【正文】 included only Spanish, French, and German. These are the most popular languages in American high schools. The American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages says Spanish is the most monly taught language in American high schools. About four million high school students study Spanish. It is followed by French, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese. The College Board notes that most high school students in China study English. However, only about 50,000 American high school students study Chinese. This may change because of the new AP language program. The Chinese ambassador to the United States spoke about the new AP program. Yang Jiechi said, The Bridge of understanding and friendship cannot be built without language. Unit 2 Short conversation 1. W: How about spending the evening chilling out with the folks? M: Come on, Mom. I39。t say things correctly so they don39。t worry.? Now I39。m not. But I would like to use the new words that I learn in my English classes. How else am I going to remember them? M: Now that39。m saying the opposite thing. W: I39。s a good concern. Many advanced English learners have a large passive vocabulary, but they worry about their active vocabulary. They can understand many difficult English words when reading or listening, but they don39。s class. Does anyone have any questions? W: Excuse me, Professor. I have a question. I39。t know, Bill. You know all those problems about having difficult people in the classroom? M: Yeah? W: We don39。s your new online class, Bill? Is it everything you had hoped for? M: It39。s teacher want to do? 6. M: I had no idea that online language learning could be so effective! W: It sure has helped me practice my language skills! Q: What is it about online language learning that surprised the man? 7. M: My classmates and I help each other solve homework problems online. W: It sounds like you39。Unit 1 Short conversation 1. W: I saw an ad on the Inter about online language studies. M: Me too. I saw an ad for, Click Here for Language Learning. Q: What do the man and the woman have in mon? 2. M: You have to be 18 years old to enter some online language classes. W: Really? I had no idea that there was a minimum age required for some classes. Q: What did the woman NOT know about online language classes before? 3. M: Unlike regular classes, online classes can be taken at your home. W: That39。re using the Inter in a useful way. Q: What does the man do online? 8. M: Online learning is ideal for anyone who doesn39。s everything and more, Susan. You should give it a try! W: Oh, really? What39。t really have them anymore since you left. Passage The first requirement for my online language class was to meet in an online forum. I entered the forum early and saw students appear on the screen one after another. Strangely enough, when it was time to begin, the teacher still hadn39。m worried about my English skills. I get good marks on tests, but I don39。t use most of them when speaking or writing in English. They feel this is a problem. They would like to use all the difficult words that they know. W: Do you think that I use too few words? M: That39。m afraid I don39。s a very good question. W: I was hoping that you had an answer to this question. M: Winnie, you don39。m worried that I39。t speak English at all. Don39。d really like to get out with my friends. Q: What does the young man want to do? 2. W: Honestly, I don39。m surprised to see you out and about so early in the morning. M: You know my mom. She doesn39。t think they39。t stand the way she eats so quickly. Q: Why does the man have a problem with the way his daughter eats? 7. M: What39。 problems? 8. W: Dad, I39。t let your mother choose your career for you. Q: According to the man, what should the woman39。t watch cartoons all day! Q: Why does the girl39。t funny, then I don39。s what I39。t! I know teenagers of your age, and they don39。t know. Maybe I39。t have enough money to live. M: That sounds awful! W: It does. He used all his money to buy an apple. And he sold that apple for enough money to buy two. M: And he just kept going like this? W: That39。ll think about it later attitude, gently remind him that now is the time to start preparing. If your teen imagines himself a rock star, try to keep an open mind — you may think it39。s education at home. Half of the parents in the study said their children would be using their own money to buy some things for school. Teenaged children are expected to spend about 85 dollars each for supplies. And, 23 percent of parents said even their younger children will buy some things for themselves. To help shoppers save money, several cities permit people to buy some goods without paying sales tax. Washington . is one such city. It observed a tenday sales tax holiday in August. During this period, people could buy clothing, shoes or school supplies that cost less than 100 dollars without having to pay sales tax. Unit 3 Short conversation 1. W: In order to have a meaningful life, you must be ready to give and sacrifice. M: I agree totally. And I try to remember this