Unit One 1
Dialogues:A.I'm from South Africa 1
B.Could I Join the Club? 1
Text:The Moon 4
Grammar:Simple Present Tense(1) 6
Writing:Sentence(1) 7
Reading:Sports Around the World 10
Unit Two 14
Dialogues:A.Could I Join the School Library? 14
B.A Family Photo 14
Text:Chinese New Year in Hong Kong 17
Grammar:Simple Present Tense(2) 19
Writing:Sentence (2) 21
Reading:A Nice Cup of Tea 24
Unit Three 29
Dialogues:A.One Moment,Please 29
B.This Is Mr.Smith Here 29
Text:Pollution Is Spoiling the Air We Breathe 32
Grammar:Present Progressive Tense(1) 34
Writing:Adverbial Clause(1) 35
Reading:From Trash to Treasure 38
Unit Four 43
Dialogues:A.Can I See Your Manager? 43
B.Let Me Check 44
Text:Man and the Weather 46
Grammar:Present Progressive Tense(2) 48
Writing:Adverbial Clause(2) 49
Reading:Antarctic Ice Gets Thicker 52
Unit Five 57
Dialogues:A.I'd Like to Book a Seat on a Flght 57
B.I'd Like to Book a Room at Your Hotel 58
Text:Trip Through Time 60
Grammar:Simple Future Tense(1) 62
Writing:Adverbial Clause(3) 63
Reading:Discover Your History and Build Bridges 66
Unit Six 71
Dialogues:A.I Prefer Warm Places 71
B.Where to Spend Our Holiday 71
Text:The Cash-Free Society 74
Grammar:Simple Future Tense(2) 77
Writing:Adverbial Clause(4) 78
Reading:Bring Your PC to College? 81
Unit Seven 86
Dialogues:A.When Does the Train Leave? 86
B.Are There Any Non-stops? 86
Text:Helen Keller 88
Grammar:Simple Past Tense(1) 90
Writing:Noun Clause(1) 91
Reading:The Best Teacher I Ever Had 94
Unit Eight 99
Dialogues:A.Could You Give Me Some Advice? 99
B.Where Are the Clothes Counters,Please? 99
Text:American English and British English 102
Grammar:Simple Past Tense(2) 104
Writing:Noun Clause(2) 105
Reading:How to Study English 108
Unit Nine 113
Dialogues:A.May I Help You? 113
B.How Does It Fit? 113
Text:Homeless People in the USA 115
Grammar:Present Perfect Tense(1) 118
Writing:Attributive Clause(1) 119
Reading:How to Cope with Stress 122
Unit Ten 127
Dialogues:A.I'll Give You $25 127
B.Oh,That's Too Much 127
Text:Airplanes 130
Grammar:Present Perfect Tense(2) 132
Writing:Attributive Clause(2) 133
Reading:Banking Services 136
Appendix 140
Vocabulary List 140
Irregular Verbs 159