《表达英语综合教程》以最新《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》为指导原则,运用国际第二语言习得理论的新成果,充分体现“以人为本”的思想,突出英语专业的特色和优势,注重培养英语专业学生的语言、认知、逻辑等能力。
本套教材为英语专业本科1—2年级基础阶段编写,核心理念是关注英语表达能力的培养,将思考、听力、口语、阅读、写作、翻译融为一体,综合提高英语表达能力。
本书为该套教材之第二册。全书共分12个单元,每个单元围绕一个主题,包含两篇课文(主、副课文各一篇)。每6个单元结束后设计1套复习测试题,检查和巩固学生所学知识。
Unit 1 Wakening the Soul
Text A Broken Wing 2
Text B The Santa Claus on 1-40 10
Unit 2 Childhood Memory
Text A Latchkey Children Knock, Knock, Is Anybody Home ? 18
Text B The Room with Five Doors 26
Unit 2 Body Clock and Luck
Text A The Secrets Our Body Clocks Reveal 34
Text B How to Get Lucky 42
Unit 3 Are They Still Kids?
Text A They Stole Our Childhood 48
Text B Stolen Childhood 55
Unit 4 Imaginative Learning and Creative Thinking
Text A Universities and Their Functions 62
Text B Learning by Doing 69
Unit 5 Skills of Interpersonal Communication
Text A Six Steps to Put People at Their Ease 76
Text B Alone Versus Lonely 83
Review Test I
Unit 7 What Do you Know About Americans?
Text A The American Character 100
Text B Fast-free Living 108
Unit 8 Doing Your Share to Save the Earth ~
Text A You Can Make a Difference an Earth Day Story 116
Text B Global Warming's PR Problem 124
Unit 9 Growing Pains
Text A Chameleons and Codas 132
Text B Ugly Girl 141
Unit 10 The Mixed Nature of Life
Text A Force of Nature 148
Text B In Their Loss, They Found Each Other 157
Unit 11 Virtual Reality
Text A Internet Issues 162
Text B A Design for Living on the Internet 170
Unit 12 These Are the Times That Try Men's Souls
Text A The Christmas Crossing 176
Text B Voice of Courage 185
Review Test H