Unit 1 Brief Introduction to Rail Transport 1 Section I Reading and Writing：Brief Introduction to Rail Transport 1 New Words and Expressions 2 Phrases 3 Comprehensive Questions 3 Extensive Reading 3 Section II Listening and Speaking 4 Announcements 4 Conversations 5 Pronunciation Training 7 Practical Tasks 8 Section III Skill Training Tasks 9 Unit 2 Railroad over the World 12 Section I Reading and Writing：Railroad over the World 12 New Words and Expressions 13 Phrases and Proper Names 14 Comprehensive Questions 14 Extensive Reading 15 Section II Listening and Speaking 16 Announcements 16 Conversations 16 Pronunciation Training 18 Practical Tasks 20 Section III Skill Training Tasks 21 Unit 3 Chinese Railway 25 Section I Reading and Writing：Railway in China 25 New Words and Expressions 26 Proper Names 27 Comprehensive Questions 27 Extensive Reading 27 Section II Listening and Speaking 28 Announcements 28 Conversations 29 Stress 31 Pronunciation Practice 32 Section III Skill Training Tasks 33 Unit 4 Locomotives and Engines 36 Section I Reading and Writing：Locomotives and Power 36 New Words and Expressions 37 Comprehensive Questions 38 Extensive Reading 39 Section II Listening and Speaking 39 Announcements 39 Conversations 40 Vowels and Rhythmics 42 Pronunciation Practice 43 Section III Skill Training Tasks 44 Unit 5 Railway Signaling 47 Section I Reading and Writing：Railway Signaling 47 New Words and Expressions 48 Comprehensive Questions 49 Extensive Reading 50 Section II Listening and Speaking 50 Announcements 50 Conversations 51 Intonation 53 Intonation Exercises 55 Section III Skill Training Tasks 55 Unit 6 Railway Engineering 59 Section I Reading and Writing：Railway Engineering 59 New Words and Expressions 60 Reading Comprehension 61 Extensive Reading 62 Section II Listening and Speaking 62 Announcements 62 Conversations 63 Tone 65 Intonation Exercises 66 Section III Skills Training Tasks 66 Unit 7 China High Speed Train 69 Section I Reading and Writing：China High Speed Railway on Fast Track 69 New Words and Expressions 70 Phrases 71 Proper Name 71 Reading Comprehension 71 Extensive Reading 72 Section II Listening and Speaking 72 Announcements 72 Conversations 73 Rythm and Pronunciation Discrimination 75 Section III Skill Training Tasks 77 Unit 8 Railway Technological System 81 Section I Reading and Writing：Technological System for High Speed Railway in China 81 New Words and Expressions 82 Phrases 83 Comprehensive Questions 83 Extensive Reading 84 Section II Listening and Speaking 84 Announcements 84 Conversations 85 Pronunciation Exercises 87 Section III Skill Training Tasks 88 Appendix A Railway Regulations 91 References 126