Unit One Love and Romance 1
Preview 1
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 1
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 1
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 1
Ⅲ．Passage 2
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 2
Part Ⅱ Reading 3
Text A Honeymoons for the Newlyweds 3
Text B The St.Valentine's Day 9
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Preposition 13
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write Products Introduction 19
Fun Time 22
Unit Two Law and Order 23
Preview 23
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 23
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 23
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 24
Ⅲ．Passage 24
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 25
Part Ⅱ Reading 26
Text A Law and Order 26
Text B There's Only Luck 31
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Conjunction 37
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write an Introduction of Visiting Sites 41
Fun Time 42
Unit Three Geography and Tourism 43
Preview 43
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 43
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 43
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 43
Ⅲ．Passage 44
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 45
Part Ⅱ Reading 46
Text A Grand Tour of an American Home 46
Text B Four Beautiful Things about Hawaii 51
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Phrase(1) 55
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write Homes for Sale and Rent 57
Fun Time 59
Unit Four Cultures of the World 60
Preview 60
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 60
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 60
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 61
Ⅲ．Passage 61
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 62
PartⅡ Reading 63
Text A A Nation of Nicknames 63
Text B Body Language and Space between Chinese and American 68
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Phrase(2) 73
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write Advertisements for Hotels and Restaurants 77
Fun Time 78
Unit Five Weapons and Terrorism 79
Preview 79
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 79
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 79
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 79
Ⅲ．Passage 80
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 81
Part Ⅱ Reading 82
Text A Firearms and Gun Controls 82
Text B Terrorism Around the World 87
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Independent Elements 93
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write Installation Instructions 95
Fun Time 97
Unit Six Chinese Culture 98
Preview 98
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 98
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 98
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 99
Ⅲ．Passage 99
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 100
Part Ⅱ Reading 101
Text A Chinese Culture in American 101
Text B Origin of Chinese Dragon 106
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Elliptical Sentences 111
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write Directions for Use 115
Fun Time 117
Unit Seven The Western Ways 118
Preview 118
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 118
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 118
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 119
Ⅲ．Passage 119
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 120
Part Ⅱ Reading 121
Text A Time in American Culture 121
Text B Dining Customs in the United States 125
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Sentence Conversion 129
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write Preface/Foreword 132
Fun Time 134
Unit Eight Music and Musicians 135
Preview 135
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 135
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 135
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 135
Ⅲ．Passage 136
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 137
Part Ⅱ Reading 138
Text A Jazz and Country-western 138
Text B The Beatles 143
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Punctuation Marks 147
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write Acknowledgements 155
Fun Time 156
Unit Nine Media and Popular Fashion 157
Preview 157
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 157
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 157
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 157
Ⅲ．Passage 158
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 158
Part Ⅱ Reading 159
Text A A Diamond Beats a Pair of Hearts 159
Text B Advertising 163
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Capitalization 168
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write"About the Author" 172
Fun Time 173
Unit Ten Cloning and Psychology 174
Preview 174
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 174
Ⅰ．Dialogue 1 174
Ⅱ．Dialogue 2 175
Ⅲ．Passage 175
Ⅳ．Practical Speaking 176
Part Ⅱ Reading 177
Text A Cloning 177
Text B The Psychology of Money 182
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Discourse Cohesion and Coherence 186
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write Minutes 189
Fun Time 191
Glossary for Book Three 192