第一单元 Greeting and Introducing People
重点：
1) Words and Expressions: accept, personal, name, leave, prefer, mean,
acquaint with, speaking of, get to know
2) Structures:
a. American people often greet each other simply with “Hello” or “Hi”.
b. Similarly, American people do not have a formal “farewell”.
c. Speaking of time, I’ve got to run.
d. In the United States, introductions are usually rather simple.
e. They prefer first manes to formals titles.
f. Such questions may be too personal to Europeans.
难点：Putting the words, expressions and structures to correct use.
Grammar rules: Basic Sentence Structures.

第二单元 Giving Thanks and Expressing Regrets
重点：
1) Words and Expressions: appreciate, attitude, convey, desire, illustrate, offer, universal, vary from…to, in contrast, as a matter of fact
2) Structures:
a. Here is an example to illustrate the differences.
b. Japan is a gift-giving country.
c. It is not unusual in Japan to offer a gift to a person who is leaving.
d. In contrast, you get more cards than gifts in the U.S.
e. As a matter of fact, your gift would be appreciated all the more if you make it yourself.
难点：Putting the words, expressions and structures to correct use.
Grammar rules: Basic Rules on the Use of Articles.

第三单元 Directions and Signs
重点：
1) Words and Expressions: had better, panic, rush, perfect, absolutely, especially, seem, check, shake, slight, relax, crash
2) Structures:
a. I knew it was going to be a bad day when the taxi driver told me he was lost.
b. It took 15 minutes for her to realize that she had spelled my name incorrectly.
c. I’d better check in my luggage quickly or I’d miss my flight.
d. I was the last person to get on the plane.
e. Please remain seated and keep your seat belts fastened.
f. You can imagine how tense I was, but other passengers were calm.
难点：Putting the words, expressions and structures to correct use.
Grammar rules: Use of Number of Nouns

第四单元 Timetables and Schedules
重点：
1) Words and Expressions: apologize, inform, proper, unexpected, emphasize, impolite, anxious, appointment, punctual, embarrass, schedule, in this case, whenever
2) Structures:
a. What’s the use of your going there?
b. Whenever there is an activity, you should come to the place ahead of schedule.
c. The same is true with the habit of getting up early.
d. In this case, you should inform them in advance.
e. In social activities, it is always emphasized to be punctual.
f. It is hard to imagine what will happen if all of us aren’t on time.
难点：Putting the words, expressions and structures to correct use.
Grammar rules: Verb Tenses

第五单元 Talking About the Weather
重点：
1) Words and Expressions: look like, continue, predict, drop, take a look at, go out, on one’s way, wind up
2) Structures:
a. It looks like that the rain is going to continue through the weekend.
b. It is expected to be cold and windy right through the weekend.
c. It’s raining as far east as Detroit and Toronto.
d. It’s snowing heavily in Montreal, its first storm of the season.
e. If you are thinking about a vacation, now’s the time to do it.
f. Back to Chicago, once again, continuing rain tonight through Sunday.
难点：Putting the words, expressions and structures to correct use.
Grammar rules: Simple Past and Present Perfect

第六单元 Sports Events and Outdoor Activities
重点：
1) Words and Expressions: look like, continue, predict, drop, take a look at, go out, on one’s way, wind up
2) Structures:
a. It looks like that the rain is going to continue through the weekend.
b. It is expected to be cold and windy right through the weekend.
c. It’s raining as far east as Detroit and Toronto.
d. It’s snowing heavily in Montreal, its first storm of the season.
e. If you are thinking about a vacation, now’s the time to do it.
f. Back to Chicago, once again, continuing rain tonight through Sunday.
难点：Putting the words, expressions and structures to correct use.
Grammar rules: Contextual Reference of Tenses

第七单元 Celebrating Holidays and Making Friends
重点：
1) Words and Expressions: believe, talk, responsible, express, maintain, mark, observe, survive, bless with, date back, fail to, put up, similar to
2) Structures:
a. However, we would not have succeeded in the campaign without the support from all the volunteers.
b. The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year.
c. This idea is expressed in the speech “I Have a Dream”.
d. Teachers are kept busy with papers they believe to be valued by students.
e. The usual Christmas dinner is similar to Thanksgiving dinner.
f. Though Christmas is now celebrated widely the world over, it still maintains its “home, sweet home” flavor.
难点：Putting the words, expressions and structures to correct use.
Grammar rules: Comparatives of Adjectives and Adverbs

第八单元 Keeping healthy and Seeing a Doctor
重点：
1) Words and Expressions: suggest, reluctant, soothe, traditional, acclimatized to caused by, for instance, helpful for, first-aid, introduce to, satisfying effect, such as
2) Structures:
a. People may get hurt in certain adventures such as bungee jumping and mountain climbing.
b. They may get too tired or have heat-strike with a busy sightseeing schedule.
c. Other people may have a headache if they are not used to staying up late.
d. Medicated oil is also helpful for air sickness.
e. At all times, personal cleanness is of the biggest importance.
f. Your friends will not only appreciate your kindness, but also get to know the
satisfying effects of Chinese medicine.
难点：Putting the words, expressions and structures to correct use.
Grammar rules: Conjunctions