Unit 1 Education 1
Part Ⅰ Text A My Law School Life 1
Background Information 1
Language Study 3
Key to Exercises 7
Part Ⅱ Text B Homeschooling in the U.S.A 9
Background Information 9
Language Study 10
Key to Exercises 13
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write a Coherent Passage 14
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 15
Chinese Translation of Text A 18
Chinese Translation of Text B 19
Unit 2 Customs and Conventions 20
Part Ⅰ Text A Christmas Eve Dinner 20
Background Information 20
Language Study 24
Key to Exercises 28
Part Ⅱ Text B Marrying Daughters 30
Background Information 30
Language Study 31
Key to Exercises 34
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write a Narrative Passage(Ⅰ) 35
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 37
Chinese Translation of Text A 39
Chinese Translation of Text B 40
Unit 3 Food and Meals 42
Part Ⅰ Text A Meat Prohibitions 42
Background Information 42
Language Study 45
Key to Exercises 49
Part Ⅱ Text B Taste Wine,Taste Life 51
Background Information 51
Language Study 53
Key to Exercises 56
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write a Narrative Passage(Ⅱ) 57
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 59
Chinese Translation of Text A 62
Chinese Translation of Text B 62
Unit 4 Language and Public Speeches 64
Part Ⅰ Text A The Day Language Came into My Life 64
Background Information 64
Language Study 66
Key to Exercises 69
Part Ⅱ Text B A Famous Speech 71
Background Information 71
Language Study 73
Key to Exercises 76
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write an Expository Passage(Ⅰ) 76
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 79
Chinese Translation of Text A 82
Chinese Translation of Text B 82
Unit 5 Personality and Interpersonal Relationship 84
Part Ⅰ Text A Broken Wing 84
Background Information 84
Language Study 85
Key to Exercises 88
Part Ⅱ Text B Seven Steps to Good Relationships 90
Background Information 90
Language Study 91
Key to Exercises 94
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write an Expository Passage(Ⅱ) 95
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 96
Chinese Translation of Text A 99
Chinese Translation of Text B 100
Unit 6 College Life 101
Part Ⅰ Text A Cutting-and-pasting:Fault of Indulgent Lecturers 101
Background Information 101
Language Study 102
Key to Exercises 106
Part Ⅱ Text B College Libraries Set Aside Books in a Digital Age 109
Background Information 109
Language Study 109
Key to Exercises 111
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write a Descriptive Passage(Ⅰ) 112
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 113
Chinese Translation of Text A 117
Chinese Translation of Text B 118
Unit 7 Races and Nations 120
Part Ⅰ Text A Australia's Population Challenge 120
Background Information 120
Language Study 122
Key to Exercises 125
Part Ⅱ Text B Remembering September 11th:Five Years Later 126
Background Information 126
Language Study 128
Key to Exercises 131
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write a Descriptive Passage(Ⅱ) 131
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 133
Chinese Translation of Text A 136
Chinese Translation of Text B 137
Unit 8 Family and Marriage 138
Part Ⅰ Text A Desperate to Be Housewives 138
Background Information 138
Language Study 139
Key to Exercises 144
Part Ⅱ Text B How to Win at Marriage 146
Background Information 146
Language Study 146
Key to Exercises 150
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write an Argumentative Passage(Ⅰ) 151
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 154
Chinese Translation of Text A 158
Chinese Translation of Text B 159
Unit 9 Sports 161
Part Ⅰ Text A Made in China:Good Impressions 161
Background Information 161
Language Study 164
Kev to Exercises 168
Part Ⅱ Text B At the UN,How We Envy the World Cup 170
Background Information 170
Language Study 172
Key to Exercises 176
Part Ⅲ Writing How to Write an Argumentative Passage(Ⅱ) 177
How to Effectively Present the Argument 178
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 178
Chinese Translation of Text A 182
Chinese Translation of Text B 183
Unit 10 Career Planning 184
Part Ⅰ Text A Trading UP 184
Background Information 184
Language Study 188
Key to Exercises 192
Part Ⅱ Text B Career Goal Setting:Your First Step in a Job Search 195
Background Information 195
Language Study 198
Key to Exercises 202
Part Ⅲ Writing Review:How to Write Proper Sentences 203
Part Ⅳ Listening and Speaking 205
Chinese Translation of Text A 211
Chinese Translation of Text B 212