本教材(第三版)由复旦大学、北京大学、华东师范大学、南京大学、四川大学、苏州大学等高校的资深教授、英语教学专家通力合作,修订编写而成。英籍专家Anthony Ward协助编写与审阅。是教育部推荐使用大学外语教材,曾获全国高等学校第二届优秀教材特等奖和国家教委高等学校第二届优秀教材一等奖。
Unit 1 How to Be a Successful Language Learner
Unit 2 Parents
Unit 3 Children's Education
Unit 4 The Generation Gap
Unit 5 Mobile Phones
Unit 6 Compassion
Unit 7 The Child in Our Heart (Part 1)
Unit 8 The Child in Our Heart (Part 2)
Unit 9 Famous Women
Unit 10 Success
Unit 11 Summer Jobs
Unit 12 War and Family
Unit 13 Born to Buy
Unit 14 Memories of the Past
Unit 15 Self-Esteem
Unit 16 Mistaken Identity
Appendix 1 Tape Scripts to Listening Exercises (Units 1 - 16)
Appendix 2 Key to Exercises (Units 1 - 16)
Appendix 3 Chinese Translations of Texts A (Units 1 - 16)
Appendix 4 Chinese Translations of Texts B (Units 1 - 16)