內容簡介
本詞條對這本教材的編寫側重點和風格等進行了介紹，並給出了教材的完整目錄。
與國內其他優秀教材相比，本教材依據目標學生實際情況，教材編寫不求大而全，突出其簡約而實用的特點，各冊既各有側重，又有機相連。
本教材以《大學英語課程教學要求》為依據，重點培養學生英語綜合套用能力，使學生通過本教材的學習，做到學有所用，學以致用，以用促學，學用統一。
編輯推薦
本教材不僅注重激發學生學習興趣，培養學生外語技能，更加注重學生綜合人文素養的提升和積極人生觀與價值觀的培養，在潛移默化中，啟迪思想，陶冶情操。
圖書目錄
Unit One Speeches about Olympics
Text A Opening Speeches on Olympic Games
Text B Speeches for the XIII Paralympic Games
寫作擴充審題和草擬提綱
Unit Two Sports Skill or Technology
Text A Swimming Records Fall: Is There Something in the Water?
Text B High-tech Devices at the Olympic Games
寫作擴充主題句的形式和位置
Unit Three Iconic Sportsmen
Text A Great Olympic Moments: Daley Thompson and the Decathlon
Text B Tales of Life after the Olympics
寫作擴充用於段落主題擴展的常見方法和句型
Key to Test One
Unit Four Learning Revolution
Text A A Do-it-yourself Guide
Text B Relearn How to Read——Faster, Better, More Easily
寫作擴充常見的文章結尾方式和句型
Unit Five Memory
Text A Visual Memory
Text B Memory Aids
寫作擴充段落擴展
Unit Six Film: Past and Future
Text A A Brief History of AMPAS
Text B The Future of Movies
寫作擴充段落擴展
Key to Test Two
Unit Seven Effective Learning Strategy
Text A Holistic Learning Strategy
Text B Master Chinese to Excel in English
寫作擴充“啟、承、轉、合”過渡方式
Unit Eight Power of Music
Text A Coldplay——Brit-Pop' s New Force
Text B The Power of Mozart
寫作擴充如何避免寫作常見錯誤
Unit Nine One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words
Text A The Intriguing Mona Lisa
Text B Cartoons in America
Key to Test Three
寫作擴充議論文
Unit Ten Leadership in a New and Challenging Era
Text A The Complex Challenges in the New Era
Text B On Military Leadership
寫作擴充說明文
Unit Eleven Wings of Success——Attitude
Text A Aptitude + Attitude = Altitude
Text B Positive Attitude for Unlimited Success
寫作擴充套用文
Unit Twelve Public Speeches
Text A President-Elect Barack Obama' s Victory Speech
Text B 2008 Stanford Graduates Commencement Address
寫作擴充文章摘要
Key to Test Four
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