本书旨在帮助学习者提高综合运用英语的能力,特别是听说能力,使大家在今后学习、工作和社会交往中能及时准确地获取英语信息并增强其自主学习的能力,以适应我国社会发展和国际交流的需要。
本书取材于经典英语影视作品和近年来电视媒体的公开放送内容,着力于提高学习者的英语视听技能和口语表达能力,注重传播前沿资讯、国际交流、风俗习惯、文化背景等,以适应不同场合的英语视听任务和口语交际活动。教程中所有视听材料均有注解和文字参考,练习配有参考答案,以便学习者自主学习和课堂任务检查。
本教程配有原声剪辑光盘,以现代美语为主,并涉及不同的英语变体。
Unit One Language
Part A News-EU Is Getting Lost in Translation
Part B Movie-Lost in Translation
Part C Interview-Howard Stern Faces New Challenge
Part D Commentary-Whar's a Fleeting Expletive?
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Two Culture
Part A News-Freezing Nike Ad
Part B Movie-Crash
Part C Interview-Taking the Pledge
Part D Commentary-Making Sense of Holidays
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Three Disaster
Part A News-Entire Generation Might Have Been Lost in South Asian Earthquake
Part B Movie-Twister
Part C Interview-Katrina Response Sparks Outrage
Part D Commentary-What a Winter
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Four Sports
Part A News-Amateurs Audition to Bend it with Beckham
Part B Movie-Million Dollar Baby
Part C Interview-Michael Jordan Still Flying High
Part D Commentary-Changing the Rules
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Five Education
Part A News-Get Prepared for New SAT
Part B Movie-Mona Lisa Smile
Part C For-Profit College:Costly Lesson
Part D Commentary-Andys' Geography Lesson
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Six Economy
Part A News-Can America Compete with China's New Economy
Part B Movie-Wall Street
Part C Interview-Greenspan Defends Low Interest Rates
Part D Commentary-Andy at the Auto Show
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Seven Success
Part A News-Young from the Aisles to the Stage
Part B Movie-Forrest Gump
Part C Interview-My Work Ethic Is“Sickening”
Part D Commentary-If I Were Rich
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Eight Political Figures
Part A News-Bill Clintons' Memoir
Part B Movie-The Queen
Part C Interview-Sarko the American
Part D On Being a Politician
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Nine War&Weapons
Part A News-Guarding the Future
Part B Movie-Braveheart
Part C Faulty Intel Source“Curve Ball”Revealed
Part D Too Many Weapons?
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Ten Crime
Part A News-ID Theft Can Haunt Victims for Years to Come
Part B Movie-The Departed
Part C Interview-Provenzano:The Phantom of Corleone
Part D Commentary-What Are We Doing in Iraq?
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Eleven Gender Roles
Part A News-Glory of King
Part B Movie-The Hours
Part C Interview-Nudity No“Big Deal”for Dame Helen
Part D Commentary-Women in Advertising
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Twelve Animal
Part A News-Saving the Turtle
Part B Movie-Finding Nemo
Part C Interview-The Ivory War
Part D Commentary-America Should Go Wireless
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Thirteen High Tech
Part A News-High-speed Internet Service on the Flight
Part B Movie-The Core
Part C Interview-Being the First Man on The Moon
Part D Commentary-Andy Rooneys'Phone Dilemma
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Fourteen Terrorism
Part A News-London Olympic Jubilation Turns to Horror
Part B Movie- World Trade Center
Part C Interview-The Dust at Ground Zero
Part D Commentary-North Koreas'Nukes
Part E Presentation and Discussion
Unit Fifteen Religion
Part A News-"Da Vinci”Film Causes Controversy
Part B Movie-Da Vinci Code
Part C Interview-The Stone Box and Jesus' Brother's Bones
Part D Commentary-Global Papal News
Part E Presentation and Discussion