Unit 1
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
1.The present perfect progressive indicating a finished action
2.The past progressive indicating a circumstance and the simple past indicating a past event
3.The past perfect progressive
4.The I was wondering if...pattern as a polite form of request
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
An American Sightseeing in Athens
Unit 2
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
The nominal clause used as
1.the subject complement introduced by that
2.the subject complement introduced by a wh- word
3.the appositive
4.the subject introduced by what
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Messages from the Media
Unit 3
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
The passive sentence
1.involving the modal auxiliary have to
2.converted from the active sentence with a direct and an indirect object
3.involving the verb phrase/phrasal verb
4.formed by the They say /It is said.patterns
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Killing Two Birds with One Stone
Unit 4
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
Modal auxiliaries
1.would + perfect infinitive used to express "unfulfilled wish"
2.should/ought to + perfect infinitive used to express "unfulfilled obligation"
3.needn't + perfect infinitive expressing "unnecessary past actions"
4.may/might + perfect infinitive used to express "speculations about past actions"
5.can/could not + perfect infinitive used to express "negative deduction about past actions"
6.must + perfect infinitive used to express "affirmative deduction about past actions"
7.may/might as well used with the second person pronoun expressing "suggestions"
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Too Many Cats
Unit 5
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
Indirect speech introduced by
1.a simple past verb reporting a command
2.a simple past verb reporting advice
3.a simple present verb reporting a request
4.a simple present verb reporting a reminder
5.a simple present verb reporting a question
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Telephone Calls
Unit 6
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
The adverbial clause
1.of purpose introduced by so that
2.of result introduced by so...that
3.of concession introduced by no matter + wh- word/even if
4.of comparison introduced by than
5.of comparison in the the more.the more.pattern
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Vitamins
Unit 7
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
1.The -ing participle used as the object of remember, forget and stop
The infinitive used as the object of remember, forget and stop
2.The infinitive used as a noun modifier preceded by for and its logical subject
3.The infinitive used as the postponed object in the introductory it construction
4.The -ing participle used as the object of a preposition
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Pigeons
Unit 8
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
1.The relative clause introduced by when
2.The relative clause introduced by where
3.The relative clause preceded by the way ( in which)
4.The relative clause introduced by why
5.Expressing increase by using times
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Don' t Forget to Remember!
Unit 9
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
1.The subjunctive were after I wish, indicating a present non-fact
2.The subjunctive had been after I wish, indicating a past non-fact
3.Sentences of unreal conditions related to the future
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Computers
Unit 10
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
1.The future expressed by be about to
2.be going to in the past expressing "implied intention"
3.The past perfect used in the hardly.when.pattem
4.The past perfect of hope + infinitive expressing "an unfulfilled wish"
5.The simple past in the It's time + subject + past-tense verb pattern
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Language Without Words
Unit 11
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
The nominal clause used as
1.the subject, introduced by It seems that
2.the subject, introduced by It happens that
3.the subject, introduced by It doesn' t matter + wh- word
4.the object in the It all depends on + wh- word pattern
5.the postponed object in the introductory it construction
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
The Present
Unit 12
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
The passive sentence
1.converted from an active sentence containing the make somebody do something pattern
2.formed by get + -ed participle
3.with a past perfect modal auxiliary
4.converted from an active sentence containing the know/think somebody to be pattern
5.converted from an active sentence containing the want somebody to do something pattern
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Looking into the Future -- A talk given by Dr.Pyke in the 1980s
Unit 13
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
Modal auxiliaries
1.ought to used to express "strong probability"
2.used to expressing "a past action/situation which is no longer done/no longer exists"
3.daren' t expressing "lack of courage"
4.should in the introductory it construction
5.should used after certain verbs
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Announcements
Unit 14
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
Indirect speech introduced by various kinds of reporting words
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
The World of Helen Keller
Unit 15
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
The adverbial clause
1.of time introduced by while/as soon as/the moment/by the time
2.of time and place introduced by whenever and wherever
of concession introduced by however
of time/cause introduced by now that
3.of condition introduced by or else
of purpose introduced by so ( that )
4.of manner introduced by as/f/as though, indicating an unreal situation
of time/condition introduced by so long as/as long as
5.of degree introduced by so far as
of alternative condition introduced by whether.or not
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Why Do the British Drive on the Left?
Unit 16
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
1.The -ed participle used as the object complement in the have something done pattern
2.The infinitive that takes a logical object, which is the subject of the sentence
3.The -ing participle used as the object of the preposition
4.The -ing participle used as the postponed object in the introductory it construction
5.The -ing participle used as the object complement
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Challenges
Unit 17
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
1.The relative clause introduced by pronoun + of + which
2.The relative clause introduced by who/that and preceded by another relative clause
3.The relative clause introduced by that and containing there be
4.The relative clause introduced by which, its antecedent being the main clause
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Parent-Child Relationships
Unit 18
MAIN TEACHING POINTS
Sentences of unreal conditions
1.related to something being clone at present
2.with the connective unless
3.with the connective supposing
4.with the connective otherwise
5.in the/f it hadn' t been for.pattern
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Visiting the Taj Mahal
A Sample Test
Answers and Tapescripts for the Sample Test
Key to the Workbook
