UNIT 1 SAVING WATER RESOURCES—WHEN YOU TURN ON THE FAUCET 1
UNIT 2 CHINESE LITERATURE—READING A GOOD BOOK 7
UNIT 3 CHATTING ONLINE—BAIDU/GOOGLE 17
UNIT 4 WESTERN CUISINE AND CHINESE CUISINE 23
UNIT 5 GREEN FOODS—WHAT CAN WE EAT? 30
UNIT 6 NATURAL DISASTERS—THE WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE 36
UNIT 7 WHITE POLLUTION—CARRYING A SHOPPING BAG 43
UNIT 8 CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY—ONE OF OUR NATIONAL TREASURES 51
UNIT 9 CHINESE FOLK ART 57
UNIT 10 SOAR,"TAIKONAUTS" 66
UNIT 11 CHINESE TEA CULTURE 73
UNIT 12 DEFINING SUCCESS—WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SUCCESSFUL? 84
UNIT 13 SHOPPING ONLINE—E-COMMERCE/ELECTRONIC BANKING 91
UNIT 14 TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE—MIRACLES OF FOLK WISDOM 97
UNIT 15 AIDS REMEMBRANCE DAY 104
UNIT 16 STUDYING ABROAD 113
UNIT 17 SCENIC SIGHTS—HUANGGUOSHU FALLS 119
UNIT 18 THE SPRING FESTIVAL GALA 124
APPENDIX Ⅰ USEFUL FUNCTIONAL PATTERNS 129
APPENDIX Ⅱ BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON SPEAKING STRATEGIES—PLANNING MAKES PERFECT 141
APPENDIX Ⅲ MATERIALS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 148