《现代美国口语》

CONTENTS1

DEDICATION………………………………………………………………………IINTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………IVUNIT ONE Greetings and Introductions1

UNIT TWO Talking about the Weather7

UNIT THREE Social Customs13

UNIT FOUR Money and Banking23

UNIT FIVE Getting Around Town38

UNIT SIX Traveling by Air45

UNIT SEVEN Food Shopping—Western Style55

UNIT EIGHT Eating Out64

UNIT NINE Living in a Telephone Society78

UNIT TEN Taking Care of Your Health87

UNIT ELEVEN Finding Housing93

UNIT TWELVE Avoiding Crime105

UNIT THIRTEEN Using the Library113

UNIT FOURTEEN Writing Letters149

UNIT FIFTEEN Filling Out Forms162

UNIT SIXTEEN Attending Conferences193

(and General Review)209

APPENDIXES209

Ⅰ．Brief Guide to English for Chinese Speakers209

Ⅱ．Sample Lessons for Teachers222

A．Nations,Languages,Peoples228

B．The Library228

C．Talking about Time Past Future228

Ⅲ．Common American Names228

Ⅳ．50 States of the United States(with abbreviations capitals)231

Ⅴ．Chief Public Holidays233

Ⅵ．U.S.Postal Information234

Ⅶ．Weights and Measures237

Ⅷ．Pronunciation of Simple Equations and Scientific Formulae241

Ⅸ．Discussion Topics Which Westerners Mav Raise with ChinesePeople243

Ⅹ．U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Associations( China244

Friendship Associations in other countries)244