CONTENTS 1 Career Choice 1.1 Dream Job 1.2 Tomorrow’s Jobs 1.3 Dreams Come True 1.4 Chinese Culture 2 Value Your Time 2.1 Common Misconceptions 2.2 Steps for Goal Setting 2.3 Keep Your Goals in Sight 3 The Art of Communicating 3.1 Listening in Communicating 3.2 The Art of Communicating 3.3 Case Study 4 To Be a Public Speaker 4.1 Rate Yourself as a Speaker 4.2 An Effective Emcee 4.3 End Your Presentation 5 Bidding for Connections 5.1 Friendship 5.2 The Beauties of Friendship 5.3 Making Friends 5.4 Chinese Culture 6 Conflict Resolution 6.1 Conflict Management 6.2 Steps to Managing Conflict 6.3 Resolution Tips 7 Customs 7.1 The Dinner Party 7.2 Customs 7.3 Festival Time 8 Community Life 8.1 Why Do Community Family Life Services Exist? 8.2 Community Life 8.3 DIY 8.4 Chinese Culture 9 Transportation and Environment 9.1 Underinvestment 9.2 Transportation and Pollution 9.3 Fun 9.4 Chinese Culture 10 Famous Cities 10．1 Famous Cities 10．2 The Best, Worst Places to Live 10．3 Favorite Places 11 Computer Crimes 11．1 Computer Virus 11．2 New Threat 11．3 News Report 11.4 Chinese Culture 12 People and Nature 12．1 Life on Earth and Ocean Stories 12．2 Aging 12．3 Water 13 Life or Death 13．1 Survival 13．2 Near Death 13．3 Critical Issues 14 To Reduce Pollution 14．1 Pollution Control 14．2 Earth Day 14．3 Love Our Earth 15 Animal Protection 15．1 Loss 15．2 Gardens and Wild Life 15．3 Protect,Protect,and Protect 15. 4 Chinese Culture Tapescript