此套教材圍繞學生校園生活和關注議題展開，充分調動學生學習積極性，為教師進行體驗式教學打下良好基礎。內容結構合理，從易到難，語言點和習題緊密結合。語言操練以階梯設計為主，同時考慮學習者的不同學習風格，練習設計多樣化，為不同風格的學習者提供學習平臺。
教材編寫原則注意學生的認知規(guī)律，注重綜合演練，情景模擬，貼近生活原貌，便于學生學而用之。第三版修訂中借鑒了最新的口語資料， 增加了中國文化版塊， 以求增強學習者跨文化交際的能力。
錄音以二維碼形式附于每單元中， 可掃碼收聽錄音。
向授課老師贈送課件。
齊乃政，北京大學外國語學院副教授、碩士生導師。從事英語教學40多年，講授精讀、高級口語、翻譯、美國文學等課程30多年。出版多部教材和譯著，多次獲得優(yōu)秀教師獎。
Unit 1 Modern Lives
1.1 Modern Technology and Modern Life
1.2 Modern Cities and Modern Life
1.3 Modern People and Modern Syndrome
1.4 Chinese Culture
Unit 2 The Internet
2.1 Introducing the Internet
2.2 Hackers and Internet Security
2.3 Online Education
Unit 3 Romance
3.1 Start a Mass Dating Campaign
3.2 Happy Valentine’s Day
3.3 Wedding
3.4 Chinese Culture
Unit 4 Housing
4.1 Sustainable Development of Housing
4.2 Modern Methods of Construction
4.3 The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Unit 5 Entertainment
5.1 Leisure Time Activities
5.2 Artistic Entertainments
5.3 Outdoor Activities
5.4 Chinese Culture
Unit 6 Historical Figures
6.1 Peace Makers
6.2 Great Masters
6.3 World Champions
Unit 7 Life in the Future
7.1 Duplicated People )
7.2 Future Life Assumptions
7.3 Future Activities
7.4 Chinese Culture
Unit 8 Exotic Travel
8.1 European Travel Skills
8.2 Attractions in the USA
8.3 Plan Your Travel in the USA
Unit 9 Health & Fitness
9.1 Fighting Against Fatigue
9.2 Take Time to Laugh
9.3 Stay in Good Shape (Diet and Exercise)
9.4 Chinese Culture
Unit 10 Personality
10.1 Chocolate Selection Determines Personality
10.2 Temperament Types
10.3 Let Me Be
Unit 11 Beauty & Fashion
11.1 What’s Your Idea of Beauty and Fashion?
11.2 Fads and Fashion
11.3 Is There Any Value to Beauty Contests?
11.4 Chinese Culture
Unit 12 Holidays & Celebrations
12.1 Holidays Round the Year
12.2 Tips on Holidays
12.3 Happy Mother’s Day
Unit 13 Animals
13.1 Animals in Danger
13.2 Pets
13.3 Animals and People
Unit 14 Weather & Climate
14.1 Climatic Zones
14.2 Global Warming
14.3 More about Weather and Climate
Unit 15 Landscape
15.1 Landscape Architecture De.nition
15.2 Planning the Home Landscape
15.3 Landscape Photography
Unit 16 Strange Stories
16.1 Extraterrestrial Life
16.2 Chinese Ghost Culture
16.3 Unexplained Mysteries
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