Unit 1
Dialogue:Enrolling in a Vocational School 1
Text:I'm a Student 5
Grammar:Part of Speech 10
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 12
Unit 2
Dialogue:Introducing People 14
Text:Introducing Myself 18
Grammar:The Article 24
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 28
Unit 3
Dialogue:Greeting People 30
Text:A New Teacher 34
Grammar:The Pronoun 41
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 44
Unit 4
Dialogue:Learning English 46
Text:The Sea 50
Grammar:Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs 57
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 60
Unit 5
Dialogue:At the Library 62
Text:Where Was the Missing Dollar? 66
Grammar:The Numeral 72
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 75
Unit 6
Dialogue:At an English Lesson 77
Text:The Nails in the Fence 81
Grammar:The Simple Present and the Present Progressive 87
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 89
Unit 7
Dialogue:In the Dining Hall 91
Text:The Golden Fish and the Fisherman 96
Grammar:The Simple Past and the Present Perfect 102
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 105
Unit 8
Dialogue:Asking the Way 107
Text:The Old Lady and the Doctor 111
Grammar:The Simple Future and the Past Future 117
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 119
Unit 9
Dialogue:Making a phone Call 121
Text:Footprints in the Garden 126
Grammar:The Past Progressive and the Past Perfect 132
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 134
Unit 10
Dialogue:Watching TV 136
Text:The Matching Pearl 141
Grammar:The Passive Voice 148
Reading for fun:Humor;A Poem;Proverbs 151
Vocabulary 153
Appendix 169
List of Words Used in Writing This Book 169
List of Commonly-used Irregular Verbs 190