Unit 1 Freshmen 1
Ⅰ．Objectives 1
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 1 2
Ⅲ．Background Information 4
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 6
Part Ⅰ Listening 7
Part Ⅱ Reading 10
Text A：College Survival：Our Tips for Success 10
Text B：My College Move 26
Text C：This Is Not Your High School English Class! 35
Part Ⅲ Speaking 38
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing（Registration Forms） 39
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 45
Unit 2 Faith 47
Ⅰ．Objectives 47
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 2 48
Ⅲ．Background Information 50
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 52
Part Ⅰ Listening 52
Part Ⅱ Reading 55
Text A：Who To Believe? 55
Text B：Tinas Ten Points 72
Text C：A Cowboy with Courage 84
Part Ⅲ Speaking 88
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing（Application Forms) 89
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 96
Unit 3 Exploration 97
Ⅰ．Objectives 97
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 3 98
Ⅲ．Background Information 100
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 101
Part Ⅰ Listening 101
Part Ⅱ Reading 105
Text A：Magellan's Madness 105
Text B：Marco Polos Big,Big World 124
Text C：Matthew Henson 134
Part Ⅲ Speaking 138
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Business/Name Cards) 140
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 145
Unit 4 English as a Universal Language 147
Ⅰ．Objectives 147
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 4 148
Ⅲ．Background Information 150
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 152
Part Ⅰ Listening 152
Part Ⅱ Reading 156
Text A：The Advantages of Learning English 156
Text B：Do You Know Ton Cruise? 172
Text C：Shakira 185
Part Ⅲ Speaking 189
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Greeting Cards） 190
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 193
Unit 5 Green Living 195
Ⅰ．Objectives 195
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 5 196
Ⅲ．Background Information 198
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 199
Part Ⅰ Listening 199
Part Ⅱ Reading 203
Text A：How Green Is My City 203
Text B：The Energy Revolution 216
Text C：How Can We Save Etergy? 229
Part Ⅲ Speaking 232
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing（Thank-you Notes） 233
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 237
Unit 6 Food＆Health 239
Ⅰ．Objectives 239
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 6 240
Ⅲ．Background Information 242
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 244
Part Ⅰ Listening 244
Part Ⅱ Reading 248
Text A：Is Corn Making Us Fat? 248
Text B：Can Milk Make You Happy? 264
Text C：What's for Lunch? 277
Part Ⅲ Speaking 281
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing（Invitation Letters） 282
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 287
Unit 7 Success 289
Ⅰ．Objectives 289
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 7 290
Ⅲ．Background Information 292
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 292
Part Ⅰ Listening 292
Part Ⅱ Reading 295
Text A：Three Keys to Success 295
Text B：Consider This 312
Text C：A Boy Who Dreamed of Flying 327
Part Ⅲ Speaking 331
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing（Replies to Imvitation Letters） 332
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 338
Unit 8 Economics 339
Ⅰ．Objectives 339
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 8 340
Ⅲ．Background Information 342
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 343
Part Ⅰ Listening 343
Part Ⅱ Reading 347
Text A：Economics 101 347
Text B：Double Your DOLLARS AND CENTS! 360
Text C：The Shade Seller 373
Part Ⅲ Speaking 377
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing（Notices） 378
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 383
Grammar Review 385
Ⅰ．Countable and Uncountable Nouns 385
Ⅱ．Adjectives and Adverbs：the Comparative Degree and the Superlative Degree 387
Ⅲ．Model Verbs 389
Ⅳ．Verb Tense（1） 393
Ⅴ Verb Tense（2） 395
Ⅵ．Verb Tense（3） 399
Ⅶ．Passive Voice 401