《专业硕士研究生英语自学手册》是与《专业硕士研究生英语》配套使用的教学辅助材料,主要是对《专业硕士研究生英语》主课文中出现的重要词汇、表达方法及重点语法现象做出注解,并提供所有练习的参考答案。同时,《专业硕士研究生英语自学手册》设计了巩固重要词汇及提高测试技能的自测练习,另外还增加了实用口语表达的内容,以加强听说能力的训练。
与《专业硕士研究生英语》相响应,《专业硕士研究生英语自学手册》共包括十二个单元,每个单元又分为四个部分。具体编排模式如下:
第一部分Language Poims:对主课文中的重要词汇及词组进行中、英文注释,并给出相关例句。同时对课文中的重点语法现象进行说明。编者们在查阅多本辞典,比较多种释义,并结合课文内容的基础上,尽量使注解达到准确翔实。
第二部分Keyto Exercises:提供了课文练习及课后讨论题的参考答案。
第三部分Self-check:设计了一些针对重点词汇、词组而又不同于教材中已有形式的练习,以便学习者检查自己对这些常用表达法的掌握情况。同时增加了完型填空及阅读理解两种练习形式。其中的素材是从包括互联网等多种渠道收集的,编写者们从中尽量挑选那些能提供主课文背景知识的短文,或提供一些与主课文题材或体裁相近的文章,一方面有益于学习者对主课文进行多方位、多角度的深入理解,同时又能有针对性地对这两种常用测试技能进行训练。
第四部分Oral Expression:每单元围绕一个日常话题,如问候、自我介绍、饭店用餐、商场购物、银行取款、行车问路、体育娱乐、网上漫游等,为学习者介绍如何征求他人意见,如何表达自己看法,如何讨论不同意见,如何赞美他人以及如何向他人致谢等多种实际语言交际功能。目的是使学习者熟悉生活中常见情景中的常用语言,帮助学习者掌握基本的口语交际技能,提高学习者实际运用语言进行口头交流的能力。
Unit One
Text A Colin Powell: Straight to the Top
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Greetings and intfoductions
Unit Two
Text A That Lean and Hungry Look
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Entertaining
Unit Three
Text A Selling Our Innocence Abroad
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exe;cises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Going Shopping
Unit Four
Text A The Right to Fail
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: At the Bank
Unit Five
Text A A Granddaughter s Fear
Part One; Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Transportation
Unit Six
Text A The Generation Lap
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Getting Directions
Unit Seven
Text A Propaganda Techniques in Advertising
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Asking for and Expressing Opinions
Unit Eight
Text A Nora Quealey
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Going to the Movies
Unit Nine
Text A How to Deal with a Difficult Boss
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Intemet
Unit Ten
Text A Was America a Mistake?
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Talking About Sports
Unit Eleven
Text A Any More Like You at Home?
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Compliments/Thanks and Responses
Unit Twelve
Text A The Real Generation Gap
Part One: Language Points
Part Two: Key to Exercises
Part Three: Self-check
Part Four: Oral Expression: Discussing Different Points of View~