本系列教材内容从特定文化点切入，注重培养学生的跨文化交际能力和批判性思维能力，为学生开拓国际化的视野。单元题材围绕学生感兴趣的学校生活、职场工作等方面，每个单元按话题和难度设计了多种学习任务，以达到培养学生用英语交流“准确、得体”的目的。教材选材较为新颖，生词量适中，练习丰富多样，可供不同层次的师生选择使用；教学活动设计合理，适合英语专业小班授课。 此外，本系列教材针对我国高职英语教学实际，强调语言基础和语言应用的有机结合，在选材、练习编写、编排和形式上都突出了对于英语学习者实践能力的培养，并结合学生未来工作的实际需求，讲究实用性，特别是在写作实践、翻译实践和听说部分的内容和练习编写上与生活和职业场景结合，把英语基本技能训练与职场意识提升融合为一体。 本书为《英语（第二版）扩展教程》第三册，供二年级第一学期使用。

前辅文
Unit 1 Scientists’ Social Responsibility
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
   Science and Humanity in the Twenty-First Century
  Language Focus
  Word Study
  Translation Practice
  Reading Skills
  Practical Writing
   E-mail
Unit 2 Lifetime Gift
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
   Impatience and a Guy in a Wheelchair
  Language Focus
  Word Study
  Translation Practice
  Reading Skills
  Practical Writing
   Letter of Thanks
Unit 3 Gateways to Other Worlds
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
   Are You a Productive Reader?
  Language Focus
  Word Study
  Translation Practice
  Reading Skills
  Practical Writing
   Letter of Inquiry
Unit 4 Job Hunting
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
   Research, Rehearse and Relax
  Language Focus
  Word Study
  Translation Practice
  Reading Skills
  Practical Writing
   Job Application
Unit 5 A Road to Your Future
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
   Got Your Career Goal?
  Language Focus
  Word Study
  Translation Practice
  Reading Skills
  Practical Writing
   Meeting Minutes
Unit 6 The Root of Happiness
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
   What Makes People Happy?
  Language Focus
  Word Study
  Translation Practice
  Reading Skills
  Practical Writing
   Fax
Unit 7 The Power of Knowledge
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
   Knowledge as Fuel
  Language Focus
  Word Study
  Translation Practice
  Reading Skills
  Practical Writing
   Note for Leave
Unit 8 College
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
   How to Succeed in College
  Language Focus
  Word Study
  Translation Practice
  Reading Skills
  Practical Writing
   College application letter
Vocabulary and Phrases
  Keys and Scripts
  Translations

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