《21世纪大学英语读写教程4(全新版)/“十二五”普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材》对主课文和辅助课文的生词和词组采取了不同的处理方式。主课文的生词和词组都列于课文后的生词和词组(New Words and Expressions)表中,并且根据《大学英语课程教学要求》标明级别,注解则主要采用中英对照的形式。辅助课文后的词汇表中列出了《大学英语课程教学要求》中作为“一般要求”的生词和词组,其余生词和词组则都用中文直接在课文中标注。
Unit 1 The American Dream
Part 1 Video Starter
Part 2 Text A Harsh Reality of the American Dream
Part 3 Text B Is the American Dream Still Possible?
Part 4 Writing
Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities
Unit 2 Silent Struggle
Part 1 Video Starter
Part 2 Text A An Immigrant's Silent Struggle
Part 3 Text B Hispanic, USA: The Conveyor-Belt Ladies
Part 4 Writing
Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities
Unit 3 Arctic and Antarctic
Part 1 Video Starter
Part 2 Text A The Race to Own the Arctic
Part 3 Text B The Volcano at the End of the Earth
Part 4 Writing
Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities
Unit 4 True Love
Part 1 Video Starter
Part 2 Text A My Only True Love
Part 3 Text B A Painful Decision
Part 4 Writing
Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities
Unit 5 Different Perspectives
Part 1 Video Starter
Part 2 Text A The Heart of the Games: My Favorite Olympic Moments
Part 3 Text B Life Lessons
Part 4 Writing
Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities
Unit 6 Music in Space
Part 1 Video Starter
Part 2 Text A Back Down to Earth
Part 3 Text B Glass: Capturing the Dance of Light
Part 4 Writing
Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities
Unit 7 Coming from Within
Part 1 Video Starter
Part 2 Text A The Progress Paradox
Part 3 Text B How to Get Lucky
Part 4 Writing
Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities
Unit 8 Living to Learn
Part 1 Video Starter
Part 2 Text A Blueprint for a "Learning Society"
Part 3 Text B 7 New Skills Every Worker Needs
Part 4 Writing
Part 5 Additional Theme-Related Activities
Glossary