第一章The Pursuit of Dreams

We all have dreams as we grow up. The pursuit of dreams leads us to do things out of the ordinary. Yet dreams alone are not enough, for it takes a lot of determination and hard work to make them come true. This can be seen in the perseverance of the heroes of the true stories in this unit.

●1.1Opener

There is a brief introduction to a prominent Chinese scientist, Mr. Qian Xuesen in this section, such as his backgrounds, his education, his dreams, his achievements as well as his secrets to success.

●1.2Reading & Interacting

There is a true story of a deaf music DJ, Robbie Wilde, who lost his hearing at the age of 5 because of illness, but tried his best to fulfill the impossible task ---becoming a music DJ. As for his success, he has had a background of music---his father is a DJ, and he has a wonderful tutor--- a famous New York DJ. Most important of all, he has passion for music and perseverance for dream.
There are also some difficult sentences explained and analyzed in this section, where the attributive clauses are involved.

●1.3Language Focus

On one hand in this section, 8 types of word formation are introduced here: Derivation, Compounding, Conversion, Acronym, Abbreviation, Blending, Onomatopoeia and Loan words. On the other hand, two sentence patterns of how about… and why not…are interpreted and exercised afterwards.

●1.4Viewing and Listening

As we learn from the Text, Robbie has lost most of his hearing but is determined to be a DJ. In this section, Students are required to view a short video about him and focus only on what he has to say in response to the three questions listed below. Then, they will have to fill in the blanks with the words or phrases they get from the video clip by listening to it again.

●1.5Speaking

In this section, students are required to do an interview on the Chinese Dream in a group of two people. Before making the interview, watch a video clip of interviewing Robbie Wilde and try to get some information and key points concerning the questions and answers of the interview.

●1.6Writing

In this section, students, on one hand, are required to work individually on a paragraph about “My Dream Job”. Then, they need to present their writing in a group of four to share dream jobs with each other. Compare the four people’s descriptions of obstacles and ways of achieving dreams. At the same time, check and fix grammar mistakes for each other. While doing their writing, students will have to pay special attention to the use of tenses.
On the other hand, students are allowed 30 minutes to write a CET-4 essay on the topic in agreement with the type of contrast and selection. Moreover, they should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words following the requirements given.

第二章Freshman Year

For many of us, the freshman year will remain as one of the most memorable years in our lives: a time of growing independence, the starting of new friendships, and the broadening of horizons. Living away from home for the first time, we have to learn to stand on our own two feet, and that is not easy for us and our parents.

●2.1Opener

For many of us, the freshman year will remain as one of the most memorable years in our lives: a time of growing independence, the starting of new friendships, and the broadening of horizons. Living away from home for the first time, we have to learn to stand on our own two feet, and that is not easy for us and our parents.
There is a song by an American rock band Family in this section. It was used in the 2014 Oscar-nominated film Boyhood which is about coming of age.

●2.2Reading & Interacting

In the section, Sherri Beattie takes two new students and their parents as an example to make a contrast between parents of today’s college students and the author’s parents. Today’s parents are overly concerned with success, they do all things for children, however, the writer argues that her success is a result of being allowed to the freedom to make mistakes and find her own way. Therefore she calls for parents to stand back and let their children manage their new life on their own at college
There are also some difficult sentences explained and analyzed in this section, where the objet clauses are involved.

●2.3Language Focus

Seven Common Types of Emphatic Pattern in this section are introduced here: do+V; adv. or adj; double negotiation;what-clauses; inversion; comparative adverbial clauses; emphasis sentence patterns. Besides,two sentence patterns of one’s heart / thoughts go(goes) out to sb. and…rather…are interpreted and exercised afterwards.

●2.4Viewing and Listening

Going to college is a big step for young people. Parents of new students at New York University are helping their children move in. Watch the following six brief interviews with some parents and one student, and listen to what they have to say about their feelings. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard.

●2.5Speaking

In this section, students are required to form groups of 4-5 students. Share your freshman year experience with group members and prepare for a discussion which may center round the following questions: Did you enroll by yourself? Why or why not? ; What impressed you most in the orientation week at college?; What problems did you struggle with in the first month at college?; What abilities would you like to develop at college?.In addition,students are encouraged to use as many expressions you have learned as possible.

●2.6Writing

In this section, on one hand, students are required to write a response to their parents’ email .Emails can be written in a less formal style than the equivalent letter. Then, they should exchange their writing with a classmate and evaluate each other’s writing including grammar mistakes, the use of tenses , words spelling and so on. At the same time, then can share their own feelings as freshman and their parents’feeling.
On the other hand, students are allowed 30 minutes to write a CET-4 essay on the topic Learning Is a Daily Experience and Lifetime Mission in agreement with the type of reason and explanation. Moreover, they should write according to the requirements given.

第三章True Stories of Nazi Germany

During the periods of Nazi rule, first in Germany and then in the lands it took in Europe, the treatment of the Jews became increasingly horrific. Jews of all ages, children included, were killed outright or rounded up and sent to concentration camps. As a result, seventy percent of the Jews living in German-controlled areas were murdered; in Germany itself, ninety percent. There were a few lucky ones who managed to escape through concealing their identity or fleeing abroad. Their stories of survival make heart-moving reading.

●3.1Opener

There is a brief introduction to the background information about Aryans---the “master race”, and four reasons about the Holocaust.

●3.2Reading & Interacting

There is a true story of.Hessy Levinsons who was Jewish and was born in Germany right after Hitler came to power. When she was six months old, her parents had her picture taken. Nonetheless, to their horror, the picture soon appeared on the cover of a Nazi magazine as the perfect Aryan baby and later the picture was seen everywhere. The whole story was the irony for the Nazi racist theory.
There are also some difficult sentences explained and analyzed in this section, where the appositive clauses are involved.

●3.3Language Focus

In this part, 5 types of lexical collocation are introduced. And two sentence patterns are interpreted and exercised afterwards.they are: 1. Do …, and sb./sth. will … 2. (As) + adj./adv. + as … (=Although …)

●3.4Viewing and Listening

As we learn from the Text,Hessy Levinsons , a Nazi poster girl who was declared the “perfect Aryan” child by Nazi propaganda and actually turned out to be Jewish when she was a baby. Students are required to view a short video about her self-description when she was 80 years old. Then, fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases.

●3.5Speaking

In this section, students are required to make a Telephone conversation according to the text. The parents of Hessy Levinsons were terrified to find the picture of their Jewish baby on the cover of a Nazi magazine. They called the photographer to find out what had really happened.

●3.6Writing

In this section, students, on one hand ,are required to write a short paragraph on what human losses World War II caused according to the text.
On the other hand, they are allowed 30 minutes to write a CET-4 essay on the topic in agreement with the type of advantage and disadvantage following the requirements given.

第四章Meeting Statesmen

A true statesman is by no means a crowd pleaser but rather one who takes responsibility for doing what is right and safeguards the interests of future generations. He has the wisdom to recognize evil when he sees it and the courage to stand alone. With their vision and courage, statesmen shape the character of their nations for the betterment of the world. We need someone who have done just that in this unit.

●4.1Opener

A true statesman is by no means a crowd pleaser but rather one who takes responsibility for doing what is right and safeguards the interests of future generations. He has the wisdom to recognize evil when he sees it and the courage to stand alone. With their vision and courage, statesman shape the character of their nations for the betterment of the world. We will meet two prominent statesmen in the world in this unit, they are : Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela.

●4.2Reading & Interacting

This text was written by the editor-in-chief of the world’s top academic journal and published as an editorial. An editorial in an English newspaper or magazine is an article that essentially expresses the strong opinion of the editorial board on an issue.
This editorial gives an account of the writer’s meeting with Premier Li Keqiang of China and comments favorably on the Premier’s efforts to promote science for the country’s development and to support the education of future scientists.
There are also some difficult sentences explained and analyzed in this section, where the usage of the expression as to is involved.

●4.3Language Focus

There are roughly three types to express multiplication in English :by times ;by fractions and percentages;by the words again (double), double (double), triple (triple), fourfold (quadruple).
Besides,two sentence patterns of as to and…rather…are interpreted and exercised afterwards.

●4.4Viewing and Listening

Extensive reading 1 in your book records Oprah Winfrey’s second interview with Nelson Mandela. Now you are going to watch a video clip of her first interview with him in 2000. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

●4.5Speaking

In this section, students are required to do an interview on the news story of President Xi Jinping buying lunch at the Qingfeng Steamed Dumpling Shop on December 28, 2013. Before making the interview, watch a live report in the video clip and try to get some information and key points ,and then work in groups of four or five classmates and each person picks a role in the video clip. Finally role-play the interview.

●4.6Writing

In this section, on one hand, students are required to write a composition entitled A Statesman You Like.It might include the following points: the name of the statesman; his/her past experience; how did this experience impact his/her career path later.
On the other hand, students are allowed 30 minutes to write a CET-4 essay on the topic How I Finance My College Education in agreement with the type of problem and solution. Moreover, they should write according to the requirements given.

第五章The Water Problem

Water is essential for almost every type of human activity. But in many parts of the world, water is becoming a problem, because it is running dry or because it is being polluted. In this unit, we will take a look at how serious the water situation is, how it affects our life, and discuss what we can do about it.

●5.1Opener

In this section, students are required to watch a video clip about the importance of water for both human use and energy, industry, agriculture as well as livestock and the coming global water crisis.

●5.2Reading & Interacting

In this section, some information is shared the students about water shortage, which is likely to be one of the greatest problems for the first half of this century. Yet solving the water problem is not going to happen overnight. It will take time. Nonetheless, there are some things we can start on straight away. As Michael Webber argues, we need aggressive conservation to buy us time before scientists come up with affordable solutions.
There are also some difficult sentences explained and analyzed in this section, where the appositive clauses are involved.

●5.3Language Focus

On one hand in this section, some confusable words are introduced here: first and at first; source and resource. On the other hand, the usage of the appositive clause is interpreted and exercised afterwards.

●5.4Viewing and Listening

At the beginning of this unit, Students watched a part of the video clip about the coming global water crisis. In this section, students will continue to watch more to see how serious it is, not only in Asia, Africa, but also in America. After viewing the video clip for the first time, students will try to answer the following questions. Then, they will have to fill in the blanks with the words or phrases the get from the video clip by listening to it again.

●5.5Speaking

In this section, students are required to do an on-the-spot inquiry on the quality of water in a group of two people. Before making the inquiry, watch a video clip of inquiring about water and try to get some information and key points concerning the questions and answers of the interview.

●5.6Writing

In this section, students, on one hand, are required to work individually on a paragraph about “Clean Water Conservation”. Then, they should present their writing in a group of four to share their solutions to the problem of “Clean Water Conservation” with each other. Compare the four people’s descriptions of problems and methods of solving water pollution. At the same time, they will have to check and fix grammar mistakes for each other. While doing their writing, students will have to pay special attention to the use of tenses.
On the other hand, students are allowed 30 minutes to write a CET-4 essay on the topic in agreement with the type of Narration. Moreover, they should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words following the requirements given.

第六章Going Offline

21st century is a modern age and full of information. A smartphone is one of the quickest tools for us to exchange information. It is a fashionable and useful invention, which can be used as pocket computers. But one coin has two sides, it also brings some negative effects. It even becomes a phenomenon that checking message from time to time is a part of our life, everyone can not live without it.

●6.1Opener

Students are asked to talk about a cartoon about smartphone, and watch a video about “Phubbing ”. A lot of persons bury their heads in smartphone checking message all the time, if they raise their heads, life will be different.

●6.2Reading & Interacting

It is a very interesting story of a CEO’s digital detox experience, who takes himself as an example, has 14 days with no internet. And at last , shares his discoveries from this experience.
There are also some difficult sentences explained and analyzed in this section.

●6.3Language Focus

In this section, two common types of double negatives are introduced and two sentence patterns of “No wonder …” and “As it turns out …” are interpreted and exercised afterwards.

●6.4Viewing and Listening

China has many teenagers Internet addicts. They have grown dependent on the Internet, especially for video games. Some critics even call the Internet, as “electronic heroin.”Students are required to listen to the recording two or three times. Then fill in the blanks based on what they have heard to complete the following sentences.

●6.5Speaking

In this section, students are required to make a group discussion according to the text. The discussion may center round the following questions: Should students’ smartphones be banned in class? Why or why not?

●6.6Writing

In this section, students, on one hand, are allowed to write an opinion paragraph in support of/against a digital-free vacation. Exchange their writing with a classmate and evaluate each other’s writing according to the specific criteria.
On the other hand, students are allowed 30 minutes to write sth. about practical writing----- a composition about a chart, a table, a graph or a cartoon- -followed the requirements given.