本書由10個單元構成,突出學術英語閱讀和寫作的能力。每個單元專業(yè)知識內(nèi)容銜接性高,技能訓練交互性強,旨在培養(yǎng)學生在專業(yè)和學術背景下的運用英語的能力。
Unit 1 An Airline Job
Text A: How Major Airlines are Structured
Text B: The Airline Personnel in the Future
Unit 2 The Airline Industry
Text A: The Airline Industry
Text B: Flying into the Future
Unit 3 Frequent Flyer Program
Text A: Special Report-The Price of Loyalty
Text B: Frequent-Flyer Programmes--Mixed Loyalties
Unit 4 Airline Alliances
Text A: The Air Miles High Clubs
Text B: Airline alliances: SkyTeam and the World of Tomorrow
Unit 5 Ground Handling
Text A: Processing of Passengers
Text B: Baggage Picking Up
Unit 6 Airline Pricing
Text A: How Airline Ticket Prices Fell 50% in 30 Years
Text B: Why are No-Frills Airlines so Cheap?
Unit 7 Air Cargo
Text A: A History of Commercial Air Freight
Text B: Air Cargo--Not Pulling its Weight
Writing: Research Results
Unit 8 Aircraft
Text A: The Rivalry Between Airbus And Boeing