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    这套教程是为在学校、日常生活、或者工作上已经和英文有过接触的人而设计的。全书共有十二章。每四章之末有一组书面“复习练习”（Review Exercises），帮助你把前四章书里学到的东西温习和巩固一遍。全部教材一共有三组“复习练习”，在每组复习练习之后，有个短短的“复习测验”（Review Test）。这个简短测验有二十个问题，试试你把前四章的教材掌握到怎样的程度。如果你答错五个问题以上，你应该把前四章的教材再仔仔细细地复习一次，然后才能再继续下一部分的学习。最后一组（第十二章后面的）复习练习之后，还有一个“总测验”（Final Test），让你把整个课程所学的再复习一次。

    

    本书由世界著名美国贝立兹语言学校编撰。贝立兹独创的语言学习法风靡世界，无须死记硬背，讲究“教人说话”，所选材料都是精心挑选出来的“节选”语言，非常富有活力。课程内容主要是复习和巩固你已经学到的东西，令你记忆犹新；以及详细解释你现在仍然感觉到困难的地方，令你的英语水平突飞猛进。另外，所有内容均已录制成磁带，配合使用，效果最佳。教程再好，但也须记住：一分耕耘，一分收获呀。

Chapter 1
Reading A Graduation Party
Action Questions 1 OraI questions about the text
Exhibit An invitation to Martin's graduation party
Presentation SimpIe present and present continuous (I speak / I'm speaking)
Exercise1 Eat or am eating? (simple present vs. present continuous)
Reading It's Nice to Meet You
Action Questions 2 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb get
Presentation The continuous tenses (is typing / was typing / will be typing)
Exercise 2 I was watching television (the continuous tenses)
Reading What Are You Planning to Do?
Action Questions3 Oral questions about the text
Presentation University Study in the U.S
Presentation Simple past and simple future (We lived in Japan / I'll check with my boss)
Exercise 3 I will see you tomorrow (simpIe past vs. simple future)
Reading Thanks So Much for Having Us
Action Questions 4 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms
Presentation Modal auxiliaries (can, should, must, etc.):affirmative, negative, and alternate forms
Presentation Modal auxiliaries--past tense (could, was able to, had to, etc.)
Exercise 4 Went + have to -- had to go (modaI auxiliaries)
Exercise 5 Must - has to (modaI auxiliaries)
Vocabulary-Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Reading The Phone Hasn't Stopped Ringing
Action Questions 5 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Some-any- no
Presentation The present perfect (Janet has worked there for severaI years)
Presentation For and since
Exercise 6 Lives or has lived? (present perfect)
Reading A Phone Call for Mr. Morgan
Action Questions 6 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Contractions with the present perfect (I have -- I've)
Presentation Simple past vs. present perfect (Janet finished opening the mail.. She has almost
finished the typing)
Exercise 7 Last year we traveled to South America for the first time (simple past vs.
present perfect)
Exhibit Martin's resume
Reading Martin's Interview
Action Questions 7 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms
Presentation Present perfect continuous (Have you been waiting long?)
Exercise 8 Is typing or has been typing?
Presentation Placement of adverbs (l have finally met Mr. Morgan. / I have known Mr. Morganfor a Iong time)
Exercise 9 Placement of adverbs
Reading Good News!
Action Questions 8 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Using modals to express probabiIity (He should hear something soon)
Presentation Expressing probability in the past (He must have made a decision)
Exercise 10 He shouId finish by six o'clock -- He should have finished by six o'clock
Vocabulary--Chapter2
Chapter 3
Reading Looking for an Apartment
Action Questions9 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb take
Exhibit Martin looked in the classified section under Apartments for Rent
Presentation Relative clauses -- subject form (Many people who live in Smithtown commuteto the city)
Exercise 11 I know the woman, She lives next door -- l know the woman who lives next door
Reading Let's See What We Can Find!
Action Questions10 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Noun compounds (address book, bankbook)
Presentation Relative clauses -- object form (That's the train Martin took)
Exercise 12 The article was interestlng, I just read it -- The articIe I just read was interesting
Presentation Reading numbers
Reading I've Been Living Here All My Life
Action Questions 11 Oral questions ahout the text
Word Study Uses of all
Presentation Relative clauses--with prepositions (The company Janet works foris in New York)
Exercise 13 Janet is the person. You should talk to her -- Janet is the person you should talk to
Presentation Comparative and superlative forms (longer than, the longest)
Reading I'll Take it!
Action Questions 12 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Spelling Rule : Y changes to I (city -- cities, carry -- carried)
Presentation Capital letters (Today is Wednesday)
Vocabulary-Chapter3
Chapter 4
Reading A Weekend at The Colonial
Action Questions 13 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Word building : agent suffixes (-er, -ist. -ent, etc.)
Exhibit A page from the brochure for The Colonial Inn
Presentation The passtve voice (The inn was built in 1756)
Exercise 14 They used the inn as a hospital -- The inn was used as a hospital
Reading A Country Fair
Action Questions 14 Oral questions about the text
Presentation Another spelling rule: doubling the final consonant (sit -- sitting)
Presentation The passive voice -- with agent (The mail is opened by the secretary)
Exercise 15 The kitchen staff prepares lunch -- Lunch is prepared by the kitchen staff
Reading On the Terrace
Action Questions 15 Oral questions about the text
Word Study The verb have
Presentation The passive voice -- continuous tenses (Gas lamps were being lit)
Exercise 16 They're answering the phone -- The phone is being answered
Exhibit Vermont
Reading On the Way Home
Action Questions 16 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Uses of way
Presentation The passive voice -- future tense (The capacity will be doubled)
Exercise 17 The waiter will serve the meal -- The meaI will be served by the waiter
Presentation The passive voice -- modals (The ski lodge can be seen for miles)
Exercise 18 Bad weather might delay Mr. Morgan's flight - Mr. Morgan's flight might be delayed by bad weather
Vocabulary-Chapter4
Review Exercises
Exercise 19 Review of spelling
Exercise 20 Continuous forms of verbs
Exercise 21 Verb tenses
Exercise 22 More practice with tenses
Exercise 23 Passive verb forms (Martin was told about the job -- They told Martin
about the Job)
Exercise 24 Passive verb forms (past tense)
Exercise 25 Passive verb forms (present and future tenses)
Exercise 26 A crossword puzzle
Exercise 27 Modal verbs (Take your raincoat; it might rain)
ExercIse 28 More practice with modals (Can you type? / Are you able to type?)
Exercise 29 Time expressions (for, since, ago)
Exercise 30 Time expressions (I'lI call you back in five minutes)
Exercise 31 Conversatlon practice
Exercise 32 Conversatlon practice
Exercise 33 Review of present vs. present perfect (works or has worked?)
Exercise 34 Asking questions (Janet works for Superior Products -- Does Janet work for Superior Products?)
Exercise 35 Review of prepositions
Exercise 36 Review of relative clauses (I spoke to the man who called this morning)
Review Test
Chapter 5
Reading The Trade Show
Action Questions 17 Oral questions about the text
Word Study Idioms with parts of the body
Exhibit A page from the brochure for the SP-2000
Presetation The passive voice -- present perfect tense (The SP-2000 has recently
been introduced)
Exercise 37 We have recentIy introduced a new photocopier -- A new photocopier has
recently been introduced
Reading The Show Opens
Action Questions 18 OraI questions about the text
Presentation Question and answer forms (passive)
Presentation The passive voice -- indirect form (Linda has already been given instructions)
Exercise 38 They gave me a tour of the building -- I was given a tour of the building
Presentation Using