本教程是为高等院校英语专业学生编写的综合英语教程。课本内容广泛，涉及日常生活的常见话题，在培养学生听说读写译各项技能的同时，也关注提高学生的人文素养和文化意识，充分体现英语专业教学改革强调的全人教育理念。本教程设计四册学生用书，并配套相应的教师用书。本书是学生用书的同步教师用书，包括背景知识、补充材料、教学建议、课文译文、参考答案等，是教师教学和学生学习的必备用书。

章节目录
Unit 1 Social Customs
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 2 Cultural Etiquette
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 3 Food and Health
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 4 Children and Nature
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 5 Freud and Dreams
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 6 Science and Environment
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 7 Discovery and Invention
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 8 Humor and Wisdom
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 9 Biblical Stories
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 10 Human Virtues
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 11 Hobbies
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key
Unit 12 Tourism and Economy
Unit Goals
Cultural Link
A Synopsis of the Text
Difficult Sentences of the Text
Language Points of the Extension
Suggestions and Key

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