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 Scientists" Social Responsibility
Text A Social Responsibility of Scientists
Text B Science and Truth
Time for Fun
Unit 2 A Lifetime Gift
Text A The Gift of a Lifetime
Text B A Homecoming of a Different Sort
Time for Fun
Unit 3 Gateways to Other Worlds
Text A What's Right About Reading
Text B Critical Reading —— Critical Thinking
Time for Fun
Unit 4 Job Hun ring
Text A New Rules for Landing a Job
Text B The Art of Job Hunting
Time for Fun
Unit 5 A Road to Your Future
Text A The Brewer's Son
Text B Crazy Ideas
Time for Fun
Unit 6 The Root of Happiness
Text A The Root of Happiness： An Empirical Analysis
Text B The Cab Ride
Time for Fun
Unit 7 The Power of Knowledge
Text A Is Knowledge Power?
Text B The Power of Knowledge
Time for Fun
Unit 8 College
Text A College： Time for Passionate Pursuits
Text B Responsibility and Education
Time for Fun
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