作者介绍 作者从事英语教学长达25年,曾在英国及其他国家任教,在英语词汇教学方面颇有经验。 序言 IntroductionStarterHow to use a unitHow to learnew wordsAbbreviations and symbolsLearning1 I catalk about vocabulary learning2 I cadescribe my progress and aims3 I caunderstand a learner's dictionary4 I catalk about English punctuationReviewPeople5 I catalk about appearance6 I catalk about character7 I cadescribe my feelings8 I catalk about relationships9 I catalk about families10 I catalk about weddings and funeralsReviewThe world around us11 I cadescribe the universe12 I catalk about rivers and the sea13 I cadescribe the climate14 I cadescribe natural disasters15 I cadescribe animals and insectsReviewDaily life16 I cadescribe a range of food17 I catalk about diets and cooking18 I catalk about money19 I catalk about sleep20 I catalk about injuries21 I catalk about cars and driving22 I cadescribe travel problems and accidents23 I catalk about clothes and fashionReviewGetting things done24 I cadescribe a visit to the dentist25 I cadescribe hospitalprocedures26 I caexplaihousehold tasks27 I cadescribe housework28 I catalk to a hairdresserReviewDescribing things29 I cadescribe urbalife30 I cadescribe parts ofa building31 I cadescribe objects32 I cadescribe the senses33 I cadescribe a painting34 I cadescribe actionsReviewSocial and political issues35 I catalk about crime36 I cadescribe the justice system37 I cadiscuss health issues38 I catalk about politics39 I catalk about war and peace40 I catalk about events ihistoryReviewMedia and entertainment41 I caunderstand newspapers42 I catalk about films43 I catalk about art and photography44 I catalk about music45 I catalk about people and places isport46 I cadescribe sporting events47 I catalk about books48 I cadescribe festivalsReviewWork and study49 I caget through exams50 I cadescribe university life51 I caapply for ajob52 I cadescribe jobs53 I cadescribe a career54 I cadescribe working conditionsReviewBusiness55 I catalk about finance56 I catalk about companies57 I cadescribe a successful business58 I cadiscuss marketingReviewSocial English59 I caexpress probability60 I caexplaisimilarities and differences61 I camake arrangements to meet62 I cadiscuss my likes and dislikes63 I cagive my opinion64 I catalk about rules65 I cadiscuss hopes and plans66 I caexpress dissatisfaction67 I caunderstand wamingsReviewLanguage68 I cause link words69 I cause a range of adjectives70 I caexpress place and time71 I cause prepositions iphrases72 I cause prefixes73 I cause suffixes74 I cause verb patterns75 I cause phrasal verbs76 I cause a range of adverbsReviewStyles of English77 I carecognize informal English78 I cawrite a formalletter79 I caunderstand abbreviationsand short forms80 I caunderstand AmericaEnglishReviewVocabulary buildingAnswer keyReview answer keySpotlight boxesWord listAcknowledgements