1.编写宗旨
本教程为学生提供较系统的、丰富多彩的课外阅读材料,旨在培养和提高学生的英语阅读能力,扩大学生的知识面和词汇量,从而增进学生的理解和欣赏水平。
2.全书框架
全教程共分六册,每册配有一册教师用书。
每册分8个单元,每单元有3课,共24课。每课包括以下几个部分:
⑴ 课文前没有Introduction,以便学生对课文的主要内容和背景知识有一个大概有印象,既解决阅读课文明遇到的部分困难,又能提高阅读兴趣。
⑵ 注解采用边注的形式,列出所有可能对阅读形成障碍的单词和词组,用中文或英文解释。采用边注是为了节省时间,方便阅读,降低难度。应鼓励学生边读边猜词的意思,猜不出再看边注。详细列出单词和词组的目的是使学生把列多的时间和精力转向语言的其他方面,加强对课文的整体意识。部分简单词汇不作注解,但收入附录的Glossary.发音相同而释义不同的词汇只在**出现时注明音标。
⑶ 课文后设Reading skill,内容包括根据上下文猜测词义的练习和根据课文特点设计的、能解决本课阅读难点的阅读技能练习。安排这部分内容是为了使学生对课文的篇章结构及语言特点等有一个比较清醒的认识,把

UNIT ONE
1.Uncle jim's wink at life
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
2.The ant and the grasshopper
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
3.Salvation
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
UNIT TWO
4.Friendships
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
5.Thanksgiving
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
6.My grandmother,the bag lady
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
UNIT THREE
7.How to be a scientist
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
8.Dozing at your desk?
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
9.Clean water:our most valuable resource
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
UNIT FOUR
10.clementina
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
11.Lucy rowan's mother
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
12.An American story
Introduction
Text
Reading skills
Do the following multiple-questions
Put the following into chinese
Questions for consideration
UNIT FIVE
UNIT SIX
UNIT SEVEN
UNIT EIGHT

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集体智慧的结晶:
全面合理的课程组合:
兼顾语言能力与综合应用能力的培养
素质培养与成功应试的双赢策略。