1 GREETING AND INTROOUCING PEOPLE 1
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 1
Section 2 Being All Ears 4
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 7
Passage A How to Greet a Foreign Friend 7
Passage B My Two American Friends 8
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 10
Having Some Fun 14
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 15
2 GIVING THANKS AND EXPRESSING REGRET 15
Section 2 Being All Ears 18
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 21
Passage A What Is True Generosity 21
Passage B Good business 23
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 25
Having Some Fun 30
3 DIRECTIONS AND SIGNS 31
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 31
Section 2 Being All Ears 34
Passage A A Travel Experience 36
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 36
Passage B Buses in the U.S. 38
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 40
Having Some Fun 43
4 TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES 44
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 44
Section 2 Being All Ears 47
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 49
Passage A Quality Time 49
Passage B The Importance of Punctuality 51
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 53
Having Some Fun 58
5 TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER 59
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 59
Section 2 Being All Ears 61
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 64
Passage A A Holiday for the Grandparents 64
Passage B A Rainy Night 67
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 68
Having Some Fun 72
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 73
6 STUDY 73
Section 2 Being All Ears 76
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 78
Passage A Be Realistic, College Students 78
Passage B Opportunity Knocks-But at a Cost 80
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 82
Having Some Fun 87
7 SPORTS AND HOBBIES 88
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 88
Section 2 Being All Ears 91
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 93
Passage A Why Fishing Attracts Millions of People 93
Passage B Interview with Kevin Maynor in Beijing 95
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 97
Having Some Fun 101
8 COOKERY, FOOD AND CULTURE 102
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 102
Section 2 Being All Ears 105
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 107
Passage A Moon-cakes and the Mid-Autumn Festival 107
Passage B Different Attitudes Towards Dining Out 109
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 111
Having Some Fun 116
9 CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS AND MAKING FRIENDS 117
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 117
Section 2 Being All Ears 120
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 122
Passage A An Unforgettable Christmas 122
Passage B Making Friends with a Bird 124
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 126
Having Some Fun 130
Section 1 Talking Face to Face 131
10 SHOWING CONCERN AND GIVING ADVICE 131
Section 2 Being All Ears 134
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye 136
Passage A Who Could We turn to for Help? 136
Passage B His Life Continued 138
Section 4 Trying Your Hand 140
Having Some Fun 144
SELF-ASSESSMENT 145
KEY ＆ TRANSLATIONS 158
VOCABULARY ＆ PHRASES 211