Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. The English-Speaking World
Text 1 Will Brexit spell the end of English as an official EU language?
Text 2 Africa's colonisation of the English language continues apace
Text 3 Irish support for Native American Covid-19 relief highlights historic bond
Text 4 Lady Scotland to stay on as Commonwealth secretary general
Internet Doc. A Will technology end the English language's global domination?
Internet Doc. B Samir Puri discusses "The Great Imperial Hangover"
Internet Doc. C The Australian Identity Debate - A Different Lens
Revision The English-Speaking World
Vocabulary The English-Speaking World
Chapter 2. High Tech
Text 1 Apple whistleblower goes public over "lack of action"
Text 2 Screen time minutes are the new calories, and it's high time I went on a diet
Text 3 AI and me: friendship chatbots are on the rise, but is there a gendered design flaw?
Text 4 Universities beware: shifting classes online so quickly is a double-edged sword
Text 5 For all its sophistication, AI isn't fit to make life-or-death decisions
Internet Doc. A Are we on the brink of a jobless future?
Internet Doc. B The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars
Internet Doc. C Your phone is trying to control your life
Revision High Tech
Vocabulary High Tech
Texting Alphabet Soup Samples of textspeak/SMS language abbreviations
Chapter 3. Global Trade
Text 1 Indians call for boycott of Chinese goods after fatal border clashes
Text 2 Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty - if inequality is illegitimate, why not reduce it?
Text 3 Have a heart, KitKat, don't break with Fairtrade
Text 4 Shark finning: why the ocean's most barbaric practice continues to boom
Text 5 Delivery disaster: the hidden environmental cost of your online shopping
Text 6 Fast fashion creates misery - and that's always a bad look
Internet Doc. A The Strategy of international business
Internet Doc. B Does microfinance empower or impoverish?
Internet Doc. C Richard Wolff On the Root of Consumerism
Revision Global Trade
Vocabulary Global Trade
Chapter 4. Working
Conditions
Text 1 Parosha Chandran: "Modern slavery in the UK is not confined to one place in the Midlands"
Text 2 Covid will force us to reimagine the office. Let's get it right this time
Text 3 "The Zoom shirt": how the pandemic changed work dress codes
Text 4 Virgin Atlantic's sexism goes deeper than telling women what to wear
Text 5 Farewell workplace burnout: will coronavirus slow the manic pace of our modern lives?
Internet Doc. A Jeffrey Pfeffer: Is your workplace killing you?
Internet Doc. B The women fighting sexual abuse in the factories where your jeans are made
Internet Doc. C Amazon doesn't report its warehouse injury rates
Revision Working Conditions
Vocabulary Working Conditions
Chapter 5. Developing Countries
Text 1 World faces worst food crisis for at least 50 years
Text 2 Will Europe's museums rise to the challenge of decolonisation?
Text 3 A third of my country was just underwater. The world must act on climate
Text 4 Petrol sold to Nigeria from Europe "dirtier" than black market "bush" fuel
Internet Doc. A The UN Least Developed Country Category
Internet Doc. B A Counterintuitive Solution to Poverty: Stop Trying to Eradicate It
Internet Doc. C The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Revision Developing Countries
Vocabulary Developing Countries
Chapter 6. The European Union
Text 1 Europeans of colour are finding their voice - it's time "Brussels so white" listened
Text 2 The coronavirus crisis has exposed the truth about the EU: it's not a real union
Text 3 To save the EU, its leaders must first focus on saving the planet
Text 4 I was one of the millions opposed to Brexit. I've seen nothing here to change my mind
Internet Doc. A Europe Explained
Internet Doc. B Is The European Union Worth It Or Should We End It?
Internet Doc. C Why Europe Doesn't Build Skyscrapers
Revision The European Union
Vocabulary The European Union
Chapter 7. The Environment
Text 1 Littering epidemic in England
Text 2 $10bn of precious metals dumped each year in electronic waste
Text 3 Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling
Text 4 One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years
Text 5 Women shouldering the burden of climate crisis need action, not speeches
Internet Doc. A1 Can 100% renewable energy power the world?
Internet Doc. A2 Fossil Fuels vs Renewable Energy Sources
Internet Doc. A3 300 years of fossil fuels history - in 5 minutes
Internet Doc. B What really happens to the plastic you throw away?
Internet Doc. C What is a green economy?
Internet Doc. D Greenwashing: A Fiji Water Story
Revision The Environment
Vocabulary The Environment
Clues
Chapter 1 The English-Speaking world
Chapter 2 High Tech
Chapter 3 Global Trade
Chapter 4 Working Conditions
Chapter 5 Developing Countries
Chapter 6 The European Union
Chapter 7 The Environment
Appendix
English/French False friends
Acronyms & Abbreviations
Abbreviations
British English & American English
Phrasal verbs
List of irregular verbs