UNIT 1 1
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Opinions 2
PART Ⅱ Text ABringing up Children(Ⅰ) 6
PART Ⅲ Text BBringing up Children(Ⅱ) 10
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Thanks and Congratulations 13
UNIT 2 15
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Agreement and Disagreement 16
PART Ⅱ Text AMidsummer Festival 21
PART Ⅲ Text BWhy Bells? 24
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Inquiries 27
UNIT 3 29
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Trust and Distrust 30
PART Ⅱ Text AAir Pollution Linked to Stroke Risk 34
PART Ⅲ Text BGive a Man a Fish 38
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Introduction 41
UNIT 4 43
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Approval and Disapproval 44
PART Ⅱ Text AWhat Is Money and What Are Its Functions? 49
PART Ⅲ Text BInsurance 53
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Job Application 57
UNIT 5 59
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Possibility and Impossibility 60
PART Ⅱ Text AThe Olympic Games 64
PART Ⅲ Text BJohn Steinbeck 68
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Resignation 71
UNIT 6 73
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Ability and Disability 74
PART Ⅱ Text AThe Great Wall 78
PART Ⅲ Text BThe Thames Barrier 81
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Invitation 84
UNIT 7 85
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Remembering and Forgetting 86
PART Ⅱ Text AThe Meaning of a Glance 90
PART Ⅲ Text BMy Life as a Writer 94
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkMemorandum 97
UNIT 8 99
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Inference and Deduction 100
PART Ⅱ Text AForensic Science 104
PART Ⅲ Text BNatural Energy 108
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Declining an Invitation or Refusal 111
UNIT 9 113
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Insistence and Opposition 114
PART Ⅱ Text AConquering Sicily 118
PART Ⅲ Text BEntertaining Kids on Thanksgiving Day 122
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkProposing Intention—Business Letter 125
UNIT 10 127
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Accepting or Declining Assignments 128
PART Ⅱ Text AA Woman of "Whalebone and Steel" 132
PART Ⅲ Text BFeeding the World 135
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkResponding to Business Inquiry 138
UNIT 11 139
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Determination 140
PART Ⅱ Text AJob Training 144
PART Ⅲ Text BSchooling and Education 148
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Application 152
UNIT 12 153
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Hesitation and Uncertainty 154
PART Ⅱ Text AInteresting Clothes 158
PART Ⅲ Text BDivorce Rate 162
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Reference 166
UNIT 13 167
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Offering,Accepting or Declining Help 168
PART Ⅱ Text AOpen Government 172
PART Ⅲ Text BPolitical Parties 176
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkLetters of Recommendation 179
UNIT 14 181
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Asking for Permission,Permitting and Declining Permission 182
PART Ⅱ Text ACyber Love 186
PART Ⅲ Text BCyber Criminals 190
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkSales Contract 193
UNIT 15 197
PART Ⅰ Communication SkillsExpressing Invitation,Accepting Invitation and Declining Invitation 198
PART Ⅱ Text AThe Life of the Greatest Comedy Artist——Charlie Chaplin 202
PART Ⅲ Text BBenjamin Franklin 205
PART Ⅳ Writing WorkService Contract 208