Christine Mc Cafferty是英国教材编写专家,其作品曾在澳大利亚、南非、中国等国家出版。她在大学期间主修英语和政治,辅修历史和法律,硕士期间学习新闻传媒专业。曾经在南非、中国香港等地区教授英语,拥有丰富的教学经验。
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Contents
Module 1 School life
Starting high school
The best high school in America
Helpful things learned at school
Module 2 Language learning
How to learn many languages
Teaching English in Hong Kong
American English
Module 3 Family life
A look at a typical British family
It felt like he was still here
My dear sister
Module 4 Friends
Quarterback keeps 4th grade promise
The judge’s debt I
The judge’s debt II
Module 5 The power of encouragement
Interview with a business lady
When a post office teller brought me to tears
Don’t quit!
Module 6 Story time
The artful Arab
Palissy, the potter
The emperor and the major
Module 7 Stories about animals
The farmer and the fox
The stone that rebounds
Clyde’s doggy life
Module 8 Weather
What spring means to me
Floods in Australia
Snow Poems
Module 9 Festivals
The pros and cons of Halloween
The Ogre-Uncle
Festival Poems
Module 10 Sports
Curling
China''s football dream
Top sports towns in America
Module 11 Changing your mindset
Curiosity can drive your studies
When to change your mindset
Can you learn to be creative?
Module 12 Science and Technology
Chinese surgeons lead the way
Remote working at mine sites
The mindset of Elon Musk