本系列教材內(nèi)容從特定文化點切入,注重培養(yǎng)學生的跨文化交際能力和批判性思維能力,為學生開拓國際化的視野。單元題材圍繞學生感興趣的學校生活、職場工作等方面,每個單元按話題和難度設計了多種學習任務,以達到培養(yǎng)學生用英語交流“準確、得體”的目的。教材選材較為新穎,生詞量適中,練習豐富多樣,可供不同層次的師生選擇使用;教學活動設計合理,適合英語專業(yè)小班授課。通過學習,不少學生的自主學習、合作學習和創(chuàng)新學習的能力有了大幅提高。教材中精心設計的電子課件也較為出色。課件圖文搭配合理、言簡意賅、結(jié)構(gòu)清晰、操作簡便、內(nèi)容豐富,是電子課件中的精品。
Unit 1 Scientists" Social Responsibility
Text A Social Responsibility of Scientists
Text B Science and Truth
Time for Fun
Unit 2 A Lifetime Gift
Text A The Gift of a Lifetime
Text B A Homecoming of a Different Sort
Time for Fun
Unit 3 Gateways to Other Worlds
Text A What's Right About Reading
Text B Critical Reading —— Critical Thinking
Time for Fun
Unit 4 Job Hun ring
Text A New Rules for Landing a Job
Text B The Art of Job Hunting
Time for Fun
Unit 5 A Road to Your Future
Text A The Brewer's Son
Text B Crazy Ideas
Time for Fun
Unit 6 The Root of Happiness
Text A The Root of Happiness: An Empirical Analysis
Text B The Cab Ride
Time for Fun
Unit 7 The Power of Knowledge
Text A Is Knowledge Power?
Text B The Power of Knowledge
Time for Fun
Unit 8 College
Text A College: Time for Passionate Pursuits
Text B Responsibility and Education
Time for Fun
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