Unit 1 The Colorful Language 1
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 1
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 4
Section A Detailed Reading 4
Passage 1 Our Crazy Language 4
Section B Reading Skills 10
Guessing Unknown Words:Using Context Clues 10
Passage 2 Doing Away with the King's English 11
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 15
Section A Writing Skills 15
Writing Complete Sentences（写完整的句子） 15
Section B Practical English 16
Letters of Invitation （邀请信） 16
Unit 2 Customs of Communication 18
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 18
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 21
Section A Detailed Reading 21
Passage 1 Getting Along Verbally and Nonverbally 21
Section B Reading Skills 27
Guessing Unknown Words:Understanding Word Formation(1) 27
Passage 2 Communication Styles in English Speaking Countries 28
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 33
Section A Writing Skills 33
Writing Simple Sentences（写简单句） 33
Section B Practical English 34
Letters of Thanks（感谢信） 34
Unit 3 Food Culture 36
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 36
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 39
Section A Detailed Reading 39
Passage 1 Enjoying Your Food 39
Section B Reading Skills 45
Understanding Signal Words(1) 45
Passage 2 Food Styles in the United States of America 46
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 51
Section A Writing Skills 51
Writing Compound Sentences（写并列句） 51
Section B Practical English 52
Letters of Congratulation（祝贺信） 52
Unit 4 Questions of Intelligence 53
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 53
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 56
Section A Detailed Reading 56
Passage 1 The Advantage of Stupidity 56
Section B Reading Skills 62
Understanding Signal Words(2) 62
Passage 2 The Bright Student and the Dull Student 63
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 68
Section A Writing Skills 68
Writing Complex Sentences（写复合句） 68
Section B Practical English 69
Letters of Job-application（求职信） 69
Unit 5 Dreams of Life 71
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 71
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 74
Section A Detailed Reading 74
Passage 1 Why I Want a Wife? 74
Section B Reading Skills 80
Making Inferences While Reading 80
Passage 2 If I Were a Boy Again 81
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 85
Section A Writing Skills 85
Using Proper Verb Forms（使用正确的动词形式） 85
Section B Practical English 86
Letters of Apology（致歉信） 86
Unit 6 Famous People 87
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 87
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 90
Section A Detailed Reading 90
Passage 1 Julia Roberts——A Hollywood Film Star 90
Section B Reading Skills 96
Understanding Reference 96
Passage 2 Alfred Nobel and Nobel's Prizes 97
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 102
Section A Writing Skills 102
Writing Concise Sentences（写简洁的句子） 102
Section B Practical English 103
Letters of Recommendation（推荐信） 103
Unit 7 Average but Respectable Persons 105
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 105
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 108
Section A Detailed Reading 108
Passage 1 The Praying Hands 108
Section B Reading Skills 114
Paying Attention to the Five Ws 114
Passage 2 The Lost Gold Piece 115
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 120
Section A Writing Skills 120
Writing Sentences of Inversion（写倒装句） 120
Section B Practical English 121
Letters of Introduction（介绍信） 121
Unit 8 Weather and Climate 123
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 123
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 126
Section A Detailed Reading 126
Passage 1 The El Nino Phenomenon 126
Section B Reading Skills 133
Guessing Unknown Words:Understanding Word Formation(2) 133
Passage 2 The Atmosphere and Weather Map 133
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 138
Section A Writing Skills 138
Writing the Topic Sentence in a Paragraph（写段落的主题句） 138
Section B Practical English 139
Letters of Complaint（投诉信）（1） 139
Unit 9 Problems of Education 141
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 141
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 144
Section A Detailed Reading 144
Passage 1 General Objectives of Teaching 144
Section B Reading Skills 151
Drawing a Conclusion While Reading(1) 151
Passage 2 American Style of Education 152
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 156
Section A Writing Skills 156
Developing a Paragraph（扩展段落） 156
Section B Practical English 157
Letters of Complaint（投诉信）（2） 157
Unit 10 Thanksgiving and Easter 159
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 159
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 162
Section A Detailed Reading 162
Passage 1 Thanksgiving Day 162
Section B Reading Skills 168
Drawing a Conclusion While Reading(2) 168
Passage 2 Easter in Jackson 169
Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 175
Section A Writing Skills 175
Writing a Paragraph Coherently（写连贯的段落） 175
Section B Practical English 176
Letters of Inquiring（询问信） 176
Glossary 178
New Words 178
Phrases and Expressions 197
Proper Names 201