本册共12个单元,每个单元由四大部分组成:阅读理解(含Pre-reading Tasks、Text、Notes to the Text、Comprehension Tasks)、语言能力(含词法、句法)、技能训练、拓展练习(含Further Work、Learning to Learn、Self-Assessment)。通过本册的学习和训练,力求使学生在知识、技能、文化、情感、策略五个方面获得进步和提高。
【目录】
Unit 1
Text: Strength of a Single Syllable
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: If You Speak English
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Introductory Remarks
Self-Assessment
Unit2
Text: Words That Really Move Us
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: The Perfect Match
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Creating Mental Linkages (I) : Grouping
Self-Assessment
Unit 3
Text: Two Truths to Live by
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: The Style of Living
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Creating Mental Linkages (II) : Associating
Self-Assessment
Unit 4
Text: The Girl in the Fifth Row
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: The Most Beautiful Heart
Further Work
Learning to Learn : Creating Mental Linkages (III ) : Placing New Words into a Context
Self-Assessment
Unit 5
Text: In Pursuit of 15 Seconds of Fame
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: The Voices of Time
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Applying Images and Sounds ( I ) : Representing Sounds in Memory
Self-Assessment
Unit 6
Text: West Point
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: Harrow Public School
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Applying Images and Sounds ( II ) : Semantic Mapping
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