Unit 1 New Concepts of Health 1
Micro-skills Practice 1
Vocabulary 1
Sentence Pattern 2
Comprehensive Skills and Practice 3
Listening 3
Speaking 5
Reading for Skill(1)—Reading for Main Ideas 5
Translation from English into Chinese 6
Writing 8
Unit 2 Family Hours 9
Micro-skills Practice 9
Vocabulary 9
Sentence Pattern 10
Comprehensive Skills and Practice 11
Listening 11
Speaking 13
Reading for Skill(2)—Reading for Specific Details 13
Translation from English into Chinese 15
Writing 17
Unit 3 The Essence of Life 18
Micro-skills Practice 18
Vocabulary 18
Sentence Pattern 19
Comprehensive Skills and Practice 20
Listening 20
Speaking 21
Reading for Skill(3)—Reading for Guessing the Word Meaning in Context Clues 22
Translation from English into Chinese 23
Writing 24
Unit 4 Enjoy Holidays 25
Micro-skills Practice 25
Vocabulary 25
Sentence Pattern 26
Comprehensive Skills and Practice 27
Listening 27
Speaking 29
Reading for Skill(4)—Reading for Inference 29
Translation from English into Chinese 30
Writing 32
Unit 5 Great Inventions 33
Micro-skills Practice 33
Vocabulary 33
Sentence Pattern 34
Comprehensive Skills and Practice 35
Listening 35
Speaking 36
Reading for Skill(5)—Reading for Detecting the Author's Opinion 37
Translation from English into Chinese 39
Writing 40
Unit 6 Traveling 41
Micro-skills Practice 41
Vocabulary 41
Sentence Pattern 42
Comprehensive Skills and Practice 43
Listening 43
Speaking 44
Reading for Skill(6)—Reading for Detecting the Author's Purpose 45
Translation from English into Chinese 46
Writing 48
Unit 7 Means of Transportation 49
Micro-skills Practice 49
Vocabulary 49
Sentence Pattern 50
Comprehensive Skills and Practice 51
Listening 51
Speaking 52
Reading for Skill(7)—Reading for Drawing a Conclusion 53
Translation from English into Chinese 54
Writing 56
Unit 8 Ways of Communication 57
Micro-skills Practice 57
Vocabulary 57
Sentence Pattern 58
Comprehensive Skills and Practice 59
Listening 59
Speaking 61
Reading for Skill(8)—Scanning for Information 61
Translation from English into Chinese 62
Writing 64
Appendix Key to Exercises 65