Theme A The Olympics 1
Unit 1 History of the Olympic Games 1
Getting Ready 1
Reading 2
Comprehension 3
Language Focus 4
Listening and Speaking 7
Writing 9
Challenging Yourself 9
Unit 2 Famous People in the Olympics 12
Getting Ready 12
Reading 13
Comprehension 14
Language Focus 15
Listening and Speaking 17
Writing 19
Challenging Yourself 19
Unit 3 Beijing 2008 22
Getting Ready 22
Reading 23
Comprehension 24
Language Focus 25
Listening and Speaking 27
Writing 29
Challenging Yourself 30
Theme B History ＆ Geography 32
Unit 4 The Planet We Live on 32
Getting Ready 32
Reading 33
Comprehension 34
Language Focus 35
Listening and Speaking 38
Writing 39
Challenging Yourself 40
Unit 5 History and People 42
Getting Ready 42
Reading 43
Comprehension 44
Language Focus 45
Listening and Speaking 48
Writing 48
Challenging Yourself 49
Unit 6 Antarctica and the Environment 52
Getting Ready 52
Reading 53
Comprehension 54
Language Focus 55
Listening and Speaking 57
Writing 59
Challenging Yourself 60
Theme C Information Age 62
Unit 7 The Internet and Our Life 62
Getting Ready 62
Reading 63
Comprehension 64
Language Focus 65
Listening and Speaking 68
Writing 69
Challenging Yourself 70
Unit 8 Magic Internet 72
Getting Ready 72
Reading 73
Comprehension 74
Language Focus 75
Listening and Speaking 77
Writing 79
Challenging Yourself 79
Unit 9 Computers and the Web 82
Getting Ready 82
Reading 83
Comprehension 84
Language Focus 85
Listening and Speaking 87
Writing 89
Challenging Yourself 90
Appendices 92
Notes 92
Word List 103
Vocabulary 113
Useful Expressions 121
Irregular Verbs 124
The Changes in International Phonetic Symbols for English 128