UNIT 1 STEVE JOBS:THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD 1
Part One Listening and Speaking 1
Pronunciation and Intonation 2
Listening Strategy 3
Long Conversation It Was Too Good to Be True 5
Passage Hua Tuo 7
Real World Speaking A Campus Celebrity 7
Home Listening Michael Jordan 9
Part Two Reading and Understanding 10
Activating 10
In-depth Reading Steve Jobs:The Man Who Changed the World 11
Real World Reading Letters to the Sixteen-Year-Old Self 20
Timed Reading The Road to Fame and Fortune 22
Part Three Writing and Translating 24
Grammar Point Simple Sentences ＆ Complex Sentences 24
Translating at Sentence Level Literal Translation vs.Liberal Translation 25
Writing at Paragraph Level Basic Paragraph Structure 25
Part Four Enjoying and Entertaining 25
A Speech 25
A Word Game 26
UNIT 2 LEARNING BY DOING GOOD 27
Part One Listening and Speaking 27
Pronunciation and Intonation 28
Listening Strategy 29
Long Conversation An Olympic Volunteer 30
Passage True Generosity 31
Real World Speaking Lost and Found 33
Home Listening A 104-year-old Volunteer 34
Part Two Reading and Understanding 35
Activating 35
In-depth Reading Learning by Doing Good 36
Real World Reading Do-gooders Live Longer 44
Timed Reading Volunteer Your Time or Money? 46
Part Three Writing and Translating 47
Grammar Point Predicative Clauses 47
Translating at Sentence Level Translation of English Sentences in the Passive Voice 48
Writing at Paragraph Level Types of Paragraphs 48
Part Four Enjoying and Entertaining 49
A Poem 49
An English Idiom Quiz 50
UNIT 3 ONCE A CHEATER,ALWAYS A CHEATER 51
Part One Listening and Speaking 51
Pronunciation and Intonation 52
Listening Strategy 53
Long Conversation I'm Fed up with Her 54
Passage What Goes Around Comes Around 56
Real World Speaking Cheating on Research Papers? 58
Home Listening Aesop's Fables 59
Part Two Reading and Understanding 60
Activating 60
In-depth Reading Once a Cheater,Always a Cheater 61
Real World Reading What if...? 70
Timed Reading Can Animals Tell Right from Wrong? 72
Part Three Writing and Translating 73
Grammar Point Subject Clauses ＆ Object Clauses 74
Translating at Sentence Level Translation of Noun Clauses 74
Writing at Paragraph Level Topic Sentence 75
Part Four Enjoying and Entertaining 76
A Poem 76
Homophones 77
UNIT 4 DOWNLOADABLE,UNSUSTAINABLE,TOO 78
Part One Listening and Speaking 78
Pronunciation and Intonation 79
Listening Strategy 80
Long Conversation Protecting Yourself Online 81
Passage Internet Saves a Life 83
Real World Speaking Internet,Angle or Evil? 84
Home Listening Online Communication 86
Part Two Reading and Understanding 87
Activating 87
In-depth Reading Downloadable,Unsustainable,Too 88
Real World Reading Is Internet RLT? 97
Timed Reading How Did "LOL" Become Part of Our Language 99
Part Three Writing and Translating 102
Grammar Point Attributive Clauses 102
Translating at Sentence Level Translation of Attributive Clauses 102
Writing at Paragraph Level Supporting Sentences 103
Part Four Enjoying and Entertaining 104
Quotes 104
An Internet Language Quiz 104
UNIT 5 HOME,SWEET HOME 106
Part One Listening and Speaking 106
Pronunciation and Intonation 107
Listening Strategy 108
Long Conversation A Big Family 109
Passage Mother's Day and Father's Day 111
Real World Speaking An Adopted Child 112
Home Listening An Elderly Woman's Story 114
Part Two Reading and Understanding 115
Activating 115
In-depth Reading Home,Sweet Home 116
Real World Reading Five Types of Mother 125
Timed Reading Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus 127
Part Three Writing and Translating 129
Grammar Point Adverbial Clauses 130
Translating at Sentence Level Translation of Adverbial Clauses 130
Writing at Paragraph Level Concluding Sentence 130
Part Four Enjoying and Entertaining 131
A Poem 131
A Genealogy Quiz 132
UNIT 6 YOUR CULTURAL BAGGAGE 134
Part One Listening and Speaking 134
Pronunciation and Intonation 135
Listening Strategy 136
Long Conversation Conquering Culture Shock 137
Passage The Meaning of "Diversion" 139
Real World Speaking Working Abroad 140
Home Listening "OK" and "Thumbs-up" 141
Part Two Reading and Understanding 142
Activating 142
In-depth Reading Your Cultural Baggage 143
Real World Reading Confucius and Confucius Institute 153
Timed Reading China in the Eyes of an American 155
Part Three Writing and Translating 157
Grammar Point Infinitives 157
Translating at Sentence Level Translation by Extending a Simple Sentence into Two or More Sentences 158
Writing at Paragraph Level Unity of a Paragraph 159
Part Four Enjoying and Entertaining 160
Quotes 160
A World Culture Quiz 160
UNIT 7 WHEN DISASTERS STRIKE 162
Part One Listening and Speaking 162
Pronunciation and Intonation 163
Listening Strategy 164
Long Conversation What Does the Weather Forecast Say? 166
Passage Freeze Up or React Swiftly 167
Real World Speaking Change of Weather 168
Home Listening Tsunami 170
Part Two Reading and Understanding 171
Activating 171
In-depth Reading Environmental Disasters 172
Real World Reading Fire Emergency Evacuation Guide 182
Timed Reading The Night the Titanic Sank 184
Part Three Writing and Translating 186
Grammar Point Present Participle 186
Translating at Sentence Level Translation by Combining Two or More Sentences into One 187
Writing at Paragraph Level Coherence of a Paragraph 187
Part Four Enjoying and Entertaining 188
A Poem 188
An English Idiom Quiz 189
UNIT 8 TRUE INNOVATION 191
Part One Listening and Speaking 191
Pronunciation and Intonation 192
Listening Strategy 193
Long Conversation An Ideal Tool for Picking up Eggs 194
Passage The Invention of the Flexible Drinking Straw 195
Real World Speaking A NewMobile Phone 197
Home Listening What Is Creativity? 198
Part Two Reading and Understanding 199
Activating 199
In-depth Reading True Innovation 200
Real World Reading Innovation That Were Mistakes 211
Timed Reading What Invention Can You Do to Your Life 213
Part Three Writing and Translating 215
Grammar Point Past Participle 215
Translating at Sentence Level Translation of Long and Complex Sentences 216
Writing at Paragraph Level Order in a Paragraph 216
Part Four Enjoying and Entertaining 219
Quotes 219
Mysteries Behind the Facts 219
Appendix Ⅰ Photocopiable Activity 221
Appendix Ⅱ Reference Lesson Plan 237