Unit One Nostalgia 1
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 1
Part 2 Warm-up 1
Part 3 In-class Listening 2
Song A Yesterday—the Beatles 2
Song B Seasons in the Sun—the Westlife 4
Part 4 After-class Listening 9
Song A Puff—Peter,Paul＆Mary 9
Song B Yesterday Once More—the Carpenters 11
Song C Yesterday—Leona Lewis 12
Part 5 Achievement Test 16
Unit Two Country Life 19
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 19
Part 2 Warm-up 20
Part 3 In-class Listening 20
Song A Take Me Home,Country Roads—John Denver 20
Song B Jambalaya—Hank Williams 24
Part 4 After-class Listening 28
Song A Hotel California—Eagles 28
Song B Changing Partners—Patti Page 30
Song C Teardrops on My Guitar—Taylor Swift 31
Part 5 Achievement Test 34
Unit Three Sports 38
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 38
Part 2 Warm-up 39
Part 3 In-class Listening 39
Song A I Believe I Can Fly—R.Kelly 39
Song B Better Man—Robbie Williams 43
Part 4 After-class Listening 47
Song A Waving Flag—K'naan 47
Song B Hand in Hand—Koreana 50
Song C We Are the Champions—Queen 51
Part 5 Achievement Test 54
Unit Four Festival 58
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related lnformation 58
Part 2 Warm-up 59
Part 3 In-class Listening 59
Song A Silent Night,Holy Night—Mahalia Jackson 59
Song B My Valentine—Martina McBride 63
Part 4 After-class Listening 66
Song A When Christmas Comes to Town—Matthew Hall＆Meagan Moore 66
Song B The Magic of the Night—Enya 68
Song C You Raise Me Up—Westlife 69
Part 5 Achievement Test 72
Unit Five Race 76
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 76
Part 2 Warm-up 77
Part 3 In-class Listening 77
Song A Ebony and Ivory—Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder 77
Song B Love Is Color Blind—Sarah Connor 80
Part 4 After-class Listening 87
Song A Where Is the Love—the Black Eyed Peas 87
Song B Black or White—Michael Jackson 90
Song C Lonely—Nana Kwame Abrokwa 92
Part 5 Achievement Test 97
Unit Six Love 100
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 100
Part 2 Warm-up 101
Part 3 In-class Listening 101
Song A Save the Last Dance for Me—Michael Bublé 101
Song B Sealed with A Kiss—Bobby Vinton 105
Part 4 After-class Listening 108
Song A The Rose—Westlife 108
Song B When You're Gone—Avril Lavigne 110
Song C I Want It That Way—Backstreet Boys 111
Part 5 Achievement Test 115
Unit Seven Children's Song 119
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 119
Part 2 Warm-up 119
Part 3 In-class Listening 120
Song A Brahms'Lullaby—Jewel Kilcher 120
Song B Do Re Mi—Julie Andrews 125
Part 4 After-class Listening 130
Song A Under the Sea—Samuel E.Wright 130
Song B Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star—Jewel Kilcher 133
Song C Hush,Little Baby—Anonymous 134
Part 5 Achievement Test 138
Unit Eight Movie 142
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related lnformation 142
Part 2 Warm-up 143
Part 3 In-class Listening 143
Song A Don't Cry for Me Argentina—Madonna 143
Song B Casablanca—Bertie Higgins 147
Part 4 After-class Listening 151
Song A Colors of the Wind—Vanessa William 151
Song B There You'll Be—Faith Hill 154
Song C When You Believe—Mariah Carey＆Whitney Houston 155
Part 5 Achievement Test 158
Unit Nine War＆Peace 162
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 162
Part 2 Warm-up 162
Part 3 In-class Listening 163
Song A Blowing in the Wind—Bob Dylan 163
Song B Heal the World—Michael Jackson 166
Part 4 After-class Listening 171
Song A Earth Song—Michael Jackson 171
Song B Tell Me Why—Declan Galbraith 175
Song C If Everyone Cared—Nickelback 177
Part 5 Achievement Test 180
Unit Ten Friendship 184
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 184
Part 2 Warm-up 185
Part 3 In-class Listening 185
Song A Auld Lang Syne—Mairi Campbell 185
Song B That's What Friends are For—Dionne Warwick＆Friends 190
Part 4 After-class Listening 193
Song A Your Friend—Declan Galbraith 193
Song B I Will Be Your Friend—Amy Grant 196
Song C I Will Be Your Friend—Michael W.Smith 197
Part 5 Achievement Test 201
Unit Eleven Charity＆Help 204
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 204
Part 2 Warm-up 204
Part 3 In-class Listening 205
Song A Another Day in Paradise—Phil Collins 205
Song B We Are the World—Michael Jackson 209
Part 4 After-class Listening 213
Song A Do They Know It's Christmas—All Stars 213
Song B Everybody Hurts—All Stars 215
Song C The Saints Are Coming—U2＆Green Day 216
Part 5 Achievement Test 220
Unit Twelve Dreams＆Ideas 223
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related lnformation 223
Part 2 Warm-up 224
Part 3 In-class Listening 224
Song A It's My Life—Bon Jovi 224
Song B Vincent(Starry Starry Night)—Don Mclean 228
Part 4 After-class Listening 233
Song A Ordinary Miracle—Sarah McLachlan 233
Song B Here I am—Bryan Adams 235
Song C The Power of Dream—Celine Dion 236
Part 5 Achievement Test 240
Appendix Ⅰ More Songs 243
Appendix Ⅱ Keys／Answers 285
References 301