Functional American English

CONTENTS
UNIT 1 GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 2 INTRODUCTION AND OPENINNG CONVERSATION
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 3 QUESTION TECHNIQUES：GETTING INFORMATION
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activit
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 4 QUESTION TECHNIQUES：ASKING FOR HELP AND OFFERING HELP
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 5 GETTING AND GIVING OPINIONS：AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 6 MAKING SUGGESTIONS AND GIVING ADVICE
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 7 INSTRUCTING AND EXPLAINING
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 8 APPOINTMENTS AND INVITATIONS
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 9 COMPLAINING，APOLOGIZING AND FORGIVING
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 10 WISH，GUESS，REGRET AND CONSOLATION
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 11 SYMPATHY，COMPLIMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS：EXPRESSINGFEELINGS
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
UNIT 12 NARRATION AND DESCRIPTION：SOME CONVERSATION TECHNIQUES
Dialogues and Analyses
Notes
Expressions
Communication Points
Grammar Points
Communication Activity
Supplementary Reading
CHINESE VERSION OF SUPPLEMENTARY READING
APPENDIX
American English and British English
Some Facts about the United States
Rules for Spelling