Unit 1 Habits 1
Ⅰ．Objectives 1
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 1 2
Ⅲ．Background Information 4
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 6
Part Ⅰ Listening 6
Part Ⅱ Reading 10
Text A:How to Overcome a Bad Habit 10
Text B:The Power of Good Habits 26
Practical Reading:A Magazine Page 38
Part Ⅲ Speaking 40
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Cause and Effect[1]) 43
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 48
Unit 2 Life Tips 51
Ⅰ．Objectives 51
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 2 52
Ⅲ．Background Information 55
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 55
Part Ⅰ Listening 55
Part Ⅱ Reading 62
Text A:Don't Just Hear 62
Text B:Don't Be Blind to It 78
Practical Reading:Two Company Profiles 91
Part Ⅲ Speaking 93
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Cause and Effect[2]) 95
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 100
Unit 3 Business the Easy Way 101
Ⅰ．Objectives 101
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 3 102
Ⅲ．Background Information 104
Ⅳ Class Presentation 105
Part Ⅰ Listening 105
Part Ⅱ Reading 111
Text A:Eight Ways to Have Fun in Business 111
Text B:Triangle of Success 129
Practical Reading:Conference Agenda 142
Part Ⅲ Speaking 145
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Exemplification) 148
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 152
Unit 4 Money Matters 153
Ⅰ．Objectives 153
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 4 154
Ⅲ．Background Information 156
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 157
Part Ⅰ Listening 157
Part Ⅱ Reading 162
Text A:The Invisible Rich 162
Text B:This Little Dollar Stayed Home 181
Practical Reading:How to Complete a Money Transfer 190
Part Ⅲ Speaking 192
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Comparison and Contrast[1]) 194
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 199
Unit 5 Rising Stars 201
Ⅰ．Objectives 201
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 5 202
Ⅲ．Background Information 204
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 205
Part Ⅰ Listening 205
Part Ⅱ Reading 211
Text A:The Star of Retail 211
Text B:When Life Gives You Lemons 234
Practical Reading:How to Buy a Car 251
Part Ⅲ Speaking 252
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Comparison and Contrast[2]) 255
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 260
Unit 6 From Failure to Success 261
Ⅰ．Objectives 261
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 6 262
Ⅲ．Background Information 264
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 265
Part Ⅰ Listening 265
Part Ⅱ Reading 270
Text A:What Jobs Taught Me About the Value of Failure 270
Text B:Top Floor,Please! 286
Practical Reading:Changing Appointment at Nottingham University Hospitals 301
Part Ⅲ Speaking 303
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Classification) 306
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 310
Unit 7 Learning a Second Language 311
Ⅰ．Objectives 311
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 7 312
Ⅲ．Background Information 314
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 316
Part Ⅰ Listening 316
Part Ⅱ Reading 321
Text A:The Importance and Advantages of Learning a Second Language 321
Text B:My Second Soul 338
Practical Reading:Air Travel Hand Baggage Rules 352
Part Ⅲ Speaking 354
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Process) 357
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 362
Unit 8 Technology 363
Ⅰ．Objectives 363
Ⅱ．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 8 364
Ⅲ．Background Information 366
Ⅳ．Class Presentation 368
Part Ⅰ Listening 368
Part Ⅱ Reading 372
Text A:Six Defining Technologies 373
Text B:Nine Hazards of Modern Technology 392
Practical Reading:Tips for Staying Safe Online 408
Part Ⅲ Speaking 409
Part Ⅳ Translation＆Writing(Presenting Graphic Information) 411
Part Ⅴ Time to Relax 416
Grammar and Vocabulary Review 418
Review Ⅰ 418
Review Ⅱ 421
Review Ⅲ 424
Review Ⅳ 427
Review Ⅴ 430