《应用英语教程综合英语1》为高等学校英语专业基础教材，适用于综合英语课程。本教材融听说读写为一体，每个单元含有两篇主题相近、角度不同的选篇。其中，Text A作为精读课文，配有课前拓展学习任务，课文后面配有课文注释、词汇表、重难点讲解和练习。练习层层深入，在充分理解选篇内涵和外延的基础上，配有大量的词汇、语法和翻译方面的练习，以夯实学生的语言基本功。此外，还有专门的口语和写作板块，用以加强学生的口头和笔头表达能力。Text B作为泛读选篇，目的在于提高学生的自主学习能力和思辨能力，通过设置适合自主学习的题目，加强学生的自我学习能力。此外，还配有课文主题欣赏和写作分析的板块，以提高学生的文本分析能力和写作水平。

UNIT 1 Fresh Start
Text A Freshman Orientation
Text B The Seeds of an Idea
UNIT 2 Time Management
Text A The Jar of Life
Text B Do It Now
UNIT 3 Words and Their Stories
Text A A Basketful of Word Stories
Text B Cinderella in American English
UNIT 4 Kindness
Text A Gripped by Kindness
Text B Two Dollars'Worth of Trust
UNIT 5 Classic Fairy Tales
Text A TheTalisman
Text B The Devoted Friend
UNIT 6 Festivals and Celebrations
Text A A Letter from Santa Claus
Text B HowWe Kept Mother's Day
UNIT 7 Volunteering and Community Service
Text A Visiting Hours
Text B The Circle of Volunteerism
UNIT 8 Interpersonal Relationships
Text A Mother of the Bride
Text B The Christmas Present
UNIT 9 Life in the Digital Era
Text A “Phubbing“ Phenomenon Propels Baylor Research into National Conversation
Text B Put DownThat Phone
UNIT 10 Poster Design
Text A How to Design a Great Poster
Text B Gender Stereotypes in Fantasyland Poster
UNIT 11 Tourism
Text A The Promise of Kangaroo Island
Text B Around LondonTown with Sandra Lawrence
UNIT 12 Social Media
Text A Social Media, Still the News Source of Choice for Many
Text B When Using Social Media Becomes Socially Destructive