此套教材围绕学生校园生活和关注议题展开，充分调动学生学习积极性，为教师进行体验式教学打下良好基础。内容结构合理，从易到难，语言点和习题紧密结合。语言操练以阶梯设计为主，同时考虑学习者的不同学习风格，练习设计多样化，为不同风格的学习者提供学习平台。 教材编写原则注意学生的认知规律，注重综合演练，情景模拟，贴近生活原貌，便于学生学而用之。第三版修订中借鉴了新的口语资料， 增加了中国文化版块， 以求增强学习者跨文化交际的能力。

齐乃政，北京大学外国语学院副教授、硕士生导师。从事英语教学40多年，讲授精读、高级口语、翻译、美国文学等课程30多年。出版多部教材和译著，多次获得优秀教师奖。

CONTENTS 1 Career Choice 1.1 Dream Job 1.2 Tomorrow’s Jobs 1.3 Dreams Come True 1.4 Chinese Culture 2 Value Your Time 2.1 Common Misconceptions 2.2 Steps for Goal Setting 2.3 Keep Your Goals in Sight 3 The Art of Communicating 3.1 Listening in Communicating 3.2 The Art of Communicating 3.3 Case Study 4 To Be a Public Speaker 4.1 Rate Yourself as a Speaker 4.2 An Effective Emcee 4.3 End Your Presentation 5 Bidding for Connections 5.1 Friendship 5.2 The Beauties of Friendship 5.3 Making Friends 5.4 Chinese Culture 6 Conflict Resolution 6.1 Conflict Management 6.2 Steps to Managing Conflict 6.3 Resolution Tips 7 Customs 7.1 The Dinner Party 7.2 Customs 7.3 Festival Time 8 Community Life 8.1 Why Do Community Family Life Services Exist? 8.2 Community Life 8.3 DIY 8.4 Chinese Culture 9 Transportation and Environment 9.1 Underinvestment 9.2 Transportation and Pollution 9.3 Fun 9.4 Chinese Culture 10 Famous Cities 10．1 Famous Cities 10．2 The Best, Worst Places to Live 10．3 Favorite Places 11 Computer Crimes 11．1 Computer Virus 11．2 New Threat 11．3 News Report 11.4 Chinese Culture 12 People and Nature 12．1 Life on Earth and Ocean Stories 12．2 Aging 12．3 Water 13 Life or Death 13．1 Survival 13．2 Near Death 13．3 Critical Issues 14 To Reduce Pollution 14．1 Pollution Control 14．2 Earth Day 14．3 Love Our Earth 15 Animal Protection 15．1 Loss 15．2 Gardens and Wild Life 15．3 Protect,Protect,and Protect 15. 4 Chinese Culture Tapescript