楼光庆主编的《现代英语教程(附光盘第2版专升本阶段普通高等教育十一五国家级规划教材)》依据《全国成人高等教育英语课程教学基本要求（非英语专业专科用）》和《人学英语课程教学要求》，在大量调查研究和教学实践的基础上编写而成。以博采众长、兼收并蓄的“综合法”（Method Synergistics）为理论指导，侧重传统方法。突出“成人、业余、实用”的特点。注意语言文化内涵，培养学生语言“得体性”意识。强调语言实践，突出重点，重视学生的基本功训练。

Unit 1 A Business Letter

 Text: A Business Letter

 Writing: Business Letters

 Translation: Warm-up

 Reading: Resume

 Listening: Implication

 Speaking: Health I

Unit 2 Effective Use of Land

 Text: Effective Use of Land

 Writing: Personal Letters

 Translation: Pragmatic Analysis

 Reading: Ballad of the Bottom Dollar

 Listening: Correcting and Explaining

 Speaking: Health II

Unit 3 Yellowstone National Park

 Text: Yellowstone National Park

 Writing: Narration I

 Translation: Text and Context

 Reading: Hyde Park

 Listening: Excuses and Comments

 Speaking: Visiting an International Friend's Home I

Unit 4 My Friend, Albert Einstein

 Text: My Friend, Albert Einstein

 Writing: Narration II

 Translation: Coherence and Cohesion

 Reading: The Tramp and the Philosopher

 Listening: Regret and Blame

 Speaking: Visiting an International Friend's Home II

Unit 5 Americans: A Definition

 Text: Americans: A Definition

 Writing: Description I

 Translation: Parataxis and Hypotaxis

 Reading: Nature

 Listening: Surprise

 Speaking: Staying at a Hotel I

Unit 6 On Reading

 Text: On Reading

 Writing: Description II

 Translation: Personal and Impersonal

 Reading: The Pleasure of Learning

 Listening: Attitude and Feeling

 Speaking: Staying at a Hotel II

Unit 7 Walking in Space

 Text: Walking in Space

 Writing: Exposition I

 Translation: Mood and Tone

 Reading: Who Needs Spiders?

 Listening: Preference

 Speaking: At a Restaurant I

Unit 8 A Seven-Dollar Dream

 Text: A Seven-Dollar Dream

 Writing: Exposition II

 Translation: Tense and Voice

 Reading: The Legacy

 Listening: Summing-up

 Speaking: At a Restaurant II

Unit 9 A Fable for Tomorrow

 Text: A Fable for Tomorrow

 Writing: Argumentation I

 Translation: Avoiding Translationese

 Reading: At the Edge of the Sea

 Listening: Advice and Comments

 Speaking: Major Countries and Languages I

Unit 10 A Wing and a Prayer

 Text: A Wing and a Prayer

 Writing: Argumentation

 Translation: Summary

 Reading: Feathered Friend

 Listening: Wishes and Expectations

 Speaking: Major Countries and Languages II

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