全新版21世纪大学英语读写教程

Unit 1 The American Dream

Part 1 Video Starter

Part 2 Text A Harsh Reality of the American Dream

Part 3 Text B Is the American Dream Still Possible?

Part 4 Writing

Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities

Unit 2 Silent Struggle

Part 1 Video Starter

Part 2 Text A An Immigrant's Silent Struggle

Part 3 Text B Hispanic, USA: The Conveyor-Belt Ladies

Part 4 Writing

Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities

Unit 3 Arctic and Antarctic

Part 1 Video Starter

Part 2 Text A The Race to Own the Arctic

Part 3 Text B The Volcano at the End of the Earth

Part 4 Writing

Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities

Unit 4 True Love

Part 1 Video Starter

Part 2 Text A My Only True Love

Part 3 Text B A Painful Decision

Part 4 Writing

Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities

Unit 5 Different Perspectives

Part 1 Video Starter

Part 2 Text A The Heart of the Games: My Favorite Olympic Moments

Part 3 Text B Life Lessons

Part 4 Writing

Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities

Unit 6 Music in Space

Part 1 Video Starter

Part 2 Text A Back Down to Earth

Part 3 Text B Glass: Capturing the Dance of Light

Part 4 Writing

Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities

Unit 7 Coming from Within

Part 1 Video Starter

Part 2 Text A The Progress Paradox

Part 3 Text B How to Get Lucky

Part 4 Writing

Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities

Unit 8 Living to Learn

Part 1 Video Starter

Part 2 Text A Blueprint for a "Learning Society"

Part 3 Text B 7 New Skills Every Worker Needs

Part 4 Writing

Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities

Glossary

《21世纪大学英语读写教程4（全新版）/“十二五”普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材》对主课文和辅助课文的生词和词组采取了不同的处理方式。主课文的生词和词组都列于课文后的生词和词组（New Words and Expressions）表中，并且根据《大学英语课程教学要求》标明级别，注解则主要采用中英对照的形式。辅助课文后的词汇表中列出了《大学英语课程教学要求》中作为“一般要求”的生词和词组，其余生词和词组则都用中文直接在课文中标注。