1 INVITATIONS 1
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 1
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 5
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 8
Passage Ⅰ Are You Really Being Invited? 8
Passage Ⅱ An Invitation Letter 11
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 13
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 17
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 19
2 COMMUNICATION BY PHONE 20
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 20
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 24
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 26
Passage Ⅰ For Conversation Press#1 26
Passage Ⅱ Communication by Phone in the U.S. 30
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 33
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 37
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 39
3 MAKING RESERVATIONS 40
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 40
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 44
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 47
Passage Ⅰ Climer Londge 47
Passage Ⅱ Letter from the President 51
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 54
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 59
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 61
4 AT A RESTAURANT 62
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 62
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 66
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 70
Passage Ⅰ Toledo:A Problem of Menus 70
Passage Ⅱ Toast at a Wedding 73
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 75
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 79
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 81
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 82
5 SHOPPING 82
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 86
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 89
Passage Ⅰ Tangsancai-An Ideal Tourist Souvenir 89
Passage Ⅱ Ordering a Gift Online 93
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 96
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 100
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 101
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 102
6 ENTERTAINMENT AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS 102
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 106
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 110
Passage Ⅰ Luciano Pavarotti-Bringing Opera to the World 110
Passage Ⅱ Visiting the Gateway Arch 114
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 116
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 120
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 122
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 123
7 FAREWELL 123
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 128
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 131
Passage Ⅰ The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met 131
Passage Ⅱ A Farewell Speech 135
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 137
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 141
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 143
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 144
8 APPLYING FOR A JOB 144
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 150
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 154
Passage Ⅰ Applying for a New Boss 154
Passage Ⅱ Beginning the Business 157
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 160
Section Ⅴ Living in Tianjin 165
Section Ⅵ Having Some Fun 167
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 168
VOCABULARY 178
PHRASES 187