Unit 1 Making Friends Part One Warm-up Activity Part Two Text A The Age of Friendaholism Part Three Text B That's What Friends Do Grammar Participle Practical Writing Thank-you Notes and Invitations Unit 2 Chinese Traditional Culture Part One Warm-up Activity Part Two Text A Variety Is the Spice of Life Part Three Text B Tea and Hangzhou Grammar Sentence Elements and Basic Sentence Patterns Practical Writing IOU/Receipt Unit 3 Energy Science and Technology Part One Warm-up Activity Part Two Text A Power of the Wind Part Three Text B A Silent Killer-Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Grammar Absolute Construction Practical Writing A Letter of Enquiry Unit 4 Enjoying Festivals Part One Warm-up Activity Part Two Text A Chinese New Year Part Three Text B Halloween Grammar Active Voice and Passive Voice Practical Writing Posters Unit 5 What's Your Hobby Part One Warming-up Activity Part Two Text A Types of Hobbies Part Three Text B Hip Hop Grammar Verb Tenses Practical Writing English Letter and E-mail Unit 6 Tribute Music Part One Warm-up Activity Part Two Text A. Beyond Baby Mozart, Students Who Rock Part Three Text B Music for Silent Films Grammar Inversion Practical Writing Leave a Note Unit 7 A New Image Emerging around the World Part One Warm-up Activity Part Two Text A New Image Needed for Brand China Part Three Text B The Future Global Economy Grammar Adverbial Clause Practical Writing Letter of Resignation Unit 8 Painting Appreciation Part One Warming-up Activity Part Two Text A How to Read a Painting Part Three Text B My Adventures with a Paint Brush Grammar Subjunctive Mood Practical Writing Letter of Application for Study