LESSON ONE 1
Text:The Pleasure and Value of Books 1
Dialogue:Talking about the Weather 4
Grammar：词类 4
Phonetics：国际音标 6
元音/i:/Ι//e//?/ 6
辅音/p/／b／/t//d//k//g／/f//v//s//z/ 7
Exercises 8
LESSON TWO 13
Text:Teenagers and Adults Together 13
Dialogue:Asking for Advice 15
Grammar：名词的数 16
Phonetics：元音/？://?//a://Λ/ 18
辅音/θ//e//m//?／/l//r//h//w//j/ 18
音节与重读音节 18
Exercises 19
LESSON THREE 24
Text:Reference Materials in the Libra 24
Dialogue:Meeting New Acquaintances 27
Grammar：主语和谓语 28
Phonetics：元音/u://υ/？//？/ 29
辅音/∫//з／/t∫//dз/ 29
r音节、重读r音节和非重读r音节的读音 30
Exercises 30
LESSON FOUR 36
Text:A Two-way Student Exchange 36
Dialogue:AskingforaFavor 39
Grammar:Ⅰ宾语 39
Ⅱ补语 40
Phonetics：元音/eI//aI//？//？//？//？//？/／？／ 42
辅音/ts//dz//tr//dr/ 43
闭音节和重读闭音节中元音字母的读音 43
开音节和重读开音节中元音字母的读音 44
非重读音节中元音字母的读音 44
Exercises 45
LESSON FIVE 53
Text:The Gift 53
Dialogue:Asking for Information 56
Grammar：句子种类 56
Phonetics：元音字母组合的读音 58
辅音字母的读音 60
辅音字母组合的读音 62
Exercises 62
LESSON SIX 69
Text：The British Education System 69
Dialogue:Expressing Likes ＆ Dislikes 72
Grammar:I定语 73
Ⅱ状语 74
Phonetics:辅音连缀 75
意群、停顿和连读 75
不完全爆破 75
Exercises 76
Revision Examination（Lessons1—6） 80
LESON SEVEN 86
Text:Peace Pilgrim 86
Dialogue:Expressing Opinions 90
Grammar：一般现在时 90
Exercises 92
LESSON EIGHT 96
Text:An Intelligent Dog 96
Dialogue:Expressing Disapproval 100
Grammar：一般过去时 101
Exercises 102
LESSON NINE 106
Text:A Family Camping Trip 106
Dialogue:Complaining 110
Grammar：一般将来时 110
Exercises 112
LESSON TEN 117
Text:A Customer Pays His Bill 117
Dialogue:Apologizing 120
Grammar：简单句的基本句型 120
Exercises 122
LFSSON ELEVEN 127
Text:The Thousand and One Nights 127
Dialogue:Expressing Regret 130
Grammar:I语态 131
Ⅱ被动语态（I） 131
Exercises 133
LESSON TWELVE 140
Text:Good Manners 140
Dialogue:Saying Good-bye 145
Grammar：现在进行时 145
Exercises 147
Revision Examination（Lessons7—12） 152
Supplementary Readings补充读物 158
1.Mencius and His Mother 158
2.Teenagers' Leisure and Pleasure 160
3.How to Find a Book 163
4.Student-teacher Relationships 166
5.Jane's Future Is Decided 167
6.Public Schools 170
7.The First Solo Flight across the Atlantic 172
8.A Visit to a Pet Tiger 175
9.Cooking in the Early Days of Human Beings 178
10.The Baby Exchange 181
11.When Does a New Year Begin? 183
12.Rice and Rituals 185
Vocabulary词汇表 188