Unit 1 Family 1
Listening 2
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 2
Part Ⅱ Remember,We're Raising Children,Not Flowers! 3
Part Ⅲ Stay-at-Home Dads 5
Part Ⅳ A Moving Story About FAMILY 7
Part Ⅴ News 8
Speaking 9
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 9
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 10
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Making Invitations 13
Unit 2 Jobs 17
Listening 18
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 18
Part Ⅱ Job Interviews—Selling Yourself 19
Part Ⅲ Sports Manager 22
Part Ⅳ The Commencement Address at Stanford 24
Part Ⅴ News 25
Speaking 26
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 26
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 27
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Job Interviews 29
Unit 3 Business 33
Listening 34
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 34
Part Ⅱ Students Carve Out Early Careers in Business 35
Part Ⅲ Seven Principles of Admirable Business Ethics 37
Part Ⅳ Listening for Numbers 39
Part Ⅴ News 41
Speaking 43
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 43
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 44
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Making Offers 45
Unit 4 Music 49
Listening 50
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 50
Part Ⅱ Fighting Music Piracy on College Campuses 51
Part Ⅲ Music at Sporting Events 54
Part Ⅳ The Symphony:A Microcosm of Life 56
Part Ⅴ News 57
Speaking 58
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 58
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 59
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Likes and Dislikes 61
Unit 5 Disasters 65
Listening 66
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 66
Part Ⅱ Tsunami Wounds Still Fresh in Indonesia One Year Later 68
Part Ⅲ The Nature of Disasters 70
Part Ⅳ Chinese Find Strength and Hope in Earthquake Rubble 72
Part Ⅴ News 74
Speaking 76
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 76
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 77
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Disappointment and Encouragement 79
Unit 6 Legends and Myths 83
Listening 84
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 84
Part Ⅱ Noah and Nü Wa 85
Part Ⅲ Great American Myths 87
Part Ⅳ Athena,Arachne,and the Weaving Contest 88
Part Ⅴ News 90
Speaking 92
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 92
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 93
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Possibility and Impossibility 96
Unit 7 Shopping 99
Listening 100
PartⅠ Dialogue 100
Part Ⅱ Ten Steps to Smarter Food Shopping 101
Part Ⅲ Online Shopping—An Increasing Trend 104
Part Ⅳ Listening for Signal Words 106
Part Ⅴ News 107
Speaking 109
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 109
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 110
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Shopping 111
Unit 8 Women Around the World 115
Listening 116
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 116
Part Ⅱ Meet the Power Sisters 117
Part Ⅲ Women Struggle for Their Rights 120
Part Ⅳ All Women Are Born for Loving 122
Part Ⅴ News 123
Speaking 125
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 125
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 125
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Making Comparisons 128
Unit 9 Travel 131
Listening 132
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 132
Part Ⅱ Travel Smart:Dollars and Sense 133
Part Ⅲ The Experience of Travelling and Learning 135
Part Ⅳ Life Is a Journey 137
Part Ⅴ News 139
Speaking 140
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 140
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 141
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Buying Tickets 143
Unit 10 Famous People 147
Listening 148
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 148
Part Ⅱ The Greatest Individual Athletic Achievements 150
Part Ⅲ A Great Scientist 152
Part Ⅳ Guessing Vocabulary from Context 154
Part Ⅴ News 156
Speaking 157
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 157
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 158
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Getting Information 160
Unit 11 Health 165
Listening 166
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 166
Part Ⅱ Vitamin D 167
Part Ⅲ Health Issues for College Students 169
Part Ⅳ Color Affects Your Moods and Health 172
Part Ⅴ News 173
Speaking 174
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 174
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 175
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Describing Moods and Feelings 177
Unit 12 Memories 181
Listening 182
Part Ⅰ Dialogue 182
Part Ⅱ Sporting Memory—Jordan Hits"The Shot" 184
Part Ⅲ Five Ways to Improve Your Memory 187
Part Ⅳ How to Improve News Listening 188
Part Ⅴ News 190
Speaking 191
Part Ⅰ Pronunciation Practice 191
Part Ⅱ Speaking Activities 192
Part Ⅲ Situational Dialogue:Interrupting 195
Keys 198
Transcript 229