作者簡介:Christine Mc Cafferty是英國教材編寫專家,其作品曾在澳大利亞、南非、中國等國家出版。她在大學期間主修英語和政治,輔修歷史和法律,碩士期間學習新聞傳媒專業(yè)。曾經(jīng)在南非、中國香港等地區(qū)教授英語,擁有豐富的教學經(jīng)驗。
目錄:
UNIT 1 Thoughts on Life 生活的思考
September’s song 九月之歌 ............................................................2
Memories of the amusement park 游樂園回憶 ................................4
Where will you be five years from now? 五年后你將身在何處? ......6
UNIT 2 Feelings 情感態(tài)度
Overcome your fear 克服你的恐懼 ................................................10
Are you a perfectionist? 你是完美主義者嗎? ................................12
The road not taken 未選擇的路 ....................................................14
UNIT 3 Greetings 問候
Merry Christmas 圣誕快樂 ............................................................18
New Year greetings 新年的問候 ....................................................20
Today is General Election Day! 今天是大選日! ...........................22
UNIT 4 Then and Now 昔時與今日
Xhosa king crowned in traditional style 以傳統(tǒng)方式加冕的科薩國王 ......26
Traditional Chinese medicine 中醫(yī) ...............................................28
Inuit’s challenge in the Arctic 北極伊努伊特人面臨的挑戰(zhàn) ...............30
UNIT 5 The Sunshine News 快樂的消息
Broadway wish comes true! 去百老匯表演的愿望終于實現(xiàn)了! ......36
Architecture in animation 動畫中的建筑 .........................................38
An interview with a Minecraft fanatic
對一位《我的世界》狂熱玩家的訪談 ..................................................40
UNIT 6 Sport 體育運動
Changing the world through basketball 用籃球改變世界 ...............44
The greatest moment in tennis history 網(wǎng)球史上最偉大的時刻 .......46
Freediving: the attraction of the deep 自由潛水:海洋深處的誘惑 .....48
UNIT 7 War Stories 戰(zhàn)爭故事
Double agent 雙重間諜 .................................................................52
A Polish couple who hid Jews in their zoo
把猶太人藏在自家動物園的波蘭夫婦 ..................................................54
Pearl Buck’s love of China 賽珍珠的中國情 ...................................56
UNIT 8 Famous People in History 歷史名人
Stories about George Washington 喬治·華盛頓的故事 ................60
Don’t be too sure 不要太自信 ......................................