Unit 1 Natural EnvironmentWarm-up 1
Listening 2
Speaking 3
Comprehensive English The Koala 4
Reading for Interest Can We Save the Wild Animals 8
Writing A Summary of The Koala 10
Unit 2 Historical SpotsWarm-up 11
Listening 12
Speaking 13
Comprehensive English Big Ben of London 14
Reading for Interest The Tower of London 18
Writing An Introduction to a Historical Spot 20
Unit 3 People ? knowWarm-up 21
Listening 22
Speaking 23
Comprehensive English Ernest Hemingway 24
Reading for Interest Resume 28
Writing A Resume for Yourself 30
Unit 4 Film StarsWarm-up 31
Listening 32
Speaking 33
Comprehensive English The King of Comedy 34
Reading for Interest The King of Comedy 38
Writing A Brief Account of a Film Star 40
Unit 5 Letters of ApplicationWarm-up 41
Listening 42
Speaking 43
Comprehensive English A Letter of Application 44
Reading for Interest A Letter of Application 48
Writing A Letter of Application 50
Unit 6 Our CommunityWarm-up 51
Listening 52
Speaking 53
Comprehensive English Left-handers 54
Reading for Interest The Handicapped 58
Writing A Summary of Left-handers 60
Unit 7 ComputersWarm-up 61
Listening 62
Speaking 63
Comprehensive English Computers 64
Reading for Interest IBM 68
Writing A Computer 70
Unit 8 SportsWarm-up 71
Listening 72
Speaking 73
Comprehensive English The Olympics 74
Reading for Interest Professional Sports 78
Writing The 2000 Olympic Games 80
Unit 9 WomenWarm-up 81
Listening 82
Speaking 83
Comprehensive English Women in the Nuclear Family 84
Reading for Interest Wait till Your Mother Gets Home! 88
Writing Women's Position in the Family 90
Unit 10 HealthWarm-up 91
Listening 92
Speaking 93
Comprehensive English The Secrets of a Very Long Life 94
Reading for Interest Keeping Fit and Healthy 98
Writing Your Opinion About Health 100
Unit 11 EnergyWarm-up 101
Listening 102
Speaking 103
Comprehensive English Solar Energy 104
Reading for Interest The Electrical Engineer 108
Writing An Introduction to Electricity 110
Unit 12 Bad DaysWarm-up 111
Listening 112
Speaking 113
Comprehensive English The Fog 114
Reading for Interest A Bad Day 118
Writing Something Unusual 120
Unit 13 TelevisionWarm-up 121
Listening 122
Speaking 123
Comprehensive English Television 124
Reading for Interest Television:How It Affects Us 128
Writing Your Opinion About Television 130
Unit 14 PollutionWarm-up 131
Listening 132
Speaking 133
Comprehensive English Pollution 134
Reading for Interest How to keep Air Clean 138
Writing The Pollution in Your City 140
Vocabulary 141
Proper Names 159