An Intensive Guide to Practical English

Unit One1
Text A A Payment Greater Than Money1
Text B My Mother’s Desk4
Grammar Revision--虚拟语气(1)6
Achievement Test7
Translation of the Texts10

Unit Two13
Text A Unique Problems in International Trade13
Text B The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund16
Grammar Revision--虚拟语气(2)21
Achievement Test22
Translation of the Texts24

Unit Three27
Text A Coping with Crisis27
Text B Millions of Britons Endure Life with Noisy Neighbours30
Grammar Revision--虚拟语气(3)33
Achievement Test34
Translation of the Texts36

Unit Four39
Text A Interstellar Postcards - Messages to Space39
Text B Why Should Children Learn Science?42
Grammar Revision--虚拟语气(4)46
Achievement Test47
Translation of the Texts49

Unit Five52
Text A Social Responsibility of Scientists52
Text B Science and Truth56
Grammar Revision--虚拟语气(5)59
Achievement Test60
Translation of the Texts62

Unit Six65
Text A Excerpts from Speech by Margaret Thatcher65
Text B Excerpts from Speech by Carter68
Grammar Revision--状语从句(1)71
Achievement Test72
Translation of the Texts74

Unit Seven77
Text A School Costs Are Rising in Britain, Too77
Text B Budget Puts Students in More Debt80
Grammar Revision--状语从句(2)84
Achievement Test85
Translation of the Texts87

Unit Eight90
Text A The Population Bomb90
Text B Reforest the Earth!94
Grammar Revision--名词性从句(1)97
Achievement Test98
Translation of the Texts100

Unit Nine103
Text A "I Have a Dream" - 30 Years Ago and Now103
Text B The Key Issue for Women106
Grammar Revision--名词性从句(2)109
Achievement Test109
Translation of the Texts112

Unit Ten114
Text A Take a Multimedia Course, Ms Smith114
Text B Future Cars118
Grammar Revision--倒装句122
Achievement Test123
Translation of the Texts125

Key to Achievement Test128