Unit One 1
Listening&Speaking 1
Weather 1
Reading 4
Reading A How Do Men and Women Differ When Shopping? 4
Reading B Why Do Girls and Boys Learn Differently? 7
Grammar 12
Apposition&Pro-form 12
Cultural Background 15
The Great Wall of China 15
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 16
Unit Two 19
Listening&Speaking 19
Friendship 19
Reading 22
Reading A Thanks for All You Have Done 22
Reading B A Song from the Heart 25
Grammar 29
Inversion 29
Cultural Background 34
American Country Music 34
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 36
Unit Three 39
Listening&Speaking 39
Hobbies 39
Reading 41
Reading A Eye Contact 41
Reading B Body Talk 45
Grammar 50
Omission&the Use of"It" 50
Cultural Background 53
English Names 53
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 54
Unit Four 58
Listening&Speaking 58
Schooling(Ⅰ) 58
Reading 61
Reading A ORBIS:Flying Hospital 61
Reading B He Helped the Blind 64
Grammar 69
Emphasis 69
Cultural Background 71
The Moderate British 71
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 72
Unit Five 76
Listening&Speaking 76
Schooling(Ⅱ) 76
Reading 79
Reading A How to Keep Fit? 79
Reading B We Are What We Eat 82
Grammar 86
Word Formation(Ⅰ) 86
Cultural Background 92
Nobel Prizes 92
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 93
Unit Six 96
Listening&Speaking 96
Food(Ⅰ) 96
Reading 98
Reading A Why Choose a Teacher as Wife? 98
Reading B Profits of Praise 102
Grammar 106
Word Formation(Ⅱ) 106
Cultural Background 110
Election in the United States 110
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 111
Unit Seven 115
Listening&Speaking 115
Food(Ⅱ) 115
Reading 117
Reading A Job Search Online 117
Reading B Early Start at Being a Boss 121
Grammar 126
Word Formation(Ⅲ) 126
Cultural Background 128
Cricket in England 128
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 129
Unit Eight 133
Listening&Speaking 133
Holiday(Ⅰ) 133
Reading 135
Reading A Book Magic 135
Reading B Companionship of Books 138
Grammar 143
Punctuation 143
Cultural Background 149
Marriage in the United States 149
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 150
Unit Nine 153
Listening&Speaking 153
Holiday(Ⅱ) 153
Reading 155
Reading A Exercise:What Can It Do for You? 155
Reading B Extreme Sports 159
Grammar 164
Revision(Ⅰ) 164
Cultural Background 169
British Pub Culture 169
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 170
Unit Ten 173
Listening&Speaking 173
Animals 173
Reading 175
Reading A Understanding 175
Reading B The Ice Breaker 179
Grammar 184
Revision(Ⅱ) 184
Cultural Background 186
Taxes,Taxes and More Taxes 186
English Skills for Primary School Teachers 188
Test One(Revision of Unit One to Unit Five) 192
Test Two(Revision of Unit Six to Unit Ten) 204
Vocabulary 215
Phrases&Expressions 228
后记(POSTSCRIPT) 230