Unit 1 Learn a Foreign Language for your eareer 1
Reading 1
Practical reading Why Do People Learn Foreign Languages? 1
Reading for appreciation Annabel Lee 6
Writing The Center for English Language Education (CELE)
End of Course Report 9
Listening and Speaking 14
Self-Assessment 18
Merry Learning 21
Unlt 2 Job Hunt 22
Reading 22
Practical reading Job Advertisements 22
Reading for appreciation Prize Fight 29
Writing Resume with a Cover Letter 33
Listening and Speaking 38
Self-Assessment 42
Merry Learning 45
Unit 3 Foreign Friends with us 46
Reading 46
Practical reading William Empson Taught English in China 46
Reading for appreciation When I Was in America 52
Writing Letters of Complaint 54
Listening and Speaking 58
Self-Assessment 61
Merry Learning 65
Unit 4 Movement to the Far West 66
Reading 66
Practical reading The West Coast Valleys 66
Reading for appreciation A Bilingual Childhood 72
Writing Tour Guide Speech 74
Listening and Speaking 78
Self-Assessment 81
Merry Learning 84
Unit 5 Chinese Arts 85
Reading 85
Practical reading I Love Chinese Martial Arts 85
Reading for appreciation Beijing Opera: A Glowing Pearl of Oriental Art 91
Writing Poster for Performance 94
Listening and Speaking 98
Self-Assessment 101
Merry Learning 104
Mode Test 1 105
Unit 6 Milestone in Medical Science 116
Reading 116
Practical reading Clones: A Milestone in Medical Science 116
Reading for appreciation Robots Will Roll into Operating Rooms 122
Writing Medicine Prescription 125
Listening and Speaking 129
Self-Assessment 132
Merry Learning 136
Unit7 Jnvestment in China 137
Reading 137
Practical reading A Key to Successful Investment in China 137
Reading for appreciation Causes Behind the Asian Crisis 143
Writing Memorandum of Understanding 146
Listening and Speaking 151
Self-Assessment 153
Merry Learning 156
Unit 8 Employment and Contract 157
Reading 157
Practical reading Seeking Employment Opportunities 157
Reading for appreciation Explanation on the Draft Contract Law 161
Writing Contract 164
Listening and Speaking 170
Self-Assessment 173
Merry Learning 176
Unit 9 Privacy and Plagiarism 177
Reading 177
Practical reading Public Interest and Private Lives 177
Reading for appreciation Plagiarism Exposed at University 183
Writing Patent 187
Listening and Speaking 192
Self-Assessment 195
Merry Learning 198
Unit 10 public Speaking 199
Reading 199
Practical reading The Art of Public Speaking 199
Reading for appreciation Excerpt from President Nixon s Remarks at Andrews Air Force Base 205
Writing Invitation for Bids 208
Listening and Speaking 213
Self-Assessment 216
Merry Learning 219
Mode Test 2 220
Vocabulary 231