Unit 1 Text A: Whats New 1
Text B: Searching for a Uniform Sign Language 9
Skills Development and Practice 15
·Reading Skills - Distinguishing Facts from Opinions 15
·Translation Practice -省略译 16
·Guided Writing 16
·Listening and Speaking 18
Unit 2 Text A: Surveys, Surveys and More Surveys 22
Text B: Advertising 29
Skills Development and Practice 34
·Reading Skills - Cause and Effect 34
·Translation Practice -正反译 35
·Guided Writing - Cause and Effect 36
·Listening and Speaking 40
Unit 3 Text A: Public Relations 43
Text B: The Interview 52
Skills Development and Practice 58
·Reading Skills - Comparison and Contrast 58
·Translation Practice -正反译 59
·Guided Writing - Comparison and Contrast 60
·Listening and Speaking 63
Unit 4 Text A: What Is Culture? 67
Text B: Food and Culture 74
Skills Development and Practice 79
·Reading Skills - Exemplification 79
·Translation Practice -分译(1) 80
·Guided Writing - Exemplification 81
·Listening and Speaking 83
Unit 5 Text A: My Advice to Students: Get a Sound, Broad Education 88
Text B: How Does Education Promote Success? 97
Skills Development and Practice 103
·Reading Skills - Classification 103
·Translation Practice -分译(2) 104
·Guided Writing - Classification 105
·Listening and Speaking 107
Unit 6 Text A: Should Cyberpolice Guard the Net? 111
4 teenagers give their opinions about it.
Text B: Does IT Help Us Learn More? 119
Skills Development and Practice 126
·Reading Skills - Definition 126
·Translation Practice -合译 127
·Guided Writing - Definition 128
·Listening and Speaking 130
Unit 7 Text A: Do Animals Have a Culture? 134
Text B: Animal Learning: Pavlov and Beyond 141
Skills Development and Practice 146
·Reading Skills - Process 146
·Translation Practice -被动句的翻译 ( 1 ) 147
·Guided Writing - Process 148
·Listening and Speaking 149、
Unit 8 Text A: A Friend on the Line 153
Text B: Sorry Sir, Sorry, Sorry 161
Skills Development and Practice 166
·Reading Skills - Time Sequence 166
·Translation Practice -被动句的翻译 (2) 167
·Guided Writing- Time Sequence 168
·Listening and Speaking 170