UNIT 1 1
PART ONE:Talking about Oneself 1
PART TWO:Statements 3
PART THREE:1.When They Found Something 7
2.On a Train 8
3.Tickets Please! 8
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 9
UNIT 2 11
PART ONE:How the British People Spend Holidays 11
PART TWO:Statements 13
PART THREE:1.Planning a Vacation 17
2.Making Enquiries at a Travel Agency 18
3.Making Preparations for a Trip 19
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 20
UNIT 3 22
PART ONE:My First Day in New York 22
PART TWO:Statements 25
PART THREE:1.Living Abroad 29
2.The First Months in the United States 30
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 31
UNIT 4 33
PART ONE:Crime and Punishment 33
PART TWO:Statements 34
PART THREE:1.Prison Substitutes 38
2.How to Stay Safe in This City? 38
3.Spotting the Culprits 39
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 40
REVISION EXERCISES 1 42
UNIT 5 49
PART ONE:Life on a Small Island 49
PART TWO:Statements 50
PART THREE:1.A Tiny Village in France 54
2.A Small Town in the US 55
3.The City of Tokyo 56
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 57
UNIT 6 59
PART ONE:News in Brief 59
PART TWO:Statements 61
PART THREE:1.Introduction of Radio Broadcasting 65
2.Weather Forecast 65
3.A Radio Advertisement 66
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 67
UNIT 7 69
PART ONE:Intelligence and School Life 69
PART TWO:Statements 7lPART THREE:1.The History Assignment 75
2.About Choosing Courses 75
3.Enquiring about a Course 76
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 77
UNIT 8 80
PART ONE:Housing in Great Britain 80
PART TWO:Statements 82
PART THREE:1.Which Apartment Do You Like Best? 85
2.Talking about an Apartment 85
3.Enquiring about Accommodation 86
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 87
REVISION EXERCISES 2 90
UNIT 9 97
PART ONE:Shopping 97
PART TWO:Statements 100
PART THREE:1.In a Store 103
2.May I Help You? 104
3.What Seems to Be the Problem? 104
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 105
UNIT 10 108
PART ONE:City Traffic 108
PART TWO:Statcments 110
PART THREE:1.Parking in London 113
2.Phoning a Garage 114
3.My Job Duties 115
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 116
UNIT 11 118
PART ONE:London Stock Exchange 118
PART TWO:Statements 120
PART THREE:1.Gold Market Crash 123
2.At the Bank 124
3.Opening a Bank Account 125
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 126
UNIT 12 129
PART ONE:British Newspapers 129
PART TWO:Statements 131
PART THREE:1.How Do You Become a Foreign Corre-spondent? 134
2.How to Get the News 135
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 136
REVISION EXERCISES 3 138
UNIT 13 146
PART ONE:Healthy Eating 146
PART TWO:Statements 148
PART THREE:1.Dining at a Restaurant 152
2.What a Charming Restaurant! 152
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 153
UNIT 14 155
PART ONE:Beethoven 155
PART TWO:Statements 157
PART THREE:1.Background Music 161
2.Jazz 161
3.A Musical Theatre Production 162
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 163
UNIT 15 165
PART ONE:First Aid 165
PART TWO:Statements 166
PART THREE:1.Seeing a Doctor 170
2.First Aid for Young Children 171
3.How to Keep Fit 172
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 172
UNIT 16 175
PART ONE:Air Quality in Britain 175
PART TWO:Statements 176
PART THREE:1.Acid Rain 180
2.Is Nuclear Power Safe? 181
3.An Ecology Report 182
PART FOUR:Listening and Translation 183
REVISION EXERCISES 4 185
SAMPLE TEST 1 193
SAMPLE TEST 2 201
SAMPLE TEST 3 209
SAMPLE TEST 4 217
SAMPLE TEST 5 225
SAMPLE TEST 6 233
TAPESCRIPTS 241
ANSWER KEY 417