当代应用英语

Unit 1 College Life
Listening identifying fractions; identifying key words and phrases
Speaking talking about college life
Reading Surviving Dorm life; Dealing with Exam Anxiety
Grammar using the infinitive
Writing E-mail
Unit 2 Belonging to the Net
Listening identifying decimals; identifying major points
Speaking talking about hobbies
Reading The Amazing Internet; Web Addiction
Grammar using the gerund
Writing Fax
Unit 3 Man's Special Friends
Listening recognizing special questions; identifying specific details
Speaking talking about health
Reading Feeling Better When Your Pet Dies; Dogs and Dog Biting
Grammar using the participles
Writing Letters of Apologies
Unit 4 Success Retail Stories
Listening identifying affirmative and negative meanings; understanding main ideas
Speaking talking about entertainment
Reading Sam Walton; The World's Top Retailer -- WaI-Mart
Grammar using five basic sentence patterns
Writing Letters of Consolation
Unit 5 Facing Terrorism
Listening understanding the meaning of comparatives and superlatives; drawing inferences
Speaking talking about travel arrangements
Reading A Nightmare; Terrorism
Grammar using the subject-verb agreement
Writing Letters of Complaints
Unit 6 Confidence Can Help
Listening understanding relative clauses and detecting the implied elements
Speaking talking about sports
Reading The Value of Self-Confidence; The Keys to Building Self-Confidence
Grammar learning noun clauses and appositive clauses
Writing Commercials
Unit 7 Afraid of Bird Flu?
Listening understanding the adverbial clause of time with before, after, until; predicting while listening
Speaking talking about food and diet
Reading Bird Flu; How to Continue to Eat Poultry Safely without Ca~t'ch
Grammar using the attributive clauses
Writing Letters of Application for School Admission
Unit 8 Your Zodiac Signs and Personality
Listening understanding the adverbial clauses with because, although, if; summarizing the main idea
Speaking talking about career
Reading Chinese Horoscope; Chinese Festivals
Grammar using the adverbial clauses
Writing Letters of Application for a Job