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Unit 1 Overview of the Automobile Industry

　Listening Situation 1 Interviewing for a Summer Internship

　Situation 2 Talking about the Invention of Automobiles

　Speaking Situation 3 Visiting Fiat's Plant in China

　Situation 4 Having an Interview with the CEO of General Motors Corporation

　Reading Passage 1 Ten Trends That Are Steering the Auto Industry's Future

　Passage 2 Report on China's Automotive Industry

　Writing A Letter of Congratulations

　Workplace Project

　Career Salon

　New Words and Expressions

Unit 2 The Automobile Structure

　Listening Situation 1 Introducing the Basic Structure of an Automobile

　Situation 2 Introducing the Automobile Engine

　Speaking Situation 3 Introducing the Operating Principles of an Automobile Engine

　Situation 4 Introducing the Car Body

　Reading Passage 1 The Braking System

　Passage 2 The Engine Cooling System

　Writing A Memo

　Workplace Project

　Career Salon

　New Words and Expressions

Unit 3 Automobile Marketing

　Listening Situation 1 Talking about the Qualifications of an Automobile Salesman

　Situation 2 Introducing a Car to a Potential Customer

　Speaking Situation 3 Bargaining the Price

　Situation 4 Renting a Car

　Reading Passage 1 Using Sports Marketing to Engage with Consumers: A Kia Motors

　Case Study

　Passage 2 Company Profile

　Writing A Letter of Automobile Release Conference

　Workplace Project

　Career Salon

　New Words and Expressions

Unit 4 Automobile Repair and Maintenance

　Listening Situation 1 Introducing the Regular Maintenance

　Situation 2 Talking about the Tips for Automobile Maintenance

　Speaking Situation 3 Answering a Call about Road Assistance

　Situation 4 Troubleshooting Automobile Problems

　Reading Passage 1 Care and Maintenance Tips: Keep Your Car Running in Excellent

　Condition

　Passage 2 Troubleshooting with Steering and Suspension

　Writing A Letter of Persuasion

　Workplace Project

　Career Salon

　New Words and Expressions

Unit 5 Auto Insurance and Claim

　Listening Situation 1 Calling an Insurance Company to Get a Quote

　Situation 2 Calling Your Insurance Company after an Accident

　Speaking Situation 3 Conducting a Traffic-accident Claim Investigation

　Situation 4 Asking for Insurance Claim

　Reading Passage 1 Five Misunderstood Auto Insurance Policy Terms

　Passage 2 Understanding the Auto Claims Process: The Five Auto Claims

　Milestones

　Writing Persuasive Letter

　Workplace Project

　Career Salon

　New Words and Expressions

Unit 6 Automobiles and the Environment

　Listening Situation 1 Talking about the Green Vehicles

　Situation 2 Talking about Automobile Recycling

　Speaking Situation 3 Talking about Car Pollution

　Situation 4 Talking about How to Deal with Abandoned Cars

　Reading Passage 1 Noise, Visual Pollution and Derelict Cars

　Passage 2 Car Emissions

　Writing Reference Letter

　Workplace Project

　Career Salon

　New Words and Expressions

Unit 7 Established Enterprises

　Listening Situation 1 Talking with the Car Dealer

　Situation 2 Talking about an Interesting History of Lincoln Cars

　Speaking Situation 3 Introducing New Models

　Situation 4 Talking about the Chinese Automobile--Geely

　Reading Passage 1 What Do We Know about Rolls-Royce?

　Passage 2 Evolution of Car Logos

　Writing Business Card

　Workplace Project

　Career Salon

　New Words and Expressions

Unit 8 Alternative Fuel Automobiles

　Listening Situation 1 Talking about the World's First Eco-friendly Race Car

　Situation 2 Talking about the Era of Electric Vehicles

　Speaking Situation 3 Talking about the Alternative Fuels

　Situation 4 Talking about Electric Cars

　Reading Passage 1 Alternative Fuels for Cars

　Passage 2 Solar Energy Cars

　Writing A Resume

　Workplace Project

　Career Salon

　New Words and Expressions

Appendix I Key to Exercises

Appendix II Scripts for Listening

Appendix III Chinese Translation of the Reading Passages

Appendix IV Glossary