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Unit 6

warm-up （P80

）Listening to a conversation （P80

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Listening to a passage （P81

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Listening to a English news （见P82）

Follow-up Listening to a longer conversation（P88）Follow-up Listening to a passage（P89）

Unit 7

Warm-up （P92

）Listening to a conversation （P92

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Listening to a passage （P94

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Listening to a speech （见P95）

Follow-up Listening to a longer conversation（P103）

Follow-up Listening to a passage（P103）

Unit 8

Warm-up （P108

）Listening to a conversation （P108

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Listening to a passage （P109

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Listening to a English news （见P110）

Follow-up Listening to a longer conversation（P117）Follow-up Listening to a passage（P118）

Unit 9

Warm-up （P122

）Listening to a conversation （P123

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Listening to a passage （P124

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Listening to a English news （见P125）

Follow-up Listening to a longer conversation（P133）

Follow-up Listening to a passage（P133）

Unit 10

Warm-up （P136

）Listening to a conversation （P136

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Listening to a passage （P137

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Listening to a English news （见P138）

Follow-up Listening to a longer conversation（P146）Follow-up Listening to a passage（P147）

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