本书为《21世纪大学实用英语》系列教材(第2版)《教学参考书》第2册。全书共8个单元，每个单元根据《综合教程》的相关内容配以教法推荐、背景知识、课文译文、课文逐段详解及相应例句(全部例句均配中文译文)、练习答案。另外还附有《综合练习》中的练习答案和录音原文。供使用《21世纪大学实用英语》(第2版)教材的教师作教学参考。

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本书为《教学参考书》第2册，共8个单元，每个单元根据《综合教程》的相关内容配备教法推荐、作者介绍、背景知识、课文详解、练习答案以及《综合练习》中的练习卷答案和录音原文等。同时，本书在版式设计上有所改革，将学生用书的内容完整地融入教学参考书，课文讲解引入了“左学右教”的方式，以方便教师教学。本书另配有电子教案。

Unit 1

    I. Objectives 2

   II. Suggested Teaching Plan 2

   III. Background Information 5

   IV. Class Presentation 10

     Listening & Speaking 10

     Reading & Writing 19

       Text A: Misunderstanding 20

       Grammar Review: Subject-verb Agreement (1)  44

       Practical Writing: Letters of Invitation 47

       Text B: The Mysteries of the English Language 50

       Practidal Reading 67

       Basic Reading Skills: Guessing the Meaning of Unknown Words in Context (1) 69

Unit 2 71

    I. Objectives 72

   II. Suggested Teaching Plan 72

   III. Background Information 75

   IV. Class Presentation 76

      Listening & Speaking 76

      Reading & Writing 85

       Text A: Mistaken Identity 86

       Grammar Review: Subject-verb Agreement (2_) 108

       Practical Writing: Response to a Letter of Invitation 110

       Text B: If Only 114

       Practical Eeading 135

       Basic Reading Skills: Guessing the Meaning of Unknown Words in

       Context (2) 137

Unit 3 139

    I. Objectives 140

   II. Suggested Teaching Plan 140

   III. Background Information 143

   IV. Class Presentation 147

      Listening & Speaking 147

      Reading & Writing 155

       Text A: I Can't Accept Not Trying 156

       Grammar Review: The Infintive :175

       Practical Writing: Notes Asking for a Leave of Absence 178

       Text B: Enthusiasm Leadsto Success 182

       Practical Reading 196

       Basic Reading Skills: Guessing the Meaning of Unknown Words Through Word Formation 198

Unit 4 199

    I. Objectives 200

   II. Suggested Teaching Plan 200

   III. Background Information 203

   IV. Class Presentation 203

     Listening & Speaking 203

     Reading & Writing 213

       Text A: I Like Animals 214

       Grammar Review: Wing 236

       Practical Writing: Telephone Messages 238

       Text B: Horse Sense -- Wilhelm von Osten Tries to Teach Horse to Count 242

       Practical Reading 252

       Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Paragraph Development (1) 257

Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 1-4) 259

Key and Tapescript for Workbook (2) (Units 1-4) 269

Unit 5 283

    I. Objectives 284

   II. Suggested Teaching Plan 284

   III. Background Information 287

   IV. Class Presentation 289

     Listening & Speaking 289

     Reading & Writing 298

       Text A: Precious Legacy 298

       Grammar Review: V + Wing or + Infinitive (1) 321

       Practical Writing: Envelopes 322

       Text B: A String of Blue Beads 326

       Practical Reading 346

       Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Paragraph

       Development (2) 349

Unit 6 351

    I. Objectives 352

   II. Suggested Teaching Plan 352

   III. Background Information 355

   IV. Class Presentation 357

     Listening & Speaking 357

     Reading & Writing 365

       Text A: Billy (Part One) 366

       Grammar Review: V + V-ing or + Infinitive (2) 386

       Practical Writing: Personal Letters (1) 388

       Text B: Billy (Part Two) 393

       Practical Reading 407

       Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Paragraph

       Development (3) 411

Unit 7 413

   I. Objectives 414

  II. Suggested Teaching Plan 414

  III. Background Information 417

  IV. Class Presentation 418

    Listening & Speaking 418

    Reading & Writing 427

       Text A: Honesty Pays Off 428

       Grammar Review: V + V-ing or + Infinitive (3) 447

       Practical Writing: Personal Letters (2) 450

       Text B: The Honest Woodman 456

       Practical Reading 471

       Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Paragraph

       Development (4) 473

Unit 8 475

    I. Objectives 476

   II. Suggested Teaching Plan 476

   III. Background Information 479

   IV. Class Presentation 489

     Listening & Speaking 489

     Reading & Writing 499

       Text A: The Top 5 Scientific Breakthroughs of the 21st Century 500

       Grammar Review: V-ing Phrases, V-ed Phrases ang To V Phrases Used as Adverbials 530

       Practical Writing: Emaiis 532

       Text B: The Chernobyl Disaster 536

       Practical Reading 550

       Basic Reading Skills: Understanding Paragraph

       Development (5) 553

Chinese Version of Texts A and B (Units 5-8) 555

Key and Tapescript for Workbook (2) (Units 5-8) 566