Unit 1 Education 1
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 1
Text A My Law School Life 1
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 8
Text B Homeschooling in the U.S.A 8
Part Ⅲ Writing 14
How to Write a Coherent Passage 14
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 16
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 19
Unit 2 Customs and Conventions 20
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 20
Text A Christmas Eve Dinner 20
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 27
Text B Marrying Daughters 27
Part Ⅲ Writing 33
How to Write a Narrative Passage(Ⅰ) 33
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 35
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 38
Unit 3 Food and Meals 39
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 39
Text A Meat Prohibitions 39
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 48
Text B Taste Wine,Taste Life 48
Part Ⅲ Writing 56
How to Write a Narrative Passage(Ⅱ) 56
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 58
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 61
Unit 4 Language and Public Speeches 62
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 62
Text A The Day Language Came into My Life 62
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 70
Text B A Famous Speech 70
Part Ⅲ Writing 76
How to Write an Expository Passage(Ⅰ) 76
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 80
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 82
Unit 5 Personality and Interpersonal Relationship 83
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 83
Text A Broken Wing 83
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 90
Text B Seven Steps to Good Relationships 90
Part Ⅲ Writing 97
How to Write an Expository Passage(Ⅱ) 97
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 99
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 101
Unit 6 College Life 102
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 102
Text A Cutting-and-pasting:Fault of Indulgent Lecturers 102
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 111
Text B College Libraries Set Aside Books in a Digital Age 111
Part Ⅲ Writing 118
How to Write a Descriptive Passage(Ⅰ) 118
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 119
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 122
Unit 7 Races and Nations 123
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 123
Text A Australia's Population Challenge 123
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 130
Text B Remembering September 11th:Five Years Later 130
Part Ⅲ Writing 136
How to Write a Descriptive Passage(Ⅱ) 136
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 138
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 140
Unit 8 Family and Marriage 141
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 141
Text A Desperate to Be Housewives 141
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 149
Text B How to Win at Marriage 149
Part Ⅲ Writing 155
How to Write an Argumentative Passage(Ⅰ) 155
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 158
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 160
Unit 9 Sports 161
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 161
Text A Made in China:Good Impressions 161
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 169
Text B At the UN,How We Envy the World Cup 169
Part Ⅲ Writing 175
How to Write an Argumentative Passage(Ⅱ) 175
How to Effectively Present the Argument 177
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 177
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 180
Unit 10 Career Planning 181
Part Ⅰ In-class Reading 181
Text A Trading Up 181
Part Ⅱ After-class Reading 189
Text B Career Goal Setting:Your First Step in a Job Search 189
Part Ⅲ Writing 196
Review:How to Write Proper Sentences 196
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 201
Part Ⅴ Proverbs and Quotations 204
Vocabulary 205
Proper Names 252
Phrases and Expressions 255