Unit One 1
Listening and Talking 1
Taking a Part-time Job for Travel 1
Intensive Reading 3
Text A How to Stand Out in an Interview 3
Text B 10 Don'ts in Your Job Interview 8
Learning Strategy 12
Unit Two 23
Listening and Talking 23
Shopping 23
Intensive Reading 26
Text A Tips to Establish Your Good Business Reputation 26
Text B Integrity in Business-the Key to Long-term Business Success 30
Learning Strategy 35
Unit Three 47
Listening and Talking 47
Talking with My Teacher 47
Intensive Reading 50
Text A How to Become as Rich as Bill Gates 50
Text B Ten Commandments of Cell Phone Etiquette 54
Learning Strategy 58
Unit Four 72
Listening and Talking 72
Talking about Difficulties in Studies 72
Intensive Reading 76
Text A Be a Successful Learner 76
Text B Undergraduate Research 80
Learning Strategy 85
Unit Five 97
Listening and Talking 97
Running for the Student Union Election 97
Intensive Reading 100
Text A How to Build a Teamwork Culture 100
Text B Ways of Making Teams Effective 104
Learning Strategy 108
Unit Six 120
Listening and Talking 120
Traveling I Talking about Plans 120
Intensive Reading 123
Text A Auckland 123
Text B The Beauty of Britain 128
Learning Strategy 133
Unit Seven 146
Listening and Talking 146
Traveling Ⅱ Making a Hotel Reservation and Booking AirTickets 146
Intensive Reading 150
Text A Golden Gate Bridge 150
Text B Statue of Liberty 154
Learning Strategy 159
Unit Eight 173
Listening and Talking 173
Transportation Ⅰ By Taxi and By Bus 173
Intensive Reading 177
Text A Traffic Jam Mystery Solved By Mathematicians 177
Text B Beneath the Streets of Boston:Building America's First Subway 181
Learning Strategy 186
Unit Nine 200
Listening and Talking 200
Transportation Ⅱ By Train 200
Intensive Reading 204
Text A The Airplane on Tracks 204
Text B CRH:A Nationwide Focus 207
Learning Strategy 211
Unit Ten 225
Listening and Talking 225
Transportation Ⅲ By Plane 225
Intensive Reading 228
Text A Airbus A340 228
Text B All I Wanted Was to Talk to My Family,and Get Some Dry Socks 233
Learning Strategy 238
References 252