目录

  • 1 Unit 1 Starting out!
    • 1.1 Lead-in
    • 1.2 Language culture
    • 1.3 Language points
    • 1.4 Listening and speaking
  • 2 Unit 1 Starting out!
    • 2.1 Text understanding
    • 2.2 Language in use
    • 2.3 Translation
    • 2.4 Guided writing
  • 3 Unit 2 Food, glorious food!
    • 3.1 Lead-in
    • 3.2 Language and culture
    • 3.3 Language points
    • 3.4 Listening and speaking
  • 4 Unit 2 Food, glorious food!
    • 4.1 Text understanding
    • 4.2 Language in use
    • 4.3 Translation
    • 4.4 Guided writing
  • 5 Unit 3 Learning to think
    • 5.1 Lead-in
    • 5.2 Language and culture
    • 5.3 Language points
    • 5.4 Listening and speaking
  • 6 Unit3 Learning to think
    • 6.1 Text understanding
    • 6.2 Language in use
    • 6.3 Translation
    • 6.4 Reading comprehension
  • 7 Unit 4 Family affairs
    • 7.1 Lead-in
    • 7.2 Language and culture
    • 7.3 Language points
    • 7.4 Listening and speaking
  • 8 Unit 4 Family affairs
    • 8.1 Text understanding
    • 8.2 Language in use
    • 8.3 Translation
    • 8.4 Reading comprehension 3
  • 9 Unit 5 News 24/7
    • 9.1 Lead-in
    • 9.2 Language points
    • 9.3 Listening and speaking
  • 10 News 24/7
    • 10.1 Text understanding
  • 11 Unit 6 Arrivals and departures
    • 11.1 Lead-in
    • 11.2 Language and culture
    • 11.3 Language points
  • 12 Unit 6 Arrivals and departures
    • 12.1 Text understanding
    • 12.2 Language in use
    • 12.3 Translation
    • 12.4 Guided writing
  • 13 Unit 8 Body and mind
    • 13.1 Lead-in
    • 13.2 Language and culture
    • 13.3 Language points
  • 14 Unit 8 Body and mind
    • 14.1 Text analysis
    • 14.2 Language in use
Language and culture

A bulldog is a dog with short hair, a short neck and large head, and short thick legs. It's well-known for its strong, determined character.


"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This is a well-known saying both in the US and the UK. It first appeared in an American schoolbook in 1840, and was intended to encourage children to do their homework.

The Founding Fathers were the political leaders who wrote the US Constitution in 1787.