Unit 1 1
Ⅰ．Obiectives 2
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan 2
Ⅲ．Background Information 5
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 7
Listening ＆ Speaking 7
Reading ＆vWriting 17
Text A:Attitude Is Everything 17
Grammar Review:The Passive Voice 41
Practical Writing:Résumés 44
Text B:What Makes a Good Attitude? 48
Text C:Attitude—One of Life's Choices 62
Basic Reading Skills:Scanning 67
Unit 2 71
Ⅰ．Obiectives 72
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan 72
Ⅲ．Background Information 75
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 77
Listening ＆ Speaking 77
Reading ＆ Writing 85
Text A:Success Is a Choice 85
Grammar Review:The Subjunctive Mood(1) 106
Practical Writing:Cover Letters 108
Text B:Perspective Is Everything 112
Text C:Fu Mingxia:The Diving Queen 131
Basic Reading Skills:Reading Classified Ads 136
Unit 3 139
Ⅰ．Obiectives 140
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan 140
Ⅲ．Background Inforrnation 143
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 145
Listening ＆ Speaking 145
Reading ＆ Writing 153
Text A:Believe and Achieve 153
Grammar Review:The Subjunctive Mood(2) 173
Practical Writing:Want Ads 175
Text B:Forgiving My Father 178
Text C:A Miracle of Love 192
Basic Reading Skills:Reading the Table of Contents 198
Unit 4 201
Ⅰ．Obiectives 202
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan 202
Ⅲ．Background Information 205
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 208
Listening ＆ Speaking 208
Reading ＆ Writing 217
Text A:Death of a Real Superman 217
Grammar Review:The Inversion 241
Practical Writing:Inquiry Letters 245
Text B:High Five! 248
Text C:On Top of the World 266
Basic Reading Skills:Reading Indexes 271
Chinese Version of Texts A and B(Units 1-4) 274