现代英语教程

Unit 1 A Business Letter

Text: A Business Letter

Writing: Business Letters

Translation: Warm-up

Reading: Resume

Listening: Implication

Speaking: Health I

Unit 2 Effective Use of Land

Text: Effective Use of Land

Writing: Personal Letters

Translation: Pragmatic Analysis

Reading: Ballad of the Bottom Dollar

Listening: Correcting and Explaining

Speaking: Health II

Unit 3 Yellowstone National Park

Text: Yellowstone National Park

Writing: Narration I

Translation: Text and Context

Reading: Hyde Park

Listening: Excuses and Comments

Speaking: Visiting an International Friend's Home I

Unit 4 My Friend, Albert Einstein

Text: My Friend, Albert Einstein

Writing: Narration II

Translation: Coherence and Cohesion

Reading: The Tramp and the Philosopher

Listening: Regret and Blame

Speaking: Visiting an International Friend's Home II

Unit 5 Americans: A Definition

Text: Americans: A Definition

Writing: Description I

Translation: Parataxis and Hypotaxis

Reading: Nature

Listening: Surprise

Speaking: Staying at a Hotel I

Unit 6 On Reading

Text: On Reading

Writing: Description II

Translation: Personal and Impersonal

Reading: The Pleasure of Learning

Listening: Attitude and Feeling

Speaking: Staying at a Hotel II

Unit 7 Walking in Space

Text: Walking in Space

Writing: Exposition I

Translation: Mood and Tone

Reading: Who Needs Spiders?

Listening: Preference

Speaking: At a Restaurant I

Unit 8 A Seven-Dollar Dream

Text: A Seven-Dollar Dream

Writing: Exposition II

Translation: Tense and Voice

Reading: The Legacy

Listening: Summing-up

Speaking: At a Restaurant II

Unit 9 A Fable for Tomorrow

Text: A Fable for Tomorrow

Writing: Argumentation I

Translation: Avoiding Translationese

Reading: At the Edge of the Sea

Listening: Advice and Comments

Speaking: Major Countries and Languages I

Unit 10 A Wing and a Prayer

Text: A Wing and a Prayer

Writing: Argumentation

Translation: Summary

Reading: Feathered Friend

Listening: Wishes and Expectations

Speaking: Major Countries and Languages II

Glossary

《现代英语教程6（第2版）》是一套专为中国成人高等教育学生编写的教材。依据《全国成人高等教育英语课程教学基本要求（非英语专业专科用）》和《人学英语课程教学要求》，在大量调查研究和教学实践的基础上编写而成。以博采众长、兼收并蓄的“综合法”（Method Synergistics）为理论指导，侧重传统方法。突出“成人、业余、实用”的特点。注意语言文化内涵，培养学生语言“得体性”意识。强调语言实践，突出重点，重视学生的基本功训练。