教材将话题、情景与功能相结合，以话题为内容，情景为载体，功能为语言构架，通过与学生实际生活接近的情景把课程标准中规定的26个话题和26项功能融入课文之中，并以话题为中心设计任务，形成任务型教学模式。

本次修订全面缩小听力篇幅，将与听力相关的练习按由易到难的原则进行了重新排列；对部分单元的人物关系和情节内容进行了调整，一方面通过以学生为中心的视角设计课文和对话情节，将各单元内容更加紧密地联系在一起，另一方面也使对话和故事所反映的生活更加贴近学生的生活；对部分短文中对话过多的情况进行了改动等。

Unit 1 Meeting People

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

I.Listening

II.Speaking

lII.Reading

IV.Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1：Meeting someone at the airport

Task 2.Introducing people to each other

 Part three Polishing your skills

1.Listening

2.Reading

3.Making a conversation

4.Translation

 Part four Language and culture

I.Language focus

II.Culture notes

III.Checklist of vocabulary

IV.Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

I.Listening

II.Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit2 Thanking People

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

I.Listening

II.Speaking

III.Reading

IV.Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1.Thanking someone for being invited to a dinner party

Task 2.Thanking someonefor havingtaken goodcareofyou

 Part three Polishing your skills

1.Listening

2.Reading

3.Making a conversation

4.Translation

 Part four Language and culture

1.Language focus

II.Culture notes

III.Checklist ofvocabulary

IV.Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

I.Listening

II.Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 3 Making Apologies

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

I.Listening

II.Speaking

III.Reading

IV.Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1：Apologizing for mistakes made at work

Task 2：Writing aletterofapology to a client

 Part three Polishing your skills

1.Listening

2.Reading

3.Making a conversation

4.Translation

 Part four Language and culture

I.Language focus

II.Culture notes

III.Checklist of vocabulary

IV.Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

I.Listening

II.Reading

 Part six ThejoyofEnglish

Unit 4 Asking for Permission

 Part one Preparingforthetasks

I.Listening+

II.Speaking

III.Reading+

IV.Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1：Askingtotryon clothes before buyingthem

Task 2：Negotiating rentfor afiat

 Part three Polishing your skills

1.Listening

2.Reading

3.Making a conversation

4.Translation

 Part four Language and culture

I.Language focus

II.Culture notes

III.Checklist of vocabulary

IV.Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

I.Listening

II.Reading

 Part six ThejoyofEnglish

Revision I(Units 1-4)

 I.Functions

1.Review the basic sentence patterns

2.Review these other sentence structures

3.Review the phrasal expressions

4.Review the eight tasks

 II.Usage

1.Listening comprehension

2.Vocabulary

3.Grammar

4.Speaking

5.Translation

6.Reading comprehension

Unit 5  Expressing Wishes and Congratulations

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

I.Listening

II.Speaking

III.Reading

IV.Summing uP

 Part two Performingthetasks

Task 1：Expressing wishes

Task 2：Congratulating someone

 Part three Polishing your skills

1.Listening

2.Reading

3.Translation

 Part four Language and culture

I.Language focus

II.Culture notes

III.Checklist of vocabulary

IV.Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For|urther development

I.Listening

II.Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 6 Making Requests

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

I.Listening

II.Speaking

III.Reading

IV.Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1：Asking someone to buy something for a dinner party

Task 2：Asking someone to help buy a takeaway lunch

 Part three Polishing your skills

1.Listening

2.Reading

3.Making a conversation

4.Translation

 Part four Language and culture

I.Language focus

II.Culture notes

III.Checklist of vocabulary

IV.Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

I.Listening

II.Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 7 Extending an Invitation

 Part one Preparing for the tasks

I.Listening

II.Speaking

III.Reading

IV.Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks

Task 1：Inviting someone to afternoon tea

Task 2：Accepting/Declining a dinner invitation

 Part three Polishing your skills

1.Listening

2.Reading

3.Making a conversation

4.Translation

 Part four Language and culture

I.Language focus

II.Culture notes

III.Checklist of vocabulary

IV.Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

I.Listening

II.Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Unit 8 Saying Goodbye

 Part one  Preparing for the tasks

I.Listening

II.Speaking

III.Reading

IV.Summing up

 Part two Performing the tasks.

Task 1：Saying goodbye after visiting someone’s home

Task 2：Seeing someone off at the airport

 Part three Polishing your skills

1.Listening

2.Reading

3.Making a conversation

4.Translation

 Part four Language and culture

I.Language focus

II.Culture notes

III.Checklist ofvocabulary

IV.Checklist of sentence patterns

 Part five For further development

I.Listening

II.Reading

 Part six The joy of English

Revision II(Units 5-8)

 I.Functions

1.Review the basic sentence patterns

2.Review these other sentence structures

3.Review the phrasal expressions

4.Review the eight tasks

 II.Usage

1.Listening comprehension

2.Vocabulary

3.Grammar

4.Speaking

5.Translation

6.Reading comprehension

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