Unit 1  New Concepts of Health
Micro-skills Practice
   Vocabulary
   Sentence Pattern
Comprehensive Skills and Practice
   Listening
   Speaking
   Reading for Skill (1)—Reading for Main Ideas
   Translation from English into Chinese
   Writing

Unit2  Family Hours
Micro-skills Practice
   Vocabulary
   Sentence Pattern
Comprehensive Skills and Practice
   Listening
   Speaking
   Reading for Skill (2)—Reading for Specific Details
   Translation from English into Chinese
   Writing

Unit 3  The Essence of Life
Micro-skills Practice
   Vocabulary
   Sentence Pattern
Comprehensive Skills and Practice
   Listening
   Speaking
   Reading for Skill (3)—Reading for Guessing the Word Meaning in Context
Clues
   Translation from English into Chinese
   Writing

Unit 4  Enjoy Holidays
Micro-skills Practice
   Vocabulary
   Sentence Pattern
Comprehensive Skills and Practice
   Listening
   Speaking
   Reading for Skill (4)—Reading for Inference
   Translation from English into Chinese
   Writing

Unit 5  Great Inventions
Micro-skills Practice
   Vocabulary
   Sentence Pattern
Comprehensive Skills and Practice
   Listening
   Speaking
   Reading for Skill (5)—Reading for Detecting the Author’s Opinion
   Translation from English into Chinese
   Writing

Unit 6   Traveling
Micro-skills Practice
   Vocabulary
   Sentence Pattern
Comprehensive Skills and Practice
   Listening
   Speaking
   Reading for Skill (6)—Reading for Detecting the Author’s Purpose
   Translation from English into Chinese
   Writing

Unit 7  Means of Transportation
Micro-skills Practice
   Vocabulary
   Sentence Pattern
Comprehensive Skills and Practice
   Listening
   Speaking
   Reading for Skill (7)—Reading for Drawing a Conclusion
   Translation from English into Chinese
   Writing

Unit 8  Ways of Communication
Micro-skills Practice
   Vocabulary
   Sentence Pattern
Comprehensive Skills and Practice
   Listening
   Speaking
   Reading for Skill (8)—Scanning for Information
   Translation from English into Chinese
   Writing
Appendix  Key to Exercises