中学生百科英语(1Facts & Figures)/清华中学英语分级读物

《中学生百科英语》是 为广大中学生朋友引进出 版的一套知识性很强的阅 读教材。它以动物、植物 、音乐、探险、发明等百 科知识专题为线索，循序 渐进地引导读者在愉快的 阅读、思考、练习、听朗 读、欣赏CNN节目、做游戏 的过程中逐步提高阅读能 力，迅速扩大词汇量。 本教材选材丰富生动、 课程编排科学完整、版式 新颖活泼、配套课件原汁 原味，完美匹配我国中学 英语现行教学要求，是不 可多得的中学英语阅读教 材。本系列教材共四个级 别，可供不同层次的学生 选用。初中低年级的学生 可以使用第1册，4册学完 后，达到并超过高考要求 水平。

出版说明 本书使用说明 Unit 1 Animals Lesson 1 The Kiwi Lesson 2 The Camel Lesson 3 The Polar Bear Lesson 4 The Hippopotamus Lesson 5 The Dolphin Word Study Extension Activities Video Highlights: CNN Video, Dolphins in Honduras Activity Page Dictionary Page: Finding Antonyms Unit 2 How? Why? Lesson 1 Why Do We Yawn? Lesson 2 Why Do People Laugh? Lesson 3 Why Is the Sea Salty? Lesson 4 How Can a Plant Kill? Lesson 5 How Do Many Hearing-Impaired People Talk? Word Study Extension Activities Video Highlights: CNN Video,A New Kind of Tourism in Brazil Activity Page Dictionary Page: Learning Word Forms Unit 3 Plants Lesson 1 The Date Palm Lesson 2 The Water Hyacinth Lesson 3 Rice Lesson 4 Oranges Lesson 5 The Coffee Plant Word Study Extension Activities Video Highlights:CNN Video, The Bakas of Cameroon Activity Page Dictionary Page: Finding the Correct Spelling Unit 4 Music Lesson 1 Music and Behavior Lesson 2 Blues and Jazz Lesson 3 Rock and Roll Lesson 4 Country-Western Music Lesson 5 Latin Music and Salsa Word Study Extension Activities Video Highlights: CNN Video, The New Country Songwriters Activity Page Dictionary Page: Understanding Grammar Unit 5 Work and Leisure Lesson 1 Work Hours Lesson 2 Salaries Lesson 3 Family-Friendly Companies Lesson 4 Work Clothes Lesson 5 Time Off Word Study Extension Activities Video Highlights: CNN Video, Volunteer Firefighters in Los Angeles Activity Page Dictionary Page: Learning Word Forms Unit 6 Interesting People of the World Lesson 1 The Sami of Northern Europe Lesson 2 The Ainu of Japan Lesson 3 The Yanomami of the Amazon Lesson 4 The Hopi of Arizona Lesson 5 The Maori of New Zealand Word Study Extension Activities Video Highlights: CN N Video, Modern Issues for the Hopi and the Navajo Activity Page Dictionary Page: Choosing the Correct Definition Unit 7 Exploration and Adventure Lesson 1 The Polynesians Lesson 2 A Giraffe in Central Asia Lesson 3 The First Woman on Mount Qomolangma Lesson 4 The Iditarod Race Lesson 5 Sailing Alone Word Study Extension Activities Video Highlights: CNN Video, A Contemporary Look at Alaska's Iditarod Raco Activity Page Dictionary Page: Finding Synonyms Unit Quiz Vocabulary Skills Index Irregular Verbs Video Transcripts