Everyday dialogs in American English

TABLE OF CONTENTS
音标表
UNIT ONE
GREETINGS AND ASKING ABoUT PEoPLE
Ⅰ．HoW Are you
Ⅱ．HoW Is Henry
Ⅲ．You'd Better Get Some Rest
CULTURAL INFoRMATIoN
EXERCISES
Ⅰ．Haven't We Met Before
INTRODUCTIoN
UNITTWO
Ⅱ．Have You Met Before
Ⅲ．I Wasn't at the Party
Ⅳ．I Work for the UN
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT THREE
TIME AND DATE
Ⅰ．Are We Too Late
Ⅲ．When Are YouLeaving
Ⅱ．What Time Is the ShoW
Ⅳ．Washington's Birthday
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT FOUR
MAKING PHONE CALLS （Iocal）
Ⅰ．Making a Survey
Ⅱ．Would You Care to Leave a Message
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
Ⅰ．Buy by Mail—order
UNIT FIVE
MAKING PHONE CALLS （long distance）
Ⅱ．Calling back Home
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT SIX
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION（taxi and bus）
Ⅰ．Calling a Taxi
Ⅱ．Taking the Bus
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT SEVEN
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION（train and plane）
Ⅰ．At the Train Station
Ⅱ．On a Flight
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT EIGHT
AT RESTAURANTS
Ⅰ．At an Elaborate Restaurant
Ⅱ．At a Fast Food Restaurant
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT NINE
AT THE HOTEL
Ⅰ．I Have a Reservation
Ⅱ．Coming Back to Your Room
Ⅲ．Looking for a Motel
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
Ⅰ．An Appointment with Professor Tuttle
UNITTEN
MAKING AN APPOINTMENT
Ⅱ．Seeing the Coordinator
Ⅲ．An Appointment with a Physician
Ⅳ． An Appointiment with a Dentist
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT ELEVEN
TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER
Ⅰ．It's SnoWing
Ⅱ．Listening to the Forecast
Ⅲ．Let's Go South
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT TWELVE
AT THE DOCTOR'S
Ⅰ．I Have a Stomachache
Ⅱ．You Won't Need X—rays
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
Ⅰ．Making a Shopping List
UNIT THIRTEEN
SHOPPING（Ⅰ）
Ⅱ．Shopping for Food
Ⅲ．Buying an outfit
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT FOURTEEN
SHOPPING （Ⅱ）
Ⅰ．HoW Mach Is It
Ⅱ．It's on Sale This Week
Ⅲ．Returning a Defective Traveling Clock
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT FIFTEEN
AT THE POST OFFICE
Ⅰ．Mailing a Package
Ⅱ．Airmail a Letter
Ⅲ．Surface Is Fine
EXERCISES
INVITATION
Ⅰ．A Dinner Invitation
UNIT SIXTEEN
Ⅱ．Being Invited
Ⅲ．National Day Invitation
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT SEVENTEEN
ASKING DIRECTIONS
Ⅰ．Looking for a Shoe—repair Shop
Ⅱ．Where Is the Camera Shop
Ⅲ．Where Is Central Park
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT EIGHTEEN
GETTING INFORMATION
Ⅰ．Didn't You Know
Ⅱ．What Did They Say
Ⅲ．Do I Need to Take Tests
EXERCISES
UNIT NINETEEN
AT THE BANK（Ⅰ）
Ⅰ．Buying Traveler's Checks
Ⅱ．Cashing a Check
Ⅲ．A Transfer
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT TWENTY
AT THE BANK（Ⅱ）
Ⅰ．Cashing Traveler's Checks
Ⅱ．Cashing a Personal Check
Ⅲ．Opening a New Account
EXERCISES
Ⅰ．This Isn't My Passport
UNIT TWENTY—ONE
AT THE CUSTOMS
Ⅱ．I've Got Nothing to Declare
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT TWENTY—TWO
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Ⅰ．Going to a Movie
Ⅱ．Going to a Concert
Ⅲ．Planning a Hike
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
UNIT TWENTY—TH REE
LOST AND FOUND（Ⅰ）
Ⅰ．Fifty Dollars
Ⅱ．Whose Bag Is It
EXERCISES
UNIT TWENTY—FOUR
LOST AND FOUND（Ⅱ）
Ⅰ．My Credit Card Is Stolen
Ⅱ．The Suitcase Is Missing
Ⅲ．The Lost Wallet
EXERCISES
UNIT TWENTY—FIVE
HOLIDAYS AND VACATIONS
Ⅰ．Thanksgiving
Ⅱ．Planning a Holiday
Ⅲ．Talking About Holidays
CULTURAL INFORMATION
EXERCISES
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