UNIT 1 Nice to meet you． 1
1．Introducing yourself 2
2．Asking for repetition 2
3．Asking someone'S occupation 2
4．Asking for more information（1） 3
5．Asking for more information（2） 4
6．Conversational openings 5
7．Introducing yourself—more formally 6
8． ？this 7
UNIT 2 We'll have to fill out some forms． 9
1．？mes 10
2．Addresses 10
3．Telephone numbers 10
4．？upations 11
5．Asking personal questions—more pomely 12
6．Oa？ng information 13
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UNIT 3 So．tell me about your family． 15
1．Do you have any brothers or sisters？ 16
2．How old are they？ 17
3．What do tney do？ 17
4．Are you married？ 18
5．Do you have any children？ 18
6．Getting information about someone'S family 19
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UNIT 4 Hurry up．We're late． 23
1．Askina where things are 24
2．ASKing where things are—more politely 25
3．AsKing where things are—outside 26
4 Teiling time 28
5．Starting and finishing times 28
6．Opening and closing times 29
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UNIT 5 Variations 31
（Review of Units 1，2，3 and 4） 31
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UNIT 6 Are you doing anything tonight？ 41
1．Intormal invitations:accepting 42
2．Informal invitations:declining 42
3．Beginning an invitation 43
4．Suggesting another time 44
5．Setting the time and place 44
7．Setting another time—more formally 45
6．More formal invitations:accepting and declining 45
8．Setting the time and the place—more formally 46
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UNIT 7 Which way is the post office？ 49
1．Asking directions:responding negatively 50
2．Asking more politely:responding negatively． 50
3．Asking more politely:responding positively． 50
4．Giving simple directions 51
5．Giving longer directions（1） 52
6．Giving longer directions（2） 53
7．Confirming and correcting 53
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UNIT 8 Do you like jazz？ 55
1．Likes and dislikes （1） 56
2．Likes and disiikes （2） 56
3．Agreeing with someone's likes 57
4．Agreeing with someone's dislikes 58
5．Disagreeing with someone's likes 58
6．Disagreeing with someone's dislikes 58
7．What kind of＿＿＿＿＿＿do you like？ 59
8．Favorites 59
9 Preferences 60
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UNIT 9 And what did you do then？ 63
1．Talking about personal history 64
2．Clarifying information 64
3．Being specific 65
4．Length of time 66
5．What next？ 66
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UNIT 10 Variations 69
（Review of Units 6，7，8 and 9） 69
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UNIT 11 And what would you like？ 75
In a restaurant： 76
1．Expressing wants among friends family 76
2．Spoaking to a waiter/waitress 77
3．Specifying wants 78
4．Asking about wants 78
5．Asking about other wants 79
6．Offering service 79
At someone's house for dinner． 80
7．Offering and accepting food 80
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UNIT 12 How have you been？ 83
1．Greetings 84
2．Asking about others 84
3．Gossiping 85
4．Reacting 85
5．Ending a conversation（1） 86
6．Ending a conversation（2） 86
7．Greeting people—more formally 87
8．Ending a conversation—more formally 87
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UNIT 13 What did the person look like？ 91
1．Describing people（1） 92
2．Describing people（2） 92
3．Asking about age 93
4．Describing hair and eyes 94
5．Describing clothing 96
6．Describing things 97
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UNIT 14 Have you ever been to Japan？ 99
1．Past experiences 100
2．Asking for a description or opinion（1） 100
3．Asking for a description or opinion（2） 101
4．Comparing（1） 102
5．Things to see 102
6．Comparing（2） 103
7．Comparing（3） 103
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UNIT 15 Variations 107
（Review of Units 11，12，13 and 14） 107
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