文旭,教授,西南大学外国语学院院长,博士生导师。北京师范大学博士,北京外国语大学博士后;国务院政府特殊津贴获得者,“新世纪优秀人才支持计划项目”获得者,“优秀青年教师资助计划项目”获得者;重庆市“高等学校优秀中青年骨干教师资助计划项目”获得者,重庆市首批高校中青年骨干教师,第三届重庆市优秀专业技术人才,重庆市学术带头人;西南大学学位评定委员会副主席,西南大学职称评审委员会委员;国际学术期刊Cognitive Linguistic Studies(《认知语言学研究》,John Benjamins Publishing Company出版)主编;国家级精品课程“语言学导论”负责人(2010),国家级特色专业建设点”英语”负责人(2009)。
目錄:
Unit 1 Wealth 0
Unit Goals
Describe your financial habits
Discuss things that people value
Evaluate the relationship between money and happiness
Learn how to make a deal
Vocabulary
Money transactions
Banking
Listening
General and focused listening
A radio program: The history of money
Understanding China: China’s Monetary Policy: The Way Forward
Speaking
Giving suggestions for how to have fun for free
Pronunciation: Reduction of to
Video Journal
National Geographic: “Making a Deal”
China Daily Video Understanding China’s Experience of Poverty Alleviation 14
Unit 2 The Mind 16
Unit Goals
Talk about the mind
Talk about learning styles
Talk about emotions
Discuss memory
Vocabulary
Thought processes
Scientific studies
Listening
Listening for general understanding and specific information
A radio program: The unusual condition of synesthesia
Understanding China: Changing Minds for Your Offspring
Speaking
Talking about sensations
Pronunciation: Th sounds
Video Journal
National Geographic: “Memory Man”
TEDTALKS Video Mark Bezos: A Life Lesson from a Volunteer Firefighter 30
Unit 3 Survival 34
Unit Goals
Talk about emergency situations
Evaluate survival methods
Learn how to survive when in danger
Learn the appliance safety
Vocabulary
Survival skills
Expressions for emergencies
Listening
Listening for general understanding
A radio program: Interviewing survivors
Understanding China: Preparing for the Worst
Speaking
Simulation: Working with a team in a survival situation
Pronunciation: Reduced sounds: d’ya and didja
Video Journal
National Geographic: “Destroyers”
China Daily Video Exploring the Charm of Chinese Popular Culture 48
Unit 4 Art 50
Unit Goals
Describe your favorite artists and their art
Express your opinions about a piece of art
Talk about public art
Discuss cultural diversity
Vocabulary
Art
Art materials
Listening
Listening for general understanding
Conversations in a museum
Understanding China: A Painter Whose Style Continues to Sing
Speaking
Discussing personal choices
Pronunciation: Thought groups
Video Journal
National Geographic: “Faces of India”
TEDTALKS Video Amit Sood: Building a Museum of Museums on the Web
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Unit 5 Transportation 68
Unit Goals
Use English to get around
Discuss choices in transportation
Make recommendations for improving transportation
Discuss transportation rules that should be made
Vocabulary
Modern transportation
Public transportation
Listening
Focused listening
A discussion: Subway systems
Understanding China:
China’s NEV Industry Seeks Green Development amid Transformation
Speaking
Role-play: Solving an airport problem
Pronunciation: Reduced are
Video Journal
National Geographic: “Big City Bicycle Messengers”
China Daily Video Bridging Mountains and Hearts: Yunnan’s
Remarkable Railroad and Metro Evolution 82
Unit 6 Space 84
Unit Goals
Talk about space exploration
Talk about life in space
Summarize a sequence of events
Describe human exploration of Mars
Vocabulary
Space exploration
Future time expressions
Listening
General and focused listening
Interview of an astronaut
Understanding China: Zhurong Sends Back Signals, Marking Success of Tianwen-1’s Landing on Mars
Speaking
Role-play: Choosing a space experiment
Pronunciation: Stress in compound nouns
Video Journal
National Geographic: “Daring Mighty Things: Curiosity Lands on Mars”
TEDTALKS Video Bill Stone: I’m Going to the Moon. Who’s with Me 98
Unit 7 Values 102
Unit Goals
Learn to define the notion of values
Understand different values
Discuss the impact of AI on human values in the world
Talk about the significance of values by and in education today
Vocabulary
Morality
Exploring values
Listening
General and focused listening
A radio program: Contrasting values around the world
Understanding China: Building a Community with a Shared Future for All Mankind
Speaking
Understanding contrasting values between nations
Discussing values in education around the world
Pronunciation: Intonation of tag questions
Video Journal
National Geographic: “Education Around the World”
China Daily Video Experiencing China’s Move Towards Building a
Community of a Shared Future for All Mankind 116
Unit 8 Digital Humanities 118
Unit Goals
Identify the definition of digital humanities
Understand the development of the Internet
Discuss future careers in the digital age
Talk about the significance of philosophy in the digital age
Vocabulary
Digital revolution
Digital communication
Listening
General and focused listening
A radio program: Creating the Internet
Understanding China: The World’s First Large-Scale Internet-Themed Museum
Speaking
Discussing artificial intelligence
Pronunciation: Past modals
Video Journal
National Geographic: “Philosophy in the Digital Age”
TEDTALKS Video Paul Nicklen: Tales of Ice-Bound Wonderlands 132