Unit 1 Profile of Foreign Universities 1
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 2
Section News Report 2
Section Ⅱ Interview 5
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 8
Section Pronunciation Skill—Pure Vowels 8
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying Dates and Years 9
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 11
Section Short Conversations 11
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 12
Section Passage Listening 14
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 17
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 17
Useful Expressions of Greetings and Farewells 18
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 20
Unit 2 English as a World Language 21
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 22
Section Ⅰ News Report 22
Section Ⅱ Lecture 25
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 27
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Diphthongs 27
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying Price 29
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 31
Section Short Conversations 31
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 32
Section Passage Listening 34
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 37
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 37
Useful Expressions of Introductions and Responses 38
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 39
Unit 3 English Learning Strategies 41
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 42
Section Ⅰ News Report 42
Section Ⅱ Interview 44
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 46
Section Pronunciation Skill—Consonants （1） 46
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Picking up Time Expression 48
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 49
Section Short Conversations 49
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 50
Section Passage Listening 52
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 55
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 56
Useful Expressions of Expressing Gratitudes and Apologies 57
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 58
Unit 4 Goals of Lifelong Learning 60
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 61
Section Ⅰ News Report 61
Section Ⅱ Lecture 63
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 65
Section Pronunciation Skill—Consonants （2） 65
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Making Calculations 67
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 69
Section Short Conversations 69
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 70
Section Passage Listening 72
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 75
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 75
Useful Expressions of Expressing Encouragements 76
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 77
Unit 5 Cross-Cultural Educational Ideas 79
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 80
Section Ⅰ News Report 80
Section Ⅱ Speech 83
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 85
Section Pronunciation Skill—Consonant Clusters 85
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Understanding Meaning from Intonation 86
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 89
Section Short Conversations 89
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 90
Section Passage Listening 93
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 95
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 96
Useful Expressions of Making Suggestions 97
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 98
Unit 6 The Purpose of Education 100
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 101
Section Ⅰ News Report 101
Section Ⅱ Interview 104
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 107
Section Pronunciation Skill—Incomplete Plosion 107
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying the Relationship Between Speakers 108
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 111
Section Short Conversations 111
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 112
Section Passage Listening 114
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 117
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 117
Useful Expressions of Making Reservations 118
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 120
Unit 7 English Vocabulary 121
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 122
Section Ⅰ News Report 122
Section Ⅱ Lecture 124
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 128
Section Pronunciation Skill—Strong and Weak forms 128
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying Occupation 129
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 130
Section Short Conversations 130
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 132
Section Passage Listening 134
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 137
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 137
Useful Expressions of Making and Responding to Appointments 138
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 139
Unit 8 Globalization 140
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 141
Section Ⅰ News Report 141
Section Ⅱ News Report 143
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 146
Section Pronunciation Skill—Assimilation 146
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying the Speaker’s Attitude 147
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 149
Section Short Conversations 149
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 150
Section Passage Listening 152
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 155
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 156
Useful Expressions When Dealing With the Bank 156
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 157