Unit 1 First Meetings
Unit 2 Building Friendships
Unit 3 Marriage Matters
Unit 4 Holiday Celebrations
Unit 5 Vacationing
Unit 6 Travel
Unit 7 Hotel Stay
Unit 8 Weather
Unit 9 Leisure-time Activities
Unit 10 Sports
Unit 11 The Olympic Games
Unit 12 Shopping
Unit 13 Marketing Strategies
Unit 14 About Health
Unit 15 You Are What You Eat
? Simulated Listening Test 1
? Simulated Listening Test 2
Unit 16 Personality
Unit 17 Family Life
Unit 18 Talking about People
Unit 19 Animals
Unit 20 Music
Unit 21 Money Matters
Unit 22 Undergraduate Education
Unit 23 Graduate Education
Unit 24 Language and Literature
Unit 25 Government and Citizenship
Unit 26 Looking for a Job
Unit 27 Employment Matters
Unit 28 Science and Technology
Unit 29 Man and Environment
Unit 30 Space Exploration
? Simulated Listening Test 3
? Simulated Listening Test 4
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UNIT 1 First Meetings
Preview
Everyone wants to meet people and make friends, but many of us have some
difficulty knowing what to say when we meet new people or talk with people we
don’t know well. This unit will help you meet, greet, and get to know new people in your classes and in your daily life. It will also help you to use the right language for the right situation as you use English for your study, work, and life in the future.
Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to
? introduce yourself and others in both formal and informal ways;
? find good ice breakers to start a conversation;
? use elaboration technique to keep a conversation going;
? use signals to end a conversation;
? identify speakers by listening for content words.
Part Ⅰ Listening Practice
Section A Formal and Informal Introductions
Exercise 1
Directions: Listen to the introductions. Is the introduction formal or informal? Put check marks in the table below.
Formal Informal
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2
3
4
5
Exercise 2
Directions: Listen to the introductions again. Write down the expressions the
speakers use when they make and reply to introductions and put a check mark under (F) for formal and (I) for informal. The first one has been done for you.