UNIT 1 SAVING WATER RESOURCES—WHEN YOU TURN oN THE FAUCET 1
UNIT 2 CHINESE LITERATURE—READING A GooD BOOK 9
UNIT 3 CHATTING oNLINE—BAIDU/GOOGLE 19
UNIT 4 WESTERN CUISINE AND CHINESE CUISINE 27
UNIT 5 GREEN FOODS—WHAT CAN WE EAT? 36
UNIT 6 NATURAL DISASTERS—THE WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE 44
UNIT 7 WHITE POLLUTION—CARRYING A SHOPPING BAG 53
UNIT 8 CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY—ONE OF OUR NATIONAL TREASURES 61
UNIT 9 CHINESE FOLK ART 71
UNIT 10 SOAR,"TAIKONAUTS" 81
UNIT 11 CHINESE TEA CULTURE 89
UNIT 12 DEFINING SUCCESS—WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SUCCESSFUL? 99
UNIT 13 SHOPPING ONLINE—E-COMMERCE/ELECTRONIC BANKING 106
UNIT 14 TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE—MIRACLES OF FOLK WISDOM 117
UNIT 15 AIDS REMEMBRANCE DAY 125
UNIT 16 STUDYING ABROAD 134
UNIT 17 SCENIC SIGHTS—HUANGGUOSHU FALLS 143
UNIT 18 THE SPRING FESTIVAL GALA 152
APPENDIX Ⅰ USEFUL FUNCTIONAL PATTERNS 159
APPENDIX Ⅱ BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON SPEAKING STRATEGIES—PLANNING MAKES PERFECT 171
APPENDIX Ⅲ MATERIALS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 178