Unit 1 1
1．Dialogues Introductions 1
2．Text A Introductions and Titles 3
3．Word Study meet,say,introduce,response 5
4．Grammar Basic Sentence Patterns 8
5．Text B The Sun and the Moon 11
Unit 2 13
1．Dialogues Greetings and Saying Goodbye 13
2．Text A People and the Earth 15
3．Word Study come,make,grow,turn 16
4．Grammar The Noun 20
5．Text B Geology and Historical Geology 23
Unit 3 25
1．Dialogues Giving Thanks and Expressing Regret 25
2．Text A What is Coal 27
3．Word Study compose,source,take,live 30
4．Grammar The Pronoun 33
5．Text B Coal is an Important Fuel 36
Unit 4 38
1．Dialogues Talking about the Weather 38
2．Text A Language Etiquette in Communication 40
3．Word Study pretend,create,ask,seem 42
4．Grammar The Determiner 47
5．Text B Natural resources 49
Unit 5 52
1．Dialogues Making a Telephone Call 52
2．Text A Types of Coal 54
3．Word Study produce,depend,contain,act 56
4．Grammar The Preposition 59
5．Text B Classification of Coals 62
Test Yourself Ⅰ 65
Unit 6 73
1．Dialogues Making an Appointment＆Leaving a Message 73
2．Text A Social Customs and Behavior 75
3．Word Study serve,shake,habit,offer 78
4．Grammar The Adjective and the Adverb 83
5．Text B Origin of Coal 86
Unit 7 89
1．Dialogues Spending Holidays 89
2．Text A Coal-Mining 91
3．Word Study need,part,work,keep 93
4．Grammar The Tense 97
5．Text B Early Mining Technology 99
Unit 8 103
1．Dialogues Traveling 103
2．Text A Energy in Coal 105
3．Word Study change,get,remain,absorb 107
4．Grammar The Simple Future Tense 110
5．Text B Surface Mining 112
Unit 9 115
1．Dialogues Reservations 115
2．Text A Do You Know These Signs? 117
3．Word Study spend,cost,help,aid 119
4．Grammar The Present Continuous Tense＆The Past Continuous Tense 122
5．Text B Ventilation 125
Unit 10 129
1．Dialogues Asking for Directions 129
2．Text A Rocks and Minerals 130
3．Word Study under,over,beneath,on 132
4．Grammar Present Perfect Tense＆Past Perfect Tense 135
5．Text B Surveying 137
Test Yourself Ⅱ 140
Unit 11 148
1．Dialogues Shopping 148
2．Text A Rescue Operation 150
3．Word Study decline,refuse,reject,deny 151
4．Grammar Passive Voice 154
5．Text B Coal Mining Safety 157
Unit 12 160
1．Dialogues Eating Out 160
2．Text A Seams of Coal 162
3．Word Study direct,conduct,avoid,escape 163
4．Grammar Non-finite Verbs 166
5．Text B Coal and the Environment 170
Unit 13 173
1．Dialogues Invitation 173
2．Text A A Successful Language Learner 175
3．Word Study wish,hope,want,desire 176
4．Grammar The Clause 179
5．Text B Coal-Fired Engines 183
Unit 14 186
1．Dialogues At the Doctor's Office 186
2．Text A Answer to Energy Shortage Could Lie Deeper Down 188
3．Word Study allow,permit,guide,lead 189
4．Grammar Subject-verb Concord 192
5．Text B Coal-fired Power Plants 195
Unit 15 198
1．Dialogues Talking about Health 198
2．Text A Clean Air 200
3．Word Study rise,arise,rouse,raise 201
4．Grammar Inversion 204
5．Text B Underground Mining 206
Test Yourself Ⅲ 208
Appendix 1 217
Appendix 2 225
References 251