Part 1 Listening and Speaking Exercises 2
Unit 1 Confirming Information 2
Lesson 1 Just call me Mary 2
Lesson 2 Could I have your identification? 6
Unit 2 What I do 10
Lesson 3 The marketing major 10
Lesson 4 My typical day 17
Lesson 5 Life is better for university students 23
Unit 3 Hometown and weather 29
Lesson 6 My hometown is quite large 29
Lesson 7 My hometown is beautiful 37
Lesson 8 What makes a good place? 43
Unit 4 Future 49
Lesson 9 I want to study in New Zealand 49
Lesson 10 I think England is beautiful 54
Lesson 11 Plans and future 59
Unit 5 Language 66
Lesson 12 English is getting more popular 66
Lesson 13 English learning experience 71
Lesson 14 English is key to our careers 76
Unit 6 Free Time and Travel 81
Lesson 15 In my spare time I just relax 81
Lesson 16 My favourite hobby is joke telling 87
Lesson 17 Hobbies make people happy 92
Unit 7 Food and Restaurants 98
Lesson 18 People like spicy dishes 98
Lesson 19 A dish I like to eat 103
Lesson 20 Diets are changing 109
Unit 8 Family and Friends 114
Lesson 21 My parents and friends 114
Lesson 22 My best friend 120
Lesson 23 Friends and friendships 126
Unit 9 Wildlife and Environment 131
Lesson 24 Landscape 131
Lesson 25 My favourite animal 136
Lesson 26 The environment is a big concern 142
Unit 10 Important Events 148
Lesson 27 Spring Festival 148
Lesson 28 A happy day in my life 154
Lesson 29 Festivals are important 159
Unit 11 Transportation and Traffic 164
Lesson 30 I usually go by bus 164
Lesson 31 My favourite transportation 169
Lesson 32 The traffic jams are terrible 174
Unit 12 Homes and Houses 179
Lesson 33 My apartment is on the first floor 179
Lesson 34 My home 184
Lesson 35 The housing situation in China 189
Part 2 Practice Tests 196
Practice Test 1 196
Practice Test 2 201
Practice Test 3 206
Practice Test 4 211
Practice Test 5 216
Practice Test 6 221
Practice Test 7 226
Practice Test 8 231
Practice Test 9 236
Practice Test 10 241
Practice Test 11 246
Practice Test 12 251
Practice Test 13 256
Practice Test 14 261
Practice Test 15 266
Practice Test 16 271
Practice Test 17 276
Practice Test 18 281
Practice Test 19 286
Practice Test 20 291
Appendix Ⅰ Transcripts of Listening Exercises 297
Appendix Ⅱ Keys for Listening Exercises 319