本書共分11個單元,每個單元一個主題,包含兩篇與主題密切相關(guān)的文章,體裁為記敘文、說明文或議論文,主要圍繞當(dāng)前比較熱門的和大學(xué)生非常感興趣的話題展開,比如健康、學(xué)習(xí)、愛情、事業(yè)、運(yùn)動、文化、商業(yè)、廣告、科技、社會焦點(diǎn)、心理等。
Unit 1 Food and Health
Text A The Sugar, Salt and Fat Issue
Grammar: Parts of Speech(詞類)
Text B Science Has Spoiled My Supper
Practical Writing: Everyday Emails(社交往來郵件)
Unit □ Study
Text A How We Learn to Speak
Grammar: Sentence Elements and Basic Sentence Patterns(句子成分和基本句型)
Text B How to Improve Your Study Habit□<□r> Practical Writing: Announcements and Notifications(通知)
Unit 3 True Love
Text A An Amazing True Love Story
Grammar: Verb Tenses(動詞時態(tài))
Text B College Romance□<□r> Practical Writing: Letter of Com□□□int(投訴信)
Unit 4 Career
Text A How to Get Lucky in Your Career
Grammar: Active Voice and Passive Voice(語態(tài))
Text B Tips for Job Hunting
Practical Writing: Invitation Letter(邀請信)
Unit 5 Sport□<□r> Text A The Importance of Passion and Purpose for Sport Succes□<□r> Grammar: The Subjective Mood(虛擬語氣)
Text B Believe in Yourself
Practical Writing: Apology Letter(致歉信)
Unit 6 Cultrue
Text A Halloween
Grammar: Non Predicate Verb(非謂語動詞)
Text B Tea Culture in Britain
Practical Writing: Curriculum Vitae(履歷)
Unit 7 Commerce
Text A Sales Promotion Strategy
Grammar: Noun Clause(名詞性從句)
Text B E-commerce: Today and the Future
Practical Writing: Cover Letter(求職信)
Unit 8 Advertising
Text A Advertising 101: Different Ways to Advertise
Grammar: Attributive Clause(定語從句)
Text B Puffery in Advertising
Practical Writing: Report(報告)
Unit 9 Technology
Text A What Directions Will AI Take You?
Grammar: Adverbial Clause(狀語從句)
Text B Innovation of Xiaomi
Practical Writing: Meeting Minutes(會議議程和記錄)
Unit 10 Social Issue□<□r> Text A Your Smart Phone is Ruining the Holiday□<□r> Grammar: Inversion and the Emphatic Pattern(倒裝和強(qiáng)調(diào)句型)
Text B Robots Do Not Pose a Threat to Human□<□r> Practical Writing: Memorandum(備忘錄)
Unit 11 Psychology
Text A The Solution to Millennial Lonelines□<□r> Grammar: Subject-Verb Concord(主謂一致)
Text B The □1-day Habit Forming Myth
Practical Writing: Speech(演講稿)
參考文獻(xiàn)