英文共同题名：Modern English course

Unit 1 A Business Letter
Text: A Business Letter
Writing: Business Letters
Translation: Warm-up
Reading: Resume
Listening: Implication
Speaking: Health I

Unit 2 Effective Use of Land
Text: Effective Use of Land
Writing: Personal Letters
Translation: Pragmatic Analysis
Reading: Ballad of the Bottom Dollar
Listening: Correcting and Explaining
Speaking: Health II

Unit 3 Yellowstone National Park
Text: Yellowstone National Park
Writing: Narration I
Translation: Text and Context
Reading: Hyde Park
Listening: Excuses and Comments
Speaking: Visiting an International Friend's Home I

Unit 4 My Friend, Albert Einstein
Text: My Friend, Albert Einstein
Writing: Narration II
Translation: Coherence and Cohesion
Reading: The Tramp and the Philosopher
Listening: Regret and Blame
Speaking: Visiting an International Friend's Home II

Unit 5 Americans: A Definition
Text: Americans: A Definition
Writing: Description I
Translation: Parataxis and Hypotaxis
Reading: Nature
Listening: Surprise
Speaking: Staying at a Hotel I

Unit 6 On Reading
Text: On Reading
Writing: Description II
Translation: Personal and Impersonal
Reading: The Pleasure of Learning
Listening: Attitude and Feeling
Speaking: Staying at a Hotel II

Unit 7 Walking in Space
Text: Walking in Space
Writing: Exposition I
Translation: Mood and Tone
Reading: Who Needs Spiders?
Listening: Preference
Speaking: At a Restaurant I

Unit 8 A Seven-Dollar Dream
Text: A Seven-Dollar Dream
Writing: Exposition II
Translation: Tense and Voice
Reading: The Legacy
Listening: Summing-up
Speaking: At a Restaurant II

Unit 9 A Fable for Tomorrow
Text: A Fable for Tomorrow
Writing: Argumentation I
Translation: Avoiding Translationese
Reading: At the Edge of the Sea
Listening: Advice and Comments
Speaking: Major Countries and Languages I

Unit 10 A Wing and a Prayer
Text: A Wing and a Prayer
Writing: Argumentation
Translation: Summary
Reading: Feathered Friend
Listening: Wishes and Expectations
Speaking: Major Countries and Languages II
Glossary