"Common European Framework A2"--P. [4] of cover.

Unit 1 Character -- Listening texts: 1. Birth order and personality / Psychology -- 2. Temperament / Child development -- Unit 2 Time -- Listening texts: 1. Circadian rhythm / Biology -- 2. Investigating the effects of the moon / Popular science -- Unit 3 Home -- Listening texts: 1. Multi-generational homes / Urban planning -- 2. Less is more / Architecture -- Unit 4 Size -- Listening texts: 1. Wallscapes / Media studies -- 2. Miniature medical devices / Medicine -- Unit 5 Patterns -- Listening texts: 1. Graphology / Forensic science -- 2. Flocks, schools, and swarms / Zoology -- Unit 6 Speed -- Listening texts: 1. It's fun to be scared / Psychology -- 2. The race to be the slowest / Urban studies -- Unit 7 Vision -- Listening texts: 1. Our world, our senses / Biology -- 1. Dans le Noir / Culinary Arts -- Unit 8 Extremes -- Listening texts: 1. Ultimate memory / Neuroscience -- 2. Extreme environments / Environmental skills -- Unit 9 Life -- Listening texts: 1. A life lesson / Literary studies -- 2. Heifer International / Anthropology -- Unit 10 Work -- Listening texts: 1. Love your job / Human behaviour -- 2. Job skills for the future / Economics

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