本书共分11个单元,每个单元一个主题,包含两篇与主题密切相关的文章,体裁为记叙文、说明文或议论文,主要围绕当前比较热门的和大学生非常感兴趣的话题展开,比如健康、学习、爱情、事业、运动、文化、商业、广告、科技、社会焦点、心理等。
Unit 1 Food and Health
Text A The Sugar, Salt and Fat Issue
Grammar: Parts of Speech(词类)
Text B Science Has Spoiled My Supper
Practical Writing: Everyday Emails(社交往来邮件)
Unit □ Study
Text A How We Learn to Speak
Grammar: Sentence Elements and Basic Sentence Patterns(句子成分和基本句型)
Text B How to Improve Your Study Habit□<□r> Practical Writing: Announcements and Notifications(通知)
Unit 3 True Love
Text A An Amazing True Love Story
Grammar: Verb Tenses(动词时态)
Text B College Romance□<□r> Practical Writing: Letter of Com□□□int(投诉信)
Unit 4 Career
Text A How to Get Lucky in Your Career
Grammar: Active Voice and Passive Voice(语态)
Text B Tips for Job Hunting
Practical Writing: Invitation Letter(邀请信)
Unit 5 Sport□<□r> Text A The Importance of Passion and Purpose for Sport Succes□<□r> Grammar: The Subjective Mood(虚拟语气)
Text B Believe in Yourself
Practical Writing: Apology Letter(致歉信)
Unit 6 Cultrue
Text A Halloween
Grammar: Non Predicate Verb(非谓语动词)
Text B Tea Culture in Britain
Practical Writing: Curriculum Vitae(履历)
Unit 7 Commerce
Text A Sales Promotion Strategy
Grammar: Noun Clause(名词性从句)
Text B E-commerce: Today and the Future
Practical Writing: Cover Letter(求职信)
Unit 8 Advertising
Text A Advertising 101: Different Ways to Advertise
Grammar: Attributive Clause(定语从句)
Text B Puffery in Advertising
Practical Writing: Report(报告)
Unit 9 Technology
Text A What Directions Will AI Take You?
Grammar: Adverbial Clause(状语从句)
Text B Innovation of Xiaomi
Practical Writing: Meeting Minutes(会议议程和记录)
Unit 10 Social Issue□<□r> Text A Your Smart Phone is Ruining the Holiday□<□r> Grammar: Inversion and the Emphatic Pattern(倒装和强调句型)
Text B Robots Do Not Pose a Threat to Human□<□r> Practical Writing: Memorandum(备忘录)
Unit 11 Psychology
Text A The Solution to Millennial Lonelines□<□r> Grammar: Subject-Verb Concord(主谓一致)
Text B The □1-day Habit Forming Myth
Practical Writing: Speech(演讲稿)
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