本书修订后，通过以学生为中心的视角设计课文和对话情节，本册8个单元为social communication和interpersonal relationship两个话题下的8种情景，各单元内容紧密联系在一起，另一方面也使对话和故事所反映的生活更加贴近学生的生活，更具时代性和实用性。

Unit 1 Meeting People

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Speaking

Ⅲ. Reading

Ⅳ. Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1: Meeting someone at the airport

Task 2: Introducing people to each other

 Part three Polishing your skills

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Making a conversation

4. Translation

 Part four Language and culture

Ⅰ. Language focus

Ⅱ. Culture notes

Ⅲ. Checklist of vocabulary

Ⅳ. Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 2 Thanking People

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Speaking

Ⅲ. Reading

Ⅳ. Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1: Thanking someone for being invited to a dinner party

Task 2: Thanking someone for having taken good care of you

 Part three Polishing your skills

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Making a conversation

4. Translation

 Part four Language and culture

Ⅰ. Language focus

Ⅱ. Culture notes

Ⅲ. Checklist of vocabulary

Ⅳ. Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 3 Making Apologies

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Speaking

Ⅲ. Reading

Ⅳ. Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1: Apologizing for mistakes made at work

Task 2: Writing a letter of apology to a client

 Part three Polishing your skills

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Making a conversation

4. Translation

 Part four Language and culture

Ⅰ. Language focus

Ⅱ. Culture notes

Ⅲ. Checklist of vocabulary

Ⅳ. Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 4 Asking for Permission

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Speaking

Ⅲ. Reading

Ⅳ. Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1: Asking to try on clothes before buying them

Task 2: Negotiating rent for a flat

 Part three Polishing your skills

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Making a conversation

4. Translation

 Part four Language and culture

Ⅰ. Language focus

Ⅱ. Culture notes

Ⅲ. Checklist of vocabulary

Ⅳ. Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Revision Ⅰ(Units 1-4)

 Ⅰ. Functions

1. Review the basic sentence patterns

2. Review these other sentence structures

3. Review the phrasal expressions

4. Review the eight tasks

 Ⅱ. Usage

1. Listening comprehension

2. Vocabulary

3. Grammar

4. Speaking

5. Translation

6. Reading comprehension

Unit 5 Expressing Wishes and Congratulations

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Speaking

Ⅲ. Reading

Ⅳ. Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1 : Expressing wishes

Task 2: Congratulating someone

 Part three Polishing your skills

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Translation

 Part four Language and culture

Ⅰ. Language focus

Ⅱ. Culture notes

Ⅲ. Checklist of vocabulary

Ⅳ. Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 6 Making Requests

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Speaking

Ⅲ. Reading

Ⅳ. Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1: Asking someone to buy something for a dinner party

Task 2: Asking someone to help buy a takeaway lunch

 Part three Polishing your skills

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Making a conversation

4. Translation

 Part four Language and culture

Ⅰ. Language focus

Ⅱ. Culture notes

Ⅲ. Checklist of vocabulary

Ⅳ. Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 7 Extending an Invitation

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Speaking

Ⅲ. Reading

Ⅳ. Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1: Inviting someone to afternoon tea

Task 2: Accepting/Declining a dinner invitation

 Part three Polishing your skills

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Making a conversation

4. Translation

 Part four Language and culture

Ⅰ. Language focus

11. Culture notes

Ⅲ. Checklist of vocabulary

Ⅳ. Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 8 Saying Goodbye

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Speaking

Ⅲ. Reading

Ⅳ. Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1: Saying goodbye after visiting someone's home

Task 2: Seeing someone off at the airport

 Part three Polishing your skills

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Making a conversation

4. Translation

 Part four Language and culture

Ⅰ. Language focus

Ⅱ. Culture notes

Ⅲ. Checklist of vocabulary

Ⅳ. Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

Ⅰ. Listening

Ⅱ. Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Revision Ⅱ(Units 5-8)

 Ⅰ. Functions

1. Review the basic sentence patterns

2. Review these other sentence structures

3. Review the phrasal expressions

4. Review the eight tasks

 Ⅱ. Usage

1. Listening comprehension

2. Vocabulary

3. Grammar

4. Speaking

5. Translation

6. Reading comprehension

Key to Workbook

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