1 INVITATIONS 1
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 1
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 5
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 8
Passage Ⅰ Are You Really Being Invited? 8
Passage Ⅱ An Invitation Letter 11
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 13
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 17
2 EMAILS 18
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 18
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 22
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 25
Passage Ⅰ Online Growth Continued 25
Passage Ⅱ Pros and Cons of"Chatroom" 29
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 31
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 35
3 COMMUNICATION BY PHONE 36
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 36
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 40
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 42
Passage Ⅰ For Conversation Press#1 42
Passage Ⅱ Communication by Phone in the U.S. 45
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 48
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 52
4 MAKING RESERVATIONS 53
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 53
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 57
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 60
Passage Ⅰ Climer Lodge 60
Passage Ⅱ Letter from the President 64
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 66
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 71
5 AT A RESTAURANT 72
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 72
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 76
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 79
Passage Ⅰ Toledo:A Problem of Menus 79
Passage Ⅱ Toast at a Wedding 83
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 85
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 88
6 SHOPPING AND SIGHTSEEING 89
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 89
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 93
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 96
Passage Ⅰ Visiting the Gateway Arch 96
Passage Ⅱ Ordering a Gift Online 100
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 103
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 107
7 FAREWELL 108
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 108
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 113
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 115
Passage Ⅰ The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met 115
Passage Ⅱ A Farewell Speech 119
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 121
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 125
8 APPLYING FOR A JOB 126
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 126
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 132
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 135
Passage Ⅰ Applying for a New Boss 135
Passage Ⅱ Beginning the Business 138
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 141
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 147
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 148
VOCABULARY 157
PHRASES 164