《泛读》共4册，每册用于一个学期的教学。第1册和第2册的内容以教育文化类的话题为主，第3册以行业类话题为主，第4册以经济商务类的话题为主。本书是第二册。

《泛读》每册含16个单元，每单元由3篇课文组成。第1、2篇课文为现代时文，第3篇课文为常见应用文。我们建议在教学中应该以第1篇课文为主课，第2篇课文为补充教材，第3篇课文为任务型练习。

“高职高专英语专业立体化教材”是普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材。本套教材的编写力图体现我国高职高专英语专业的教学实践的特点，遵循高职高专教育“实用为主、够用为度”的总体指导方针，充分反映中国学生学习英语的学习规律和要求，同时体现我国英语教学研究的新成果、新思想和新理念。教材的设计充分考虑高职高专英语专业的课程设置、课时、教学要求应符合高职高专英语专业人才培养要求与目标，处理好打好英语语言基础与培养英语语言应用能力的关系，强调英语语言基本技能的训练与培养实际运用英语从事涉外交际活动的语言应用能力并重。

UNIT 1

 TEXT Ⅰ Crazy English

 TEXT Ⅱ "Mother"--The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language

 TEXT Ⅲ Slang,Jargon and Idioms

UNIT 2

 TEXT Ⅰ Shopping Tips in the US

 TEXT Ⅱ Food Shopping--Western Style

 TEXT Ⅲ Mall Guide

UNIT 3

 TEXT Ⅰ When in Rome,Do as the Romans Do

 TEXT Ⅱ Culture Shock

 TEXT Ⅲ Tips for International Tourists

UNIT 4

 TEXT Ⅰ Reports on School Education

 TEXT Ⅱ Safety on Campus

 TEXT Ⅲ Princeton University

Reading Skills Ⅰ Sentence Clues to Recognizing Word Meanings

UNIT 5

 TEXT Ⅰ Nonverbal Signals:The Strongest Communication

 TEXT Ⅱ Finger Gestures Used by the Americans

 TEXT Ⅲ Body Language

UNIT 6

 TEXT Ⅰ The Broken Mirror,the Black Cat,and Good Luck

 TEXT Ⅱ Superstitions

 TEXT Ⅲ Lucky Lottery Rules

UNIT 7

 TEXT Ⅰ The First Thanksgiving Day

 TEXT Ⅱ Spring Festival in China

 TEXT Ⅲ Important Holidays

UNIT 8

 TEXT Ⅰ Christmas

 TEXT Ⅱ Christmas Day

 TEXT Ⅲ Father's Day&Mother's Day

Reading Skills Ⅱ Word Part Clues to Word Meanings

UNIT 9

 TEXT Ⅰ Why Get Fit?

 TEXT Ⅱ Sports and Recreation

 TEXT Ⅲ American Football

UNIT 10

 TEXT Ⅰ Are You a TV Addict?

 TEXT Ⅱ US Media Today

 TEXT Ⅲ CNN Primetime Schedule

UNiT 11

 TEXT Ⅰ "Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon"--An Interview with Ang Lee

 TEXT Ⅱ Audrey Hepburn

 TEXT Ⅲ Showtimes&Tickets

UNIT 12

 TEXT Ⅰ Dining with Americans

 TEXT Ⅱ How to Cook Pizza Sauce

 TEXT Ⅲ Laws in British Pubs

Reading Skills Ⅲ Denotation and Connotation

UNIT 13

 TEXT Ⅰ One Million Dollars

 TEXT Ⅱ A Longest Marriage

 TEXT Ⅲ Marriage Customs in Different Parts of the World

UNIT 14

 TEXT Ⅰ Helping at London Airport

 TEXT Ⅱ The English Character

 TEXT Ⅲ History of the British Flag

UNIT 15

 TEXT Ⅰ The American Way

 TEXT Ⅱ Chinese Americans

 TEXT Ⅲ Chinese Americans in the US

UNIT 16

 TEXT Ⅰ A Mozart Prescription

 TEXT Ⅱ Love Him Tender--The King Elvis Presley

 TEXT Ⅲ Music Theory

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