Unit1
Text A: A Payment Greater Than Money1
Text B: My Mothers Desk11
Skills Development and Practice16
Reading Skills —— Reading English Newspapers (1)16
ranslation Practice —— 定语从句翻译(1)19
Guided Writing —— Giving Reasons19
Listening and Speaking22
Unit 2
Text A: Back to Nature26
Text B: Nuclear Power: Advantages That Outweigh the Risks35
Skills Development and Practice42
Reading Skills —— Reading English Newspapers (2)42
ranslation Practice ——定语从句翻译(2)43
Guided Writing —— Making Comparisons44
Listening and Speaking46
Unit3
Text A: Coping with Crisis50
Text B: Millions of Britons Endure Life with Noisy Neighbours60
Skills Development and Practice67
Reading Skills —— Reading English Newspapers (3)67
ranslation Practice —— 定语从句翻译(3)69
Guided Writing —— Making a Classification70
Listening and Speaking71
Unit4
Text A: Social Responsibility of Scientists76
Text B: Science and Truth86
Skills Development and Practice92
Reading Skills —— Advertisement (1)92
ranslation Practice ——定语从句翻译(4)94
Guided Writing —— Presenting a Contrast95
Listening and Speaking97
Unit 5
Text A: The Gift of a Lifetime102
Text B: A Homecoming of a Different Sort113
Skills Development and Practice119
Reading Skills —— Advertisement (2)119
ranslation Practice —— 定语从句翻译(5)121
Guided Writing —— Describing Causes and Effects122
Listening and Speaking123
Unit 6
Text A: School Costs Are Rising in Britain, Too127
Text B: Budget Puts Students in More Debt136
Skills Development and Practice141
Reading Skills —— Understanding Product Description141
ranslation Practice —— 长句的翻译(1 )143
Guided Writing —— Giving Examples144
Listening and Speaking147
Unit7
Text A: The Population Bomb151
Text B: The Future Is Full of Good Health160
Skills Development and Practice166
Reading Skills —— Understanding Directions166
ranslation Practice ——长句的翻译(2)168
Guided Writing —— Presenting an Argument169
Listening and Speaking171
Unit 8
Text A: Getting the Right Job: A Matter of What Else You Know176
Text B: "Righting" Your E-resume186
Skills Development and Practice194
Reading Skills —— Understanding Catalogue Cards194
ranslation Practice —— 长句的翻译(3)196
Guided Writing —— Expressing an Opinion197
Listening and Speaking200
Glossary
Phrases and Expressions