1 GREETING AND lNTRODUCING PEOPLE 1
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 1
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 5
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 9
Passage Ⅰ The Way Americans Greet 9
Passage Ⅱ A Little About Me 12
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 14
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 17
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 18
2 GIVING THANKS AND EXPRESSING REGRET 18
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 22
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 25
Passage Ⅰ Different Attitudes to Gift Giving 25
Passage Ⅱ Thank—You Notes Are Heart—warming 28
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 30
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 34
3 DIRECTIONS AND SIGNS 35
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 35
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 39
Passage Ⅰ I Hate Flying 42
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 42
Passage Ⅱ I d Been Treated Like a Friend in Need 46
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 48
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 52
4 TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES 53
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 53
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 57
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 60
Passage Ⅰ Punctuality and keeping Promise 60
Passage Ⅱ Begin Each Day with a Fresh Plan of Attack 63
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 65
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 68
5 TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER 69
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 69
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 72
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 76
Passage Ⅰ Is It Going to be a Fine Day 76
Passage Ⅱ The English Like Talking About the Weather 80
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 82
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 85
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 86
6 STUDY 86
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 90
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 94
Passage Ⅰ I Am a Bit Nervous About My English 94
Passage Ⅱ Oh Chinese,This Tortured Language 98
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 100
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 102
7 SPORTS AND HOBBIES 103
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 103
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 107
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 111
Passage Ⅰ The Triathlon s Great Attraction 111
Passage Ⅱ Foreigners Also Love Chinese Martial Arts 115
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 118
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 121
8 COOKERY,FOOD AND CULTURE 122
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 122
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 126
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 130
Passage Ⅰ Eating in Canada 130
Passage Ⅱ Dial a Recipe 133
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 136
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 139
9 CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS AND MAKING FRIENDS 140
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 140
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 144
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 148
Passage Ⅰ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas 148
Passage Ⅱ When I Was in America 152
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 154
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 158
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 159
10 SHOWING CONCERN AND GIVING ADVICE 159
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears 162
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 166
Passage Ⅰ A Guide to Health for Tourists 166
Passage Ⅱ The Loving Heart Will Go On 170
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand 172
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun 176
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS 177
VOCABULARY 187
PHRASES 195