Unit 1 Life on Campus

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Word Stress

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Statements

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 Registration

Conversation 2 What to Do？

Passages

Passage 1 The Campus Tour Starts Now！

Passage 2 Announcement of the Final Exam

Part C Speaking Practice

Colorful College Life

Unit 2 Music

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Word Stress

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Statements

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 My Favorite

Conversation 2 Please Join Us！

Passages

Passage 1 Jazz and Jazz Musicians

Passage 2 Black Art

Part C Speaking Practice

Singing for Listeners

Unit 3 Family

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Word Stress

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Statements

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 Take It or Not？

Conversation 2 Can You Wash the Plates？

Passages

Passage 1 Changes in Family Life

Passage 2 Families in the U.S.

Part C Speaking Practice

New-typed Family Life

Unit 4 Appearance

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Vocalization and Voiceless Letters

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Statements

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 What a Charming Restaurant！

Conversation 2 Look at These Boys

Passages

Passage 1 What a Vain Man！

Passage 2 The Couple and the University

Part C Speaking Practice

Changing Fashion

Unit 5 Animals

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Contraction

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 Frogs and Me

Conversation 2 The Ape-woman

Passages

Passage 1 Sharks

Passage 2 The Asian Elephant

Part C Speaking Practice

Sow Adopts Tiger Cubs

Unit 6 Festivals and Customs

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Sentence Stress

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversation

Thanksgiving and My Family

Passages

Passage 1 The Arbor Day

Passage 2 The Cocktail Party

Passage 3 Halloween

Part C Speaking Practice

China Ready for Lantern Festival

Unit 7 Aspects of American Life

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Loss of Plosion and Incomplete Plosion

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 At a Gas Station

Conversation 2 I Want to Hire a Car

Passages

Passage 1 Weddings in the U.S.

Passage 2 Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

Part C Speaking Practice

Christmas Day

Christmas Stress

Unit 8 Places to See in Britain

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Head Consonant Clusters

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 What to See in the Morning

Conversation 2 What to See in the Afternoon

Passages

Passage 1 Our Visit to London

Passage 2 Bookshops in London

Part C Speaking Practice

Pubs

Unit 9 Past Experiences

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Tail Consonant Cluster

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 I Have Been Chased by a Bull！

Conversation 2 My Past Experiences

Passages

Passage 1 I Had a Puncture

Passage 2 My Work

Part C Speaking Practice

A Narrow Escape

Unit 10 Library

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Liaison

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 On the Library Check List

Conversation 2 Articles on Reserve

Passages

Passage 1 The Largest Library in the World

Passage 2 System of Library Cooperation

Part C Speaking Practice

Oxford University Library

Unit 11 Youth

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Weak Form

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 A Radio Interview

Conversation 2 My Ideal Job

Passages

Passage 1 Yuppies

Passage 2 Teenagers and Their Problems

Passage 3 What Youth Means

Part C Speaking Practice

Keep Yourself Young Forever

Unit 12 Movies

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Assimilation

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 The Movies I Like

Conversation 2 Renting Movies

Passages

Passage 1 Success of the English Patient

Passage 2 The Early Days of Movie Making

Part C Speaking Practice

An Unexpected Success

Unit 13 Education

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Sense-Groups and Pauses

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 I Want a Bachelor’s Degree

Conversation 2 The Trouble with Education in Britain

Passages

Passage 1 Changes in Colleges and Universities

Passage 2 Education and Schooling

Passage 3 Schools in the U.S.

Part C Speaking Practice

School Education

Unit 14 Foreign Universities

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Onomatopoeia

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 Can I Change My Major？

Conversation 2 Exam Anxiety

Passages

Passage 1 Cambridge

Passage 2 Education in the U.S.

Part C Speaking Practice

Oxford University

Unit 15 Food and Drinks

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Tongue Twister

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 A New Snack Food

Conversation 2 Nothing to Eat

Passages

Passage 1 Foreign Foods

Passage 2 Their Favorite—Hamburgers

Part C Speaking Practice

Eating out in England

Unit 16 Table Manners

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Tongue Twister

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversation

Look at What He’s Done！

Passages

Passage 1 Your Manners at the Table

Passage 2 Who Pays for the Meal？

Passage 3 Tipping

Part C Speaking Practice

Mind Your Manners

Unit 17 Weather and Climate

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Initialism

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Conversation 1 There’s Going to Be a Shower！

Conversation 2 Snowflakes

Passages

Passage 1 Storms

Passage 2 Greenhouse Effect

Part C Speaking Practice

El Nino

Unit 18 Transportation

Part A Phonetic Practice

Sound Recognition

Acronyms

Rhythm

Part B Listening Practice

Short Conversations

Long Conversation

Did They Have Traffic Then？

Passages

Passage 1 What Cars Mean to Americans

Passage 2 Truck Drivers

Passage 3 Driving in the U.S.

Part C Speaking Practice

Vehicles

Scripts and Keys

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Unit 9

Unit 10

Unit 11

Unit 12

Unit 13

Unit 14

Unit 15

Unit 16

Unit 17

Unit 18

Appendix I Basic Functional Patterns in Everyday Conversation

1.Greeting and Introduction

2.Invitation and Hospitality

3.Food and Meals

4.Shopping

5.Making a Call

6.Finding a Job

7.Appreciation and Apologies

8.Congratulations

9.Suggestions and Advice

10.Agreement and Disagreement

11.Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction

12.Likes and Dislikes

13.Sympathy and Consolation

14.Criticism and Praise

15.Annoyance and Disappointment

16.Preference and Choice

17.Similarity and Difference

18.English on Campus

Appendix Ⅱ Letter Groups and Their Pronunciations

Appendix Ⅲ American Pronunciation and British Pronunciation

Appendix Ⅳ Festivals and Holidays

1.Festivals and Holidays in China

2.Festival and Holidays in the USA