本書教學(xué)生通過語境學(xué)習(xí)英語語言，書中將英語語法學(xué)習(xí)與美國文化語境結(jié)合起來，按循序漸進(jìn)的原則安排語法點(diǎn)，每個語法點(diǎn)以圖表方式解釋其形式、用途、語序、主語、相關(guān)結(jié)構(gòu)等。本冊話題包括寵物、老年生活、改善生活、婚禮、健康等。

lesson 1
GRAMMAR The Simple Present Tense;Frequency Words
CONTEXT Pets and Other Animals
READING Americans and Their Pets
READING Dog Wallkers
READING Guide Dogs
REAKING Search and Rescue Dogs
REAKING Marianne and Sparky
lesson 2
GRAMMAR The Present Continuous Tense;Aciton and Nonaction Verbs;The Futurd Tense
CONTEXT Getting Older
READING Rtirement Living
READING Life After Retirement
READING The Graying of America
lesson 3
GRAMMAR Habitual Past with Used To;The Simple Past Tense
CONTEXT Working Towards a Better Life
READING Equal Rights for All
READING George Dawson-Life Is So Good
lesson 4
GRAMMAR Possessive Forms;Object Pronouns;Reflexive Pronouns;Questions
CONTEXT Weddings
READING A Tradittional American Wedding
READING New Wedding Trends
READING Economizing on a Wedding
READING Questions and Answers About an American Wedding
lesson 5
GRAMMAR Singualr and Plural;Count and Noncount Nouns;There+Be;Quantity Words
CONTEXT Thanksgiving，Pilgrims，and American Indians
READING A Typical Thandsgiving
READING The Origin of Thanksgiving
READING Recipe for Turkdy Strffing
READING Taking the Land from the Native Americans
READING Code Talkers
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lesson 8
lesson 9
lesson 10
lesson 11
lesson 12
lesson 13
lesson 14
Appendices