本教材寓教于生活、寓教于娛樂,旨在讓學生經(jīng)過系統(tǒng)的英語語言學習和練習,在未來的工作和生活中可以熟練地加以應(yīng)用。教材系統(tǒng)全面、科學合理,有效地整合了聽、說、讀、寫、譯五種語言基本技能訓練,方便教師按照語言學習和應(yīng)用的規(guī)律有效地安排教學內(nèi)容和進度,從而提高學生的興趣和能力,達到“學、練、用”的合理統(tǒng)一。教材充分汲取國內(nèi)同類教材的優(yōu)點,結(jié)合當前高職高專學生的實際情況,進一步更新觀念、更新內(nèi)容、更新體系、更新要求,注重培養(yǎng)學生的創(chuàng)新精神和自主學習能力。
Unit One
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A A Bag of Gold
Text B A Puzzle of the World Map
Text C A Special Thief
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Two
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony
Text B Dance Like No One Is Watching
Text C Free Library
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Three
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A God's Coffee
Text B Look at What You Find Along the Way
Text C “The Fish Must Be Bad”
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Four
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Sleep When Wind Blows
Text B Picnics: Enjoy the Great Outdoors
Text C The Famous Places in Paris
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Five
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Mother's Hand
Text B The Essence of Mother's Love
Text C How You Can Do Things Yourself
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Six
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Green Living
Text B Giving Grassland a Rest
Text C A Clever Man
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Seven
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Women: Express Yourselves
Text B Cinderella's Life
Text C Own Writing Experience
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Eight
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Offshore Drilling
Text B Paving the Way for Humans on Mars
Text C A College Degree and a Good Job
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Nine
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Smoking and Poorer Mental Function
Text B New Study: Computers Can Harm Learning
Text C The English Language in This Century
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Ten
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Speech on the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games
Text B Speech on the Closing Ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games
Text C The Technology Combined Computers with Telephone
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing