英文共同题名：A modern English course

Unit 1 The Wooden Bowl
Text: The Wooden Bowl
Grammar: Past Progressive Tense
Writing: Topic Sentence of a Paragraph
Reading: The Builder
Listening: Asking for Repetition
Speaking: Conversation Openings and Closings

Unit 2 Emails
Text: Emails
Grammar: Past Perfect Tense
Writing: Paragraph Developer, Transitional Sentence and Conclusion
Reading: Cell Phones
Listening: Asking for Repetition
Speaking: Introductions and Address Systems

Unit 3 Parents: Internet Is a Double-Edged Sword
Text: Parents: Internet Is a Double-Edged Sword
Grammar: Passive Voice
Writing: Paragraph Unity
Reading: Computers Will Change Our Lives More
Listening: Agreement and Disagreement
Speaking: Getting People's Attention and Interrupting

Unit 4 Acid Rain
Text: Acid Rain
Grammar: Subjunctive Mood
Writing: Paragraph Coherence
Reading: Effects of and Solutions to Acid Rain
Listening: Agreement and Disagreement
Speaking: Thanking People and Replying to Thanks

Unit 5 Fast Food Nation——Obesity as an Epidemic
Text: Fast Food Nation——Obesity as an Epidemic
Grammar: Non-Finite Verb Forms
Writing: Paragraph Coherence
Reading: The Bitter Truth About Fast Food
Listening: Giving and Asking for Information
Speaking: Getting Around Beijing

Unit 6 It's a Wonderful Life
Text: It's a Wonderful Life
Grammar: Non-Finite Verb Forms
Writing: List and Example Paragraphs
Reading: A New Way to Look at Resolutions
Listening: Enquiries and Opinions
Speaking: Road Signs and Traffic Control

Unit 7 The Story of the First Barometer
Text: The Story of the First Barometer
Grammar: Objective Clause
Writing: Chronological, Spatial and Process Paragraphs
Reading: Solar Water Heater
Listening: Definitions and Explanations
Speaking: Buying Discount/Cheap Air Tickets

Unit 8 Mother's Day
Text: Mother's Day
Grammar: Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Writing: Classification and Definition
Reading: The History of Earth Day
Listening: Suggestions and Persuasion
Speaking: Youth Hostels

Unit 9 Nudie—— The Australian Juice
Text: Nudie——The Australian Juice
Grammar: "it" Structures
Writing: Comparison and Contrast
Reading: Do's and Don'ts in Choosing a Business
Listening: Concern and Comfort
Speaking: Making Dumplings

Unit 10 The Olympic Games
Text: The Olympic Games
Grammar: Inverted Word Order
Writing: Cause and Effect
Reading: An Olympic Winner Turns His Victory into Child's Play
Listening: Complaints, Apologies and Disagreements
Speaking: Expressing Anger and Resolving Conflict

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