Unit One 1
Section One Listening Comprehension 1
Section Two A Brief Introduction to the United States of America 4
Section Three Cross-cultural Communication：Greetings 7
Section Four Practical Writing：Letters 11
Section Five Reading Comprehension：Is There a West 15
Unit Two 19
Section One Listening Comprehension 19
Section Two A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom 22
Section Three Cross-cultural Communication：Food and Its Culture 25
Section Four Practical Writing：Name Card 28
Section Five Reading Comprehension：Ricci's"Operation Columbus" 30
Unit Three 33
Section One Listening Comprehension 33
Section Two A Brief Introduction to Australia 36
Section Three Cross-cultural Communication：Holidays and Festivals 39
Section Four Practical Writing：E-mail 42
Section Five Reading Comprehension：Intercultural Awareness：Why and What 44
Unit Four 48
Section One Listening Comprehension 48
Section Two A Brief Introduction to Singapore 52
Section Three Cross-cultural Communication：Colleges and Universities in the USA 55
Section Four Practical Writing：Resume 59
Section Five Reading Comprehension：Cross cultural Communication 61
Unit Five 66
Section One Listening Comprehension 66
Section Two A Brief Introduction to India 70
Section Three Cross-cultural Communication：Colleges and Universities in the United Kingdom 73
Section Four Practical Writing：Telephone Message 76
Section Five Reading Comprehension：Table Manners 78
Unit Six 81
Section One Listening Comprehension 81
Section Two A Brief Introduction to South Africa 85
Section Three Cross-cultural Communication：Colleges and Universities in Australia 88
Section Four Practical Writing：Notice 92
Section Five Reading Comprehension：The Do's and Don'ts of Intercultural Marriages 95
Unit Seven 99
Section One Listening Comprehension 99
Section Two A Brief Introduction to Sri Lanka 102
Section Three Cross-cultural Communication：Applications for Universities 106
Section Four Practical Writing：University Application Form 109
Section Five Reading Comprehension：Barriers to Intercultural Communication(1) 113
Unit Eight 117
Section One Listening Comprehension 117
Section Two A Brief Introduction to Maldives 121
Section Three Cross-cultural Communication：Preparations for Studying Abroad 124
Section Four Practical Writing：Scholarship Application Form 127
Section Five Reading Comprehension：Ethnocentrism 130
附录 133
Vocabulary 133