar: Causative Verbs, etc.)

Chapter 12 Think Before You Talk, Text, or Tweet (Grammar: Passive Voice)

Chapter 13 Jeans Go Global! (Grammar: Relative Pronouns and Adverbs)

Chapter 14 Helping People with Disabilities (Grammar: Comparison)

Chapter 15 A Special Message (Grammar: Summary)

（Total 15 Chapters）