本套教材编写根据中国普通高校理工科专业大学生的英语能力与专业特色，以语言资源观为指导范式，在大学外语教学中首次融入STEAM教育和思政育人的新理念及内容。
教材定位和选材原则：
1.落实《大学英语教学指南》和《中国英语能力等级量表》要求，满足学习者的实际需要；
2.力图定位在通用英语与学术英语之间，向专门用途英语过渡，兼顾职业英语的现实需要；
3.将满足理工科学生学业、专业和职业需求，对接英语学习的工具性和资源性价值目标，培养批判性思维、跨文化素养和科学素养，突出读写训练、提高综合语言应用能力；
4.坚持将课程思政理念融入外语教学全过程，培养学生的国际视野、文化自信和高尚情操。
教材单元架构介绍：
每个单元由3个部分构成。
第一部分，以情景化听力任务为驱动的词汇扩展练习；
第二部分，以知识小测验为导入方式的阅读理解任务；
第三部分，以第二部分文章相关段落的语言特点为范本，进行相应写作练习。

Unit 1 Reaching for the Sky
PART Ⅰ Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A Let's Go Back to Venus
TEXT B Chinese Space Station's Public Interaction Inspires imagination
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Unit 2 Digital Economy
PART Ⅰ Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A The Future of Global E-commerce
TEXT B The Continued Appeal of Online Shopping
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Unit 3 Poverty Alleviation
PART Ⅰ Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXTA What's Next for Poverty Reduction Policies in China?
TEXT B Combating Poverty in the Philippines
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Unit 4 The Happiness Formula
PART Ⅰ Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A Goodbye, Loneliness. Hello, Happiness——A Prescription for Healthier Lives
TEXT B Happy People Tend to Value Time over Money
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment l
Assignment 2
Unit 5 Home Protection
PART Ⅰ Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A The Climate Crisis: A Race We Can Win
TEXT B People Are Feeling Climate Change's Impact
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Unit 6 Stay Active
PART Ⅰ Vocabulary & Watching
PART Ⅱ Reading
TEXT A Is Running Good for Weight Loss?
TEXT B The Birthplace of Football——China
PART Ⅲ Grammar & Writing
Assignment 1
Assignment 2