1 First impressions 第一印象 1
2 Dear friend 亲爱的朋友 6
3 Through a window 透过窗户 12
4 Assessing your writing abilities 评估你的写作能力 17
5 Poet s corner 诗人角 21
6 Circular stories 循环小说 27
7 What makes a good piece of writing? 优秀的作品由什么构成？ 32
8 Seeing what you think 观看你的思维 36
9 Portrait of a nation: Common misconceptions 一个民族的画像：常见的误解 42
10 Portrait of a nation: A guide for visitors 一个民族的画像：游客指南 46
11 In business: Business letters 身在商界：公函写作 50
12 In business: Journey to paradise? 身在商界：通向天堂的旅程？ 55
13 Advertising: Sell it! 做广告：销售产品！ 58
14 Advertising: Tastyworld-an advertising campaign 做广告：美味世界—一次广告活动 63
15 In the news: Newspaper stories 身在报界：新闻报道 66
16 In the news: Newsdesk 身在报界：编辑部 72
17 The way we live Part A: Designing a questionnaire 我们的生活方式：部分A：设计问卷 74
18 The way we live Part B: Presenting the results 我们的生活方式：部分B：展示结果 77
19 A class newspaper Part A: Planning the paper 班报：部分A：筹划班报 80
20 A class newspaper Part B: The first issue 班报：部分B：第一期 83
Activity Cards 活动卡 89
Teacher s notes for Units 12 and 16 关于12、16单元致教师 102
Letterheads for Unit 12 12单元信函的抬头 105
Mastheads for Unit 16 16单元的报头 106
Acknowledgements 致谢 108