Contents
Unit 1 FROM BOYS TO MEN ………………………………………………………………… 1
Part I Language Skill ……………………………………………………………………………… 1
Part II Language in Context………………………………………………………………………… 2
Text A How Boys Become Men ………………………………………………………………… 2
Part III Toward Productive Language……………………………………………………………… 11
Text B My Father, My Son, My Self …………………………………………………………… 12
Unit 2 INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE …………………………………………………… 20
Part I Language Skill …………………………………………………………………………… 20
Part II Language in Context ……………………………………………………………………… 21
Text A Where Have the Good Men Gone? ……………………………………………………… 21
Part III Toward Productive Language……………………………………………………………… 30
Text B The Evolution of the Spring Festival …………………………………………………… 31
Unit 3 GENERATION GAP …………………………………………………………………… 38
Part I Language Skill …………………………………………………………………………… 38
Part II Language in Context ……………………………………………………………………… 39
Text A My Father’s Shadow …………………………………………………………………… 40
Part III Toward Productive Language……………………………………………………………… 48
Text B Winterblossom Garden ………………………………………………………………… 49
Unit 4 THE SOCIETY AND US ……………………………………………………………… 55
Part I Language Skill …………………………………………………………………………… 55
Part II Language in Context ……………………………………………………………………… 56
Text A How to Interest People…………………………………………………………………… 56
Part III Toward Productive Language……………………………………………………………… 64
Text B A 25-year-long Journey with China……………………………………………………… 65
Unit 5 FRIENDSHIP …………………………………………………………………………… 71
Part I Language Skill …………………………………………………………………………… 71
Part II Language in Context ……………………………………………………………………… 72
Text A What Are Friends for? …………………………………………………………………… 72
Part III Toward Productive Language……………………………………………………………… 81
Text B Friendship and Living Longer…………………………………………………………… 81
Unit 6 THE PERCEPTION OF BEAUTY ………………………………………………… 87
Part I Language Skill …………………………………………………………………………… 87
Part II Language in Context ……………………………………………………………………… 88
Text A The Lean and Hungry Look……………………………………………………………… 88
Part III Toward Productive Language……………………………………………………………… 96
Text B What Is Ideal Beauty in China? ………………………………………………………… 97
Unit 7 PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS …………………………………………………… 103
Part I Language Skill …………………………………………………………………………… 103
Part II Language in Context……………………………………………………………………… 104
Text A Living History ………………………………………………………………………… 104
Part III Toward Productive Language …………………………………………………………… 113
Text B Smartphone Addiction Hurts Family Relationships …………………………………… 114
Unit 8 COLLEGE EDUCATION …………………………………………………………… 121
Part I Language Skill …………………………………………………………………………… 121
Part II Language in Context……………………………………………………………………… 122
Text A Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education……………………… 122
Part III Toward Productive Language …………………………………………………………… 131
Text B Anonymous Evaluations of Teachers by Their Students ……………………………… 132
Vocabulary ………………………………………………………………………………………… 139