外教社全面貫徹教育部關於《大學英語課程教學要求》的精神，策劃並推出適合各高校師生選用的大學英語提高階段實用性選修課系列教材，包括語言技能類、套用類、語言文化類和專業英語類等課程。
基本介紹
內容提要,目錄,
內容提要
所選題材跨越古今、縱橫中外，從古希臘古羅馬神話到聖經故事，從名句名篇到人物傳記，從人文地理到傳統習俗，從歷史事件到社會熱點，集廣泛性、典型性、趣味性和時代性為一體；
從不同角度對學生進行閱讀技能、閱讀理解、語篇分析和詞庫建構等方面的訓練，以“問題驅動”和“輸出驅動”為導向，既讓學生學到語言知識，又啟發學生獨立思考，從而培養其自主學習能力；
圍繞課文主題，擴展知識面，精選名人名言、格言警句，進一步激發學生的學習興趣，開闊學生視野，在培養學生語言技能的同時，又突出了人文素質教育的主旋律。
目錄
上冊
Unit 1 Myths & Tales
Section A The Creation of the World
Section B The Birth of the Messiah
Section C The Olympian Gods
Section D The Trojan War
Unit 2 Moments in History
Section A The Splendour of Creece
Section B Renaissance
Section C The Hundred Years' War and Joan of Arc
Section D Early Settlements
Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities
Section A Winston Churchill
Section B Charles Darwin
Section C Dicta, Princess of Wales
Section D Michael Jordan, a Global Icon
Unit 4 Classics Appreciation
Section A Hamlet
Section B Of Beauty
Section C Three Days to See
Section D President George W. Bush's Inaugural Address
Unit 5 Customs & Traditions
Section A Special Origin of Christmas
Section B Unique Traditions from the UK
Section C wedding Customs and Traditions
Section D History of Football
Unit 6 Cultural Geography
Section A Ancient Scots and Stonehenge
Section B The Beauty of Britain
Section C Niagara Falls
Section D The Serengeti National Park
Unit 7 Panorama of Life
Section A Finding Your Niche
Section B Con We Live Without Our Mobile Phones?
Section C Nice to Meet You, Chicago
Section D Ycga Health Secrets
Unit 8 Global Focus
Section A Remembering, Never to Forget
Section B Security Council Reform: Mission Impossible?
Section C The/Yi/oto Protoco/& Global Warming
Section D Is Bird Flu a Natural Disaster or Human-Made Calamity?
下冊
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