本书为“21世纪大学实用英语”(U版)系列教材《教学参考书》第1册。全书共8个单元，每个单元根据《综合教程》的相关内容配备教法推荐、作者介绍、背景知识、课文详解、练习答案以及《综合练习》中的练习卷答案和录音原文等。同时，本书在版式设计上有所改革，将学生用书的内容完整地融入教学参考书，课文讲解引入了“左学右教”的方式，以方便教师教学。本书另配有电子教案。

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本书为《教学参考书》第1册，共8个单元，每个单元根据《综合教程》的相关内容配备教法推荐、作者介绍、背景知识、课文详解、练习答案以及《综合练习》中的练习卷答案和录音原文等。同时，本书在版式设计上有所改革，将学生用书的内容完整地融入教学参考书，课文讲解引入了“左学右教”的方式，以方便教师教学。本书另配有电子教案。

Unit 1

 I.Objectives

 II.Suggested Teaching Plan

 III.Background Information

 IV.Class Presentation

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading & Writing

Text A: College -- A Transition Point in My Life

Grammar Review: Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Practical Writing: Registration Forms

Text B: What I Hope to Gain from a College Education

Text C: Devlin's Advice

Basic Reading Skills: Topic Sentence(I)

Unit 2

 I.Objectives

 II.Suggested Teaching Plan

 III.Background Information

 IV.Class Presentation

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading & Writing

Text A: He Helped the Blind

Grammar Review: Adjectives and Adverbs: the Comparative Degree and the Superlative Degree

Practical Writing: Book Order Forms

Text 8: Don't Eat the Tomatoes; They're Poisonous!

  Text C: Ups and Downs

Basic Reading Skills: Telling the Difference Between the

Unit 3

 I.Objectives

 II.Suggested Teaching Plan

 III.Background Information

 IV.Class Presentation

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading & Writing

Text A: Thanks, Mom, for All You Have Done

Grammar Review: Model Verbs

Practical Writing: Application Forms

Text B: His Life's Work

Text C: The Odd Couple

Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Signal Words (1)

Unit 4

 I.Objectives

 II.Suggested Teaching Plan

 III.Background Information

 IV.Class Presentation

 Listening, & Speaking

 Reading & Writing

Text A: Run Like the Wind

Grammar Review: Sentence Patterns

Practical Writing: Business/Name Cards

Text B: Exercise: What Can It Do for YOU?

Text C: Walk, Don't Run

Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Signal Words (2)

Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 1-4)

Unit 5

 I.Objectives

 II.Suggested Teaching Plan

 III.Background Information

 IV.Class Presentation

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading & Writing

Text A: The Treasure in the Orchard

Grammar Review: Verb Tenses (1)

Practical Writing: Greeting Cards

Text B: The Golden Carambola Tree

Text C: A Dinner of Smells

Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Signal Words (3)

Unit 6

 I.Objectives

 II.Suggested Teaching Plan

 III.Background Information

 IV.Class Presentation

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading & Writing

Text A: Tracking Down My Dream

Grammar Review: Verb Tenses (2)

Practical Writing: Thank-you Notes

Text 6: From Crutches to a World-class Runner

Text C: Socrates

Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Signal Words (4)

Unit 7

 I.Objectives

 il.Suggested Teaching Man

 III.Background Information

 IV.Class Presentation

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading & Writing

Text A: The Smile

Grammar Review: Verb Tenses (3)

Practical Writing: Notes of Congratulation

Text B: Blameless

Text C: A Lady Named Lill

Basic Reading Skills: Topic Sentence (2)

Unit 8

 I.Objectives

 II.Suggested Teaching Plan

 III.Background Information

 IV.Class Presentation

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading & Writing

 Text A: Learning to Learn

Grammar Review: Verb Tenses (4)

Practical Writing: Notices

Text B: Maintaining Progress in Your English Studies

Text C: Successful Language Learners

Basic Reading Skills: Topic Sentence (3)

Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 5-8)