ContentsUnit 1 Outlook on Life and Death 1
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 3
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 4
Section A Three Attitudes Towards Life 4
Section B Life is a Test 5
Section C Help Terminally Ill Patients to Face Death Calmly 6
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 8
What I Have Livedfor 8
Unit 2 Emotional Intelligence 11
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 13
Section A Emotional Intelligence—A Different Way ofBeing Smart 14
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 14
Section B Working with Emotional Intelligence 16
Section C A Telephone Interview About“Emotional Hijacking” 17
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 19
Why It Can Matter More Than IQ 19
Unit 3 Social Problems 21
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 23
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 24
Section A Burglary Prevention Measures 24
Section B A Radio Interview About a Robbery 26
Section C Teenager Drug Abuse 27
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 29
How to Solve the Social Problem of Violence 29
Unit 4 Interpersonal Communication 31
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 33
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 34
Section A Six Steps to Put People at Their Ease 34
Section B Pub Etiquette 35
Section C The International Friendship Day 36
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 37
Conflicts in Communication 37
Unit 5 Advertising 39
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 41
Section A Radio Advertisements 41
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 42
Section B How Advertising Came About 43
Section C Various Kinds of Advertising and Their Advantages and Disadvantages 44
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 46
Subtle Influence of Advertising on Consumers 46
Unit 6 Relaxation and Entertainment 49
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 51
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 52
Section A Extracts About Entertainment 52
Section B Holiday Travel 53
Section C An Interview with Miss America 56
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 56
How to Find Entertainment Without Spending Much Money 56
Test 1 58
Unit 7 Extreme Sports 63
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 65
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 66
Section A Holiday Makers Seeking Adventure-based Extreme Sports 66
Section B Rock Climbing 67
Section C A Radio Discussion About Extreme Sports 69
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 71
Why Are More and More People Turning to Extreme Sports？ 71
Unit 8 Application for Studying Abroad 73
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 75
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 76
Section A A Brief Account of Major Tests of English Language Proficiency 76
Section B Major Procedures for Applying to Study Abroad 77
Section C Accommodation Options for International Students 79
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 80
IELTS Speaking Module 80
Unit 9 Accommodation 83
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 85
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 86
Section A Subletting and Dispute-settling 86
Section B Staying in One Place 88
Section C Housing in the United Kingdom 89
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 90
American Space，Chinese Place 90
Unit 10 News and Media 93
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 95
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 96
Section A News in Brief 96
Section B The Most Prestigious Prize for American Journalism 97
Section C A Shift in the Content of American News 100
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 101
A Common Prayer 101
Unit 11 Academic Conference 103
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 105
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 106
Section A Access to Information of an International Academic Conference 106
Section B Major Session Modes of an International Academic Conference 108
Section C Financial Assistance for Attending an International Academic Conference 110
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 111
Attending Academic Conference 111
Unit 12 Food and Health 113
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Practice：Short Conversations 115
Part Ⅱ Topic-centered Listening Practice 116
Section A The Nutrients in Food 116
Section B Fitness and Nutrition 118
Section C Wrong Ideas About Food 119
Part Ⅲ Topic-based Speaking Practice 121
To Be or Not to Be a Vegetarian 121
Test 2 122
Scripts and Keys 125