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由外语教学与研究出版社和英国海涅曼教育出版集团合作开发出版。由中方专家按照课程标准的精神提出思路和写作方案，由来自利兹大学等著名大学的教授撰写，是一套真正意义上为我国中学生量身定制的优秀读物。本书具有以下特色：一、紧扣课标话题。二、强调工具性与人文性的统一。三、选材新颖，角度独特。四、语料真实，体裁丰富。
【内容简介】
本丛书共分八册，分别对应初一、初二和高一、高二四个年级。每个年级配套两册读物。它的特色如下：1）遵循课程标准的精神编写而成。每个年级的两册书共24个模块，涵盖规定的24个话题。2）一流的编写队伍。英文作者均为熟悉中国的青少年作家，他们大都具有二语教学经验。3）文章体裁多样，既有意义隽永的寓言、诗歌和随笔，又有贴近生活的科普短文。4）跨文化意识、跨文化对比渗透整个系列。5）大量精美的图片，不仅有助于阅读，还能使读者在阅读时能有一种亲临其境的感觉。
【作者简介】
Peter-Jane Osborn是南非东开普尔省一所寄宿学校的英语教师。她酷爱写作，创造了很多充满丰富想象力的英语故事，深受孩子们的喜欢。
【目录】
Module 1 The teen scene
Peer pressure
Teenage fame
Odd jobs
Module 2 Celebrations
Festivals of light
Special days
National holidays
Module 3 Environment and sports
Extreme sports
Milo of Croton
Chinese shadow plays
Module 4 The arts
The fun guide to poetry
Music
Painters
Module 5 Communication through the ages
The story of writing
The story of printing
The story of written communication
Module 6 Unusual hobbies and careers
Collecting insects
Gardening with a difference
What to do with paper, animal skins and wire
Module 7 Nutritious eating
Food of many lands
The fast food culture
Healthy eating habits
Module 8 Strange animal and plants
Strange but real
Strange, but are real?
Crazy plants
Module 9 Medicine
Important developments in science
Healing without medicine
The story of Florence Nightingale
Module 10 Interesting people
Ancient warriors
Entertainers
Storytellers
Module 11 Natural diasters
Tsunami
Drought
Some of the most common disasters
Module 12 Interesting architecture
Unusual houses
The skyline of the Tokyo
Building in Egypt
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Most people have a feast or festival of light. Each culture celebrates this festival in a different way. There is one thing that is the same, however, and this is the wish for peace and happiness in the word.
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