1 INVITATIONS 1
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 1
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 5
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 7
Passage Ⅰ Are You Really Being Invited? 7
Passage Ⅱ An Invitation Letter 11
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 13
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 17
2 EMAILS 18
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 18
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 22
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 24
Passage Ⅰ Online Growth Continued 24
Passage Ⅱ Pros and Cons of"Chatroom" 28
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 30
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 34
3 COMMUNICATION BY PHONE 35
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 35
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 39
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 41
Passage Ⅰ For Conversation Press#1 41
Passage Ⅱ Communication by Phone in the U.S. 45
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 47
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 52
4 MAKING RESERVATIONS 53
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 53
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 57
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 60
Passage Ⅰ Climer Lodge 60
Passage Ⅱ Letter from the President 63
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 66
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 71
5 AT A RESTAURANT 72
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 72
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 75
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 77
Passage Ⅰ Toledo:A Problem of Menus 77
Passage Ⅱ Toast at a Wedding 81
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 83
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 87
6 SHOPPING AND SIGHTSEEING 88
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 88
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 92
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 95
Passage Ⅰ Visiting the Gateway Arch 95
Passage Ⅱ Ordering a Gift Online 99
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 102
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 105
7 FAREWELL 106
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 106
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 110
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 113
Passage Ⅰ The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met 113
Passage Ⅱ A Farewell Speech 116
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 119
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 122
8 APPLYING FOR A JOB 123
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 123
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 127
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 131
Passage Ⅰ Applying for a New Boss 131
Passage Ⅱ Beginning the Business 134
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 137
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 143
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 144
VOCABULARY 153
PHRASES 161