UNIT ONE 1
Section 1:Short Dialogues 1
Section 2:Spot Dictation 2
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 3
Listening 1:Shakespeare 3
Listening 2:Robert Bruce,King of Scotland 4
Listening 3:Marco Polo 5
Listening 4:A Black Girl in England 6
UNIT TWO 8
Section 1:Short Dialogues 8
Section 2:Spot Dictation 9
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 10
Listening 1:Crazy About Animals 10
Listening 2:Max 11
Listening 3:How Do Animals Sleep? 12
Listening 4:Pets 13
UNIT THREE 15
Section 1:Short Dialogues 15
Section 2:Spot Dictation 16
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 17
Listening 1:Fixing Things Up 17
Listening 2:Renting an Apartment 18
Listening 3:How Do You Feel About Your House? 20
Listening 4:The Importance of Space 21
UNIT FOUR 24
Section 1:Short Dialogues 24
Section 2:Spot Dictation 25
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 26
Listening 1:In an Emergency Room 26
Listening 2:Jogging 27
Listening 3:I Dream So Much 29
Listening 4:Strange Draams 30
UNIT FIVE 32
Section 1:Short Dialogues 32
Section 2:Spot Dictation 33
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 34
Listening 1:Planning a Holiday 34
Listening 2:Where to Live? 35
Listening 3:At the Airport 36
Listening 4:British People 37
UNIT SIX 39
Section 1:Short Dialogues 39
Section 2:Spot Dictation 40
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 41
Listening 1:A Game Called"People Watching" 41
Listening 2:A Record Seller 42
Listening 3:A Publisher's New Book 44
Listening 4:A New Product 45
UNIT SEVEN 48
Section 1:Short Dialogues 48
Section 2:Spot Dictation 49
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 50
Listening 1:Boys and Girls 50
Listening 2:Different People 51
Listening 3:Men's Language and Women's Language 53
Listening 4:Housework 54
UNIT EIGHT 56
Section 1:Short Dialogues 56
Section 2:Spot Dictation 57
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 58
Listening 1:The Movie Star 58
Listening 2:I Want to Be an Explorer 59
Listening 3:I Was on That Boat! 60
Listening 4:A Surprising Discovery 62
UNIT NINE 64
Section 1:Short Dialogues 64
Section 2:Spot Dictation 65
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 66
Listening 1:Getting Advice from Strangers 66
Listening 2:Askingfor Help 67
Listening 3:Talking about Friendship 68
Listening 4:Different Ways to Show Affection 69
UNIT TEN 71
Section 1:Short Dialogues 71
Section 2:Spot Dictation 72
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 73
Listening 1:Invitation to Dinner 73
Listening 2:Acupuncture 74
Listening 3:Smoking 75
Listening 4:Healthy Food 77
UNIT ELEVEN 78
Section 1:Short Dialogues 78
Section 2:Spot Dictation 79
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 80
Listening 1:The Big Business of Advertising 80
Listening 2:The Gold Rush 81
Listening 3:An Anniversary 82
Listening 4:Fixing an Appointment 83
UNIT TWELVE 84
Section 1:Short Dialogues 84
Section 2:Spot Dictation 85
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 86
Listening 1:Trip to Egypt 86
Listening 2:Life in Ancient Rome 87
Listening 3:Old Vienna 89
Listening 4:Touring the Nation's Capital 91
UNIT THIRTEEN 93
Section 1:Short Dialogues 93
Section 2:Spot Dictation 94
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 95
Listening 1:A Popular TV Program 95
Listening 2:A Day for Lovers 97
Listening 3:Fairy Tales 99
Listening 4:The First Woman—A Greek Myth 101
UNIT FOURTEEN 103
Section 1:Short Dialogues 103
Section 2:Spot Dictation 104
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 105
Listening 1:The School 105
Listening 2:Homecoming in American Schools 106
Listening 3:A Summer Job 108
Listening 4:Inquiring about a Course 109
UNIT FIFTEEN 111
Section 1:Short Dialogues 111
Section 2:Spot Dictation 112
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 113
Listening 1:Study Environment 113
Listening 2:Mount St.Helens 114
Listening 3:The Source of Energy 115
Listening 4:How to Improve the Environment of Our City? 116
UNIT SIXTEEN 118
Section 1:Short Dialogues 118
Section 2:Spot Dictation 119
Section 3:Passages and Conversations 120
Listening 1:What Happiness Means 120
Listening 2:The Danger of Pride 122
Listening 3:Originality Is Not Everything 124
Listening 4:The Right to Die Versus the Right to Life 127
TAPESCRIPTS AND KEYS 133
Unit One 133
Unit Two 140
Unit Three 147
Unit Four 156
Unit Five 164
Unit Six 173
Unit Seven 183
Unit Eight 192
Unit Nine 200
Unit Ten 207
Unit Eleven 215
Unit Twelve 222
Unit Thirteen 230
Unit Fourteen 239
Unit Fifteen 246
Unit Sixteen 255