Unit One Weather

Part A Warming Up

Short Dialogue It's Really Hot

Weather Forecast Today's Weather for California

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation How's the Weather Today？

The Weather in My Country

Climate Change

Passage Severe Weather Alert

Tornado

Weather Forecast in the U.S.

What Is Weather？

Earthquake Safety 101

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Experience-sharing

Unit Two Crime and Punishment

Part A Warming Up

Story Don't Take Me for a Fool

Short Dialogue Why Did You Bring Me Here？

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation Car Stolen

A5 Million Dollar Diamond Is Stolen

A Burglar's Talk

Ridiculous Sentences

The Bearded Woman

Passage A Nine-Year-Old Gunman

A Professional

Neighborhood Watch Schemes

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Role-play

Unit Three Transportation

Part A Warming Up

Announcement Your Attention,Please

Short Dialogue You Are Fined

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation Are You Having a Car Problem？

Did I Do Anything Wrong？

A Car Repairing Experience

We're Stuck in the Snow

A Traffic Accident

Passage My First Day of Driving

Getting Lost in the Fog

A Drunk Driver

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Checklist

Unit Four Popular Pets

Part A Warming Up

Story A Leopard Sneaked into a House

Short Dialogue It's about Your Dog

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation May I Have a Pet？

Easy Pet Care

Passage Guide Dog

Giraffe Lifestyle

Parrot

Buying a Dog

A Pet Tiger

Dog Talk

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Role-play

Unit Five Job Hunting

Part A Warming Up

Short Dialogue Where Do You Work？

Do You Like Your Job？

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation The First Woman They Hired

Is It All Excitement to Be a Doctor？

Do You Enjoy Being a Guide？

Summer Job

Interview for Waitress

Passage My First Job

Jobs for the Future

Job Hotline

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Role-play

Unit Six Marriage

Part A Warming Up

Story Letter from His Wife

Wedding Anniversary

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation What's the Best Age for Marriage？

Passage Marriage at First Sight

A Word of Encouragement

Share and Share Alike

A Single Parent

A Really Equal Partner

A Distressed Wife

American Wedding Customs

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Comment

Unit Seven Sports

Part A Warming Up

Short Dialogue How Does It Go？

How Often Do You Exercise？

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation Women's Exercise Classes

Passage Climbing Mt.Everest

Are Great Players Born or Made？

Bicyclist Club

London Marathon

Do You Enjoy Sports？

Boat Race

Golf in the U.S.

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Role-play

Unit Eight Mass Media

Part A Warming Up

Story Calling 911

Short Dialogue The Printer Is Broken

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation Business on the Internet

What's on Today's TV？

Which Newspaper Do You Prefer？

Fame Game

Passage Social Networking Websites

TV in the United States

Instant Messaging

Reality TV

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Game

Unit Nine Travel Attractions

Part A Warming Up

Story A Man in the Box

Marco Polo

Part B Focus Listening

Conversation The Grand Canyon

Where to Go This Summer

Passage Death Valley National Park

Famous American Bridges

The White House

Visit London

The Statue of Liberty

Visit Washington

Part C Follow-up Speaking

Discussion

Role-play

Scripts

Key