Unit 1 Business Letters 1
Dialogue One Taking Messages(1) 3
Dialogue Two Taking Messages(2) 4
Listening 6
Text A The Nature of Business 10
Text B Sales Promotion 14
Writing 18
Unit 2 People 19
Dialogue One Professor Miller 21
Dialogue Two Different Ideas about British People 22
Listening 25
Text A Mother Teresa 29
Text B Einstein's Brain Lives on 35
Writing 37
Unit 3 Interview 41
Dialogue One Applying for Manager's Secretary 43
Dialogue Two Applying for Computer Operator 44
Listening 47
Text A Job Interview 51
Text B Qualities Employer Seeks 56
Writing 59
Unit 4 Dinner Party 63
Dialogue One It's A Marvelous Evening 65
Dialogue Two Going Out to Have a Lunch Together 66
Listening 69
Text A American Dining Custom 73
Text B Differences between American and European Dining Customs 77
Writing 81
Unit 5 Olympics 83
Dialogue One Brief Introduction of Ancient Olympic Games 85
Dialogue Two Public Call for Green Olympics 86
Listening 89
Text A China and the Olympic Games 94
Text B What Makes Olympic Champions? 99
Writing 103
Quiz One 106
Unit 6 Culture 117
Dialogue One Personal Names 119
Dialogue Two Different Ways of Behaving 120
Listening 122
Text A Chinese Brush Painting 126
Text B Journey to the West 131
Writing 135
Unit 7 Education 139
Dialogue One Talking about Choosing Courses 141
Dialogue Two I Want to Get an“A” 142
Listening 146
Text A Schools in the U.S.——Public Schools 149
Text B How Ruth Made History at Oxford 154
Writing 157
Unit 8 Learning Strategies 159
Dialogue One Workday 161
Dialogue Two I Am Afraid I Couldn't Pass the Math Examination 162
Listening 165
Text A Six Keys to Quicker Learning 169
Text B What's the Use of Books? 174
Writing 178
Unit 9 Study 181
Dialogue One Learning English 183
Dialogue Two Education in Britain 184
Listening 187
Text A Skimming and Scanning Scientific Materials 191
Text B Home-schooling 196
Writing 200
Unit 10 Cyberspace 203
Dialogue One Buying a Computer 205
Dialogue Two Internet 206
Listening 208
Text A The Virtual College 212
Text B The Web Lifestyle 217
Writing 221
Quiz Two 224
Vocabulary 235
参考书目 267