CONTENTS 1
DEDICATION………………………………………………………………………IINTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………IVUNIT ONE Greetings and Introductions 1
UNIT TWO Talking about the Weather 7
UNIT THREE Social Customs 13
UNIT FOUR Money and Banking 23
UNIT FIVE Getting Around Town 38
UNIT SIX Traveling by Air 45
UNIT SEVEN Food Shopping—Western Style 55
UNIT EIGHT Eating Out 64
UNIT NINE Living in a Telephone Society 78
UNIT TEN Taking Care of Your Health 87
UNIT ELEVEN Finding Housing 93
UNIT TWELVE Avoiding Crime 105
UNIT THIRTEEN Using the Library 113
UNIT FOURTEEN Writing Letters 149
UNIT FIFTEEN Filling Out Forms 162
UNIT SIXTEEN Attending Conferences 193
(and General Review) 209
APPENDIXES 209
Ⅰ．Brief Guide to English for Chinese Speakers 209
Ⅱ．Sample Lessons for Teachers 222
A．Nations,Languages,Peoples 228
B．The Library 228
C．Talking about Time Past Future 228
Ⅲ．Common American Names 228
Ⅳ．50 States of the United States(with abbreviations capitals) 231
Ⅴ．Chief Public Holidays 233
Ⅵ．U.S.Postal Information 234
Ⅶ．Weights and Measures 237
Ⅷ．Pronunciation of Simple Equations and Scientific Formulae 241
Ⅸ．Discussion Topics Which Westerners Mav Raise with ChinesePeople 243
Ⅹ．U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Associations( China 244
Friendship Associations in other countries) 244