Unit One 1
Reading Aloud:Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star 2
Dialogue:What are You Going to Do This Summer? 2
Text:After a Heavy Snowstorm 3
Pattern Practice 5
Grammar:The Future Tense 6
Reading Practice:Across the Channel 10
Unit Two 13
Reading Aloud:Life is Full of Steam 14
Dialogue:Could I Speak to Jim,Please? 14
Text:Air Travel 15
Pattern Practice 17
Grammar:Ⅰ．Modal Verbs 18
Ⅱ．Articles 19
Reading Practice:The Sahara 22
Unit Three 25
Dialogue:Have You Heard About Helen? 26
Text:A Noble Gift 27
Pattern Practice 30
Grammar:The Passive Voice 30
Reading Practice:Water,Steam and Ice 34
Unit Four 37
Dialogue:I Have Some Good News! 38
Text:Christmas 39
Pattern Practice 42
Grammar:The Infinitive 43
Reading Practice:Thanksgiving Day 46
Unit Five 49
Language Revision 49
Unit Six 55
Dialogue:Everyday Talk 56
Text:Good Manners 58
Pattern Practice 61
Grammar:The Adverbial Clause 62
Reading Practice:The Stone on the Road 65
Unit Seven 67
Dialogue:What a Hot Day! 68
Text:Great Events 69
Pattern Practice 71
Grammar:The Attributive Clause 72
Reading Practice:What Does Friendship Mean to You? 76
Unit Eight 79
Dialogue:I'm Getting Heavier Nowadays 80
Text:A Job Interview 81
Pattern Practice 83
Grammar:The Direct Speech and Indirect Speech 83
Reading Practice:A Perfect Excuse 87
Unit Nine 89
Dialogue:How Much Late Are They Going to Be? 90
Text:You Are What You Give 91
Pattern Practice 95
Grammar:The Noun Clause 96
Reading Practice:A Letter on Reading 99
Unit Ten 103
Language Revision 103
Appendix 1 附录一：语法说明 109
Appendix 2 附录二：课文词汇表 127
Appendix 3 附录三：词组和短语表 143
Appendix 4 附录四：不规则动词表 147