Unit 1 1
Ⅰ.Objectives 2
Ⅱ.Suggested Teaching Plan 2
Ⅲ.Background Information 5
Ⅳ.Class Presentation 6
Listening&Speaking 7
Reading&Writing 13
Text A：The Washwoman 14
Grammar Review：The Attributive Clause（1） 34
Practical Writing： Memos 37
Text B：A Good Name 42
Text C：The Legacy 61
Basic Reading Skills：Understanding Denotations 67
Unit 2 69
Ⅰ.Objectives 70
Ⅱ.Suggested Teaching Plan 70
Ⅲ.Background Information 73
Ⅳ.Class Presentation 75
Listening&Speaking 76
Reading&Writing 83
Text A：I Was Deceived！ 84
Grammar Review：The Attributive Clause（2） 107
Practical Writing：Sales Letters 109
Text B：Words from the Heart 116
Text C：A Rose for Miss Caroline 129
Basic Reading Skills：Understanding Figurative Language（1） 135
Unit 3 137
Ⅰ.Objectives 138
Ⅱ.Suggested Teaching Plan 138
Ⅲ.Background Information 141
Ⅳ.Class Presentation 145
Listening&Speaking 146
Reading&Writing 153
Text A：The New Frontier of Beauty 154
Grammar Review：The Noun Clause 179
Practical Writing：Order Letters 181
Text B：Stevie Wonder：Sunshine in the Shadow 184
Text C：The Youngest Painter in the World 202
Basic Reading Skills：Understanding Figurative Language（2） 207
Unit 4 209
Ⅰ.Objectives 210
Ⅱ.Suggested Teaching Plan 210
Ⅲ.Background Information 213
Ⅳ.Class Presentation 216
Listening&Speaking 216
Reading&Writing 223
Text A：More Than a Scholarship 224
Grammar Review：The Appositive Clause 244
Practical Writing：Confirmation Letters 246
Text B：Somebody Cared 248
Text C：“We’re All Here to Learn” 270
Basic Reading Skills：Understanding Idiomatic Expressions 275
Chinese Version of Texts A and B （Units 1-4） 277
Key and Tapescript for Workbook（4）（Units 1-4） 290
Unit 5 311
Ⅰ.Objectives 312
Ⅱ.Suggested Teaching Plan 312
Ⅲ.Background Information 315
Ⅳ.Class Presentation 316
Listening&Speaking 317
Reading&Writing 323
Text A： Room for the Future 324
Grammar Review： Adverbial Clauses of Time， Space and Manner 350
Practical Writing： Verification Letters 353
Text B：The Day I Flunked Out of Law School 356
Text C：Finding My Wings 376
Basic Reading Skills： Understanding Abstracts 381
Unit 6 383
Ⅰ.Objectives 384
Ⅱ.Suggested Teaching Plan 384
Ⅲ.Background Information 387
Ⅳ.Class Presentation 393
Listening&Speaking 393
Reading&Writing 399
Text A： How to Sell Anybody Anything in Five Minutes or Less 400
Grammar Review： Adverbial Clauses of Condition， Concession and Cause 420
Practical Writing： Resignation Letters 422
Text B：Better Late Than Never 426
Text C：Ten-year-old Artist Learns How to Make a Business of His Talent 442
Basic Reading Skills：Understanding Prefaces and Forewords 448
Unit 7 451
Ⅰ.Objectives 452
Ⅱ.Suggested Teaching Plan 452
Ⅲ.Background Information 455
Ⅳ.Class Presentation 456
Listening&Speaking 457
Reading&Writing 463
Text A：Charles Drew：Blood Bank Pioneer 464
Grammar Review：Adverbial Clauses of Result， Purpose and Comparison 483
Practical Writing：Adjustment Letters 485
Text B：Pioneer in Architecture：Julia Morgan 1872-1957 488
Text C：The Wonder-workers 508
Basic Reading Skills：Understanding School Introductions 515
Unit 8 517
Ⅰ.Objectives 518
Ⅱ.Suggested Teaching Plan 518
Ⅲ.Background Information 521
Ⅳ.Class Presentation 524
Listening&Speaking 524
Reading&Writing 531
Text A：Tourist Attractions and Entertainment 532
Grammar Review：The Uses of “As” 555
Practical Writing：Abstracts 557
Text B：The Taj Mahal 560
Text C：Jiuzhaigou—Scenic Waters 576
Basic Reading Skills：Understanding Instructions for Product Use and Maintenance 580
Chinese Version of Texts A and B（Units 5-8） 583
Key and Tapescript for Workbook（4）（Units 5-8） 595