Unit 1 A New Beginning 1
Listening Practice 1
Oral Practice 3
Reading Practice 6
Text A College—a New Beginning 6
Text B Advice 12
Writing Practice 17
Further Practice 18
Unit 2 Communication 22
Listening Practice 22
Oral Practice 24
Reading Practice 27
Text A The Way Americans Greet 27
Text B Loser 32
Writing Practice 36
Further Practice 36
Unit 3 Study 41
Listening Practice 41
Oral Practice 44
Reading Practice 47
Text A How I Learned to Speak 47
Text B I Never Write Right 54
Writing Practice 59
Further Practice 59
Unit 4 Activities 64
Listening Practice 64
Oral Practice 66
Reading Practice 70
Text A Turning Off TV:A Quiet Hour 70
Text B Daniel Mendoza 77
Writing Practice 84
Further Practice 85
Unit 5 Shopping 89
Listening Practice 89
Oral Practice 91
Reading Practice 94
Text A Home Shopping TV Networks 94
Text B Product Advertising 100
Writing Practice 106
Further Practice 106
Unit 6 Music 111
Listening Practice 111
Oral Practice 114
Reading Practice 117
Text A Rock and Roll 117
Text B The Beatles 124
Writing Practice 128
Further Practice 129
Unit 7 Travel 133
Listening Practice 133
Oral Practice 136
Reading Practice 139
Text A Sailing Round the World 139
Text B A Travel Experience 144
Writing Practice 148
Further Practice 149
Unit 8 Holidays 154
Listening Practice 154
Oral Practice 156
Reading Practice 159
Text A Welcoming the New Year 159
Text B A Typical Halloween Scene 164
Writing Practice 169
Further Practice 169
Unit 9 Business 174
Listening Practice 174
Oral Practice 176
Reading Practice 179
Text A Why Import and Export 179
Text B Stock 183
Writing Practice 188
Further Practice 189
Unit 10 Computer 193
Listening Practice 193
Oral Practice 195
Reading Practice 198
Text A Can a Computer think? 198
Text B People and Computers:a Working Relationship 203
Writing Practice 208
Further Practice 208
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary 212
Appendix Ⅱ Phrases＆Expressions 228