Unit 1 Myths and Legends 1
Part One Preparation 2
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 3
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 6
Enriching Your Word Power 6
In-Class Reading Why the Tortoise's Shell Is Not Smooth 9
After-Class Reading 16
Passage Ⅰ Beauty and the Beast 16
Passage Ⅱ The Monkey King 23
Passage Ⅲ The First Beginning 31
Part Four Further Development 37
Unit 2 Manners 40
Part One Preparation 41
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 42
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 44
Enriching Your Word Power 44
In-Class Reading No One Stops to Say"Thank You"Anymore 47
After-Class Reading 55
Passage Ⅰ Men's Liberation from Etiquette 55
Passage Ⅱ Who Pays the Check? 61
Passage Ⅲ Why Manners? 67
Part Four Further Development 74
Unit 3 Leiure Activities 76
Part One Preparation 77
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 79
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 82
Enriching Your Word Power 82
In-Class Reading Entertaining Humor—What's Funny? 85
After-Class Reading 93
Passage Ⅰ Underwater Concert 93
Passage Ⅱ Fatal Attraction 99
Passage Ⅲ Wow,Would I Love to Do That 106
Part Four Further Development 113
Unit 4 Science and Technology 115
Part One Preparation 116
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 118
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 121
Enriching Your Word Power 121
In-Class Reading Too Fast? 125
After-Class Reading 133
Passage Ⅰ True Love 133
Passage Ⅱ Back from the Dead 140
Passage Ⅲ Watch Out—You're on Camera 147
Part Four Further Development 157
Unit 5 The Power of Words 161
Part One Preparation 162
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 163
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 165
Enriching Your Word Power 165
In-Class Reading The Power of a Note 167
After-Class Reading 177
Passage Ⅰ All the Good Things 177
Passage Ⅱ Mother Tongue 184
Passage Ⅲ How to Write a Personal Letter 190
Part Four Further Development 197
Unit 6 Success 199
Part One Preparation 200
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 201
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 203
Enriching Your Word Power 203
In-Class Reading The Key to Success 206
After-Class Reading 215
Passage Ⅰ Success Means Never Feeling Tired 215
Passage Ⅱ A Triumph of the Spirit 223
Passage Ⅲ How to Succeed at Failing 231
Part Four Further Development 241
Glossary 243