UNIT 1 STUDYING ENGLISH 1
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 2
Greetings and Introductions 2
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 3
Detecting Incomplete Plosion 3
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 4
LiSTENiNG TASKS 5
A Passage Talking About Studying English 5
SPEAKiNG TASKS 7
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 9
A Passage How to Improve Listening Comprehension 9
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 10
Short Conversations 10
UNIT 2 FUN WITH LANGUAGE 11
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 12
Opening and Closing a Conversation 12
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 13
Distinguishing Between Similar Sounds 13
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 14
LiSTENiNG TASKS 15
A Passage How to Improve Your Conversation Skills 15
SpEAKiNG TASKS 17
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 19
A Passage Smile When You Read This 19
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 20
A Passage 20
UNIT 3 SCHOOL LIFE 21
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 22
Expressing Likes and Dislikes 22
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 23
Identifying Numbers 23
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 24
LiSTENiNG TASKS 25
A Conversation Accommodation for College Students 25
SpEAKiNG TASKS 27
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 29
A Passage What College Professors Do 29
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 30
A Passage 30
UNIT 4 GOING TO A PARTY 31
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 32
Controlling a Conversation 32
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 33
Identifying Adverbials of Frequency 33
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 34
LiSTENiNG TASKS 35
A Conversation Small Talk Is Easy 35
SpEAKiNG TASKS 37
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 39
A Conversation Are You Calling About the Party? 39
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 40
Short Conversations 40
UNIT 5 TELEPHONING 41
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 42
Taking Telephone Messages 42
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 43
Identifying Telephone Numbers 43
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 44
LiSTENiNG TASKS 45
A Conversation A Business Call 45
SpEAKiNG TASKS 47
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 49
A Conversation Good Luck Company 49
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 50
A Conversation 50
UNIT 6 SHOPPING 51
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 52
Getting Information 52
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 53
Recognizing Prices 53
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TAsK 54
LiSTENiNG TASKS 55
A Conversation Where Can We Find Women's Wear? 55
SpEAKiNG TASKS 57
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 59
A Passage Defective Goods 59
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 60
Short Conversations 60
UNIT 7 A JOB INTERVIEW 61
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 62
Fact or Opinion? 62
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 63
Recognizing the Weak Forms of Certain Words 63
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 64
LiSTENiNG TASKS 65
A Conversation We Have an Opening Now 65
SpEAKiNG TASKS 67
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 69
A Passage Unusual Interviewees 69
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 70
A Conversation 70
UNIT 8 EMPLOYMENT 71
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 72
Expressing Apologies 72
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 73
Identifying the Speaker's Job 73
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 74
LiSTENiNG TASKS 75
A Passage A Steady Job 75
SpEAKiNG TASKS 77
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 79
A Passage Mark Hill 79
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 80
A Passage 80
UNIT 9 GOING ON VACATION 81
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 82
Making Reservations 82
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 83
Identifying Dates 83
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 84
LiSTENiNG TASKS 85
A Conversation A Visit to Bangkok 85
SpEAKiNG TASKS 87
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 89
A Conversation Planning a Visit to Miami 89
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 90
A Compound Dictation 90
UNIT 10 PLACES OF INTEREST 91
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 92
Describing Places 92
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 93
Identifying Intonation Patterns of Tag Questions 93
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 94
LiSTENiNG TASKS 95
A Passage Camp David 95
SpEAKiNG TASKS 97
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 99
A Passage Switzerland 99
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 100
A Compound Dictation 100
UNIT 11 ANIMALS 101
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 102
Making Suggestions 102
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 103
Detecting Liaison in Connected Speech 103
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 104
LiSTENiNG TASKS 105
A Passage Dog Ma 105
SpEAKiNG TASKS 107
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 109
A Passage The Missing Cat and the Injured Dog 109
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 110
A Passage 110
UNIT 12 MONEY MATTERS 111
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 112
Dealing with the Bank 112
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 113
Describing Time 113
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 114
LiSTENiNG TASKS 115
A Conversation At the Bank 115
SpEAKiNG TASKS 117
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 119
A Conversation Opening a Checking Account 119
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 120
A Conversation 120
UNIT 13 THE MEDIA 121
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 122
Describing Things 122
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 123
Filling in Forms 123
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 124
LiSTENiNG TASKS 125
A Passage Radio and TV 125
SpEAKiNG TASKS 127
PART C AddiTiONAl LiSTENiNG 129
A Passage The Benson Family's Decision 129
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 130
A Compound Dictation 130
UNIT 14 ADVERTISING 131
PART A COMMUNiCATiVE FUNCTiON 132
Agreement or Disagreement 132
LiSTENiNG STRATEGy 133
Distinguishing Signal Words 133
PART B PRE-liSTENiNG TASK 134
LiSTENiNG TASKS 135
A Conversation Placing an Ad 135
SpEAKiNG TASKS 137
PART C AddiTiONAL LiSTENiNG 139
A Passage Different Kinds of Advertising 139
PART D TEST YOUR LiSTENiNG 140
A Compound Dictation 140
TEST 1 141
TEST 2 145