Unit One 1
Text:Know Your Customers 1
Word Study:treat,serve,spend 8
Conversation:Daily Expressions(1)——Saluta-tions and Greetings 10
Supplementary Reading:Noodle Soup at Jia's Makes One Feel at Home 12
Exercises 16
Unit Two 22
Text:Types of Eating Establishments 22
Word Study:stand,call,run 29
Conversation:Daily Expressions(2)——Thanks and Apologies 32
Supplementary Reading:Restaurant 35
Exercises 38
Unit Three 46
Text:The Age of Fast Foods 46
Word Study:prepare,lead,get 53
Conversation:Daily Expressions(3)——Clarifi-cation 55
Supplementary Reading:Chemical Additives 56
Exercises 62
Unit Four 68
Text:Chinese Restaurant in America 68
Word Study:find,go,hope 75
Conversation:Daily Expressions(4)——Introduc-tion 77
Supplementary Reading:Chinese Cuisine 80
Exercises 86
Unit Five 91
Text:English Meals 91
Word Study:make,take,worth,expect 98
Conversation:Daily Expressions(5)——Requests and Responses 101
Supplementary Reading:Table Manners 102
Exercises 105
Unit Six 111
Text:Healthy Eating 111
Word Study:mean,meaning keep,look,show 118
Conversation:Daily Rounds 122
Supplementary Reading:A Nice Cup of Tea 124
Exercises 127
Unit Seven 134
Text:The Dining Room 134
Word Study:set,convey,concern,enjoy 143
Conversation:Tea 146
Supplementary Reading:Atmosphere and Decor 147
Exercises 153
Unit Eight 161
Text:Chrlstmas 161
Word Study:grow,seem,send,fill 167
Conversation:Eating Out 169
Supplementary Reading:Christmas is a sad sea-son for the poor 171
Exercises 175
Text:Thanksgiving Day 182
Unit Nine 182
Word Study:wear,bring,help 188
Conversation:Asking for Suggestions 191
Supplementary Reading:New Year's Day in the U.S.A. 192
Exercises 197
Unit Ten 204
Text:Black American and Mexican-American Food Habits 204
Word Study:insist,remain,like,use 211
Conversation:A la carte 213
Supplementary Reading:Food Habitsand Die-tary Laws 215
Exercises 219
Text:What We Eat and Drink 227
Unit Eleven 227
Word Study:prefer,drink,put,decide 232
Conversation:Making a Reservation for Dinner 235
Supplementary Reading:Food and Its Function 236
Exercises 241
Unit Twelve 249
Text:Fuel for the Human Body 249
Word Study:pass,change,carry,pull 256
Conversation:About Major Chinese School of Cooking(1) 259
Supplementary Reading:Carbohydrates 261
Exercises 266
Unit Thirteen 273
Text:Proteins 273
Word Study:provide,break,play,form 278
Conversation:About Major Chinese School of Cooking(2) 282
Supplementary Reading:An Ancient Food in Modern Forms——Milk 284
Exercises 289
Unit Fourteen 294
Text:Cholesterol Is Proved Deadly 294
Word Study:cost,miss,suffer,add 300
Conversation:How Sweet and Sour Pork Is Made 302
Supplementary Reading:Fats 304
Exercises 312
Unit Fifteen 320
Text:Vitamins(1) 320
Word Study:occur,refer,discover,absorb,agree 327
Conversation:Salt-baked Chicken 331
Supplementary Reading:A.Does Cooking Destroy Vitamins? 332
B.Do Vitamin Pills Pick You Up? 334
Exercises 335
Unit Sixteen 344
Text:Vitamins(Ⅱ) 344
Word Study:depend,save,lose,manage,happen 351
Conversation:About Beijing Roasted Duck 354
Supplementary Reading:The Facts about Vita-min C 356
Exercises 361
Appendix Ⅰ:Culinary Terms 370
Appendix Ⅱ:Examples of Menu 376
Appendix Ⅲ:Vocabulary 379