1 GREETING AND INTRODUCING PEOPLE
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I How to Greet a Foreign Friend
   Passage II My Two American Friends
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 2 GIVING THANKS AND EXPRESSING REGRETS
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I What Is True Generosity
   Passage II Good Business
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 3 DIRECTIONS AND SIGNS
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I A Travel Experience
   Passage II Buses in the U.S.
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 4 TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I Quality Time
   Passage II The Importance of Punctuality
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 5 TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I A Holiday for the Grandparents
   Passage II A Rainy Night
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 6 SPORTS AND HOBBIES
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I Why Fishing Attracts Millions of People
   Passage II Interview with Kevin Maynor in Beijing
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 7 CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS AND MAKING FRIENDS
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I An Unforgettable Christmas
   Passage II Making Friends with a Bird
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 8 INVITATIONS
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I Don’t Arrive Too Late or Too Early
   Passage II How to Decline Politely
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 9 E-MAILS
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I Web Users’ Privacy Threatened
   Passage II The Great Engine of E-Commerce
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 10 COMMUNICATION BY PHONE
  Section 1 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
   Passage I A Cat with a Phone Number
   Passage II Got a Cell Phone? Please Don’t Call Me!
  Section 2 Trying Your Hand
  Section 3 Data Bank
 SELF-ASSESSMENT
  Test One
  Test Two
  Test Three
  Test Four
 KEYS & TRANSLATIONS
 VOCABULARY
 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS