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。
Unit 1 Scientists' Social Responsibility
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Science and Humanity in the Twenty-First Century
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
E-mail
Unit 2 Lifetime Gift
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Impatience and a Guy in a Wheelchair
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Letter of Thanks
Unit 3 Gateways to Other Worlds
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Are You a Productive Reader?
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Letter of Inquiry
Unit 4 Job Hunting
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Research， Rehearse and Relax
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writinc
Job Application
Unit 5 A to Your Future
Road
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Got Your Career Goal?
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Meeting Minutes
Unit 6 The Root of Happiness
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
What Makes People Happy?
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Fax
Unit 7 The Power of Knowledge
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Knowledge as Fuel
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Note for Leave
Unit 8 College
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
How to Succeed in College
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
College Application Letter
Vocabulary and Phrases
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