Academic English 2

UNIT 1 Economics & Business
Reading ➊ The Freelance Economy 5
Reading ➋ Viral Marketing 11

UNIT 2 Law & Crime
Reading ➊ The Death Penalty in the US 17
Reading ➋ Bans on Smoking 23

UNIT 3 Health & Medicine
Reading ➊ Pollution in Our Bodies 29
Reading ➋ What Brain Injuries Teach Us about Memory 35

UNIT 4 Sports & Fitness
Reading ➊ Women in Professional Sports 41
Reading ➋ Wearable Fitness Trackers 47

UNIT 5 Social Issues
Reading ➊ The Presumption of Innocence 53
Reading ➋ Bounty Hunters 59

UNIT 6 Environment & Science
Reading ➊ The Sixth Extinction 65
Reading ➋ Asteroid Impacts on Earth 71

UNIT 7 Computers & Technology
Reading ➊ Could Computers Ever Think? 77
Reading ➋ The History of the Internet 83

UNIT 8 Culture
Reading ➊ “The Premature Burial” by Edgar Allan Poe 89
Reading ➋ Singapore: A Multicultural Success Story 95

UNIT 9 Unusual & Strange
Reading ➊ The Laughter Epidemic 101
Reading ➋ Strange Love 107

UNIT 10 Language & Literature
Reading ➊ The Truth about Memoirs 113
Reading ➋ Ever-Evolving English 119

UNIT 11 People & Opinions
Reading ➊ The Architecture of Wright 125
Reading ➋ Anita Roddick 131

UNIT 12 Space & Exploration
Reading ➊ The Mysterious Northern Lights 137
Reading ➋ Spin-Offs from Space 143