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《21世纪大学实用英语<全新U版>教学参考书(附光盘1)》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。

《21世纪大学实用英语<全新U版>教学参考书(附光盘1)》由李睿、王莹主编。

Unit 1 Freshmen 1

 I．Objectives 1

 II．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 1 2

 III．Background Information 4

 IV Class Presentation 6

Part I Listening 7

Part II Reading 10

 Text A: College Survival: Our Tips for Success 10

 Text B: My College Move 26

 Text C: This Is Not YourHigh SchoolEnglish Class! 35

Part III Speaking 38

Part IV Translation & Writing (Registration Forms) 39

Part V Time to Relax 45

Unit 2 Faith 47

 I．objectives 47

 II．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 2 48

 III．Background Information 50

 IV．Class PresentatiOn 52

Part I Listening 52

Part II Reading 55

 Text A: Who to Believe? 55

 Text B: Tina's Ten Points 72

 Text C: A Cowboywith Courage 84

Part III Speaking 88

Part IV Translation & Writing (Application Forms) 89

Part V Time tn Relax 96

Unit 3 Exploration 97

 I．Objectives 97

 II．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 3 98

 III．Background Information 100

 IV Class Presentation 101

Part I Listening 101

Part II Reading 105

 Text A: Magellan'sMadness 105

 Text B: Marco Polo's Big, Big World 124

 Text C: MatthewHenson 134

Part III Speaking 138

Part IV Translation & Writing(Business／Name Cards) 140

Part V Time to Relax 145

Unit 4 English as a Universal Language 147

 I.objectives 147

 II．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 4 148

 III．Background Information 150

 IV Class Presentation 152

Part I Listening 152

Part II Reading 156

 Text A: TheAdvantages ofLearning English 156

 Text B: Do you Know Tom Cruise? 172

 11ext C: Shakira 185

Part III Speaking 189

Part IV Translation&Writing(GreetingCards)190

Part V Time to Relax 193

Unit 5 Green Living 195

 I．objectives 195

 II．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 5 196

 III．Background Information 198

 IV．Class Presentation 199

Part I Listening 199

Part II Reading 203

 Text A: HoW Green Is My City 203

 Text B: The EnergyRevolution 216

 Text C: How Can We Save Energy?229

Part III Speaking 232

Part IV Translation&Writing(Thank-you Notes)233

Part V Time to Rc!lax 237

Unit 6 Food & Health 239

 I.objectives 239

 II．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 6 240

 III．Background Information 242

 IV Class Presentation 244

Part I Listening 244

Part II Reading 248

 Text A: Is Corn Making Us Fat? 248

 Text B: Can MilkMake You Happy?264

 Text C: What's for Lunch?277

Part III Speaking 281

Part IV Translation&Writing(Invitation Letters)282

Part V Time to Relax 287

Unit 7 Success 289

 I.Objectives 289

 II．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 7 290

 III．Background Information 292

 IV Class PresentatiOn 292

Part I Listening 292

Part II Reading 295

 Text A: Three Keys to Success 295

 Text B: Consider This 312

 Text C: A Boy Who Dreamed ofFlying 327

Part III Speaking 331

Part IV Translation&Writing(Replies to Invitation Lettersl 332

Part V Time tn Relax 338

Unit 8 Economics 339

 I.objectives 339

 II．Suggested Teaching Plan for Unit 8 340

 III．Background Information 342

 IV．Class Presentation 343

Part I Listening 343

Part II Reading 347

 Text A: Economics 101 347

 Text B: Double YoUF DoLLARS AND CENTS! 360

 Text C: The Shade Seller 373

Part III Speaking 377

Part IV Translation & Writing(Notices) 378

Part V Time to Relax 383

Grammar Review 385

I.Countable and Uncountable Nouns 385

II．Adjectives and Adverbs: the Comparative Degree and the Superlative Degree 387

III．Model Verbs 389

IV．Verb Tense(1)393

V Verb Tense(2)395

VI．Verb Tense(3)399

VlI．Passive Voice 401