Unit 1 Plants 1
Reading Ⅰ "Have You Seen the Tree?" 2
Reading Ⅱ A Promise of Flowers 15
Extended Activities 23
Lexical Knowledge 23
Function and Structure:Showing Satisfaction,Boredom and Displeasure 26
Practical Reading:Table—A Record of the Monthly Expenses 28
Additional Vocabulary 30
Business World:The Language of Flowers 31
Humor Time 32
Unit 2 Men and Women 33
Reading Ⅰ Men and Women 34
Reading Ⅱ Male and Female 49
Extended Activities 60
Lexical Knowledge 60
Function and Structure:Expressing Comparison and Generalization 62
Practical Reading:Pie Graphs 64
Additional Vocabulary 66
Business World:Discrimination at Work 67
Humor Time 68
Unit 3 Auction 71
Reading Ⅰ The Cutting Edge in Auctions 72
Reading Ⅱ Auction Sales 84
Extended Activities 92
Lexical Knowledge 92
Function and Structure:Expressing Certainty and Possibility 95
Practical Reading:A Line Graph 100
Additional Vocabulary 102
Business World:Auction Sales Markets 103
Humor Time 103
Unit 4 Money 105
Reading Ⅰ The Cashless Society 106
Reading Ⅱ On the Money-Go-Round 120
Extended Activities 130
Lexical Knowledge 130
Function and Structure:Giving Advice and Suggestions 134
Practical Reading:Cash Cycle 138
Additional Vocabulary 140
Business World:What Are the Functions of Money? 141
Humor Time 142
Unit 5 Banking 143
Reading Ⅰ Money and Banking 144
Reading Ⅱ Banking 156
Extended Activities 165
Lexical Knowledge 165
Function and Structure:Expressions at the Bank 169
Practical Reading:Life Story of a Cheque 174
Additional Vocabulary 177
Business World:Major International Banks 178
Humor Time 179
Unit 6 Shopping 181
Reading Ⅰ Is This the Future of Shopping? 182
Reading Ⅱ Going Grocery Shopping:Let Your Fingers Dothe Walking 194
Extended Activities 204
Lexical Knowledge 204
Function and Structure:Expressions for Shopping 209
Practical Reading:Invoice 214
Additional Vocabulary 217
Business World:The American Shopping Mall 218
Humor Time 219
Unit 7 Stock Exchange 221
Reading Ⅰ History of the Exchange 222
Reading Ⅱ The New York Stock Exchange Dominates the World 237
Extended Activities 249
Lexical Knowledge 249
Function and Structure:Stressing and Decision-making 253
Practical Reading:Newspaper Articles Chinese Stock Market 256
Additional Vocabulary 259
Business World:Dow Jones Averages&Nasdaq System 261
Humor Time 262
Unit 8 Health 265
Reading Ⅰ Can Stress Make You Sick? 266
Reading Ⅱ Taking the Strain 278
Extended Activities 288
Word Formation:Compounding 288
Function and Structure:Seeing the Doctor 291
Practical Reading:Employee Attendance Record 295
Additional Vocabulary 297
Business World:People in Business 298
Humor Time 299
Unit 9 Meetings 301
Reading Ⅰ Procedures of a Public Meeting 302
Reading Ⅱ Games People Play at Meetings 315
Extended Activities 324
Word Forrnation:Initialism and Acronym 324
Function and Structure:Speech Expressions 327
Practical Reading:Agenda and Minutes 331
Additional Vocabulary 334
Business World:Different Kinds of Meetings 336
Humor Time 337
Unit 10 Exhibition 339
Reading Ⅰ How to Shine at the Show 340
Reading Ⅱ Fair 354
Extended Activities 365
Word Formation:Clipping and Blending 365
Function and Structure:Asking & Directing the Way 368
Practical Reading 371
Additional Vocabulary 376
Business World:10 Tips for Holding a Successful Event 377
Humor Time 378
Appendix Ⅰ New Words 379
Appendix Ⅱ Expressions 386
Appendix Ⅲ Word Study 390
Appendix Ⅳ Special Use 393