1 | Module 1 | My first day at senior high——My first day at senior high | School life |
Module 2 | My new teachers——My new teachers;Different countries,different schools | School life & Family, friends and people around | |
Module 3 | My first ride on a train——My first ride on a train;The maglev——the fastest train in the world | Travel and transport | |
Module 4 | A social survey—My neighbourhood——A lively city;Problems of some villagers in western Europe | Family, friends and people around | |
Module 5 | A lesson in lab(无课文) | Popular science and modern technology | |
Module 6 | The Internet and telecommunication | Popular science and modern technology | |
2 | Module 1 | Our body and healthy habits——Zhou Kai(自述体);The health care system abroad | Health |
Module 2 | No drugs—组合式课文;Stop smoking now——we can help | Health | |
Module 3 | Music——Haydn,Mozart & Beethoven;Ye Xiaogang | Literature and art(当代名人) | |
Module 4 | Fine arts——western,Chinese and Pop arts(Picasso,Roy Lichtenstein,Qi Baishi & Xu Beihong)组合式课文;Pablo Picasso | Literature and art (艺术名人) | |
Module 5 | Newspapers and magazines——Chinese taikonaut back on earth(杨利伟);Daily newspapers in Britain and the United states | Personal information—(职业 & 文化) | |
Module 6 | Films and TV programmes——Film review:Crouching tiger,hidden dragon;Steven Spielberg——Film director | Literature and art&Entertainment and sports(当代名人) | |
3 | Module 1 | Europe——Great Europe countries;The European Union | The world and the environment |
Module 2 | Developing and developed countries——The Human Development report;Town twinning | The world and the environment | |
Module 3 | The violence of nature——what is tornado / hurricane, An extraordinary event;Earth quakes around the pacific | Topical issues(Environmental conservation *) | |
Module 4 | Sandstorms in Asia——Sandstorms in Asia;The Green Movement | Topical issues(Environmental conservation *) | |
Module 5 | Great people and great inventions of ancient China——Philosophers of ancient China(孔子、孟子和墨子);The Industrial Revolution | History and geography(历史人物及历史事件) | |
Module 6 | Old and new——The Three Gorges Dam;The Empire State Building,New York | History and geography | |
4 | Module 1 | Life in the future——The city of the future;Famous last words | Popular science and modern technology |
Module 2 | Traffic jam——Getting around in Beijing;The London congestion charge | Topical issues | |
Module 3 | Body language and non-verbal communication——课文无标题;Clapping | Topical issues(Society差异) | |
Module 4 | Great scientists——The students who asked questions(袁隆平);Rockets | Society(当代名人)& Popular science and modern technology | |
Module 5 | A trip along the Three Gorges——A trip along the Three Gorges;Postcards to myself | Travel and transport | |
Module 6 | Unexplained mysteries of the natural world——The monster of Lake Tianchi;The universal dragon | Nature(跨文化) | |
5 | Module 1 | British and American English——组合式课文;The man who made spelling simple(诺阿·韦伯斯特) | Language learning |
Module 2 | A job worth doing——The human traffic signal;Growing jobs | Personal information(职业篇) | |
Module 3 | Adventure in literature and the cinema——The steamboat(汤姆·索亚历险记);The life of Mark Twain | Literature and art | |
Module 4 | Carnival——The magic of mask;The meaning of the Carnival | Society(宗教和文化) | |
Module 5 | The great sports personality——A life in sport(李宁);Marathon:the ultimate Olympic event | Entertainment and sports | |
Module 6 | Animals in danger——Saving the antelopes;WWF | Nature | |
6 | Module 1 | Small talk——How good are your social skills;The wrong kind of small talk;Making friends in the USA;The AAA | Interpersonal relationships |
Module 2 | Fantasy literature——The cat that vanished;The story of I.K. Rowling and Harry Potter;The lord of the rings | Literature and art | |
Module 3 | Interpersonal relationships——Friendship--Roy’s story;Childhood friend;Friends reunited | Interpersonal relationships | |
Module 4 | Music——An interview with Liu Fang;Street music;Music from China;The Grammy Awards——are they important | Entertainment and sports | |
Module 5 | Cloning——Frankenstein’s monster;Cloning and DNA;Jurassic Park--scientific fact or Hollywood fiction;Brave New World | Popular science and modern technology | |
Module 6 | War and peace——The D—Day landings;Saving Private Ryan;D—Day + 2;Winston churchill’s speeches;How the United Nations Tries to keep the peace | The world and the environment | |
7 | Module 1 | Basketball——Michael Jordan;Dizzy heights of school basketball;How did they start; | Entertainment and sports |
Module 2 | Highlight of my senior year——Highlight of my senior year;After-school activities;My schooldays;The American art of cheerleading | School life | |
Module 3 | Literature——Oliver asks for more;Dickens’ London;Charles Dickens | Literature and art | |
Module 4 | Music born in America——All you need to know about Hip Hop;Music Born in Hong Kong;Americans who changed the world of music |
Entertainment and sports | |
Module 5 | Ethnic culture——Simon Wakefield’s Yunnan Diary;The Bai ethnic group;No problem;Native Americans and Australian Aborigines | Society(宗教和文化) | |
Module 6 | The world’s cultural heritage——The world’s heritage list(含周口店龙骨山);Chinese Cultural heritage bid for UNESCO;Santa Fe’s living treasures |
History and geography | |
8 | Module 1 | Deep South——Antarctica:the last continent;How failure became success;Welcome to the South Poles;The travels of Marco Polo | The world and the environment |
Module 2 | The Renaissance——The Renaissance;The puzzle of Mona Lisa;Printing | Literature and art | |
Module 3 | Foreign food——组合式课文;Food in Australia;The willow Pattern Plate | Food and drink(习惯篇) | |
Module 4 | Which English——Which English;The future of English;Colourful English;Chinese as a foreign language | Language learning | |
Module 5 | The conquest of the universe——Space:the final frontier;Secrets of the gas giant;May the force be with you;The war of the worlds | Popular science and modern technology | |
Module 6 | The Tang Poems—The golden age of Chinese poetry;The power of poetry,poems on the underground;A golden age of English poetry | Literature and art |