《新编英语教程》(修订版)是供高等学校英语专业四年制本科生使用的综合英语教材,能帮助学生练好坚实的语言基本功,使他们的英语综合技能达到得心应手、运用自如的程度;使他们具有宽广的社会科学和自然科学方面的知识;使他们能灵活地进行有效的社会交际活动。
《新编英语教程》共分九级:
预备级--为学生提供*基本的英语语音、语法和词汇知识及其应用方法,是日后熟练掌握英语综合技能的奠基石。本级教材有学生用书、练习册、教师用书。
第1至4级一一供基础阶段学生使用,每级都有学生用书、练习册、教师用书、MP3录音。
第5至6级一一供高年级学生使用,每级都有学生用书、练习册、教师用书、MP3录音。
第7至8级一一供高年级学生使用,每级都有学生用书、练习参考答案。

《新编英语教程》第三、四册与本教程**、二册同样,自初版以来已逾十年,通过问卷以及座谈会调查,使用本教材的大多数师生认为《教程》重视语言基本功的训练,也注重语言交际能力的培养,语言实用性较强,阅读材料题材广泛,内容丰富。但也还有待改进之处。例如课文内容较陈旧,语言难度不够,词汇练习较少等等。为此我们对本教程进行了修订。其修订**如下:
一、对话I所提供的会话全部重写,更新了内容,适当增加了长度,并略为提高了难度。
二、阅读材料作了较大的调整。原来每单元的两篇阅读材料中有时题材各异,缺乏内容上的联系。修订版力求做到每单元的两篇阅读课文题材接近,使学生在接触每一题材时,不仅能扩大知识面,而且能增加相关题材的词汇量。阅读课文的删换量约百分之三十。
三、写作部分原则上不变,但作了较大的修改,适当加深了难度。
四、练习册的各项练习排列作了调整。除了与学生用书相对应的各种练习编排不变外,其他诸如拼写、听写、听力理解、翻译、填充、词汇工作等练习现在归在综合练习项目下,同时增加了词汇练习和单句翻译练习。

UNIT TEXT I
1 My First job
2 Unwillingly on Holiday
Three Sundays in a Week
A Manfrom Stratford William Shakespeare
5 The Light at the End of the Chunnel
6 Atomic Cars

TEXT II
The Interview
April Fools' Day
The Bermuda Triangle
William Shakespeare,
Travelling
Energy or Extinction?

ORAL WORK
Role-play
An Interview
Interaction Activities
Making Preparations for an Interview
Role-play
On the Train
Interaction Activities
An Unforgettable Experience
Role-play
A Discussion on the Bermuda Triangle
Interaction Activities
A Lucky Survivor
Role-play
Theatre and Cinema
Interaction Activities
The Best Play/Film I Have Seen
Role-play
A Trip to China
Interaction Activities
The New Construction Project in Our
City/Town
Role-play
A Discussion on the Nuclear Power
Station
Interaction Activities
A Discussion on Nuclear Energy

GUIDED WRITING
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing-Narration and Description
Letter Writing--Heading and Salutation Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Description
Letter Writing--Introduction
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Narration in
Chronological Order
Letter Writing--Purpose
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Narration in
Chronological Order
Letter Writing--Conclusion-and Ending
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Narration in Informal Tone
Letter Writing--Asking for Information
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Argument
Letter Writing--Asking a Favour

UNIT TEXT I
7 On Not Answering the Telephone
8 On Buying Books
9 Who Killed Benny Paret?
10 "Keep Class 2 Under Your Thumb"
11 Shaka--King of the Zulus
12 A Winter to Remember

TEXT II
How to Cope with Your Telephone
Hallo, Good Buy
A Piece of Steak
An Exeter School Boy
The Stamping of the Thorns
January Wind

ORAL WORK
Role-play
A Wrong-numbered Call
Interaction Activities
Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a Phone at Home
Role-play
Are Second-hand Bookshops Worth Visiting?
Interaction Activities On Bookshop Service
Role-play
What Do People Come Out to See in a Boxing Match?
Interaction Activities
On Sports
Role-play
Arguing about Examinations
Interaction Activities
On School Discipline
Role-play
The Courageous Gala
Interaction Activities
What I Think of Shaka
Role-play
My Favourite Season
Interaction Activities
Which Passage Appeals to Me More

GUIDED WRITING
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Argument
Letter Writing--Making an Offer
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Persuasive Writing
Letter Writing--Making a Suggestion
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Argument
Letter Writing--Borrowing a Book
Precis Writing
Paragraph Writing--Narration
Letter Writing--Thanking a Friend for
His Hospitality
Precis Writing
Composition Writing--Parts of a Composition
Letter Writing--Apologizing for Carelessness
Precis Writing
Composition Writing--Organizing the Ideas
Letter Writing--Making an Offer

UNIT TEXT I
13 Christmas
14 After Twenty Years
15 A Fable for Tomorrow

TEXT II
Family Christmas
Detectives' Lives--Fact and Fantasy
The Year 2000

ORAL WORK
Role-play
Pre-party Nerves
Interaction Activities
A Chain Story
Role-play
A Mysterious Intruder
Interaction Activities
Who Is the Man?
Role-play
City Transport
Interaction Activities
Life in the Year 2050

GUIDED WRITING
Precis Writing
Composition Writing--Narration
Letter Writing--Reporting Some News
Precis Writing
Composition Writing--Narration
Letter Writing--Making a Suggestion
Precis Writing
Composition Writing--Transitional Devices
Letter Writing--Giving Instructions
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