UNIT 1 English Language and Learning
PART Ⅰ LISTENING
Passage How to Manage Your Time
PART Ⅱ READING
Text A English, the Most Widely Used Language
Text B Four Essential Skills in English Language Learning
Related Reading Noah Webster
PART Ⅱ SKILL LEARNING
Reading Skill Guessing Meaning from the Context
Word Building Skill Prefixes
Communicating Skill Greetings and Introduction
PART Ⅰ GRAMMAR
Noun
PART Ⅰ WRITING
UNIT 2 College Education
PART Ⅰ LISTENING
Passage Universities in the United States
PART Ⅱ READING
Text A What Do We Actually Learn in College?
Text B Why Go to University?
Related Reading What Should Be Taught at College?
PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING
Reading Skill Identifying the Topic Sentence
Word Building Skill Suffixes
Communicating Skill Holiday Greetings
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR
Pronoun
PART Ⅴ WRITING
UNIT 3 Sports
PART Ⅰ LISTENING
Passage Weight Training
PART Ⅱ READING
Text A Soccer
Text B Try Jogging for Fitness
Related Reading Great Athletes
PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING
Reading Skill Identifying Reference Words
Word Building Skill Synonyms
Communicating Skill Thanks
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR
Article
PART Ⅴ WRITING
UNIT 4 Dreams
PART Ⅰ LISTENING
Passage Dreams
PART Ⅱ READING
Text A 91-Year-Old Learns to Fly
Text B Dream Big Dreams
Related Reading Four Perfect Dreams of Life
PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING
Reading Skill Making Inference Meaning
Word Building Skill Antonyms
Communicating Skill Surprise
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR
Numeral
PART Ⅴ WRITING
UNIT 5 Animals
PART Ⅰ LISTENING
Passage Tigers in Trouble
PART Ⅱ READING
Text A Save the Tigers
Text B Do Other Animals Cry?
Related Reading The Dolphin
PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING
Reading Skill Separating Fact and Opinion
Word Building Skill Collocation
Communicating Skill Congratulations
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR
Tense
PART Ⅴ WRITING
UNIT 6 Happiness
PART Ⅰ LISTENING
Passage Hobbies
PART Ⅱ READING
Text A Happiness Is a Journey
Text B Can Happiness Be Bought?
Related Reading Happy 4th of July
PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING
Reading Skill Identifying Time Order
Word Building Skill Word Groups
Communicating Skill Apologies
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR
Passive Voice
PART Ⅴ WRITING
UNIT 7 Green Life
PART Ⅰ LISTENING
Passage Garage Sales
PART Ⅱ READING
Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life
Text B Recycle for a Greener Life
Related Reading Keeping America Beautiful
PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING
Reading Skill Identifying Causes and Effects
Word Building Skill Guessing Meaning from the Context
Communicating Skill Likes and Dislikes (1)
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR
Phrasal Verb
PART Ⅴ WRITING
UNIT 8 The Internet
PART Ⅰ LISTENING
Passage Bill Gates
PART Ⅱ READING
Text A A Letter to Our Daughter
Text B E-mail or "E-jail"
Related Reading Websites That Changed the Internet World
PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING
Reading Skill Making a Judgment
Word Building Skill Recognizing Parts of Speech
Communicating Skill Likes and Dislikes (2)
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR
Infinitive
PART Ⅴ WRITING
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary
Appendix Ⅱ Scripts