《大學(xué)英語:讀與寫》包含一個基礎(chǔ)測試和九個單元的學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容。 《大學(xué)英語:讀與寫》的一部分是有關(guān)寫作基礎(chǔ)的診斷性測試,主要檢測學(xué)生對英語高頻詞匯、基礎(chǔ)語法、標(biāo)點符號及文稿格式的掌握情況。設(shè)置該部分的目的是讓學(xué)生了解自己之前學(xué)習(xí)中的薄弱環(huán)節(jié),并能輔以有針對性的訓(xùn)練以提高自身基礎(chǔ)英語水平,為后面的單元學(xué)習(xí)做好準(zhǔn)備。 單元學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容按照課文主題和寫作特點共分為九個單元。在每個單元內(nèi),又分閱讀(語言輸入)和寫作(語言輸出)兩個部分。閱讀部分包括課文和練習(xí)兩個板塊,從思想內(nèi)容和語言兩個方面給學(xué)生提供輸入。寫作部分包含重要知識點的精講、分項練習(xí)及寫作輸出任務(wù)!洞髮W(xué)英語:讀與寫》九個單元寫作知識點的選取均以《大學(xué)英語教學(xué)指南》為綱。一單元至第六單元圍繞基礎(chǔ)英語寫作,主要涉及英語段落的組織和展開、不同體裁及概要的寫作。第七單元至第九單元從學(xué)生的實際生活和將來工作的需求出發(fā),囊括了個人簡歷、求職申請信、演講稿和論文摘要等類型的實用性及學(xué)術(shù)性寫作!洞髮W(xué)英語:讀與寫》每單元的寫作練習(xí)緊扣知識點,由淺入深、由易及難,循序漸進(jìn)地幫助學(xué)生掌握單元重點和難點。而寫作輸出任務(wù)則充分體現(xiàn)了讀寫結(jié)合的教學(xué)理念,要求學(xué)生綜合運用單元目標(biāo)知識和寫作技巧完成特定題目的篇章寫作。
Test Yourself
Unit 1 Language Learning
Reading
Text A Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
Text B Skype's Real-Time Translator--the End of Language Learning?
Writing
Ⅰ. The fundamental features of an effective paragraph
Ⅱ. The topic sentence
Ⅲ. Paragraph development
Unit 2 Life Story
Reading
Text A A Summer Lesson
Text B The Day I Will Never Forget
Writing
Ⅰ. The structure of narration
Ⅱ. Narrative hooks
Ⅲ. The thesis statement
Ⅳ. Transitions
Unit 3 Education
Reading
Text A Attachment Parenting
Text B Critical Success Factors in Online Education
Writing
Ⅰ. The fundamental features of exposition
Ⅱ. Definition essay
Ⅲ. Classification essay
Ⅳ. Cause and effect essay
Unit 4 Public Transport
Reading
Text A Mass Transit Expansion Goes off the Rails
Text B Trams Are Great for City Transport--Why Doesn't the UK Have More?
Writing
Ⅰ. The structure of argumentation
Ⅱ. Thesis
Ⅲ. Supporting evidence
Ⅳ. Organization
Unit 5 Economy
Reading
Text A Don't Even Ask!
Text B Upstart Short-Video App Challenges China's Heavyweights
Writing
Ⅰ. The key requirements of writing tasks based on graphs, charts or tables
Ⅱ. How to describe, summarize or explain the information of the given graphs, charts or tables
Unit 6 Environment
Reading
Text A Planet or Plastic
Text B Seashell Souvenirs Are Killing Protected Marine Life
Writing
Ⅰ. The definition of summary
Ⅱ. Paraphrase -- A useful technique in summary
Ⅲ. The procedure of summary writing
Unit 7 Employment
Reading
Text A Coming to an Office near You
Text B Automation for the People. The Public, Technology and Jobs
Writing
Ⅰ. The fundamental features of resume
Ⅱ. Cover letters/Application letters
Unit 8 Human Rights
Reading
Text A HeforShe
Text B Dare to Educate Afghan Girls
Writing
Ⅰ. Determining the purpose of a speech
Ⅱ. Phrasing the central idea
Ⅲ. Structuring a speech
Ⅳ. Using language
Unit 9 Health
Reading
Text A Laughter and Health Outcomes
Text B Poverty and Obesity in the U. S.
Writing
Ⅰ. The definition of an abstract
Ⅱ. The types of abstracts
Ⅲ. The structure of an abstract
Ⅳ. The steps to write an abstract
Ⅴ. The function of keywords
Glossary