本系列教材內(nèi)容從特定文化點(diǎn)切入,注重培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的跨文化交際能力和批判性思維能力,為學(xué)生開拓國際化的視野。單元題材圍繞學(xué)生感興趣的學(xué)校生活、職場工作等方面,每個單元按話題和難度設(shè)計了多種學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù),以達(dá)到培養(yǎng)學(xué)生用英語交流“準(zhǔn)確、得體”的目的。教材選材較為新穎,生詞量適中,練習(xí)豐富多樣,可供不同層次的師生選擇使用;教學(xué)活動設(shè)計合理,適合英語專業(yè)小班授課。通過學(xué)習(xí),不少學(xué)生的自主學(xué)習(xí)、合作學(xué)習(xí)和創(chuàng)新學(xué)習(xí)的能力有了大幅提高。教材中精心設(shè)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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