MAIN TEACHING POINTS 1
Unit1 1
A Flying Saucer 2
An Unusual Woman 3
Weather Forecasting 4
An American Sightseeing in Athens 5
Telephone Calls 6
Pigeons 7
Challenges 8
1．The present perfect progressive indicating a finished action 9
2．The past progressive indicating a circumstance and the simple past indicating an event3．The past perfect progressive4．The I was wondering if...pattern as a polite form of requestLISTENING COMPREHENSION 9
Language Without Words 9
Computers 10
Announcements 11
The Present 12
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 13
Unit2 13
Messages from the Media 13
On the Train 14
The Secret of Long Life 15
The Million-Pound Banknote 16
Don't Forget to Remember! 17
The World of Helen Keller 18
2．the subject complement introduced a by wh-word 20
1．the subject complement introduced by that 20
The nominal clause used as 20
3．the appositive 20
4．the subject introduced by what 20
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 23
Unit3 23
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 30
The passive sentence 30
1．involving the modal auxiliary have to 30
2．converted from the active sentence with a direct and an indirect object 30
3．involving the verb phrase/phrasal verb 30
4．formed by the They say/It is said patterns 30
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 33
Unit4 33
5．can/could not+perfect infinitive used to express'negative deduction about past actions'6．must+perfect infinitive used to express'affirmative deduction about past actions'7．may/might as well used with the second person pronoun expressing'suggestion 41
4．may/might+perfect infinitive used to express'speculations about past actions' 41
Modal auxiliaries 41
1．would+perfect infinitive used to express'unfulfilled wish' 41
2．should/ought to+perfect infinitive used to express'unfulfilled obligation' 41
3．needn't+perfect infinitive expressing'unnecessary past actions' 41
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 45
Unit5 45
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 51
Indirect speech introduced by 51
1．a simple past verb reporting a command 51
2．a simple past verb reporting advice 51
3．a simple present verb reporting a request 51
4．a simple present verb reporting a reminder 51
5．a simple present verb reporting a question 51
Unit6 55
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 55
3．of concession introduced by no matter+wh-word/even if 62
The adverbial clause 62
4．of comparison introduced by than 62
5．of comparison in the the more...the more...pattern 62
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 62
2．of result introduced by so...that 62
1．of purpose introduced by so that 62
Unit7 66
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 66
1．The-ing participle used as the object of remember,forget and stop 73
The infinitive used as the object of remember,forget and stop 73
2．The infinitive used as a noun modifier preceded by for and its logical subject3．The infinitive used as the postponed object in the introductory it construction4．The-ing participle used as the object of a prepositionLISTENING COMPREHENSION 73
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 76
Unit8 76
5．Expressing increase by using times 83
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 83
4．The relative clause introduced by why 83
3．The relative clause preceded by the way(in which) 83
2．The relative clause introduced by where 83
1．The relative clause introduced by when 83
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 85
Unit9 85
3．Sentences of unreal conditions related to the future 90
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 90
1．The subjunctive were after I wish,indicating a present non-fact 90
2．The subjunctive had been after I wish,indicating a past non-fact 90
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 93
Unit10 93
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 100
3．The past perfect used in the hardly...when...pattern 100
1．The future expressed by be about to 100
2．be going to in the past expressing'an implied intention' 100
5．The simple past in the It's time+subject+past-tense verb pattern 100
4．The past perfect of hope+infinitive expressing'an unfulfilled wish' 100
Unit11 103
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 103
5．the postponed object in the introductory it construction 110
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 110
4．the object,in the It all depends on+wh-word pattern 110
3．the subject,introduced by It doesn't matter+wh-word 110
2．the subject,introduced by It happens that 110
1．the subject,introduced by It seems that 110
The nominal clause used as 110
Unit12 114
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 114
The passive sentence 120
1．converted from an active sentence containing the make somebody do something pattern2．formed by get+-ed participle3．with a past perfect modal auxiliary4．converted from an active sentence containing the know/think somebody to be pattern5．converted 120
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 123
Unit13 123
2．used to expressing'a past action/situation which is no longer done/no longer exists'3．daren't expressing'lack of courage'4．should in the introductory it construction5．should used after certain verbsLISTENING COMPREHENSION 132
1．ought to used to express'strong probability' 132
Modal auxiliaries 132
Unit14 134
MAIN TEACHING POINT 134
Indirect speech introduced by various kinds of reporting words 142
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 142
Unit15 145
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 145
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 153
of alternative condition introduced by whether...or not 153
5．of degree introduced by so far as 153
4．of manner introduced by as if/as though,indicating unreal situations 153
of time/condition introduced by so long as/as long as 153
of time/cause introduced by now that 153
3．of concession introduced by however 153
2．of time and place introduced by whenever and wherever 153
1．of time introduced by while/as soon as/the moment/by the time 153
The adverbial clause 153
Unit16 157
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 157
1．The -ed participle used as the object complement in the have something done pattern 157
1．The -ed participle used as the object complement in the have something done pattern 157
1．The -ed participle used as the object complement in the have something done pattern 157
4．The -ing participle used as the postponed object in the introductory it construction 157
2．The infinitive that takes a logical object,which is the subject of the sentence 164
3．The -ing participle used as the object of the preposition 164
5．The -ing participle used as the object complement 164
4．The -ing participle used as the postponed object in the introductory it constructionLISTENING COMPREHENSION 164
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 167
Unit17 167
1．The relative clause introduced by pronoun+of+which 175
2．The relative clause introduced by who/that and preceded by another relative clause3．The relative clause introduced by that and containing there be4．The relative clause introduced by which,its antecedent being the main clauseLISTENING COMPREHENSION 175
Unit18 180
MAIN TEACHING POINTS 180
Sentences of unreal conditions 186
1．related to something being done at present 186
2．with the connective unless 186
3．with the connective supposing 186
4．with the connective otherwise 186
5．in the if it hadn't been for...pattern 186
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 186
Visiting the Taj Mahal 189
A Sample Test 189
Answers and Tapescript for the Sample Test 198
Key to the Workbook 205