【前言】 Some time in the future a foreigner may ask you about Taiwan. This book and others which we hope will follow will give you information about Taiwan and other subjects in English. First, each unit gives basic information about Taiwan in the text. Then there will be a dialogue about Taiwan using many of the same ideas as in the text. Finally there will be a short section telling you a little of life in the West.
Both the text and the dialogue will be in fairly simple English. It will show you how to talk about Taiwan without having to use many complicated, difficult expressions. Of course, sometimes you will need new vocabulary and as the series of books continues the English will slowly become a little more complex. That will not matter because you will have learnt more English as you go. The important point is that the level of English used will be simple compared to the amount of English you know. Therefore you will begin to understand how to use a simple (to you) form of English to talk about, not just Taiwan, but anything!
Unit 1 Introduction to Taiwan 台灣簡介 Quiz Conversation Reading: The Shopping Experience 購物 Unit 2 Population, Languages and Religions 人口、語言與宗教 Quiz Conversation Reading: Religion in the West 西方的宗教 Unit 3 Cultures: Taiwanese, Western and Aboriginal 文化:台灣文化、西方文化與原住民文化 Quiz Conversation Reading: Western Culture 西方的文化 Unit 4 Economy and Development 經濟與成長 Quiz Conversation Reading: The Industrial Revolution 工業革命 Unit 5 Social Customs and Etiquette1 風俗習慣與禮節 Quiz Conversation Reading: Western Customs 西方的習俗 Unit 6 Food and Drink 飲食 Quiz Conversation Reading: Western Foods and Dining Manners 西餐與用餐禮節 Unit 7 Festivals 節慶 Quiz Conversation Reading: Western Festivals 西方的節慶 Unit 8 Taipei 台北市 Quiz Conversation Reading: A Western Capital – London 一個西方國家的首都──倫敦 Unit 9 Taichung 台中市 92 Quiz Conversation Reading: On vacation in Big Cities in the West 遊覽西方的大都市 Unit 10 Kaohsing 高雄市 Quiz Conversation Reading: Living in Big Cities in the West – Working 生活在西方的大都市──工作篇 Unit 11 Tainan and Hsincu 台南和新竹 Quiz Conversation Reading: Living in the West – Studying 生活在西方國家──留學篇 Unit 12 The East Coast 台灣東岸 Quiz Conversation Reading: Life in the Countryside in the West 西方國家的鄉下生活