Unit 1 Education and Learning 1
Dialogues 1
Passages 3
Cultural Background 4
Essential Words 5
Practical Statements 7
Communicative Activities 9
Unit 2 Job and Career 11
Dialogues 11
Passages 13
Cultural Background 14
Essential Words 16
Practical Statements 17
Communicative Activities 19
Unit 3 Science and Technology 22
Dialogues 22
Passages 24
Cultural Background 25
Essential Words 26
Practical Statements 29
Communicative Activities 31
Unit 4 World Problems and Everyday Risks 33
Dialogues 33
Passages 36
Cultural Background 38
Essential Words 40
Practical Statements 42
Communicative Activities 43
Unit 5 Person and Personality 45
Dialogues 45
Passages 47
Cultural Background 48
Essential Words 50
Practical Statements 52
Communicative Activities 54
Unit 6 Leisure and Relaxation 56
Dialogues 56
Passages 58
Cultural Background 59
Essential Words 60
Practical Statements 62
Communicative Activities 63
Unit 7 Culture and Custom 66
Dialogues 66
Passages 69
Cultural Background 71
Essential Words 73
Practical Statements 75
Communicative Activities 77
Unit 8 Housing and Neighborhood 79
Dialogues 79
Passages 81
Cultural Background 82
Essential Words 84
Practical Statements 86
Communicative Activities 87
Unit 9 Poverty and Wealth 89
Dialogues 89
Passages 92
Cultural Background 93
Essential Words 94
Practical Statements 96
Communicative Activities 98
Unit 10 Past,Present and Future 100
Dialogues 100
Passages 103
Cultural Background 104
Essential Words 106
Practical Statements 108
Communicative Activities 109
Unit 11 Team Work 112
Dialogues 112
Passages 114
Cultural Background 115
Essential Words 116
Practical Statements 117
Communicative Activities 118
Unit 12 Marketing 120
Dialogues 120
Passages 122
Cultural Background 123
Essential Words 123
Practical Statements 125
Communicative Activities 125
Unit 13 Human Resources 127
Dialogues 127
Passages 130
Cultural Background 130
Essential Words 131
Practical Statements 132
Communicative Activities 133
Unit 14 Management 134
Dialogues 134
Passages 136
Cultural Background 137
Essential Words 138
Practical Statements 139
Communicative Activities 140
Unit 15 Investment 142
Dialogues 142
Passages 144
Cultural Background 146
Essential Words 147
Practical Statements 148
Communicative Activities 149
Unit 16 Business Negotiation 151
Dialogues 151
Passages 153
Cultural Background 154
Essential Words 156
Practical Statements 158
Communicative Activities 158
Unit 17 Trade Conversation 162
Dialogues 162
Passages 164
Cultural Background 165
Essential Words 167
Practical Statements 168
Communicative Activities 169
Unit 18 Going Abroad 171
Dialogues 171
Passages 173
Cultural Background 174
Essential Words 176
Practical Statements 177
Communicative Activities 178
Appendix Ⅰ ENGLISH IDIOMS 180
Appendix Ⅱ ENGLISH TONGUE TWISTERS 196
Appendix Ⅲ LANGUAGE CHARTS 207