Unit 1 DEPENDENT 1
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 1
Section A Short Conversations 1
Section B Shot Dictation 2
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 3
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 3
Listening Task 3
Passage 4
Story 5
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 5
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 5
Passage——DINK 6
Short Conversations 9
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 9
Unit 2 MAN VS WOMAN 9
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 11
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 12
Listening Task 12
Passage 12
Story 13
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 13
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 13
Passage——Differences between Man and Woman 14
Unit 3 HAPPINESS 16
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 16
Section A Short Conversations 16
Section B Note-taking 17
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 18
Listening Task 18
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 18
Passage 19
Story 20
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 20
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 20
Passage——Happiness or Fun 21
Unit 4 OCCUPATIONAL DECISION 23
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 23
Section A Short Conversations 23
Section B Shot Dictation 24
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 25
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 25
Listening Task 25
Story 26
Passage 26
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 27
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 27
Passage——Career Direction 27
Unit 5 ADVERTISEMENT 29
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 29
Short Conversations 29
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 31
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 31
Listening Task 32
Passage 32
Story 32
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 32
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 33
Passage——Ads of Help 33
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 35
Short Conversations 35
Unit 6 WORK 35
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 37
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 37
Listening Task 37
Passage 38
Story 38
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 38
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 39
Passage——Work,a Way of Life 39
Unit 7 DRESSING 41
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 41
Short Conversations 41
Passage 43
Listening Task 43
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 43
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 43
Story 44
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 44
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 44
Passage——Clothing 45
Unit 8 ENGLISH 47
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 47
Section A Short Conversations 47
Section B Shot Dictation 48
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 49
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 49
Listening Task 49
Passage 49
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 50
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 50
Story 50
Passage——English,Global Communication 51
Unit 9 BRAINS 53
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 53
Section A Short Conversations 53
Section B Shot Dictation 54
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 55
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 55
Listening Task 55
Passage 56
Story 56
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 56
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 56
Passage——Asian American 57
Short Conversations 60
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 60
Unit 10 SLEEP-DEFICIT 60
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 62
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 62
Listening Task 63
Passage 63
Story 63
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 64
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 64
Passage——Enough Sleep? 64
Unit 11 OBSTACLES IN COMMUNICATION 66
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 66
Short Conversations 66
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 68
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 68
Listening Task 68
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 69
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 69
Passage 69
Story 69
Passage——Silence 70
Unit 12 POVERTY 72
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 72
Section A Short Conversations 72
Section B Shot Dictation 73
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 74
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 74
Listening Task 74
Passage 74
Story 75
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 75
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 75
Passage——Hyper-poor 76
Short Conversations 78
Unit 13 FRIENDSHIP 78
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 78
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 80
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 80
Listening Task 81
Passage 81
Story 81
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 82
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 82
Passage——Forms of Friendship 82
Unit 14 SUCCESS 85
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 85
Short Conversations 85
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 87
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 87
Passage 88
Listening Task 88
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 89
Story 89
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 90
Passage——A Journey to Success 90
Unit 15 SMOKING 92
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 92
Short Conversations 92
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 94
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 94
Listening Task 94
Passage 95
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 96
Passage——Addiction 96
Story 96
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 96
Unit 16 CLONING 99
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 99
Short Conversations 99
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 101
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 101
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 102
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 102
Passage 102
Story 102
Listening Task 102
Extracts and Letters about Cloning 103
Unit 17 TABOO 106
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 106
Short Conversations 106
Listening Task 108
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 108
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 108
Passage 109
Story 109
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 110
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 110
Passage——Revenge 110
Unit 18 CREDULITY 112
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 112
Section A Short Conversations 112
Section B Shot Dictation 113
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 114
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 114
Listening Task 114
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 115
Story 115
Passage 115
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 116
Passage——A Hole in Head 116
Unit 19 LOTTERY 118
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises 118
Short Conversations 118
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 120
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 120
Listening Task 120
Passage 120
Story 121
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 121
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 121
Passage——Big Win 122
Section A Short Conversations 124
Part ⅠWarming-up Exercises 124
Unit 20 URBAN LIFE 124
Section B Shot Dictation 125
Part Ⅱ Oral and Aural Work 126
Pre-listening Task Questions for pair discussion or individual practice 126
Listening Task 126
Passage 127
Story 127
Speaking Task Topics for oral presentation 127
Part Ⅲ Additional Information 128
Passage——City Problems 128
Key and Tapescript 130
Unit 1 130
Unit 2 133
Unit 3 137
Unit 4 140
Unit 5 143
Unit 6 147
Unit 7 151
Unit 8 154
Unit 9 158
Unit 10 161
Unit 11 165
Unit 12 169
Unit 13 172
Unit 14 176
Unit 15 179
Unit 16 184
Unit 17 188
Unit 18 192
Unit 19 195
Unit 20 199