本系列教材内容从特定文化点切入，注重培养学生的跨文化交际能力和批判性思维能力，为学生开拓国际化的视野。单元题材围绕学生感兴趣的学校生活、职场工作等方面，每个单元按话题和难度设计了多种学习任务，以达到培养学生用英语交流“准确、得体”的目的。教材选材较为新颖，生词量适中，练习丰富多样，可供不同层次的师生选择使用；教学活动设计合理，适合英语专业小班授课。通过学习，不少学生的自主学习、合作学习和创新学习的能力有了大幅提高。教材中精心设计的电子课件也较为出色。课件图文搭配合理、言简意赅、结构清晰、操作简便、内容丰富，是电子课件中的精品。
Unit 1 Culture
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension American Car Culture
Language Focus
Translation
Reading Skills Understanding Comparison and Contrast
Writing Practice Notice
Grammar Infinitive
Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 2 Education
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension University： Who Needs It？
Language Focus
Translation
Reading Skills Understanding a Time Sequence
Writing Practice Resume
Grammar Gerund and Present Participle
Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 3 My First Job
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension My First Job
Language Focus
Translation
Reading Skills Understanding a Spatial Sequence
Writing Practice Cause and Effect
Grammar Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 4 Treasured Memory
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension Mystery of the Gardenia
Language Focus
Translation
Reading Skills Skimming
Writing Practice Examples
Grammar Relative Clause
Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 5 The Internet and E-pals
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension The Bloggers' Age
Language Focus
Translation
Reading Skills Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
Writing Practice A Letter of Application
Grammar Noun Clause
Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 6 Sports Hero
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension Ali： Legend of Sports
Language Focus
Translation
Reading Skills Scanning
Writing Practice A Paragraph of Contrast
Grammar Adverbial Clause 1
Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 7 Business Competition
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension Business Competition
Language Focus
Translation
Reading Skills Understanding an Author's Viewpoint
Writing Practice An Employment Verification Letter
Grammar Adverbial Clause 2
Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 8 Coping with Crisis
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
How to Cope with a Crisis or Natural Disaster
Language Focus
Translation
Reading Skills Understanding Tone
Writing Practice A Letter of Reference
Grammar Inverted Order
Expanding Your Vocabulary
Vocabulary and Phrases
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