北极星英语系列教程,听说(高级)学生用书

1 the internet and other addictions

theme: addiction

listening 1: interview with an internet addiction counselor

listening 2: is "internet addiction" a real illness? a debate

grammar: wish statements--expressing unreality

style: challenging an argument

2 the oldest old: a look at

centenarians

theme: aging

listening 1: interview with the director of a senior citizen village

listening 2: radio talk show--introduction of centenarian guests

grammar: noun clauses after verbs of urgency

style: asking for and responding to opinions

3 the bold and the bashful

theme: personality

listening 1: americans are getting shyer

listening 2: the pollyanna syndrome

grammar: adjective clauses--identifying and nonidentifying

style: starting a conversation and keeping it going

4 toast to the tap: the water we drink

.theme: our environment--water

listening 1: interview with a master water taster

listening 2: "poison in the well" (song}

grammar: adverb clauses of result

style: probing for information and hesitating to respond

5 feng shui: ancient wisdom travels west

theme: crosscultural insights

listening. 1: interview with a feng shui expert

listening 2: feng shui in the newsroom

grammar: spoken discourse connectors

style: emphasizing a point

6 lost souls: the world of cults

theme: religion

listening 1: interview with a cult expert

listening 2: interview with a cult information specialist

grammar: count and non-count nouns and their quantifiers

style: reporting and reacting to news events

7 who's listening? who's looking? workplace privacy

theme: business

listening 1: interview on workplace surveillance

listening 2: managers and employees speak out about workplace privacy

grammar: verb + gerund or infinitive

style: framing an argument

8 warriors without weapons

theme: the military

listening 1: warriors without weapons

listening 2: michael ignatieff's views on war

grammar: direct and indirect speech

style: responding to complex or controversial questions

9 boosting brain power through the arts

theme: the arts

listening 1: does music enhance math skills?

listening 2: music, art, and the brain

grammar: the passive voice and the passive causative

style: expressions that link sentences or ideas

10 television and freedom of expression

theme: first amendment issues

listening 1: interview with newsweek magazine entertainment editor

listening 2: interview with former chairman of mpaa ratings board

grammar: modals--degrees of certainty

style: expressing doubts or reservations

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