Unit One Painting 1
Learning objectives 1
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 1
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 2
Text A 2
Leonardo's Mona Lisa 2
Text Comprehension 5
Exercises 5
Text B 7
Famous Painters of All Time 7
Text Comprehension 10
Exercises 10
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 12
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Noun Modifiers 12
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 14
Unit Two Dance 15
Learning objectives 15
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 15
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 16
Text A 16
Isadora Duncan 16
Text Comprehension 19
Exercises 20
Text B 21
Dancer 21
Text Comprehension 24
Exercises 25
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 26
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Subject-verb Agreement 27
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 28
Unit Three Music 30
Learning objectives 30
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 30
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 31
Text A 31
Wolfgang Mozart 31
Text Comprehension 33
Exercises 34
Text B 35
Music Education 35
Text Comprehension 37
Exercises 38
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 39
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Articles 40
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 43
Unit Four Advertising 44
Learning objectives 44
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 44
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 45
Text A 45
Advertisers Perform a Useful Service to the Community 45
Text Comprehension 47
Exercises 48
Text B 50
Suggestions for Supermarket Shopping 50
Text Comprehension 52
Exercises 53
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 54
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Tenses 55
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 57
Unit Five Movies 59
Learning objectives 59
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 59
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 60
Text A 60
Mae West:The Wild Woman of Film and Stage 60
Text Comprehension 63
Exercises 63
Text B 65
Hollywood 65
Text Comprehension 68
Exercises 68
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 69
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Passive Voice 71
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 73
Book 1 Test 1 74
Unit Six Cartoons 80
Learning objectives 80
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 80
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 81
Text A 81
Charles Schulz 81
Text Comprehension 83
Exercises 84
Text B 86
Disney's Bold Attempts to Cater to Local Tastes 86
Text Comprehension 89
Exercises 90
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 91
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Compound sentences 92
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 94
Unit Seven Dressing 95
Learning objectives 95
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 95
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 95
Text A 95
Jeans 95
Text Comprehension 98
Exercises 98
Text B 100
Put Art on Clothes 100
Text Comprehension 102
Exercises 103
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 104
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Non-finite verb forms 105
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 106
Unit Eight Architecture 108
Learning objectives 108
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 108
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 109
Text A 109
Architecture 109
Text Comprehension 111
Exercises 112
Text B 113
Home 113
Text Comprehension 115
Exercises 115
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 117
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Nominal Clauses 118
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 119
Unit Nine Photographing 120
Learning objectives 120
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 120
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 121
Text A 121
The Communicational Function of Digital Photography 121
Text Comprehension 123
Exercises 124
Text B 125
How to Make Great Photographs 125
Text Comprehension 128
Exercises 128
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 130
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Attributive Clauses 131
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 133
Unit Ten Industrial Design 135
Learning objectives 135
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 135
Part Ⅱ In-focus:Read and Reflect 135
Text A 135
Logo Design 135
Text Comprehension 137
Exercises 138
Text B 139
Secrets of E-Book Cover Design 139
Text Comprehension 142
Exercises 142
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking 144
Part Ⅳ Grammar:Adverbial Clauses 145
Part Ⅴ Practical Writing 147
Book 1 Test 2 148
Key to Book 1 Test 1 154
Key to Book 1 Test 2 155
References 156