Unit 1 Life on Campus 1
Part A Phonetic Practice 1
Sound Recognition 1
Word Stress 1
Rhythm 2
Part B Listening Practice 2
Short Statements 2
Short Conversations 3
Long Conversations 3
Conversation 1 Registration 3
Conversation 2 What to Do？ 3
Passages 4
Passage 1 The Campus Tour Starts Now！ 4
Passage 2 Announcement of the Final Exam 4
Part C Speaking Practice 5
Colorful College Life 5
Unit 2 Music 7
Part A Phonetic Practice 7
Sound Recognition 7
Word Stress 7
Rhythm 8
Part B Listening Practice 8
Short Statements 8
Short Conversations 9
Long Conversations 9
Conversation 1 My Favorite 9
Conversation 2 Please Join Us！ 10
Passages 10
Passage 1 Jazz and Jazz Musicians 10
Passage 2 Black Art 11
Part C Speaking Practice 11
Singing for Listeners 11
Unit 3 Family 14
Part A Phonetic Practice 14
Sound Recognition 14
Word Stress 14
Rhythm 15
Part B Listening Practice 15
Short Statements 15
Short Conversations 16
Long Conversations 17
Conversation 1 Take It or Not？ 17
Conversation 2 Can You Wash the Plates？ 17
Passages 17
Passage 1 Changes in Family Life 17
Passage 2 Families in the U.S. 18
Part C Speaking Practice 18
New-typed Family Life 18
Unit 4 Appearance 21
Part A Phonetic Practice 21
Sound Recognition 21
Vocalization and Voiceless Letters 21
Rhythm 22
Part B Listening Practice 22
Short Statements 22
Short Conversations 23
Long Conversations 24
Conversation 1 What a Charming Restaurant！ 24
Conversation 2 Look at These Boys 24
Passages 25
Passage 1 What a Vain Man！ 25
Passage 2 The Couple and the University 25
Part C Speaking Practice 25
Changing Fashion 25
Unit 5 Animals 28
Part A Phonetic Practice 28
Sound Recognition 28
Contraction 28
Rhythm 29
Part B Listening Practice 29
Short Conversations 29
Long Conversations 30
Conversation 1 Frogs and Me 30
Conversation 2 The Ape-woman 31
Passages 31
Passage 1 Sharks 31
Passage 2 The Asian Elephant 32
Part C Speaking Practice 32
Sow Adopts Tiger Cubs 32
Unit 6 Festivals and Customs 35
Part A Phonetic Practice 35
Sound Recognition 35
Sentence Stress 35
Rhythm 36
Part B Listening Practice 36
Short Conversations 36
Long Conversation 37
Thanksgiving and My Family 38
Passages 38
Passage 1 The Arbor Day 38
Passage 2 The Cocktail Party 39
Passage 3 Halloween 39
Part C Speaking Practice 39
China Ready for Lantern Festival 39
Unit 7 Aspects of American Life 41
Part A Phonetic Practice 41
Sound Recognition 41
Loss of Plosion and Incomplete Plosion 41
Rhythm 42
Part B Listening Practice 42
Short Conversations 42
Long Conversations 43
Conversation 1 At a Gas Station 43
Conversation 2 I Want to Hire a Car 44
Passages 45
Passage 1 Weddings in the U.S. 45
Passage 2 Mother’s Day and Father’s Day 45
Part C Speaking Practice 46
Christmas Day 46
Christmas Stress 47
Unit 8 Places to See in Britain 49
Part A Phonetic Practice 49
Sound Recognition 49
Head Consonant Clusters 49
Rhythm 49
Part B Listening Practice 50
Short Conversations 50
Long Conversations 51
Conversation 1 What to See in the Morning 51
Conversation 2 What to See in the Afternoon 51
Passages 52
Passage 1 Our Visit to London 52
Passage 2 Bookshops in London 52
Part C Speaking Practice 53
Pubs 53
Unit 9 Past Experiences 55
Part A Phonetic Practice 55
Sound Recognition 55
Tail Consonant Cluster 55
Rhythm 56
Part B Listening Practice 56
Short Conversations 56
Long Conversations 57
Conversation 1 I Have Been Chased by a Bull！ 57
Conversation 2 My Past Experiences 57
Passages 58
Passage 1 I Had a Puncture 58
Passage 2 My Work 58
Part C Speaking Practice 59
A Narrow Escape 59
Unit 10 Library 61
Part A Phonetic Practice 61
Sound Recognition 61
Liaison 61
Rhythm 62
Part B Listening Practice 62
Short Conversations 62
Long Conversations 63
Conversation 1 On the Library Check List 63
Conversation 2 Articles on Reserve 64
Passages 65
Passage 1 The Largest Library in the World 65
Passage 2 System of Library Cooperation 65
Part C Speaking Practice 66
Oxford University Library 66
Unit 11 Youth 68
Part A Phonetic Practice 68
Sound Recognition 68
Weak Form 68
Rhythm 69
Part B Listening Practice 69
Long Conversations 70
Conversation 1 A Radio Interview 70
Conversation 2 My Ideal Job 70
Passages 71
Passage 1 Yuppies 71
Passage 2 Teenagers and Their Problems 71
Passage 3 What Youth Means 72
Part C Speaking Practice 72
Keep Yourself Young Forever 72
Unit 12 Movies 74
Part A Phonetic Practice 74
Sound Recognition 74
Assimilation 74
Rhythm 75
Part B Listening Practice 75
Short Conversations 75
Long Conversations 76
Conversation 1 The Movies I Like 76
Conversation 2 Renting Movies 77
Passages 77
Passage 1 Success of the English Patient 77
Passage 2 The Early Days of Movie Making 78
Part C Speaking Practice 78
An Unexpected Success 78
Unit 13 Education 81
Part A Phonetic Practice 81
Sound Recognition 81
Sense-Groups and Pauses 81
Rhythm 82
Part B Listening Practice 83
Short Conversations 83
Long Conversations 84
Conversation 1 I Want a Bachelor’s Degree 84
Conversation 2 The Trouble with Education in Britain 84
Passages 85
Passage 1 Changes in Colleges and Universities 85
Passage 2 Education and Schooling 85
Passage 3 Schools in the U.S. 86
Part C Speaking Practice 86
School Education 86
Unit 14 Foreign Universities 88
Part A Phonetic Practice 88
Sound Recognition 88
Onomatopoeia 88
Rhythm 89
Part B Listening Practice 89
Short Conversations 89
Long Conversations 90
Conversation 1 Can I Change My Major？ 90
Conversation 2 Exam Anxiety 91
Passages 91
Passage 1 Cambridge 91
Passage 2 Education in the U.S. 92
Part C Speaking Practice 93
Oxford University 93
Unit 15 Food and Drinks 95
Part A Phonetic Practice 95
Sound Recognition 95
Tongue Twister 95
Rhythm 96
Part B Listening Practice 96
Short Conversations 96
Long Conversations 97
Conversation 1 A New Snack Food 97
Conversation 2 Nothing to Eat 98
Passages 98
Passage 1 Foreign Foods 98
Passage 2 Their Favorite—Hamburgers 98
Part C Speaking Practice 99
Eating out in England 99
Unit 16 Table Manners 102
Part A Phonetic Practice 102
Sound Recognition 102
Tongue Twister 102
Rhythm 103
Part B Listening Practice 104
Short Conversations 104
Long Conversation 105
Look at What He’s Done！ 105
Passages 105
Passage 1 Your Manners at the Table 105
Passage 2 Who Pays for the Meal？ 105
Passage 3 Tipping 106
Part C Speaking Practice 107
Mind Your Manners 107
Unit 17 Weather and Climate 109
Part A Phonetic Practice 109
Sound Recognition 109
Initialism 110
Rhythm 110
Part B Listening Practice 111
Short Conversations 111
Long Conversations 112
Conversation 1 There’s Going to Be a Shower！ 112
Conversation 2 Snowflakes 112
Passages 113
Passage 1 Storms 113
Passage 2 Greenhouse Effect 113
Part C Speaking Practice 114
El Nino 114
Unit 18 Transportation 116
Part A Phonetic Practice 116
Sound Recognition 116
Acronyms 117
Rhythm 117
Part B Listening Practice 118
Short Conversations 118
Long Conversation 119
Did They Have Traffic Then？ 119
Passages 119
Passage 1 What Cars Mean to Americans 119
Passage 2 Truck Drivers 120
Passage 3 Driving in the U.S. 120
Part C Speaking Practice 121
Vehicles 121
Scripts and Keys 123
Unit 1 123
Unit 2 127
Unit 3 131
Unit 4 136
Unit 5 142
Unit 6 146
Unit 7 151
Unit 8 156
Unit 9 161
Unit 10 165
Unit 11 170
Unit 12 174
Unit 13 180
Unit 14 185
Unit 15 190
Unit 16 195
Unit 17 199
Unit 18 203
Appendix I Basic Functional Patterns in Everyday Conversation 209
1.Greeting and Introduction 209
2.Invitation and Hospitality 209
3.Food and Meals 210
4.Shopping 211
5.Making a Call 211
6.Finding a Job 212
7.Appreciation and Apologies 212
8.Congratulations 213
9.Suggestions and Advice 213
10.Agreement and Disagreement 214
11.Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction 214
12.Likes and Dislikes 215
13.Sympathy and Consolation 215
14.Criticism and Praise 215
15.Annoyance and Disappointment 216
16.Preference and Choice 216
17.Similarity and Difference 217
18.English on Campus 218
Appendix Ⅱ Letter Groups and Their Pronunciations 219
Appendix Ⅲ American Pronunciation and British Pronunciation 222
Appendix Ⅳ Festivals and Holidays 224
1.Festivals and Holidays in China 224
2.Festival and Holidays in the USA 224