新21世纪大学英语教师参考书

Unit 1 College Life

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Text A Ten Secrets for Success as a College Freshman

Text B Maybe Now's the Time to Pursue a Dream

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Unit 2 Growing Up

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Text A You Changed My Life， Miz Lane

Text B A Quick Story

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Unit 3 Radiating Kindness

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Text A An Act of Kindness

Text B ， The Cab Ride

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Unit 4 World of Wonders

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Text A Crystals

Text B Earth's Extremes

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Unit 5 Silent Language

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Text A Eye Language

Text B The Sensation of a Smile

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Unit 6 Sound of Music

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Text A Beethoven and His "Moonlight Sonata"

Text B My Father：He Always Had My Back

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Unit 7 Life as it is

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Text A Life Is a Marathon

Text B Hard Work Pays Off

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Unit 8 Staying Healthy

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Text A Too Many Hospital Beds

Text B Sleep：A Necessity， Not a Luxury

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2004年教育部制定的《大学英语课程教学要求》，明确提出“大学英语的教学目标是培养学生的英语综合应用能力，特别是听说能力，使他们在今后工作和社会交往中能用英语有效地进行口头和书面的信息交流。”这一要求无疑是为当今的大学英语教学树立了方向标：着力改变以语法、阅读为核心的英语教学传统，而朝着语言技能全面并举的方向倾斜。新大纲推动了英语教学的变革，而教学的实际需求，更催唤着新一代教材的诞生。《新21世纪大学英语》，正是在这一形势下审慎推出的一套力求体现大学英语编写新理念的系列教材。