Unit 1 1
Part Ⅰ Preparatory 1
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 4
Text A The End of Dinosaurs 5
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 15
Text B The Bear in the Way 16
Unit 2 22
Part Ⅰ Preparatory 22
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 25
Text A Television?No Thanks! 26
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 36
Text B What Is Communication? 37
Unit 3 44
Part Ⅰ Preparatory 44
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 47
Text A Inspiration from Life 48
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 57
Text B Revelation of Life 58
Unit 4 64
Part Ⅰ Preparatory 64
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 67
Text A Soapy's Winter Home 78
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 76
Text B The Importance of Storytelling 77
Unit 5 83
Part Ⅰ Preparatory 83
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 86
Text A The Peoples of Britain 87
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 96
Text B Thanksgiving Day 97
Unit 6 104
Part Ⅰ Preparatory 104
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 107
Text A Faster Runners 107
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 116
Text B Fu Mingxia 117
Unit 7 123
Part Ⅰ Preparatory 123
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 126
Text A Death:A Part of Life 126
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 136
Text B Animals That Are"Immortal" 137
Unit 8 143
Part Ⅰ Preparatory 143
Part Ⅱ Language in Context 146
Text A Cooking Our Food 147
Part Ⅲ Toward Productive Language 156
Text B A Lily in the Kitchen 157
Vocabulary 163