1. Understanding the main idea and structure of the text; 2. Practicing their critical thinking ability through in-depth
discussions on issues mentioned in the text;
3. Mastering the key language points and grammatical structures in
the text;
4. Conducting a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing
activities related to the theme of the unit. 【本章教学重点、难点】：
围绕本单元主题The Multicultural Society, 开展听说训练，培养学生基本的听说能力。扩大和巩固词汇量，了解和掌握本单元的词汇和短语运用，基本的句子翻译和实用英语写作 --- Ways to begin an essay，培养学生掌握阅读技巧，掌握动词不定式作定语的用法。 【本章节主要教学要点】： 1) Pre-reading Task 2) Cultural Notes
3) Text A America as a Collage
4) Text B what’s American about America? 5) Theme-related Language Learning Tasks 6) Writing Strategy：Ways to begin an essay 【本章节阅读书目】：
汪榕培,任秀桦 英语学习背景知识词典.上海外语教育出版社,1996. 董欣,宋海波.大学英语阅读教程4. 上海外语教育出版社,2003. 李培.大学英语综合教程课文辅导用书4.科学技术文献出版社,2007. 邢怡.大学英语词汇.学林出版社,2007.
季佩英，吴晓真.大学英语综合教程教师用书4. 上海外语教育出版社,2002.
【本章节实验、实习、思考题】： 1) Text A 课后练习 2) Text B 课后练习
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3）写作练习:Learning about Other Cultures
Unit 5 Cruelty 【本章教学目的、要求】：
1. Grasping the main idea and structure of the text;
2. Giving reasons when they do the ranking activities and make
predictions;
3. Mastering the key language points and grammatical structures in
the text;
4. Conducting a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing
activities related to the theme of the unit. 【本章教学重点、难点】：
围绕本单元主题Cruelty, 开展听说训练，培养学生基本的听说能力。扩大和巩固词汇量，了解和掌握本单元的词汇和短语运用，基本的句子翻译和实用英语写作 --- Ways to conclude an essay，培养学生掌握阅读技巧，熟悉并训练虚拟语气的用法。
【本章节主要教学要点】： 1) Pre-reading Task 2) Cultural Notes
3) Text A A Friend in Need 4) Text B A Man of the World
5) Theme-related Language Learning Tasks 6) Writing Strategy：Ways to conclude an essay 【本章节阅读书目】：
汪榕培,任秀桦 英语学习背景知识词典.上海外语教育出版社,1996. 董欣,宋海波.大学英语阅读教程4. 上海外语教育出版社,2003. 李培.大学英语综合教程课文辅导用书4.科学技术文献出版社,2007. 邢怡.大学英语词汇.学林出版社,2007.
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季佩英，吴晓真.大学英语综合教程教师用书4. 上海外语教育出版社,2002.
【本章节实验、实习、思考题】： 1) Text A 课后练习 2) Text B 课后练习
3)写作练习:Molding Character
Unit 6 The Pace of Life 【本章教学目的、要求】：
1. Understanding the main idea and structure of the text;
2. Learning to distinguish supporting facts from opinions, and to use
both in their own writings;
3. Mastering key language points and grammatical structures in the
text;
4. Conducting a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing
activities centered upon the theme of the unit. 【本章教学重点、难点】：
围绕本单元主题The Pace of Life, 开展听说训练，培养学生基本的听说能力。扩大和巩固词汇量，了解和掌握本单元的词汇和短语运用，基本的句子翻译，培养学生掌握阅读技巧，学习易混的词的区别（stress, tension, nervousness 和honorable, honorary），掌握语法独立结构的用法。 【本章节主要教学要点】： 1) Pre-reading Task 2) Cultural Notes
3) Text A Old Father Time Becomes a Terror 4) Text B Life in the Fast Lane
5) Theme-related Language Learning Tasks 6) Writing Strategy：Eliminating wordiness 【本章节阅读书目】：
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汪榕培,任秀桦 英语学习背景知识词典.上海外语教育出版社,1996. 董欣,宋海波.大学英语阅读教程4. 上海外语教育出版社,2003. 李培.大学英语综合教程课文辅导用书4.科学技术文献出版社,2007. 邢怡.大学英语词汇.学林出版社,2007.
季佩英，吴晓真.大学英语综合教程教师用书4. 上海外语教育出版社,2002.
【本章节实验、实习、思考题】： 1) Text A 课后练习 2) Text B 课后练习
3) 写作练习: Making the Most of Time
Unit 7 Terrorism 【本章教学目的、要求】： 1. Grasping the main idea;
2. Appreciating the characteristics of a familiar essay;
3. Mastering key language points and grammatical structures in the
text;
4. Conducting a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing
activities related to the theme of the unit. 【本章教学重点、难点】：
围绕本单元主题Terrorism, 开展听说训练，培养学生基本的听说能力。扩大和巩固词汇量，了解和掌握本单元的词汇和短语运用，基本的句子翻译和实用英语写作 --- Writing a proposition，培养学生掌握阅读技巧，掌握语法省略句的用法。
【本章节主要教学要点】： 1) Pre-reading Task 2) Cultural Notes
3) Text A The Nightmare and the Dreams 4) Text B Journey into the Shadows
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