描述
本教材是外语教学与研究出版社依据教育部制定的国家《英语课程标准》，在充分调研究工研和科研论证的基础上，与著名教育出版机构--英国麦克米伦出版公司共同推出的中小学“一条龙”英语教材--《英语》（新标准）的初中部分，供在小学学习过四年或四年以上英语的初中学生使用。 本教材中方主编是北京外国语大学的陈琳教授，副主编是华中师范大学的鲁子问副教授。英方主编Simon Greenall 先生是世界知名的教材编写专家，国际英语教师协会前任主席。编者Nick Coates 先生、Robin Wileman 先生、David A. Hill 先生均为知名的英语教材编写专家。参加本书编写的还包括具有丰富教学经验的大学和中学英语教师王笃勤、朱丽萍和王路等。 《英语》（新标准）初中部分共有六册，分别适用于初中一年级至三年级六个学期。本套教材具备以下特色： 一、 遵循“以人为本”的教育理念，以学习者的年龄和认知能力为基础，全面培养学生的综合语言应用能力，寓素质教育于英语教学之中。 二、 继续遵循《英语》（新标准）系列教材的“题材--功能--结构--任务”编写原则，博采众家之长，探索适合中国学生英语学习的途径和方法。 三、 贯彻国家《英语课程标准》初中阶段对语言知识的各项要求，考虑目前小学开设英语课的现状，词汇以最常用的200个左右为起点，进一步循环复现小学阶段出现过的700多个词汇，运用多种方法使学生在初中毕业时达到1,600个单词的词汇量。 四、 从多方面强化语言技能的训练，特别关注学生学习策略的培养；结合每个模块的主题，对学生进行文化意识方面的渗透。 五、 注重题材和功能的多样化，课文语言地道鲜活，难度适中，突出体现初中学生的年龄与兴趣特点。 六、 在语法体系设计方面，初一阶段复现和深化了《英语》（新标准）小学阶段出现的语法现象，初二、初三按照国家《英语课程标准》要求，系统地安排了各种语法项目，确保学生在初中毕业时达到国家《英语课程标准》五级的整体要求。 七、 为提高学生的自学能力，附录部分列举了对“学生用书”语言点的讲解、主要语法现象的归结总结、词汇表以及不规则动词表、简要语音练习及歌曲等。 八、 针对不同层面和教学环境的教师，我们特别编写了信息量大且实用的“教师用书”，不仅包括详细的授课流程引导（英文），还有针对每个模块特别编写的教学目标、内容分析、各单元详细的教学过程建议、教学评价建议和教学资源库。
目录
Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old.
Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
Module 1 Wonders of the world Unit 3 Language in use
Module 2 Public holidays Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
Module 2 Public holidays Unit 3 Language in use
Module 3 Heroes Unit 1 She trained hard, so she became a great player later.
Module 3 Heroes Unit 2 There were few doctors, so he had to work very hard on his own.
Module 3 Heroes Unit 3 Language in use
Module 4 Home alone Unit 1 I can look after myself, although it won't be easy for me.
Module 4 Home alone Unit 2 I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone.
Module 4 Home alone Unit 3 Language in use
Module 5 Museums Unit 1 Don't cross that rope!
Module 5 Museums Unit 2 If you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum.
Module 5 Museums Unit 3 Language in use
Module 6 Problems Unit 1 If I start after dinner, I'll finish it before I go to bed.
Module 6 Problems Unit 2 If you tell him the truth now, you will show that you are honest.
Module 6 Problems Unit 3 Language in use
Revision module A
Module 7 Great books Unit 1 We're still influenced by Confucius's ideas.
Module 7 Great books Unit 2 It is still read and loved.
Module 7 Great books Unit 3 Language in use
Module 8 Sports life Unit 1 Daming wasn't chosen for the team last time.
Module 8 Sports life Unit 2 He was invited to competitions around the world.
Module 8 Sports life Unit 3 Language in use
Module 9 Great inventions Unit 1 Will computers be used more than books in the future?
Module 9 Great inventions Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet?
Module 10 Australia Unit 1 I have some photos that I took in Australia last year.
Module 10 Australia Unit 2 The game that they like most is Australian football.
Module 10 Australia Unit 3 Language in use
Module 11 Photos Unit 1 He's the boy who won the photo competition last year!
Module 11 Photos Unit 2 The photo which we liked best was taken by Zhao Min.
Module 11 Photos Unit 3 Language in use
Module 12 Save our world Unit 1 If everyone starts to do something, the world will be saved.
Module 12 Save our world Unit 2 Repeat these three words daily: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Module 12 Save our world Unit 3 Language in use
Revision module B