《综合英语教程（第三版）》目标定位于大学本科英语专业学生的基础课，共6册，前4册主要为英语专业基础阶段的学生使用。每册包含15个单元的主题内容，每单元开发了切合学生实际需要的听、说、读、写任务，更好地把语言知识、语言技能和学习者的认知能力发展综合在一起。新版教材在题材选择上符合时代和学习者的实际需要，涵盖了当代社会的重要方面，反映了时代的进步和发展，有助于学习者获得地道的语言输入。同时，新版教材增强了语言学习的文学性色彩，文学是语言学习和人文修养的最佳手段，教师通过文学作品在宏观和微观两个方便发展学习者的外语能力。最后，新版教材的教学任务设计上更加强调“教学效能”。

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1 I Wandered Lonely as a
Cloud
  Talking about the poem I Wandered Lonely as
a Cloud by Wordsworth
  Discussing the heritages of the Lake District
in the UK
  Talking about features of local cultures such
as Bali
2 Mr. Boggis’s Secret
  Talking about less educated, and less informed
people and their beliefs
  Talking about business tricks and strategies
  Analyzing characters in literary works
3 Time to Stop Excuses
for Lateness
  Talking about work ethic and employment
related expressions
  Observing rules or disciplines in a work place
  Discussing bureaucracy in government or
agencies
4 Hummingbird Winter
  Talking about life of animals
  Talking about relationships between human
beings and animals
  Interpreting parody of conventional literary
works
5 The Power of a
Good Name
  Talking about lessons of life
  Talking about personal dignity, reputation,
and value systems in general
  Discussing the views and concepts of
education
6 Chinese Food
  Talking about food and cuisine
  Discussing health issues related to exercise
and food
  Discussing cultural differences in food and
exercise
7 They Will Not Be
Forgotten
  Discussing history
  Talking about events in the past
  Arguing about historical lessons
8 The Invisible Japanese
Gentlemen
  Talking about social prejudices
  Discussing irony in story The Invisible
Japanese Gentlemen
  Talking about how to judge young people
9 In a Manner of Speaking
  Talking about cultural differences
  Cultural misunderstandings, and misconceptions
  Discussing related concepts of cross-cultural communication
10 The Dream of an Hour
  Talking about personal conflicts in life
  Expressing personal beliefs and wishes
  Expressing loneliness, solitude, and companionship
11 The Poets and the Housewife
  Talking about fantasy, realities, imaginings, and perceptions
  Talking about impressions of people and their appearance
  Talking about dreams, emotions and troubles in life
12 Science and Art
  Talking about power of science such as biotechnologies and its influence on human life
  Talking about art, especially in European culture
  Talking about life stories of well-known artists
13 The Power of Beliefs
  Talking about personal beliefs, predictions,
and superstitions
  Arguing for or against the value of personal
beliefs and superstitions in everyday life
  Discussing biographical accounts of two
great musicians — Beethoven and Mozart
14 Package Design
  Talking about the relationship between appearance and content
  Describing objects, animals and people
  Talking about the use of small objects in life
15 Hong Kong
  Talking about features of cities
  Describing views of metropolis
  Describing landscape and architectural features in modern cities like Hong Kong,
London, and Shanghai
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