1 Introduction
 2 Academic Achievement
 3 Early Human Development
 4 The Environment Today
 5 Statistics Without Tears
 6 Human Activity & Climate Change
 7 The Global Village
 8 The New Linguistic Order
 1 Introduction
  Text 1–1: Economics Focus: On the Move
 2 Academic Achievement
  Text 2–1: The Influence of Class Size on Academic Achievement
  Text 2–2: A Case Study: Shining Star
  Text 2–3: The Asian Paradox: Huge Classes, High Scores
 3 Early Human Development
  Text 3–1: Interaction Between Nature and Nurture
  Text 3–2: Capacities of the Newborn
  Text 3–3: Hearing, Taste and Smell
 4 The Environment Today
  Text 4–1: Acid Rain in Norway
  Text 4–2: Skylarks in Decline
 5 Statistics Without Tears
  Text 5–1: Making Sense of Experience
  Text 5–2: What Is Statistics?
  Text 5–3: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
 6 Human Activity & Climate Change
  Text 6–1: Extra-textual Information
  Text 6–2: Common Questions About Climate Change
  Text 6–3: Are Human Activities Contributing to Climate Change?
  Text 6–4: What Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change
 7 The Global Village
  Text 7–1: Introduction
  Text 7–2: The Shrinking Planet
  Text 7–3: Economic Globalisation
  Text 7–4: Community & Conflict
  Text 7–5: The Sharing of Sovereignty
  Text 7–6: Converging or Diverging?
 8 The New Linguistic Order
  Text 8–1: The New Linguistic Order
 Vocabulary and Complementary Exercises
 Keys to Complementary Exercises