Unit 1
Read and Imitate 1
Read and Explore 3
Passage A 3
Passage B 8
Comprehensive Practice 12
Phonetics 12
Grammar 13
The Simple Present Tense 13
The Present Progressive Tense 14
The Present Perfect Tense 15
Basic Sentence Patterns 16
Reading Skills 17
Guided Writing 18
Part Ⅰ Coordination:Using Connectives 18
Part Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 19
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing—Self-introduction 20
Unit 2
Read and Imitate 21
Read and Explore 23
Passage A 23
Passage B 28
Comprehensive Practice 33
Phonetics 33
Grammar 34
The Past Tense 34
The Past Progressive Tense 36
The Past Perfect Tense 37
Reading Skills 38
Guided Writing 39
Part Ⅰ Subordination:Combining Two Simple Sentences 39
Part Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 41
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing—Formats of Letters and Envelopes 41
Unit 3
Read and Imitate 44
Read and Explore 46
Passage A 46
Passage B 51
Comprehensive Practice 55
Phonetics 55
Grammar 57
The Simple Future Tense 57
The Past Future Tense 58
The Future Perfect Tense 58
Reading Skills 59
Guided Writing 61
Part Ⅰ Contraction:Ellipsis 61
Part Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 62
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing—Letters of Invitation 62
Unit 4
Read and Imitate 64
Read and Explore 66
Passage A 66
Passage B 72
Comprehensive Practice 76
Phonetics 76
Grammar 77
Reading Skills 81
Guided Writing 83
Part Ⅰ Contraction:Avoiding Redundancy 83
Part Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 84
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing—Thank-you Letters 84
Test Yourself:Test Paper 1 86
Unit 5
Read and Imitate 97
Read and Explore 99
Passage A 99
Passage B 104
Comprehensive Practice 108
Phonetics 108
Grammar 109
Reading Skills 113
Guided Writing 114
Part Ⅰ Combination:The Appositive 114
Part Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 115
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing—Letters of Apology 115
Unit 6
Read and Imitate 117
Read and Explore 119
Passage A 119
Passage B 124
Comprehensive Practice 128
Phonetics 128
Grammar 130
Reading Skills 135
Guided Writing 135
Part Ⅰ Coherence 135
Part Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 136
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing—Letters of Complaint 137
Unit 7
Read and Imitate 138
Read and Explore 140
Passage A 140
Passage B 145
Comprehensive Practice 149
Phonetics 149
Grammar 151
Reading Skills 155
Guided Writing 156
Part Ⅰ Transition Ⅰ 156
Part Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 157
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing—Letters of Application 157
Unit 8
Read and Imitate 160
Read and Explore 162
Passage A 162
Passage B 167
Comprehensive Practice 171
Phonetics 171
Grammar 173
Reading Skills 178
Guided Writing 179
Part Ⅰ Transition Ⅱ 179
Part Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 180
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing—Notices/Announcements 181
Test Yourself:Test Paper 2 182
Appendixes 192
Ⅰ Glossary 192
Ⅱ List of Phrases and Expressions 204
Ⅲ Proper Names 208
Ⅳ Primary References 209