ENGLISH BOOK(6师范院校英语专业用高等学校教材)

Lesson One TEXT Sexism in School -- Boys still get morc attention than girls do NOTES ON STYLE: Language variation and the study of style WORD STUDY: commit, focus, assert, react EXERCISES Lesson Two TEXT Philosophers Among the Carrots NOTES ON STYLE: Native words vs borrowed words WORD STUDY : reflect, compete, descend, content EXERCISES Lesson Three TEXT The Power of Habit NOTES ON STYLE: Parallelism LWORD STUDY : appreciate, prevent, fashion, discharge EXERCISES Lesson Four TEXT The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen NOTES ON STYLE: Spoken/Written style WORD STUDY: evade, observe, endure, engage EXERCISES Lesson Five TEXT Language Teaching and Learning NOTES ON STYLE: Personal/Impersonal style WORD STUDY: represent,contribute,operate,level EXERCISES Lesson Six TEXT Apology to the Future NOTES ON STYLE: Deviation and norm WORD STUDY: dispose, retain, acknowledge,precede EXERCISES Lesson Seven TEXT Paper Moons NOTES ON STYLE: Paralinguistic features WORD STUDY: afford, present, balance, consider EXERCISES Lesson Eight TEXT The Case for Greater Clarity in Writing NOTES ON STYLE: Cohesion WORD STUDY: affect, presume, devote, plea EXERCISES Lesson Nine TEXT Money Madness NOTES ON STYLE: Euphemism WORD STUDY: share, reason, value, shadow EXERCISES Lesson Ten TEXT The Teacher as Dragon NOTES ON STYLE: Connotation WORD STUDY: intend, argue, project, convey EXERCISES Lesson Eleven TEXT Typhoon NOTES ON STYLE: 1. Simile and quasi-simile 2. Metaphor WORD STUDY: secure, shine, cast, convince EXERCISES Lesson Twelve TEXT The Plot NOTES ON STYLE: Long and short sentences WORD STUDY: count, spare, access, element EXERCISES Lesson Thirteen TEXT The Declaration of Independence NOTES ON STYLE: Formal/Informal lan-guage WORD STUDY: effect, appeal, render, expose EXERCISES Lesson Fourteen TEXT Voodoo Cities NOTES ON STYLE: Postponement and fronting WORD STUDY: compare, vary, preserve,deliver EXERCISES Lesson Fifteen TEXT Daydreams of What You'd Rather Be NOTES ON STYLE: Overlexicalization WORD STUDY: confide, speculate, manage,entertain EXERCISES APPENDIX I. Vocabulary APPENDIX II. A General List of Idioms and Expressions