本教程包括8个单元，每个单元配有听力材料、会话材料、阅读材料及相应的听说读写练习。为方便读者使用，教程分为学生用书和教师用书。学生用书列出了每个单元的学习目标和专业词汇，包括听力、会话、阅读材料及相应练习，另配备网络英语听力录音（听力录音下载地址见封三）；教师用书提供了学生用书的听力原文及练习答案以及听力材料中译文、阅读材料中译文。
本册为学生用书。

UNIT 1 Introduction to International Standardization Bodies
Part One Listening Practice
Listening 1 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Listening 2 The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Listening 3 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Part Two Conversation
A Discussion on International Standardization Bodies
Part Three Reading Materials
Reading 1 The ISO Story
Reading 2 The IEC Story
UNIT 2 Operation of International Standardization Bodies
Part One Listening Practice
Listening 1 The Operation of ISO
Listening 2 The Operation of IEC
Listening 3 The Operation of ITU
Part Two Conversation
A Discussion on the Operation of ISO, IEC and ITU
Part Three Reading Materials
Reading 1 The ITU Story
Reading 2 Business Etiquette
UNIT 3 International Standards
Part One Listening Practice
Listening I ISO/IEC Publications
Listening 2 ISO/IEC Standards Development
Listening 3 Approval of ITU Recommendations
Part Two Conversation
A Discussion on New Work Item Proposals
Part Three Reading Materials
Reading I ISO Copyright
Reading 2 IEC Copyright
UNIT 4 Participation in ISO/IEC Technical Work
Part One Listening Practice
Listening I Participation in the Work of ISO/IEC Technical Committees
Listening 2 Secretariats of Technical Committees and Subcommittees
Listening 3 Working Groups
Part Two Conversation
A Discussion on the Responsibilities of Convenors
Part Three Reading Materials
Reading I Liaisons
Reading 2 ISO Portal
UNIT 5 International Standardization Meetings o
Part One Listening Practice
Listening 1 Participation in ISO Meetings
Listening 2 Hosting of ISO Meetings
Listening 3 Reporting on ISO Meetings
Part Two Conversation
An ISO/TC Plenary Meeting
Part Three Reading Materials
Reading 1 Negotiation Skills
Reading 2 The 87th IEC General Meeting
UNIT 6 Adopting International Standards
Part One Listening Practice
Listening 1 Advantages from Adoption of International Standards
Listening 2 Adoption of International Standards as Regional or National Standards
Listening 3 Degrees of Correspondence
Part Two Conversation
An Information Exchange Meeting on International Standardization
Part Three Reading Materials
Reading I ISO/IEC Guide 21-1 Regional or National Adoption of International
Standards and Other International Deliverables-Part 1: Adoption of International Standards (First edition, 2005)
Reading 2 International Standard ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems - Requirements (Fifth edition, 2015)
UNIT 7 Conformity Assessment
Part One Listening Practice
Listening I An Introduction to Conformity Assessment
Listening 2 ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment
Listening 3 IEC Conformity Assessment Systems
Part Two Conversation
A Discussion on Main Changes of ISO/IEC
Part Three Reading Materials
Reading 1 Certification & Accreditation
Reading 2 An Introduction to UL
UNIT 8 Examples of Other Standardization Bodies
Part One Listening Practice
Listening I An Introduction to BSI
Listening 2 An Introduction to ANSI
Listening 3 An Introduction to AFNOR
Part Two Conversation
An Interview with the Director General of CEN and CENELEC
Part Three Reading Materials
Reading An Introduction to IFAN
Annex 1 Abbreviations and Acronyms Related to International Standardization Activities
Annex 2 General Vocabulary Related to International Standardization Activities
Annex 3 Frequently-used Practical Writings in International Standardization Activities
References