Unit 1…1
Part I Preparatory…1
Part II Language in Context…3
Text A The End of Dinosaurs…4
Part III Toward Productive Language…13
Text B Importance of Biodiversity… 13
Unit 2…18
Part I Preparatory…18
Part II Language in Context…20
Text A Television? No, Thanks!…21
Part III Toward Productive Language…29
Text B The Cultural Markers of Our Time…29
Unit 3…36
Part I Preparatory…36
Part II Language in Context…38
Text A Inspiration from life…38
Part III Toward Productive Language…46
Text B The Value of Dream…46
Unit 4…51
Part I Preparatory…51
Part II Language in Context…53
Text A Impressionism…54
Part III Toward Productive Language…61
Text B The Tango…61
Unit 5…66
Part I Preparatory…66
Part II Language in Context…68
Text A The Peoples of Britain…69
Part III Toward Productive Language…76
Text B Sporting Invention of the British…76
Unit 6…81
Part I Preparatory…81
Part II Language in Context…83
Text A Faster Runners…83
Part III Toward Productive Language…90
Text B Olympic Symbols…90
Unit 7…96
Part I Preparatory…96
Part II Language in Context…98
Text A Local Opera Serves as Foundation of Beloved National Art
Form…99
Part III Toward Productive Language…107
Text B Inheritor of Huizhou Ink Making…107
Unit 8…112
Part I Preparatory…112
Part II Language in Context…114
Text A Music to Your Ears Can Be Music for Your Heart, Too…115
Part III Toward Productive Language…122
Text B How to Avoid a Sports Injury…122
Vocabulary…127