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无论是交际技能,还是课文学习,抑或是写作训练,从形式到内容,编者都注重选择*新的语料,并努力使英语学习寓于趣味性、娱乐性之中,以使得课堂教学和课后自学都不会枯燥乏味。
内容特别注重基本知识和基本技能的训练,设计了数量可观的练习;同时,考虑到部分学生入学时需要加强英语基础知识的学习,本教材特别编写了《预备教程》,以供有需要的班级和学生在语音和基础语法方面加强复习和练习。

UNIT 1
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Likes and Dislikes
PART Ⅱ Text A
Beijing Opera
PART Ⅲ Text B
Chinese Wushu
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Make a Topic Sentence.
UNIT 2
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction and Complaint
PART Ⅱ Text A
Taj Mahal to Resume Night Visits
PART Ⅲ Text B
Spotlight on Copenhagen
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Description & Definition)
UNIT 3
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Sympathy and Comfort
PART Ⅱ Text A
Studying Abroad
PART ⅢText B
Oxford University
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Exemplification, Listing & Classification)
UNIT 4
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Fear and Surprise
PART Ⅱ Text A
Sex Education For Teens
PART Ⅲ Text B
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph (Explanation of Causes and Reasons)
UNIT 5
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Indifference
PART Ⅱ Text A
The Sculptor Speaks
PART Ⅲ Text B
Collecting
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Comparison and Contrast)
UNIT 6
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Interest
PART Ⅱ Text A
Language and Technology
PART Ⅲ Text B
Capitalizing on New Technologies
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Comment and Criticism)
UNIT 7
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing the Possibility of Guessing
PART Ⅱ Text A
Friday
PART Ⅲ Text B
Better Than the Movie
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Analysis)
UNIT 8
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Expectations
PART Ⅱ Text A
Do Animals Think?
PART Ⅲ Text B
Dogs and Men
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Description of Charts or Graphs)
UNIT 9
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Space Description
PART Ⅱ Text A
Women's Role in Their Marriage
PART Ⅲ Text B
Good Friends
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Viewpoint Demonstration & Refuting a Viewpoint)...
UNIT 10
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Amount, Size and Measure
PART Ⅱ Text A
Christmas in Australia
PART Ⅲ Text B
Santa Claus Around the World
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Narration of Methods and Ways)
UNIT 11
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Methods and Means
PART Ⅱ Text A
Pioneer in Space
PART Ⅲ Text B
The Dangers of Space Travel
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph
(Narration of Scene & Process)
UNIT 12
PART Ⅰ Communication Skills
Expressing Calculations and Measurements
PART Ⅱ Text A
London Olympic 2012 Plan
PART Ⅲ Text B
Martial Arts
PART Ⅳ Writing Work
Paragraph Writing: How to Develop a Paragraph (Logical Order)
综合练习