本教材全面贯彻素质教育思想,从社会发展对高素质劳动者和中初级专门人才需要的实际出发,注重对学生的创新精神和实践能力的培养。该教材在理论体系、组织结构和阐述方法等方面均作了一些新的尝试:修改了所有过时的、有错误的或不恰当的内容;Words and Expressions不再分成单词和短语两部分,而是将它们融合,并按字母顺序排序,以便查阅;取消了原版中每课Part D Note-taking and Interpretation部分;更新了所有的新闻部分。
Lesson 1 Traveling by Air
Lesson 2 Meeting Foreign Guests at the Airport
Lesson 3 Hotel Check-in
Lesson 4 Welcome Party
Lesson 5 Drawing up the Agenda
Lesson 6 Company and Product Introductions
Lesson 7 Inquiries and Offers
Lesson 8 Price
Lesson 9 City Tour
Lesson 10 Shipment
Lesson 11 Payment
Lesson 12 Making Phone Calls
Lesson 13 Packing
Lesson 14 Insurance
Lesson 15 At the Restaurant
Lesson 16 News Report 1
Lesson 17 Complaints and Settlement
Lesson 18 Shopping
Lesson 19 News Report 2
Lesson 20 Conclusion of Business
Lesson 21 News Report 3
Lesson 22 The Farewell
Lesson 23 Agency
Lesson 24 News Report 4
Lesson 25 Investment
Lesson 26 News Report 5
Lesson 27 Processing Trade
Lesson 28 News Report 6
Lesson 29 Compensation Trade
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