Unit 1  Understanding Business

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  The Meaning of "Business"

    Text g  Factors of Production

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Basic Ideas About Reading

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 2  Companies

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  The Companies Around Us

    Text B  Private Companies and Public Companies

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Dictionary Use

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 3  Time Management

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  Control of Your Life Starts with Planning

    Text B  Making the Most of Priorities

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Word Part Clues to Meaning: Important Prefixes

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

   Section A  Reading Comprehension

   Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 4  Business Communication

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  Successful Business Communication--It Starts at the Beginning ..

    Text B  Effective Communication

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Word Part Clues to Meaning: Important Roots

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 5  Business People

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  Bill Gates

    Text B  Fourteen Character Traits of a Good Businessperson

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Word Part Clues to Meaning: Important Suffixes

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 6  Job Interviews

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  Do's and Don'ts of Interviews

    Text B  How to Be a Compelling Candidate Who Stands out in the Crowd

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

   Context Clues to Word Meaning

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

   Section A  Reading Comprehension

   Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 7  Culture

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

   Text A  Corporate Culture

   Text B  Knowing About Cultural Differences

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

   Reading by Phrase

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

   Section A  Reading Comprehension

   Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 8  Products

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  Aspects of Products

    Text B  Too Many Recalls

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Understanding Topics

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 9  Brands

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  What Is a Brand?

    Text B  A Smiling War

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Predicting

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 10  Business Success

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  Seven Habits of Business Success

    Text B  www. Yahoo. corn

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Finding the Stated Main Idea

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Cloze

Unit 11  Starting a New Business

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  Please Turn to Chapter 11

    Text B  The Beanie Baby Business

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Finding the Implied Main Idea

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Gloze

Unit 12  Creativity

  Part Ⅰ  Theme-Based Reading

    Text A  Creativity at the Workplace

    Text B  Creativity of the Internet Era

  Part Ⅱ  Reading Skills

    Making Outlines

  Part Ⅲ  Reading Practice

    Section A  Reading Comprehension

    Section B  Banked Cloze

Vocabulary

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