Unit 1 College—A New ExperiencePart One Getting into the Topic 2
Part Two Listening Tasks 3
Task One Short Conversations 4
Task Two Long Conversations 5
Conversation 1 Adapting to College Life 5
Conversation 2 Welcome to Our University 7
Task Three Short Passages 8
Passage 1 Feeling Terrible or Fine? 8
Passage 2 What Does"Credit"Mean? 9
Part Three Speaking out 10
Introducing Yourself 10
Part Four Testing Yourself 12
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 13
Song Life Is So Cool 13
Unit 2 My FamilyPart One Getting into the Topic 16
Part Two Listening Tasks 17
Task One Short Conversations 18
Task Two Long Conversations 19
Conversation 1 You Have a Pretty Big Family! 19
Conversation 2 Tom's Immediate Family 20
Task Three Short Passages 21
Passage 1 What Does Family Mean to You? 21
Passage 2 Tanya's Annoyance 23
Part Three Speaking out 25
Introducing Your Family 25
Part Four Testing Yourself 26
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 27
Song Family 27
Unit 3 What a Busy Day!Part One Getting into the Topic 30
Part Two Listening Tasks 31
Task One Short Conversations 31
Task Two Long Conversations 33
Conversation 1 Jack's Usual Day 33
Conversation 2 I'm Kind of Busy 34
Task Three Short Passages 36
Passage 1 My Daily Routine at the Hotel 36
Passage 2 Are You Busy? 37
Part Three Speaking out 39
Introducing Your Daily Routine 39
Part Four Testing Yourself 40
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 41
Song Bad Day 41
Unit 4 JobPart One Getting into the Topic 44
Part Two Listening Tasks 45
Task One Short Conversations 46
Task Two Long Conversations 47
Conversation 1 A New Job Offer 47
Conversation 2 Part-time Job 49
Task Three Short Passages 50
Passage 1 My Dream to Be a Journalist 50
Passage 2 Tips for an Interview 52
Part Three Speaking out 53
Talking about Your Dream Job 53
Part Four Testing Yourself 55
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 56
Song I've Been Working on the Railroad 56
Unit 5 HobbiesPart One Getting into the Topic 58
Part Two Listening Tasks 59
Task One Short Conversations 60
Task Two Long Conversations 61
Conversation 1 My Hobbies 61
Conversation 2 We Like Sports 63
Task Three Short Passages 66
Passage 1 A Netizen 66
Passage 2 On Reading 67
Part Three Speaking out 69
Talking about Your Hobbies 69
Part Four Testing Yourself 70
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 71
Song New Soul 71
Unit 6 Making FriendsPart One Getting into the Topic 74
Part Two Listening Tasks 75
Task One Short Conversations 76
Task Two Long Conversations 77
Conversation 1 Why Don't You Have a Heart-to-heart Chat with Her? 77
Conversation 2 They Liked the Same Guy 79
Task Three Short Passages 80
Passage 1 What Does That Tell You? 80
Passage 2 The Most Important Body Part 81
Part Three Speaking out 83
Talking about Your Best Friend 83
Part Four Testing Yourself 84
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 86
Song On My Shoulder 86
Unit 7 I Am Invited to the PartyPart One Getting into the Topic 89
Part Two Listening Tasks 90
Task One Short Conversations 91
Task Two Long Conversations 92
Conversation 1 A Birthday Party 92
Conversation 2 Going to a Thanksgiving Potluck 94
Task Three Short Passages 95
Passage 1 A Housewarming Party 95
Passage 2 New Year's Eve Parties 97
Part Three Speaking out 98
Describing an Unforgettable Party 98
Part Four Testing Yourself 99
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 100
Song Time to Party 100
Unit 8 I Prefer to Live in the CountrysidePart One Getting into the Topic 103
Part Two Listening Tasks 104
Task One Short Conversations 105
Task Two Long Conversations 106
Conversation 1 The City and the Country 106
Conversation 2 Interviewing a Potential Roommate 108
Task Three Short Passages 109
Passage 1 A Small Village—St.Monts 109
Passage 2 I Enjoy the Simple and Quiet Life 111
Part Three Speaking out 112
Comparing the City Life and Country Life 112
Part Four Testing Yourself 113
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 115
Song Country Roads 115
Unit 9 EntertainmentPart One Getting into the Topic 117
Part Two Listening Tasks 118
Task One Short Conversations 119
Task Two Long Conversations 120
Conversation 1 How about Watching a Movie? 120
Conversation 2 Watching the NBA Playoffs on TV 122
Task Three Short Passages 124
Passage 1 I Love Watching Movies 124
Passage 2 The Big Day Out 126
Part Three Speaking out 127
Introducing Your Favorite Movie 127
Part Four Testing Yourself 128
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 130
Song Sad Movies 130
Unit 10 ReservationPart One Getting into the Topic 132
Part Two Listening Tasks 133
Task One Short Conversations 134
Task Two Long Conversations 135
Conversation 1 I'd Like to Reserve a Table for Dinner 135
Conversation 2 I'd Like to Make a Reservation 137
Task Three Short Passages 138
Passage 1 Making Hotel Reservations 138
Passage 2 Making Flight Reservations 140
Part Three Speaking out 142
Describing a Hotel 142
Part Four Testing Yourself 143
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 144
Song Good-bye 144
Appendix Glossary 146