Unit 1 Job Pressure 2
Part One Getting into the Topic 2
Part Two Listening Tasks 3
Task One Short Conversations 3
Task Two Long Conversations 7
Conversation 1 The Secret to Be a Successful Office Secretary 7
Conversation 2 Invitation to Have a Dinner 10
Task Three Short Passages 13
Passage 1 US Unemployment Problem 13
Passage 2 How to Deal with Stress at Work 15
Part Three Speaking Out 18
Part Four Testing Yourself 19
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 22
Song A New Day Has Come 22
Unit 2 The Earth一Our Homeland 25
Part One Getting into the Topic 25
Part Two Listening Tasks 26
Task One Short Conversations 26
Task Two Long Conversations 30
Conversation 1 An Interview About a Frightening Earthquake 30
Conversation 2 A Gas Leak 33
Task Three Short Passages 36
Passage 1 What to Do in the Event of an Earthquake? 36
Passage 2 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 38
Part Three Speaking Out 41
Part Four Testing Yourself 41
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 44
Song You Are Not Alone 44
Unit 3 Culture 47
Part One Getting into the Topic 47
Part Two Listening Tasks 49
Task One Short Conversations 49
Task Two Long Conversations 52
Conversation 1 An Unpleasant Experience in America 52
Conversation 2 Children's Pocket Money in Britain 55
Task Three Short Passages 57
Passage 1 Differences in Parenting 57
Passage 2 Tipping in the US 60
Part Three Speaking Out 63
Part Four Testing Yourself 63
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 66
Song Seasons in the Sun 66
Unit 4 Advertisement 69
Part One Getting into the Topic 69
Part Two Listening Tasks 70
Task One Short Conversations 70
Task Two Long Conversations 73
Conversation 1 A Telephone Call of Renting an Apartment 73
Conversation 2 A Debate on Advertising 76
Task Three Short Passages 79
Passage 1 World No Tobacco Day 79
Passage 2 Advertising 82
Part Three Speaking Out 85
Part Four Testing Yourself 86
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 89
Song I Believe I Can Fly 89
Unit 5 Future Life 91
Part One Getting into the Topic 91
Part Two Listening Tasks 92
Task One Short Conversations 92
Task Two Long Conversations 95
Conversation 1 An Undersea City 95
Conversation 2 New Options for Food Service in the Cafeteria 98
Task Three Short Passages 100
Passage 1 Buying Your Car Piece by Piece 100
Passage 2 Space Tourism 103
Part Three Speaking Out 106
Part Four Testing Yourself 107
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 109
Song Welcome to My Life 109
Unit 6 Who Is Your Role Model? 112
Part One Getting into the Topic 112
Part Two Listening Tasks 113
Task One Short Conversations 113
Task Two Long Conversations 116
Conversation 1 Pop Stars 116
Conversation 2 Steve Jobs 119
Task Three Short Passages 121
Passage 1 An Influential Woman 121
Passage 2 The MY HERO Project 124
Part Three Speaking Out 126
Part Four Testing Yourself 126
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 129
Song Model 129
Unit 7 What's on TV today? 131
Part One Getting into the Topic 131
Part Two Listening Tasks 132
Task One Short Conversations 132
Task Two Long Conversations 135
Conversation 1 A Talk About Watching a Football Game 135
Conversation 2 French Open 2011 138
Task Three Short Passages 140
Passage 1 Wrestling with Television 140
Passage 2 TV Addiction 142
Part Three Speaking Out 144
Part Four Testing Yourself 144
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 147
Song TV 147
Unit 8 Environmental Protection 150
Part One Getting into the Topic 150
Part Two Listening Tasks 151
Task One Short Conversations 151
Task Two Long Conversations 154
Conversation 1 Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming 154
Conversation 2 Environmental Improvement in Mexico City 157
Task Three Short Passages 159
Passage 1 Earth Day 159
Passage 2 Climate Change—No Hiding Place? 162
Part Three Speaking Out 163
Part Four Testing Yourself 164
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 167
Song Heal the World 167
Unit 9 Media 170
Part One Getting into the Topic 170
Part Two Listening Tasks 171
Task One Short Conversations 171
Task Two Long Conversations 174
Conversation 1 I Want This Paper 174
Conversation 2 Do You Often Buy Magazines? 176
Task Three Short Passages 178
Passage 1 Why Watch Television? 178
Passage 2 The Mass Media 180
Part Three Speaking Out 182
Part Four Testing Yourself 183
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 186
Song Yesterday Once More 186
Unit 10 Poverty 189
Part One Getting into the Topic 189
Part Two Listening Tasks 190
Task One Short Conversations 190
Task Two Long Conversations 193
Conversation 1 Housing and Poverty 193
Conversation 2 Poverty in Calcutta 196
Task Three Short Passages 199
Passage 1 China Issues White Paper on Poverty Reduction 199
Passage 2 The Long Term Effects of Poverty 201
Part Three Speaking Out 203
Part Four Testing Yourself 204
Part Five Enjoying Yourself 207
Poem The Magic of Poverty 207