全書分15章節(jié)編寫,是《新編基礎英語教程輔導》(第二冊)相對應的學生用書。本書供學生使用,內含文章翻譯題、聽力填詞題、中英文段落互譯、文章賞析、口語練習、角色扮演等,還有詞性變換的講解和舉例等。本書依據(jù)高等學校英語教學大綱英語專業(yè)的要求組織和收集材料。全書以任務教學為核心,以現(xiàn)代教學技術為平臺,采用文字、圖片、音頻等多種語言呈現(xiàn)方式,展開聽、說、讀、寫、譯等一系列活動。同時配有專項技能發(fā)展訓練模塊,由理論到實踐做相輔相成,強調學生實際語言技能的培養(yǎng)。本教材可作為大學本科生英語專業(yè)一二年級的學生使用。
張紅燕,中國地質大學外國語學院教授,碩士生導師,南開大學英語語言文學博士,英國蘭卡斯特大學語言學博士后。研究方向為話語研究、符號文化學研究、社會語言學。
Unit 1 Beauty and Fashion
Lead-in
Text A The Enigma of Beauty
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Is Lady Gaga a Fashion Icon?
Unit 2 Education
Lead-in
Text A Why Students Cheat?
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B College Is Still Worth the Expense!
Unit 3 Social Justice
Lead-in
Text A Shame
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Legislation Won't Close Gender Gap in Sciences
Unit 4 Environment
Lead-in
Text A Slow-motion Tragedy for Marine Life
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B "Dumb Plastic" Is Killing Our Seas
Unit 5 Soul and Spirit
Lead-in
Text A Who Owns the Mountains?
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Carpe Diem
Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life
Lead-in
Text A Expo Encourages a Low-Carbon Diet
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Carbon and Life
Unit 7 Power of Words
Lead-in
Text A When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Crack Wise
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Embracing New Languages and Cultures
Unit 8 Global Warming
Lead-in
Text A Obama's Speech to the Copenhagen
Climate Summit
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text O Warming Is Real. Now What?
Unit 9 Team Work
Lead-in
Text A Walking the Teamwork Tightrope
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B On Making Friends
Unit 10 Internet and Networks
Lead-in
Text A Does the Internet Make You Dumber?
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Networks of Trust
Unit 11 Transportation
Lead-in
Text A Reinventing the Wheels: the Automotive
Efficiency Revolution
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Balancing Cheap Cars, Pricey Gas and the
Environment
Unit 12 Psychological Maturity
Lead-in
Text A Bombs Bursting in Air
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B How to Develop True Self-Esteem and Respect
for Other People
Unit 13 Dinosaurs
Lead-in
Text A What Killed the Dinosaurs?
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Are Movies Science?
Unit 14 Entertainment
Lead-in
Text A Reality TV: Why Are We Still Watching?
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Susan Boyle: A Dream Come True
Unit 15 Love and Relationship
Lead-in
Text A The Story of an Hour
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Cat in the Rain
Vocabulary
Bibliography