Unit 1 Myths and Legends 1
Part One Preparation 1
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 2
In-Class Reading Why the Tortoise s Shell Is Not Smooth 3
Passage Ⅰ Beauty and the Beast 10
Passage Ⅱ The Monkey King 13
Passage Ⅲ The First Beginning 16
Part Four Further Development 18
Quiz 20
Unit 2 Manners 24
Part One Preparation 24
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 24
In-Class Reading No One Stops to Say Thank You Anymore 25
Passage Ⅰ Men s Liberation from Etiquette 30
Passage Ⅱ Who Pays the Check? 32
Passage Ⅲ Why Manners? 34
Quiz 37
Unit 3 Leisure Activities 40
Part One Preparation 40
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 40
In-Class Reading Entertaining Humor—What s Funny? 41
Passage Ⅰ Underwater Concert 45
Passage Ⅱ Fatal Attraction 46
Passage Ⅲ Wow, Would I Love to Do That 47
Quiz 49
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 52
Part One Preparation 52
Unit 4 Science and Technology 52
In-Class Reading Too Fast 53
Passage Ⅰ True Love 58
Passage Ⅱ Back from the Dead 61
Passage Ⅲ Watch Out—You re on Camera 63
Part Four Further Development 66
Quiz 68
Unit 5 The Power of Words 72
Part One Preparation 72
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 72
In-Class Reading The Power of a Note 74
Passage Ⅰ All the Good Things 82
Passage Ⅱ Mother Tongue 86
Passage Ⅲ How to Write a Personal Letter 89
Part Four Further Development 92
Quiz 93
Unit 6 Success 96
Part One Preparation 96
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 96
In-Class Reading The Key to Success 98
Passage Ⅰ Success Means Never Feeling Tired 103
Passage Ⅱ A Triumph of the Spirit 106
Passage Ⅲ How to Succeed at Failing 108
Part Four Further Development 111
Quiz 113
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 116
Unit 7 Athletes 116
Part One Preparation 116
In-Class Reading Athletes Should Be Role Models 117
Passage Ⅰ Athletes Should Not Be Role Models 123
Passage Ⅱ Playing to Win 125
Passage Ⅲ Performance and Technology 128
Part Four Further Development 131
Quiz 133
Unit 8 Healthy Living 136
Part One Preparation 136
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 136
In-Class Reading Set Your Body s Time Clock to Work for You 137
Passage Ⅰ Surprising Facts About Sleep 143
Passage Ⅱ A Pill for Every Ill? 146
Passage Ⅲ Nothing to Sneeze At 149
Quiz 152
Unit 9 Friends and Friendship 155
Part One Preparation 155
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 155
In-Class Reading On Friendship 156
Passage Ⅰ Friends, Good Friends—and Such Good Friends 162
Passage Ⅱ Best Friends 165
Passage Ⅲ The Value of Friendship 167
Part Four Further Development 170
Quiz 172
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 175
Part One Preparation 175
Unit 10 Business Strategies 175
In-Class Reading Business Lessons from the Rain Forest 177
Passage Ⅰ National Stereotypes and Business Behavior 183
Passage Ⅱ The Japanese Approach to Management 187
Passage Ⅲ Doing Business in Asia 191
Part Four Further Development 195
Quiz 196
Unit 11 Heroes 199
Part One Preparation 199
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 199
In-Class Reading Heroes 200
Passage Ⅰ Mr Lee s Side of the Street 207
Passage Ⅱ Rescue at Dotson Creek 209
Passage Ⅲ In Memory of the challenger Astronauts 212
Part Four Further Development 215
Quiz 216
Unit 12 Public Speaking 219
Part One Preparation 219
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 219
In-Class Reading Why Study Public Speaking? 220
Passage Ⅰ Food for Thought 225
Passage Ⅱ The Eulogy 227
Passage Ⅲ The Shame of Hunger 230
Part Four Further Development 232
Quiz 233