Unit 1 Profile of Foreign Universities 1
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 2
Section Ⅰ News Report 2
Section Ⅱ Interview 3
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 5
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Pure Vowels 5
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying Dates and Years 6
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 7
Section Ⅰ Short Conversations 7
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 8
Section Ⅲ Passage Listening 9
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 10
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 11
Useful Expressions of Greetings and Farewells 11
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 13
Unit 2 English as a World Language 14
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 15
Section Ⅰ News Report 15
Section Ⅱ Lecture 17
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 18
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Diphthongs 18
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying Price 20
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 21
Section Ⅰ Short Conversations 21
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 21
Section Ⅲ Passage Listening 22
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 24
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 25
Useful Expressions of Introductions and Responses 25
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 27
Unit 3 English Learning Strategies 28
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 29
Section Ⅰ News Report 29
Section Ⅱ Interview 30
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 32
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Consonants(1) 32
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Picking up Time Expression 33
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 35
Section Ⅰ Short Conversations 35
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 35
Section Ⅲ Passage Listening 36
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 38
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 39
Useful Expressions of Expressing Gratitudes and Apologies 39
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 41
Unit 4 Goals of Lifelong Learning 42
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 43
Section Ⅰ News Report 43
Section Ⅱ Lecture 44
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 46
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Consonants(2) 46
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Making Calculations 48
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 49
Section Ⅰ Short Conversations 49
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 50
Section Ⅲ Passage Listening 51
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 53
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 54
Useful Expressions of Expressing Encouragements 54
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 56
Unit 5 Cross-Cultural Educational Ideas 57
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 58
Section Ⅰ News Report 58
Section Ⅱ Speech 59
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 61
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Consonant Clusters 61
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Understanding Meaning from Intonation 62
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 65
Section Ⅰ Short Conversations 65
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 65
Section Ⅲ Passage Listening 67
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 68
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 69
Useful Expressions of Making Suggestions 69
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 71
Unit 6 The Purpose of Education 72
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 73
Section Ⅰ News Report 73
Section Ⅱ Interview 74
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 76
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Incomplete Plosion 76
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying the Relationship Between Speakers 77
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 78
Section Ⅰ Short Conversations 78
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 79
Section Ⅲ Passage Listening 80
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 81
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 82
Useful Expressions of Making Reservations 82
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 85
Unit 7 English Vocabulary 86
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 87
Section Ⅰ News Report 87
Section Ⅱ Lecture 88
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 90
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Strong and Weak forms 90
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying Occupation 92
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 93
Section Ⅰ Short Conversations 93
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 94
Section Ⅲ Passage Listening 95
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 96
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 97
Useful Expressions of Making and Responding to Appointments 97
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 99
Unit 8 Globalization 100
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 101
Section Ⅰ News Report 101
Section Ⅱ News Report 102
Part Ⅱ Listening and Speaking Strategies 104
Section Ⅰ Pronunciation Skill—Assimilation 104
Section Ⅱ Listening Skill—Identifying the Speaker's Attitude 105
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 107
Section Ⅰ Short Conversations 107
Section Ⅱ Long Conversations 108
Section Ⅲ Passage Listening 108
Section Ⅳ Compound Dictation 110
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 111
Useful Expressions When Dealing With the Bank 111
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 112