UNIT 1 How do You Extend a Welcome and Greetings? 1
1．Dialogues A:How Do You Do? 1
B:Glad to Welcome You to Shanghai 1
2．Passage:Good Manners 2
3．Words and Expressions 2
4．Grammar Project:1)Present Indefinite Tense（一般现在时） 3
2)Linking Verbs（系动词） 4
5．Exercises 5
6．Supplementary Reading:It Was Only a Greeting 7
UNIT 2 How to Make Introductions 9
1．Dialogues A:Make an Introduction 9
B:Glad to Meet You 9
2．Passage:Introduction 10
3．Words and Expressions 10
4．Grammar Project:Present Continuous Tense（现在进行时） 11
5．Exercises 12
6．Supplementary Reading:Kentucky Fried Chicken 14
UNIT 3 Making a Telephone Call 16
1．Dialogues A:Making an Appointment 16
B:This Is Suzan Here 16
2．Passage:Effective Telephone Communication 16
3．Words and Expressions 17
4．Grammar Project:there＋be结构 18
5．Exercises 19
6．Supplementary Reading:April Fool's Day 21
UNIT 4 Asking the Way 23
1．Dialogues A:Would You Tell Me How to Get to the Railway Station? 23
B:Will You Please Tell Me Where I Can Find the Library? 23
2．Passage:Washington D.C 23
3．Words and Expressions 24
4．Grammar Project:Nouns（名词） 24
5．Exercises 25
6．Supplementary Reading:Special Ticket to Board a Bus 27
UNIT 5 Giving Shopping Advice 29
1．Dialogues A:Could You Give Me Some Advice? 29
B:I'm Looking for a Dress 29
2．Passage:The Difference Between Men and Women in Shopping 30
3．Words and Expressions 30
4．Grammar Project:Prepositions（介词） 31
5．Exercises 32
6．Supplementary Reading:Music on the Move 34
UNIT 6 Making Reservations 36
1．Dialogues A:I'd Like to Book 10 Double Rooms for 5 Days 36
B:I Would Like to Make a Reservation from New York to Los Angeles 36
2．Passage:Personal Service 37
3．Words and Expressions 37
4．Grammar Project:Conjunctions（连词） 38
5．Exercises 40
6．Supplementary Reading:How Well Do You See? 41
UNIT 7 Flight Departure and Arrival 43
1．Dialogues A:Your Plane Will Take off Soon 43
B:What's the Flight Number? 43
2．Passage:Air Travel 43
3．Words and Expressions 44
4．Grammar Project:Personal Pronouns and Possessive Pronouns（人称代词和物主代词） 45
5．Exercises 45
6．Supplementary Reading:Flying Backwards and Forwards 48
UNIT 8 Celebrating Holidays 150
1．Dialogues A:Are There Many Festivals Here? 50
B:Merry Christmas! 50
2．Passage:Christmas 51
3．Words and Expressions 51
4．Grammar Project:Adverbials（状语） 52
5．Exercises 52
6．Supplementary Reading:Welcoming the New Year 55
UNIT 9 At a Restaurant 57
1．Dialogues A:May I Take Your Order,Sir? 57
B:What Do You Have Here? 57
2．Passage:Eating in America 58
3．Words and Expressions 58
4．Grammar Project:1)Cardinal Numbers（基数词） 59
2)Ordinals Numbers（序数词） 59
5．Exercises 60
6．Supplementary Reading:The Origin of Cocktail 62
UNIT 10 A Job Interview 64
1．Dialogues A:At a Job Interview 64
B:I'm Looking for a Job Where I Can Live in 64
2．Passage:My Career Plan 64
3．Words and Expressions 65
4．Grammar Project:Imperative Sentences（祈使句） 66
5．Exercises 67
6．Supplementary Reading:The Differences Between Comic Stories and Humorous Stories 69
UNIT 11 Making an Invitation 71
1．Dialogues A:How about Going to See a Movie Tonight? 71
B:How about Having Lunch with Me? 71
2．Passage:Letters 71
3．Words and Expressions 72
4．Grammar Project:Objects（宾语） 72
5．Exercises 73
6．Supplementary Reading:The Flying Fox 75
UNIT 12 Making an Advertisement 77
1．Dialogues A:Why Not Advertise Your Product 77
B:Buying an Air-conditioner 77
2．Passage:A Correction to a Misleading Advertisement 78
3．Words and Expressions 78
4．Grammar Project:Attributives（定语） 79
5．Exercises 79
6．Supplementary Reading:A Clever Doctor 81
UNIT 13 Train Schedule 83
1．Dialogues A:When Does the Train Leave? 83
B:Are There Any Non-stops? 83
2．Passage:At the Railway Station 83
3．Words and Expressions 84
4．Grammar Project:Past Indefinite Tense（一般过去时） 85
5．Exercises 86
6．Supplementary Reading:I Like Chinese Martial Arts 88
UNIT 14 Job Hunting 90
1．Dialogues A:I Want to Apply for the Job 90
B:What Shall I Do for the Application? 90
2．Passage:Wang Li's Advantages over the Other Applicants 90
3．Words and Expressions 91
4．Grammar Project:Modal Verbs（情态动词） 92
5．Exercises 92
6．Supplementary Reading:The Pollution of Mississippi 94
UNIT 15 At a Post Office 96
1．Dialogues A:Sending a Letter by Registered Mail 96
B:Making a Package 96
2．Passage:The Post Office 97
3．Words and Expressions 97
4．Grammar Project:Future Indefinite Tense（一般将来时） 98
5．Exercises 99
6．Supplementary Reading:What Is the Main Reason Why Adults Find Pronunciation Difficult? 101
UNIT 16 Talking about the Weather 103
1．Dialogues A:Weather in Four Seasons 103
B:What's the Weather Like Here? 103
2．Passage:Weather Satellites 104
3．Words and Expressions 104
4．Grammar Project:Comparative Degree and Superlative Degree of Adjectives and Adverbs（形容词与副词的比较级和最高级） 105
5．Exercises 107
6．Supplementary Reading:The Stock Market 110
UNIT 17 Gratitude and Responses 112
1．Dialogues A:Thank You for Coming to See Me off 112
B:Thanks for Your Dinner 112
2．Passage:Mother's Day 113
3．Words and Expressions 113
4．Grammar Project:Present Perfect Tense（现在完成时） 114
5．Exercises 115
6．Supplementary Reading:Why Do We Have Large Buildings? 118
UNIT 18 Talking about Education 120
1．Dialogues A:Talking about School Education in China 120
B:Talking about Examination Result 120
2．Passage:School Education 121
3．Words and Expressions 121
4．Grammar Project:Past Perfect Tense（过去完成时） 121
5．Exercises 123
6．Supplementary Reading:Lifting People 126
UNIT 19 About Resume 128
1．Dialogues A:How to Write a Resume 128
B:Is My Resume All Right? 128
2．Passage:Resume 129
3．Words and Expressions 129
4．Grammar Project:Past Progressive Tense（过去进行时） 130
5．Exercises 130
6．Supplementary Reading:An Energy-efficient House or a Nightmare 132
UNIT 20 Further Your Study Abroad 134
1．Dialogues A:May I Ask You Some Questions? 134
B:Thank You for the Help 134
2．Passage:An au pair Girl 135
3．Words and Expressions 135
4．Grammar Project:Future in the Past Tense（过去将来时） 136
5．Exercises 136
6．Supplementary Reading:The House in Danger 138
UNIT 21 Howto Write an Application Letter 141
1．Dialogues A:What do You Think of This Letter? 141
B:Do You Think the End Is All Right? 141
2．Passage:Applying for Office Clerk 142
3．Words and Expressions 142
4．Grammar Project:Summary of Tenses（时态小结） 142
5．Exercises 143
6．Supplementary Reading:Smartly Designed House 145
UNIT 22 PleaseSend It by E-mail 148
1．Dialogues A:Would You Please Take a Message？ 148
B:I'll Send It to You by E-mail 148
2．Passage:E-mail Etiquette and Expression 149
3．Words and Expressions 149
4．Grammar Project:Infinitives（不定式） 150
5．Exercises 151
6．Supplementary Reading:Construction Contract 153
UNIT 23 At the Bank 155
1．Dialogues A:I'd Like to Withdraw Ten Thousand Yuan 155
B:I'm Here to Open an Account 155
2．Passage:The Best Way to Carry Money 156
3．Words and Expressions 156
4．Grammar Project:Gerunds（动名词） 157
5．Exercises 158
6．Supplementary Reading:Tunnel Engineering 160
UNIT 24 In the Library 162
1．Dialogues A:I'd Like to Return These Books 162
B:Find Some Books on Afriean Education 162
2．Passage:Harvard University 163
3．Words and Expressions 164
4．Grammar Projeet:Participles（分词） 164
5．Exercises 166
6．Supplementary Reading:Port Construction 168
UNIT 25 Transportation 170
1．Dialogues A:No Parking 170
B:I Got a Ticket 170
2．Passage:How are You Planning to Travel? 170
3．Words and Expressions 171
4．Grammar Project:Summary of Infinitives,Gerunds and Participles（不定式、动名词、分词小结） 172
5．Exercises 174
6．Supplementary Reading:Modern Earth-Moving Machines 176
UNIT 26 Apologizing 178
1．Dialogues A:I Must Apologize 178
B:I'm Awfully Sorry I'm Late 178
2．Passage:Sorry,I Can't Accept It 179
3．Words and Expressions 179
4．Grammar Project:Declarative Sentences（陈述句） 180
5．Exercises 181
6．Supplementary Reading:Traffic Controls 182
UNIT 27 Entertaining a Guest 185
1．Dialogues A:Cheers 185
B:What about Some Fruits 185
2．Passage:How Americans Receive Their Guests at Home 185
3．Words and Expressions 186
4．Grammar Project:Interrogative Sentences（疑问句） 186
5．Exercises 187
6．Supplementary Reading:Bridge Building in History 189
UNIT 28 Expressing Regrets 192
1．Dialogues A:Maybe Some Other Time 192
B:What a Pity! 192
2．Passage:The Gift of Love 193
3．Words and Expressions 194
4．Grammar Project: Kinds and Structures of Sentences（句子的类型和结构） 194
5．Exercises 195
6．Supplementary Reading:Beaver Battles 197
UNIT 29 Traveling in China 199
1．Dialogues A:Mr.and Mrs. Smith in Dalian 199
B:A Conducted Tour 199
2．Passage:Beijing Travel Agency 200
3．Words and Expressions 200
4．Grammar Project:Adverbial Clauses（状语从句） 201
5．Exercises 202
6．Supplementary Reading:Quality Control:a Neglected Factor 204
UNIT 30 International Travels 207
1．Dialogues A:Arrival at San Francisco 207
B:Check-in at the Airport 207
2．Passage:A Trip to Mars 208
3．Words and Expressions 209
4．Grammar Project:Attributive Clauses（定语从句） 210
5．Exercises 211
6．Supplementary Reading Who should Be Responsible for Defective Work? 213
AppendixⅠ 基本语法知识 216
AppendixⅡ 常用交际语言 222
AppendixⅢ 不规则动词表 225
AppendixⅣ 总词汇表 228
参考译文 243
练习答案 292
参考书目 322