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Unit One Spoken Language

Part 1 Dictation¡ªThe Ways to Improve Your Listening Comprehension 2

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªNice to Meet You 2

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªFeatures of Spoken Language 2

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªDictation 6

Part 5 TED Speech¡ªA One-Woman Global Village 8

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªConversations in IELTS 9

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Start a Conversation 10

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ªSeasons in the Sun 11

Unit Two Stories of Inventors

Part 1 Dictation¡ªInventions and Inventors 14

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªA Blind Man and His Lantern 14

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªBasic Elements of a Story 14

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªIdentifying Main Idea and Supporting Details 18

Part 5 TED Speech¡ªMy Simple Invention, Designed to Keep My Grandfather Safe 20

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªStories in CET 4 21

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Change the Topic 22

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ªA Behavioral Science Experiment 24

Unit Three College Life

Part 1 Dictation¡ªFreedom in College Life 26

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªTooth Extracting 26

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªFeatures of Conversation 26

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªListening for Implied Meaning 29

Part 5 TED Speech¡ª5 Ways to Kill Your Dreams 31

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªConversations in CET 4 31

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Discuss the Present Perfectly 33

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ªA Casual Dialogue 34

Unit Four Plants

Part 1 Dictation¡ªGrowing Plants Without Soil 38

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªA Clever Prisoner 38

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªFeatures of Explaining a Process 38

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªUsing Flow Charts for a Process 43

Part 5 TED Speech¡ªHow to Grow a Forest in Your Backyard 44

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªProcesses in IELTS 45

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Disagree 47

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ªHow to Grow a Mango Tree from Seed 48

Unit Five Cultural Values

Part 1 Dictation¡ªBuilding Blocks of Culture 50

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªJump into the Sea 50

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªFeatures of a Lecture 50

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªNotes Technique I: Abbreviations and Symbols 54

Part 5 TED Speech¡ªUnderstanding the Rise of China 56

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªLectures in IELTS 57

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Ask Questions in Different Ways 58

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ªHofstede¡¯s Cultural Taxonomy 59

Unit Six Health

Part 1 Dictation¡ªHealth Tips 62

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªGood News and Bad News 62

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªFeatures of Cause-and-Effect Relationship 62

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªNotes Technique II: Cause-and-Effect Relationship 66

Part 5 TED Speech¡ªThe Coming Neurological Epidemic 69

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªLectures in IELTS 70

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Clarify Your Conversation 71

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ªWhy Thinking You're Ugly Is Bad for You 72

Unit Seven Personality and Happiness

Part 1 Dictation¡ªPersonality and Well-being 76

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªThree Parrots 76

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªFeatures of Comparison 76

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªNotes Technique III: Comparison 81

Part 5 TED Speech¡ªWhat Makes a Good Life? 83

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªLectures in IELTS 84

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Be Polite 85

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ªSteve Jobs vs. Confucius 86

Unit Eight Disasters and Accidents

Part 1 Dictation¡ªOverview of Disasters and Accidents 90

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªProbability of the Threat 90

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªFeatures of Hard News 90

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªListening for Numbers 94

Part 5 TED Speech¡ªThese Robots Come to the Rescue After a Disaster 95

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªNews in CET 4 96

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Show Regret 98

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ªBBC News Reporting 99

Unit Nine Technology and Life

Part 1 Dictation¡ªModern Technology in Life 102

Part 2 Listen for Fun¡ªNavajo Message for the Moon 102

Part 3 Language in Focus¡ªFeatures of Soft News 102

Part 4 Skills in Focus¡ªListening for Facts and Opinions 107

Part 5 TED Speech¡ªSpace Technologies We Can Use to Improve Life on Earth 108

Part 6 Listening in Tests¡ªTrip to Space 110

Part 7 Conversational Tips¡ªHow to Use Your Body Language 110

Part 8 Supplementary Listening¡ª3D-Printed Home 112