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《应用型大学英语综合教程.提高篇.1》在体例安排、练习设计等方面都有所创新，教材更加注重适应以应用型人才培养为日标的院校实际教学需要，突出教学内容的实用性和针对性，激发学生学习潜能，培养学生实际运用语言的能力。

Unit 1 Valuable Friendship
Warm-up
Text A Why are friends good for you?
Text B Championship Skiers, Bound as Rivals and Friends
Writing About It
Mini-project Writing a Review About Friendship
Review Checklist
Unit 2 Healthy Food
Warm-up
Text A Counting Calories
Text B Are traditional health foods useful today?
Writing About It
Mini-project A Survey on Food and Health of College Students
Review Checklist
Unit 3 Modern Technology
Warm-up
Text A Apps for Cyclists
Text B Cellphone Manners
Writing About It
Mini-project Design a Technical Device Based on College Students' Needs
Review Checklist
Unit 4 Charming Chinese
Warm-up
Text A The Origin and Evolution of Chinese Characters
Text B Dialects in China
Writing About It
Mini-project BP Debate
Review Checklist
Unit 5 Cyber Security
Warm-up
Text A Is your password "123456"?
Text B Online Scammers Prey on the Jobless
Writing About It
Mini-project Create a Flier to Advertise Anti-telecom Fraud
Review Checklist
Unit 6 Nature and Nurture
Warm-up
Text A Nature or nurture?
Text B The Effects of Nurture on Nature
Writing About It
Mini-project Inherited or Learned
Review Checklist
Unit 7 Children's Education
Warm-up
Text A Right or Wrong: The Death of Handwriting
Text B Homeschooling
Writing About It
Mini-project Comparing the urban city with the rural place, where do you prefer to live?
Review Checklist
Unit 8 The History of Sports
Warm-up
Text A Is a sub-2-hour marathon possible?
Text B The Commercial Value of Sports Clothing
Writing About It
Mini-project A Questionnaire
Review Checklist