Unit 1 Introduction..................................................1 Warm-up .............................................................2 Part One Listening...................................................2 Part Two Reading...............................................4 Text 1 The Master of Investment: Warren Buffett.........................4 Text 2 Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards..................7 Part Three Writing..................................................8 Part Four Speaking........................................10 Project Make a Video of Self-introduction............................11 Unit 2 Weather......................................................13 Warm-up .........................................................14 Part One Listening................................................14 Part Two Reading.................................................16 Text 1 Does the Weather Actually Affect Your Mood?..........16 Text 2 China's 24 Solar Terms......................................19 Part Three Writing...............................................21 Part Four Speaking....................................................23 Project Make a Speech on the Weather of Your Hometown or Your Favorite Place...........24 Unit 3 Learning......................................................25 Warm-up ........................................................... 26 Part One Listening.......................................................27 Part Two Reading............................................... 29 Text 1 Ways to Manage Your Time............................29 Text 2 Learning, Chinese-style ................................. 31 Part Three Writing........................................... 33 Part Four Speaking...............................................35 Project Make a Plan for Your College Study.................37 Unit 4 Health.........................................................39 Warm-up ................................................................ 40 Part One Listening.......................................... 41 Part Two Reading............................................................42 Text 1 The Food Pyramid: Healthy or Not..........................42 Text 2 TCM Wins New Global Acceptance...........................45 Part Three Writing...........................................................47 Part Four Speaking........................................................... 49 Project Introduce Ways of Keeping Healthy....................... 50 Unit 5 Food........................................................... 51 Warm-up ......................................................52 Part One Listening.........................................52 Part Two Reading...................................................... 54 Text 1 Aspects of English Life: Meals of a Day......................54 Text 2 Huaiyang Cuisine........................................... 57 Part Three Writing.................................................... 58 Part Four Speaking........................................................... 59 Project Introduce How to Make a Dish............................ 61 Unit 6 Sports.........................................................63 Warm-up .......................................................... 64 Part One Listening............................................... 64 Part Two Reading......................................... 66 Text 1 The History of Sports.............................................66 Text 2 Dragon Dance...............................................69 Part Three Writing.............................................70 Part Four Speaking...........................................................72 Project Introduce Your Favorite Sport...............................73 Unit 7 Festival....................................................... 75 Warm-up ..........................................................76 Part One Listening..........................................76 Part Two Reading....................................................78 Text 1 The Spring Festival..........................................78 Text 2 Changes of Thanksgiving Feast.............................. 81 Part Three Writing......................................................82 Part Four Speaking..................................................... 84 Project Tell a Story Related to Chinese Festivals....................... 85 Unit 8 Money........................................................ 87 Warm-up ............................................................... 88 Part One Listening...................................................... 88 Part Three Reading...................................................... 90 Text 1 Making Something from Nothing........................ 90 Text 2 The History of Money........................................93 Part Three Writing........................................................ 94 Part Four Speaking...............................................97 Project Make a Money Management Plan................... 98 Unit 9 Travel..........................................................99 Warm-up ..........................................................100 Part One Listening.............................................100 Part Two Reading.................................................. 102 Text 1 Travel Slows Down..................................................... 102 Text 2 Best Places to Visit in China.......................................... 105 Part Three Writing.............................................. 107 Part Four Speaking........................................ 109 Project Make an Itinerary of Visiting Your Dream City................110 Unit 10 Entertainment.............................................111 Warm-up ......................................................... 112 Part One Listening...................................................... 112 Part Two Reading.........................................................114 Text 1 Internet Games Offer New Approach to Boost Traditional Culture........114 Text 2 Why Do We Love Music?..................................... 117 Part Three Writing....................................................... 118 Part Four Speaking............................................... 120 Project Introduce Your Favorite Video Game........................... 121 Unit 11 Shopping....................................................123 Warm-up ........................................................... 124 Part One Listening.................................................. 125 Part Two Reading..........................................................127 Text 1 “Multi-channel” Shopping................................127 Text 2 Temple Fair..................................................... 129 Part Three Writing................................................ 131 Part Four Speaking............................................. 133 Project Make up a Shopping Dialogue.............................. 134 Unit 12 Job............................................................135 Warm-up ............................................................... 136 Part One Listening.................................................. 137 Part Two Reading.................................................... 139 Text 1 Job.......................................................... 139 Text 2 Etiquette to Pay Attention to in an Interview.................. 141 Part Three Writing..................................................... 143 Part Four Speaking...................................................... 145 Project Make up a Job Interview.................................... 146 Glossary.................................................................147