本教材是以铁路通识英语为主的双语读本，从世界铁路和中国铁路发展概况入手，内容涉及铁路机车、车辆、信号、铁路运营、铁道工程等方面基本知识，在引导学生学习用英语阅读、理解和描述铁路基本业务的基础上，作者依据铁路主要涉外工作领域的岗位工作过程，编写了行业英语的公示标识识别、听说交流教学内容，力求在企业工作典型情境中呈现英语应用任务、设计训练项目。全书共分八个单元，每个单元包含读写、听说、综合技能训练三大部分，每部分又包含语音训练、服务用语、专业阅读、扩展阅读、典型工作情境模拟操作等系列任务；各项教学内容和训练任务由浅入深、循序渐进，全面涵盖铁路工作领域各个过程，每项教学内容和训练任务均可从听、说、读、写、译多个角度设计提问和讨论、操作，吸引学生参与，发挥话题激励凝聚作用。教材编写过程中考虑到铁路业务工作的关联性，补充了一些开放式讨论练习，引导学生自主学习拓展；教学内容与实践设计体现知识与技能的融会贯通，铁路专业词汇和短语的复现率高，配合铁路最新作业标准和岗位实务；教材提供主要课文译文，配套开发有声材料资源，帮助形成规范语音，养成良好口语交流习惯，并将开发在线开放课程，使其适合作为高职院校专业基础课教材和铁路职工培训教材，培养铁路员工业务素质和国际化交通运输服务能力。

Unit 1 Brief Introduction to Rail Transport
Section I Reading and Writing: Brief Introduction to Rail Transport ..
New Words and Expressions
Phrases
Comprehensive Questions
Extensive Reading
Section II Listening and Speaking
Announcements
Conversations
Pronunciation Training
Practical Tasks
Section III Skill Training Tasks
Unit 2 Railroad over the World
Section I Reading and Writing: Railroad over the World
New Words and Expressions
Phrases and Proper Names
Comprehensive Questions
Extensive Reading
Section II Listening and Speaking
Announcements
Conversations
Pronunciation Training
Practical Tasks
Section III Skill Training Tasks
Unit 3 Chinese Railway
Section I Reading and Writing: Railway in China
New Words and Expressions
Proper N ames
Comprehensive Questions
Extensive Reading
Section II Listening and Speaking
Announcements
Conversations
Stress
Pronunciation Practice
Section III Skill Training Tasks
Unit 4 Locomotives and Engines
Section I Reading and Writing: Locomotives and Power
New Words and Expressions
Comprehensive Questions
Extensive Reading
Section II Listening and Speaking
Announcements
Conversations
Vowels and Rhythmics
Pronunciation Practice
Section III Skill Training Tasks
Unit 5 Railway Signaling
Section I Reading and Writing: Railway Signaling
New Words and Expressions
Comprehensive Questions
Extensive Reading
Section II Listening and Speaking
Announcements
Conversations
Intonation
Intonation Exercises
Section III Skill Training Tasks
Unit 6 Railway Engineering
Section I Reading and Writing: Railway Engineering
New Words and Expressions
Reading Comprehension
Extensive Reading
Section II Listening and Speaking
Announcements
Conversations
Tone
Intonation Exercises
Section III Skills Training Tasks
Unit 7 China High Speed Train -
Section I Reading and Writing: China High Speed Railway on Fast Track
New Words and Expressions
Phrases
Proper Name
Reading Comprehension
Extensive Reading
Section II Listening and Speaking
Announcements
Conversations
Rythm and Pronunciation Discrimination
Section III Skill Training Tasks
Unit 8 Railway Technological System
Section I Reading and Writing: Technological System for High Speed Railway in China
New Words and Expressions
Phrases
Comprehensive Questions
Extensive Reading
Section II Listening and Speaking
Announcements
Conversations
Pronunciation Exercises
Section III Skill Training Tasks
Appendix A Railway Regulations ~
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