Unit 1 Greetings 1
Conversations A．Hello 1
B．Good Morning 1
Passage The Word"Hello" 2
Exercises 4
Phonetics 11
Related Words and Expressions 12
Unit 2 Introductions 13
Conversations A．After Class 13
B．In a Department Store 13
Passage How to Introduce People 14
Exercises 17
Phonetics 23
Related Words and Expressions 27
Unit 3 Thanks and Responses 28
Conversations A．A Picnic 28
B．A Birthday Present 28
Passage Thank You 29
Exercises 32
Grammar The Usage of"Be" 39
Related Words and Expressions 41
Unit 4 Good Wishes and Congratulations 42
Conversations A．Good Luck 42
B．May You Succeed 42
Passage Welcome to Our Bank 43
Exercises 46
Grammar The Usages of"Do"and"Have" 53
Related Words and Expressions 55
Test Yourself Test Paper Ⅰ 56
Unit 5 Apologies and Responses 64
Conversations A．An Apology to a Friend 64
B．An Apology to a Teacher 65
Passage An Apology for the Service 65
Exercises 67
Grammar The Present Continuous Tense 72
Related Words and Expressions 75
Unit 6 Invitations 76
Conversations A．To Dinner 76
B．To See a Film 76
Passage Ways of Invitations 77
Exercises 79
Grammar The Structure of"There be" 84
Related Words and Expressions 86
Unit 7 Helps 87
Conversations A．Inquiring for Help 87
B．Asking for Help 87
Passage People Helping People 88
Exercises 90
Grammar Modal Verbs 96
Related Words and Expressions 99
Unit 8 Appointments 100
Conversations A．A Phone Call 100
B．Go Shopping 101
Passage Go Sailing 101
Exercises 104
Grammar Pronouns 109
Related Words and Expressions 111
Test Yourself Test Paper Ⅱ 112
Unit 9 Permissions and Responses 119
Conversations A．A Talk with a House Agent 119
B．To Have a Day Off 119
Passage Don't Tell Anybody We Have Saved You! 120
Exercises 122
Grammar The Usage of Numerals 128
Related Words and Expressions 129
Unit 10 Agreements and Disagreements 130
Conversations A．Making the Room 130
B．Drinking and Driving 130
Passage A Single Ticket 131
Exercises 134
Grammar The Simple Past Tense 140
Related Words and Expressions 142
Unit 11 Likes and Dislikes 143
Conversations A．At the Party 143
B．At the Dance Ball 144
Passage Michael Jackson 144
Exercises 148
Grammar The Present Perfect Tense 154
Related Words and Expressions 156
Unit 12 Judgments and Responses 157
Conversations A．Talking about Teaching 157
B．Talking about a Book 158
Passage The British Museum 158
Exercises 161
Grammar The Simple Future Tense 166
Related Words and Expressions 169
Test Yourself Test Paper Ⅲ 170
Unit 13 Blames and Complaints 177
Conversations A．In the Office 177
B．Talking about Heavy Work 178
Passage Robots 178
Exercises 182
Grammar The Past Future Tense 187
Related Words and Expressions 191
Unit 14 Certainties and Uncertainties 192
Conversations A．A New Computer Room 192
B．An Interview 192
Passage Computers are the Future 193
Exercises 197
Grammar The Past Perfect Tense 203
Related Words and Expressions 206
Unit 15 Forbiddances and Warnings 207
Conversations A．To Get Some Exercise 207
B．To Go Rafting 207
Passage Sports 208
Exercises 211
Grammar The Past Continuous Tense 217
Related Words and Expressions 220
Unit 16 Advice and Suggestions 221
Conversations A．Beijing or Shanghai 221
B．Summer Vacation 221
Passage Traveling 222
Exercises 225
Grammar The Comparative and Superlative Degrees of Adjectives and Adverbs 232
Related Words and Expressions 236
Test Yourself Test Paper Ⅳ 237
Appendix 1 Key to Test Yourself 246
Appendix 2 The Past Forms and Past Participles of the Irregular Verbs 256
Appendix 3 Basic Words Vocabulary 260
Appendix 4 Glossary 291