To the Users of This Book iii
Introduction iv
Scope and Sequence vi
Unit 1 Society 1
The Development of Civilization 2
Unit 2 Education 21
Exploring Different Majors 22
Unit 3 Arts 39
Art is Everywhere 40
Unit 4 Culture 59
Archeology 60
Unit 5 Technology 73
Technological Developments 74
Unit 6 History 91
The Origin of Writing 92
Unit 7 Business 111
Organizational Success 112
Unit 8 Environment 133
Forest Fires 134
Unit 9 Geology 151
The Earths Age 152
Unit 10 Biology 171
Species Translocation 172
Answer Key 187
Word List 213
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o the users of this book,
Learning a new language is hard; living a new language, however, is much easier.
One of the most widely acknowledged facts in the field of language acquisition is that kids learn languages much faster than adults. Most attribute this discrepancy to the fact that when kids learn a language, they mainly imitate the world around them; when adults learn a language, they see the process as the memorizing of rules. Whereas kids learn through experiencing the world, adults learn by trying to detach themselves from it. As a result, the lack of authenticity in learning makes it almost impossible for adults to really master a language. Our team, like many experts of the field, believe in the power of learning through authentic English, and in the importance of assigning real-life meaning to language acquisition. Fortunately, this is a view shared by ETS, the creator of the TOEFL family of tests. It is because of this shared value, we were able to joint our forces in creating the PrepEdge series, an authentic TOEFL text book with authentic English language and context.