ContentsUnit 1 EducationText A:Education Does Count 2
Active Words:have/send/guide/attend 6
Grammar Tips:Noun 9
Text B:Socrates 10
Comprehensive Exercises 12
Practical Writing:Introducing Yourself 15
Unit 2 FriendshipText A:My Friend,the Telephone Operator 18
Active Words:hurt/mean/miss/plan 23
Grammar Tips:Pronoun 25
Text B:The Road Is Never Too Long 28
Comprehensive Exercises 31
Practical Writing:Personal Letters 33
Unit 3 GiftsText A:The Rules for Gift Giving 37
Active Words:give/last/show/add 41
Grammar Tips:Numeral 43
Text B:A Birthday Present 44
Comprehenensive Exercises 47
Practical Writing:Gift Note 49
Unit 4 MoviesText A:An Empire Founded on a Mouse 53
Active Words:catch/keep/make/talk 57
Grammar Tips:Adjective Adverb 60
Text B:Superman to the End 63
Comprehensive Exercises 66
Practical Writing:Movie Posters 69
Unit 5 Our EarthText A:The Earth 72
Active Words:mind/move/lie/use 76
Grammar Tips:Preposition 79
Text B:What Can I Do? 83
Comprehensive Exercises 85
Practical Writing:Slogan 88
Unit 6 Part-time JobsText A:Looking for a Part-time Job 91
Active Words:need/get/free/look 95
Grammar Tips:The Present Indefinite Tense 98
Text B:Summer Jobs 99
Comprehensive Exercises 102
Practical Writing:E-mail 104
Unit 7 HealthText A:The Truth about Fitness Myths 108
Active Words:fit/live/lift/build/gain 112
Grammar Tips:The Past Indefinite Tense 115
Text B:Fitness Walking 116
Comprehensive Exercises 119
Practical Writing:Plan 121
Unit 8 Famous PeopleText A:Sparky 125
Active Words:fail/mange/lose/turn 130
Grammar Tips:The Present Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense 132
Text B:Anne 133
Comprehensive Exercises 136
Practical Writing:Diary Entries 139
Unit 9 FestivalsText A:Christmas at Grandma's 143
Active Words:run/feel/set/come/see 148
Grammar Tips:The Present Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense 151
Text B:New Year's Day in America 153
Comprehensive ExercisesPractical Writing:Greetings on a Card 158
Unit 10 Animal StoriesText A:A Feathered Friend 162
Active Words:tell/go/learn/let/carry 166
Grammar Tips:Different Ways of Expressing Future Time 169
Text B:Seeing Eye Dogs 170
Comprehensive Exercises 173
Practical Writing:Sentence Making with Idioms 175