1 GREETING AND INTRODUCING PEOPLE 1
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 1
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 5
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 6
Passage Ⅰ The Way Americans Greet 6
Passage Ⅱ A Little About Me 9
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 11
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 13
2 GIVING THANKS AND EXPRESSING REGRET 14
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 14
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 18
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 19
Passage Ⅰ Different Atttitudes to Gifts Giving 19
Passage Ⅱ Thank-you Notes Are Heart-warming 22
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 24
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 26
3 DIRECTIONS AND SIGNS 27
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 27
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 31
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 32
Passage Ⅰ I Hate Flying 32
Passage Ⅱ I'd Been Treated Like a Friend in Need 36
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 37
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 41
4 STUDY 42
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 42
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 46
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 48
Passage Ⅰ I Am a Bit Nervous About My English 48
Passage Ⅱ Oh Chinese,This Tortured Language 52
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 54
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 56
5 SPORTS AND HOBBIES 57
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 57
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 61
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 62
Passage Ⅰ The Triathlon's Great Attraction 62
Passage Ⅱ Foreigners Also Love Chinese Material Arts 66
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 68
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 70
6 SHOPPING 71
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 71
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 75
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 76
Passage Ⅰ Tangsancai—An Ideal Tourist Souvenir 76
Passage Ⅱ Ordering a Gift Online 79
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 81
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 84
7 CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS AND MAKING FRIENDS 85
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 85
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 89
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 91
Passage Ⅰ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas 91
Passage Ⅱ When I was in America 95
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 96
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 99
8 E-MAILS 100
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 100
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 104
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 105
Passage Ⅰ Online Growth Continues 105
Passage Ⅱ Pros and Cons of“Chatroom” 109
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 111
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 114
9 ATARESTAURANT 115
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 115
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 119
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 121
Passage Ⅰ Toledo:A Problem of Menus 121
Passage Ⅱ Toast at a Wedding 124
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 126
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 129
10 ENTERTAINMENT AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS 130
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 130
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 134
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 135
Passage Ⅰ LUCIANOPA VAROTTI:Bringing Opera to the World 135
Passage Ⅱ Visiting the Gateway Arch 139
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 141
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 144
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 145
VOCABULARY 154