Select readings in English news media

Stylistic Features of English Newspapers and Magazines
Unit 1 Politics
Warm Up Obama Nominates Locke to Be Amba,ssador to China
Text A David Cameron Takes Office as Britain's Prime Minister
Text B Dadaab, Home to the World's Largest Refugee Camp
Additional Reading 1 Two High School Best Friends Died Together on Navy SEAL Rescve Mission in Afghanistan
Additional Reading 2 Proposal Targets Nuclear Terrorism
Additional Reading 3 Dilma Rousseff Wins Brazil's Presiclential Election

Unit 2 Economy
Warm Up Moody's Cuts Portugal Credii Rating
Text A Three Biggest Economies Heacling in Different Directions
Text B What the US Debt Problem Means for the Global Economy
Additional Reading 1 CaclburY Accepts Takeover Bid from Kraft
Additional Reading 2 OPEC at 50 and the Next 50 Years
Additional Reading 3 The Dot-Com Bubble, 10 Years Later

Unit 3 Culture and Society
Warm Up Geiji
Text A Does the Interner Make You Dumber?
Text B Murdoch Facing Parliament's Ire in Hacking Case
Additional Reading 1 Beckhams a ‘Bad Example’ for Families
Additional Reading 2 Kate Middleton-the Duchess of Cambridge
Additional Rcading 3 Norwegians Defy Gunman by Stieking to Open, Tolerant Society
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Unit 4 Education
Unit 5 Science and Technology
Unit 6 Environment
Unit 7 Sports
Unit 8 Health
Unit 9 Arts and Youth
Unit 10 Law and Crime
Appendix 1 常用缩略语
Appendix 2 英美著名媒体简介
Appendix 3 美国行政州及其简称
Appendix 4 KEYS