CONTENTS 1
UNIT 1 GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS 1
Dialogues and Analyses 1
Notes 5
Expressions 7
Communication Points 9
Grammar Points 13
Communication Activity 17
Supplementary Reading 18
UNIT 2 INTRODUCTION AND OPENINNG CONVERSATION 23
Dialogues and Analyses 23
Notes 28
Expressions 29
Communication Points 31
Grammar Points 33
Communication Activity 35
Supplementary Reading 37
UNIT 3 QUESTION TECHNIQUES：GETTING INFORMATION 42
Dialogues and Analyses 42
Notes 47
Expressions 49
Communication Points 50
Grammar Points 50
Communication Activit 52
Supplementary Reading 54
UNIT 4 QUESTION TECHNIQUES：ASKING FOR HELP AND OFFERING HELP 57
Dialogues and Analyses 57
Notes 62
Expressions 65
Communication Points 66
Grammar Points 68
Communication Activity 70
Supplementary Reading 72
UNIT 5 GETTING AND GIVING OPINIONS：AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT 75
Dialogues and Analyses 75
Notes 80
Expressions 82
Communication Points 84
Grammar Points 86
Communication Activity 91
Supplementary Reading 92
UNIT 6 MAKING SUGGESTIONS AND GIVING ADVICE 96
Dialogues and Analyses 96
Notes 99
Expressions 102
Communication Points 103
Grammar Points 104
Communication Activity 105
Supplementary Reading 106
Dialogues and Analyses 112
UNIT 7 INSTRUCTING AND EXPLAINING 112
Notes 116
Expressions 118
Communication Points 118
Grammar Points 119
Communication Activity 121
Supplementary Reading 123
UNIT 8 APPOINTMENTS AND INVITATIONS 127
Dialogues and Analyses 127
Notes 131
Expressions 133
Communication Points 134
Grammar Points 137
Communication Activity 139
Supplementary Reading 140
UNIT 9 COMPLAINING，APOLOGIZING AND FORGIVING 144
Dialogues and Analyses 144
Notes 148
Expressions 149
Communication Points 150
Grammar Points 151
Communication Activity 154
Supplementary Reading 155
UNIT 10 WISH，GUESS，REGRET AND CONSOLATION 159
Dialogues and Analyses 159
Grammar Points 166
Notes 166
Expressions 166
Communication Points 167
Communication Activity 171
Supplementary Reading 174
UNIT 11 SYMPATHY，COMPLIMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS：EXPRESSINGFEELINGS 177
Dialogues and Analyses 177
Notes 182
Expressions 184
Communication Points 185
Grammar Points 185
Communication Activity 187
Supplementary Reading 191
Dialogues and Analyses 196
UNIT 12 NARRATION AND DESCRIPTION：SOME CONVERSATION TECHNIQUES 196
Notes 201
Expressions 204
Communication Points 205
Grammar Points 209
Communication Activity 211
Supplementary Reading 212
CHINESE VERSION OF SUPPLEMENTARY READING 218
APPENDIX 235
American English and British English 235
Some Facts about the United States 245
Rules for Spelling 249