Contents
Unit 1  Foreign Universities 1
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 1
Section Ⅱ Listening Tasks 2
Task 1  Short Conversations 2
Task 2  Long Conversations 4
Task 3  Passages 5
Task 4  Dictation 7
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 8
Task 1  Pair Work 9
Task 2  Oral Presentation 9
Task 3  Discussion 10
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 10
Task 1  Multiple Choice Questions 11
Task 2  Listening for Details 11
Unit 2  Choosing a Major 12
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 12
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 13
Task 1  Short Conversations 13
Task 2  Long Conversations 14
Task 3  Passages 15
Task 4  Dictation 17
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 18
Task 1  Discussion 18
Task 2  Debate 19
Task 3  Creating New Majors 20
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 20
Task 1  Spot Dictation 20
Task 2  Multiple Choice Questions 21 
Unit 3  Movies and TVs 22
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 22
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 23
Task 1  Short Conversations 23
Task 2  Long Conversations 24
Task 3  Passages 25
Task 4  Dictation 27
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 28
Task 1  Discussion 29
Task 2  Group Work 30
Task 3  Debate 30
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 30
Task 1  Multiple Choice Questions 30
Task 2  Dictation 31
Unit 4  Music in Our Life 32
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 32
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 33
Task 1  Short Conversations 33
Task 2  Long Conversations 34
Task 3  Passages 36
Task 4  Dictation 37
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 38
Task 1  Discussion 38
Task 2  Presentation 39
Task 3  Making Comments on Music Shows 39
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 40
Task 1  Multiple Choice Questions 40
Task 2  Spot Dictation 40
Unit 5  News Report 42
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 42
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 43
Task 1  Short Conversations 43
Task 2  Long Conversations 44
Task 3  Passages 45
Task 4  Dictation 48
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 49
Task 1  News Broadcasting 49
Task 2  Pair Work 49
Task 3  Discussion 50
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 50
Task 1  Spot Dictation 50
Task 2  Multiple Choice Questions 51
Unit 6  Celebrities 52
SectionⅠ Pre-Listening Activities 52
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 53
Task 1  Short Conversations 53
Task 2  Long Conversations 55
Task 3  Passages 56
Task 4  Dictation 58
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 59
Task 1  Discussion 59
Task 2  Group Work 60
Task 3  Discussion 60
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 61
Task 1  Multiple Choice Questions 61
Task 2  Dictation 61
Unit 7  Literature 63
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 63
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 64
Task 1  Short Conversations 64
Task 2  Long Conversations 65
Task 3  Passages 66
Task 4  Dictation 68
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 69
Task 1  Make a Dialogue 69
Task 2  Discussion 70
Task 3  Debate 70
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 70
Task 1  Multiple Choice Questions 70
Task 2  Dictation 71
Unit 8  World Famous Architectural Works 72
SectionⅠ Pre-Listening Activities 72
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 73
Task 1  Short Conversations 73
Task 2  Long Conversations 75
Task 3  Passages 76
Task 4  Dictation 78
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 79
Task 1  Dialogue Performance 79
Task 2  Role Play 80
Task 3  Discussion 80
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 80
Task 1  Spot Dictation 80
Task 2  True or False 81
Unit 9  Studying Abroad 82
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 82
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 83
Task 1  Short Conversations 83
Task 2  Long Conversations 84
Task 3  Passages 85
Task 4  Dictation 88
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 89
Task 1  Role Play 89
Task 2  Pair Work 89
Task 3  Debate 89
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 90
Task 1  Spot Dictation 90
Task 2  Listening For Details 91
Unit 10  Personal Finance 92
SectionⅠ Pre-Listening Activities 92
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 93
Task 1  Short Conversations 93
Task 2  Long Conversations 94
Task 3  Passages 95
Task 4  Dictation 97
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 98
Task 1  Pair Work 99
Task 2  Debate 99
Task 3  Presentation 100
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 101
Task 1  Spot Dictation 101
Task 2  Listening for Details 102
Unit 11  Environmental Pollution 103
SectionⅠ Pre-Listening Activities 103
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 104
Task 1  Short Conversations 104
Task 2  Long Conversations 105
Task 3  Passages 106
Task 4  Dictation 108
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 110
Task 1  Presentation 110
Task 2  Debate 110
Task 3  Read and Say 111
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 112
Task 1  Spot Dictation 113
Task 2  Listening for Details 114
Unit 12  Early Civilizations 115
SectionⅠ Pre-Listening Activities 115
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 117
Task 1  Short Conversations 117
Task 2  Long Conversations 118
Task 3  Passages 120
Task 4  Dictation 122
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 123
Task 1  Reading Aloud 123
Task 2  Pair Work 123
Task 3  Retelling 124
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 124
Task 1  Spot Dictation 124
Task 2  Sequence Arrangement 125
Unit 13 Great Inventions 126
SectionⅠ Pre-Listening Activities 126
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 127
Task 1  Short Conversations 127
Task 2  Long Conversations 128
Task 3  Passages 130
Task 4  Dictation 132
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 133
Task 1  Presentation 133
Task 2  Debate 133
Task 3  Read and Say 134
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 135
Task 1  Spot Dictation 135
Task 2  Multiple Choice Questions 136
Unit 14  Natural Disasters 137
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities137
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 138
Task 1  Short Conversations 138
Task 2  Long Conversations 139
Task 3  Passages 141
Task 4  Dictation 143
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 144
Task 1  Dialogue Performance 144
Task 2  Presentation 145
Task 3  Pair Work 146
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 146
Task 1 Spot Dictation 147
Task 2  Listening for Details 148
Unit 15  Space Exploration 149
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 149
Section Ⅱ  Listening Tasks 150
Task 1  Short Conversations 150
Task 2  Long Conversations 152
Task 3  Passages 153
Task 4  Dictation 155
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 156
Task 1  Presentation 157
Task 2  Debate 157
Task 3  Pair Work 158
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 159
Task 1  Spot Dictation159
Task 2  Multiple Choice Questions 160
Unit 16  Unknown Mysteries 161
SectionⅠ  Pre-Listening Activities 161
Section Ⅱ Listening Tasks 162
Task 1  Short Conversations 162
Task 2  Long Conversations 163
Task 3  Passages 164
Task 4  Dictation 167
Section Ⅲ  Speaking Activities 168
Task 1  Discussion 168
Task 2  Playing a Guessing Game 169
Task 3  Exploring Your Imagination 170
Section Ⅳ  Additional Listening 170
Task 1  Spot Dictation 170
Task 2  Multiple Choice Questions 171