此套教材围绕学生校园生活和关注议题展开，充分调动学生学习积极性，为教师进行体验式教学打下良好基础。内容结构合理，从易到难，语言点和习题紧密结合。语言操练以阶梯设计为主，同时考虑学习者的不同学习风格，练习设计多样化，为不同风格的学习者提供学习平台。
教材编写原则注意学生的认知规律，注重综合演练，情景模拟，贴近生活原貌，便于学生学而用之。第三版修订中借鉴了最新的口语资料， 增加了中国文化版块， 以求增强学习者跨文化交际的能力。
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齐乃政，北京大学外国语学院副教授、硕士生导师。从事英语教学40多年，讲授精读、高级口语、翻译、美国文学等课程30多年。出版多部教材和译著，多次获得优秀教师奖。
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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