穆丹主编的《新编大学通识英语读写教程》是适合国内大学本科学生使用的公共外语教材。每个单元围绕一个主题展开,与大学英语综合教程配套,以英语视听说为主要内容,侧重对学生听说能力的培养,并配有相应的习题进行针对性训练,是一本英语学习的综合教程,提高大学本科学生英语的综合应用能力。本教材的总体编写思路是,课文选材体现“知识、趣味、时效”的三合一;教材框架以英语词块(chunks)、句子逻辑、句间逻辑和篇章逻辑四大板块来构建。
Module1
Text A A Sudden, Terrible Stillness
Writing
Text B Responsible Companies and Consumers
Selected Story A Half-mad Man
Module2
Text A Emphasis on Teaching
Writing Tips for Writing Practice
Text B "What Makes a Great Teacher?
Selected Story Too Many Fires
Module3
Text A Inequality and the American Dream
Writing
Text B Big City, Tiny Apartment:Small-scale Living Is New Trend in the US
Selected Story God's Coffee
Module4
Text A Does "Living in Sin" Still Lead to Divorce?"
Writing
Text B A Letter to My Dad
Selected Story No More Roses in Your Garden
Module5
Text A On the Job Gaming
Writing
Text B Should 3D Printed Guns Be Allowed?
Selected Story Going to the Sun by Night
Module6
Text A Can You Afford m Be a Summer Intern?
Writing
Text B Being a Well-rounded and Complete Person
Selected Story Don't Let the Dead Man In
Module7
Text A A Nanny's Diary
Writing
Text B An American Volunteer in China
Selected Story She Always Tells Me
Module8
Text A Lonely Planet
Writing
Text B Post-Purchase Clothing Shoppers' Remorse
Selected Story Before the Trouble Starts
Vocabulary
New Words
Phrases and Expressions