本教材寓教于生活、寓教于娱乐，旨在让学生经过系统的英语语言学习和练习，在未来的工作和生活中可以熟练地加以应用。教材系统全面、科学合理，有效地整合了听、说、读、写、译五种语言基本技能训练，方便教师按照语言学习和应用的规律有效地安排教学内容和进度，从而提高学生的兴趣和能力，达到“学、练、用”的合理统一。教材充分汲取国内同类教材的优点，结合当前高职高专学生的实际情况，进一步更新观念、更新内容、更新体系、更新要求，注重培养学生的创新精神和自主学习能力。

Unit One
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A A Bag of Gold
Text B A Puzzle of the World Map
Text C A Special Thief
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Two
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony
Text B Dance Like No One Is Watching
Text C Free Library
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Three
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A God's Coffee
Text B Look at What You Find Along the Way
Text C “The Fish Must Be Bad”
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Four
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Sleep When Wind Blows
Text B Picnics: Enjoy the Great Outdoors
Text C The Famous Places in Paris
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Five
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Mother's Hand
Text B The Essence of Mother's Love
Text C How You Can Do Things Yourself
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Six
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Green Living
Text B Giving Grassland a Rest
Text C A Clever Man
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Seven
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Women: Express Yourselves
Text B Cinderella's Life
Text C Own Writing Experience
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Eight
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Offshore Drilling
Text B Paving the Way for Humans on Mars
Text C A College Degree and a Good Job
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Nine
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Smoking and Poorer Mental Function
Text B New Study: Computers Can Harm Learning
Text C The English Language in This Century
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Ten
Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Text A Speech on the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games
Text B Speech on the Closing Ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games
Text C The Technology Combined Computers with Telephone
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing