UNIT 1 An Investigation 1
PART A Listening Activities 1
A Conversation A Good Observer 1
PART B Speaking Activities 6
Pair Work 6
PART C Listen and Relax 7
A Poem 7
PART D Further Listening 8
A Story A Real Life Story 8
A Conversation Solving a Crime 10
PART E Home Listening 12
Conversation 1 Dealing with a Crime 12
Conversation 2 Reporting an Incident 13
UNIT 2 Sightseeing 15
PART A Listening Activities 15
A Monologue A Tour of Washington,D.C 15
PART B Speaking Activities 19
1．Pair Work 19
2．Communicative Function:Describing Places 20
PART C Listen and Relax 23
A Song 23
PART D Further Listening 24
Passage 1 The Library of Congress 24
Passage 2 The Statue of Liberty 26
PART E Home Listening 27
Passage 1 Midnight Ride 27
Passage 2 Moscow—the Most Expensive City in the World 29
UNIT 3 An Inquiry 31
PART A Listening Activities 31
A Conversation Job Application 31
PART B Speaking Activities 35
Pair Work 35
PART C Listen and Relax 36
Jokes 36
PART D Further Listening 37
A Passage A Career Counseling Office 37
A Conversation I Sure Hope That I Can Work Here 39
PART E Home Listening 40
Conversation 1 A Job Interview 40
Conversation 2 A Survey 42
UNIT 4 Health 44
PART A Listening Activities 44
A Forum Mercy Killing 44
PART B Speaking Activities 49
1．Pair Work 49
2．Communicative Function:Talking About Health and Health-related Issues 49
PART C Listen and Relax 53
Epigrams 53
PART D Further Listening 53
A Passage Organ Transplants 53
A Conversation Bird Flu Outbreak in Hong Kong 55
PART E Home Listening 56
Passage 1 Health Issues in Our Century 56
Passage 2 Valuable Tips in Hair Care 57
UNIT 5 Viewpoint 60
PART A Listening Activities 60
A Passage Tipping 60
PART B Speaking Activities 64
Pair Work 64
PART C Listen and Relax 66
Tongue Twisters 66
PART D Further Listening 67
A Conversation What Do You Think of the Service of the Restaurant? 67
A Compound Dictation 68
PART E Home Listening 69
Forum 1 Welcome to the Show"On the Street" 69
Forum 2 Aren't Children Affected by TV Violence? 71
UNIT 6 Culture 73
PART A Listening Activities 73
A Forum Why Go Abroad? 73
PART B Speaking Activities 78
1．Pair Work 78
2．Communicative Function:Understanding Cultural Differences 78
PART C Listen and Relax 81
A Poem 81
PART D Further Listening 82
A Compound Dictation 82
A Passage A World Guide to Good Manners 83
PART E Home Listening 84
Passage 1 Marriage Customs 84
Passage 2 More Than a Bookstore 85
UNIT 7 Non-ethical Experiments 88
PART A Listening Activities 88
A Passage Never Again 88
PART B Speaking Activities 92
Pair Work 92
PART C Listen and Relax 95
A Song 95
PART D Further Listening 96
Passage 1 Gregory Aller 96
Passage 2 Tuskegee Tests 98
PART E Home Listening 99
A Compound Dictation 99
A Passage Non-ethical Use of Animals in Experiments 100
UNIT 8 Social Problems 102
PART A Listening Activities 102
A Radio News Story The Missing Student 102
PART B Speaking Activities 107
1．Pair Work 107
2．Communicative Function:Talking About Crime and Punishment 107
PART C Listen and Relax 110
A Song 110
PART D Further Listening 111
A Passage Divorce and Remarriage 111
A Compound Dictation 113
PART E Home Listening 114
A Passage Teenage Drinking 114
A Compound Dictation 115
UNIT 9 Use of Technology 117
PART A Listening Activities 117
A Debate Seeing Both Sides 117
PART B Speaking Activities 122
Pair Work 122
PART C Listen and Relax 124
Riddles in Rhyme 124
PART D Further Listening 125
Passage 1 How Computers Help Firefighters 125
Passage 2 Dozens of Problems at Quake-hit Plant 127
PART E Home Listening 128
A Compound Dictation 128
A Passage Leave a Computer On All the Time or Shut It Off When You're Done? 129
UNIT 10 Luck 131
PART A Listening Activities 131
A Conversation Lucky Charms 131
PART B Speaking Activities 136
1．Pair Work 136
2．Communicative Function:Discussing Fortune and Misfortune 137
PART C Listen and Relax 140
A Song 140
PART D Further Listening 141
Conversation 1 It Means Good Luck 141
Conversation 2 Could You Tell Me More About It? 143
PART E Home Listening 144
A Story Beginner's Luck（Part Ⅰ） 144
A Story Beginner's Luck（Part Ⅱ） 146
TEST 1 149
TEST 2 159