CONTENTS 1
UNIT 1
SECTION A The Core Text:Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 1
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Business and Managcment 5
1．A Rise in Salary 5
2．About Business 7
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 8
1．APEC China 2001 8
2．China's Stance on APEC Affairs 9
3．China's Economic and Trade Relations with Other APEC Members 10
SECTION D Exercises 11
UNIT 2
SECTION A The Core Text:For Better Understanding in Oral Communication 16
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Language Learning and School Life(Ⅰ) 18
1．A Teacher of Spoken English 18
2．Preparing a Speech 19
3．Back from Vacation 20
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 21
1．How to Be Chairman in a Discussion 21
2．Public Speaking 21
3．Living and Dying of Languages 22
SECTION D Exercises 23
UNIT 3
SECTION A The Core Text:Have an Orderly Framework for Your Speech 28
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Language Learning and School Lifc(Ⅱ) 30
1．Personal Experience 30
2．Advice Collecting 31
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 33
1．Neither Too Many,Nor Too Short 33
2．Logical Division and Logical Sense 34
3．Presentation 34
SECTION D Exercises 35
UNIT 4
SECTION A The Core Text:Something About Cosmetics 38
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Modern Science 40
1．The Effect of TV 40
2．An Unpleasant Experience 41
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 43
1．Some Advice About Shopping in a Department Store 43
2．The Struggle for Food 44
3．Eating Habits 44
SECTION D Exercises 45
UNIT 5
SECTION A The Core Text:The Spirit of a Great Figure 49
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Traveling and Sightseeing 51
1．Phoning the Travel Agent About a Trip 51
2．Talking About Sightseeing in London 52
3．A Business Trip Abroad 53
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 55
1．The Golden Gate Bridge 55
2．The Geological Wonder 55
3．Great Britain—Physical Background 56
SECTION D Exercises 57
UNIT 6
SECTION A The Core Text:Translation Vs Interpretation 61
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Culture and Tradition 65
1．At a Vegetarian Lunch 65
2．Two Art Lovers 66
3．Thanksgiving Day in the US 66
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 68
1．The First Thanksgiving Day 68
2．What Is a Typical American Family Now? 70
3．High School Education in America 71
SECTION D Exercises 72
UNIT 7
SECTION A The Core Text:Sports in the United States 75
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Sports 78
1．Finding the Way to the Gymnasiun 78
2．Having Tea After Swimming 79
3．Talking About Sports 79
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 81
1．Sports Around the World 81
2．Football and Cricket:Britain's Most Popular Sports 82
3．Outdoor and Indoor Games 83
SECTION D Exercises 84
UNIT 8
SECTION A The Core Text:Video Games—Parents' Headaches 90
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Family Life 94
1．Opinions on Family Types(Ⅰ) 94
2．Opinions on Family Types(Ⅱ) 95
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 96
1．Family Life:the Changing Scene 96
2．My Mother and Myself—a Schoolgirl's Words 97
3．From a Lady's Letter to Her Mother 98
SECTION D Exercises 99
UNIT 9
SECTION A The Core Text:Live Away from Large Cities 102
SECTION B Sample Dialogues in the Form of Telephone Conversation 105
1．Short Talks 105
2．A Longer Talk over the Phone 106
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 109
"1．Public Transportation in San Francisco 109
2．World Refugees 110
3．The Negative Effect of the Telephone 111
SECTION D Exercises 112
UNIT 10
SECTION A The Core Text:The Style of a World Famous Chinese 116
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About the Western Society 119
1．A Street Interview 119
2．A House-call lnterview 120
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 122
1．A Talk About the Medical Profession 122
2．Men and Computer in the 21st Century 123
3．The Steel-collar Workers 124
SECTION D Exercises 125
UNIT 11
SECTION A The Core Text:Learn to Educate Yourself 130
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Opinion Exchange 132
1．On the Promotion Campaign 132
2．A Panel Discussion 133
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 135
1．Some Facts About Education in the USA 135
2．Canada and Its Population 136
3．Weather in America 137
SECTION D Exercises 139
UNIT 12
SECTION A The Core Text:The Development of Rice Production 143
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Food 145
1．How to Prepare Food 145
2．In a Restaurant 146
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 148
1．Native Indians Contribute to Modern American Culture 148
2．The Glorious Cartoonist 150
3．The Spider 151
SECTION D Exercises 152
UNIT 13
SECTION A The Core Text:TV Does Irreparable Harm 156
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Interviews 158
1．A Job Interview 158
2．Interviewing a Writer 159
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 162
1．Double the Waste 162
2．High School and Colleges in the USA 163
3．Ernest Hemingway 164
SECTION D Exercises 167
UNIT 14
SECTION A The Core Text:A Congratulatory Speech 170
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Impressions 172
1．Impressions of Montreal and Ottawa 172
2．Impressions of Hong Kong and Singapore 172
3．Impressions of L.A. and San Francisco 173
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 174
1．Part of a Speech by a British Minister 174
2．Towards Office Automation 175
3．A Reporter's Impression of the New Road 176
SECTION D Exercises 178
UNIT 15
SECTION A The Core Text:A Speech by a Managing Director 182
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Business and Trading(Ⅰ) 185
1．Negotiating a Contract 185
2．A Phone Call About Late Payment of an Invoice 186
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 187
（1）Firms Call for Able Managers 187
（2）An Introduction to a Company 188
（3）The Causes of Inflation 189
SECTION D Exercises 190
UNIT 16
SECTION A The Core Text:Gaining Success in Business Through Strategic Improvising 195
SECTION B Sample Dialogues About Business and Trading(Ⅱ) 198
1．A Business Meeting(Ⅰ) 198
2．A Business Meeting(Ⅱ) 199
SECTION C Passages for Reading and Oral Practice 201
1．Developing National Minority Regions 201
2．The Poor British Exporter 202
3．The Most Powerful Businessman in Hong Kong in 1997 202
SECTION D Exercises 205