Unit 1 Transportation 1
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 1
Part Ⅱ Listen and watch 4
Section One Listen for skills 4
Section Two Special English programs 6
A．Item 1 Toyota Recalls 6
B．Item 2 Traffic Problems in Los Angeles 8
C．Item 3 Air Traffic Clouded by Volcano Eruption 10
Section Three Read after me 11
Section Four Real world Air Crash 12
Leisure Time Nine Million Bicycles 14
Part Ⅲ Let's talk 16
Section One Travel in an Amtrak train 16
Section Two Your turn 19
Part Ⅳ Supplementary tasks 20
A．Dubbing Encounter with a Traffic Policeman 20
B．Story dictation Driving Schools Really Should Teach More 22
Unit 2 Charity 25
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 25
Part Ⅱ Listen and watch 28
Section One Listen for skills 28
Section Two Special English programs 30
A．Item 1 Bringing Light to Homes in Poor Countries 30
B．Item 2 Philanthropy in the US 32
C．Item 3 Reaching Out to the People of Haiti 34
Section Three Read after me 35
Section Four Real world How to Really Help Feed the Hungry 36
Leisure Time Imagine 38
Part Ⅲ Let's talk 40
Section One Helping people out 40
Section Two Your turn 42
Part Ⅳ Supplementary tasks 43
A．Dubbing Selfless Good Deeds 43
B．Story dictation 87-year-old Laundress Donates$150,000 45
Unit 3 Internet 47
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 47
Part Ⅱ Listen and watch 50
Section One Listen for skills 50
Section Two Special English programs 52
A．Item 1 Google Announces Major Plans to Help the Poor 52
B．Item 2 New Website Targets World's Unsafe Drinking Water 54
C．Item 3 Mobile Internet Unit 56
Section Three Read after me 57
Section Four Real world You've Got Mail 58
Leisure Time Dreams 60
Part Ⅲ Let's talk 62
Section One Hacker 62
Section Two Your turn 65
Part Ⅳ Supplementary tasks 66
A．Dubbing Firewall 66
B．Story dictation The Diagnostic Computer 68
Unit 4 Love and Hate 71
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 71
Part Ⅱ Listen and watch 74
Section One Listen for skills 74
Section Two Special English programs 76
A．Item 1 West Side Story 76
B．Item 2 Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes Separate after 7 Years 78
C．Item 3 First Lady Hosts a Mother's Day Event 80
Section Three Read after me 81
Section Four Real world Jane Eyre Leaving Mr.Rochester 82
Leisure Time I Hate Love 84
Part Ⅲ Let's talk 87
Section One Talking about complicated relationships 87
Section Two Your turn 90
Part Ⅳ Supplementary tasks 91
A．Dubbing On Cathy's Deathbed 91
B．Story dictation How She Knows You Love Her 93
Unit 5 The Future World 95
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 95
Part Ⅱ Listen and watch 98
Section One Listen for skills 98
Section Two Special English programs 100
A．Item 1 Going Digital:The Future of College Textbooks 100
B．Item 2 Time—One of the Great Mysteries of Our Universe 102
C．Item 3 Flight to Explore Mars 104
Section Three Read after me 105
Section Four Real world Artificial Intelligence 106
Leisure Time One Day 108
Part Ⅲ Let's talk 111
Section One A comet is arriving 111
Section Two Your turn 114
Part Ⅳ Supplementary tasks 115
A．Dubbing Back to the Future 115
B．Story dictation Time Traveler Returns from Future—Not Good,He Says 118
Unit 6 Patriotism 121
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 121
Part Ⅱ Listen and watch 124
Section One Listen for skills 124
Section Two Special English programs 125
A．Item 1 What Does Patriotism Mean in America? 125
B．Item 2 Patriotism of Presidential Candidates 127
C．Item 3 The 59th Anniversary of the Founding of Modem China 129
Section Three Read after me 130
Section Four Real world Mulan 131
Leisure Time Knockin'on Heaven's Door 133
Part Ⅲ Let's talk 135
Section One Obama's speech on patriotism 135
Section Two Your turn 137
Part Ⅳ Supplementary tasks 138
A．Dubbing Braveheart 138
B．Story dictation The Heroes 140
Unit 7 Alternative Lifestyle 143
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 143
Part Ⅱ Listen and watch 146
Section One Listen for skills 146
Section Two Special English programs 148
A．Item 1 How Loneliness Can Affect Social Life 148
B．Item 2 On the Web,College Classes with No Charge 150
C．Item 3 Television and Depression 152
Section Three Read after me 153
Section Four Real world MSNBC Interview with Beckii Cruel 154
Leisure Time Seasons in the Sun 156
Part Ⅲ Let's talk 159
Section One Japanese otaku boy marries a game character 159
Section Two Your turn 162
Part Ⅳ Supplementary tasks 163
A．Dubbing New Neighbor 163
B．Story dictation Three Wishes 166
Unit 8 Blessing or Curse? 169
Part Ⅰ Warm-up 169
Part Ⅱ Listen and watch 172
Section One Listen for skills 172
Section Two Special English programs 174
A．Item 1 Paris Hilton Reports for Jail 174
B．Item 2 Unhappy People Watch Lots More TV 176
C．Item 3 Kitesurfing Becoming Popular:A Mixed Blessing 178
Section Three Read after me 179
Section Four Real world Hope at the Next Turn 180
Leisure Time Happy Tears 182
Part Ⅲ Let's talk 184
Section One An unusual lottery story 184
Section Two Your turn 187
Part Ⅳ Supplementary tasks 188
A．Dubbing Where Is the Bomb? 188
B．Story dictation Curse or Blessing? 190