《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”。
- 前辅文
- 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
- Key to Phonetic Symbols
