《体育通识英语》按体育运动项目和体育基础知识两大板块进行编写，共三册，每册包含英文原文与中文参考译文两部分，同时配备听力录音，并提供可下载的网站。
体育运动项目板块，涉及奥运会项目与非奥运项目50个。第一册分为球类运动、田径运动、体操、舞蹈和武术及其他传统体育项目五章，共29个单元。

Chapter 1 Ball Games
Unit 1 Football
Unit 2 Basketball
Unit 3 Volleyball
Unit 4 Table Tennis
Unit 5 Tennis
Unit 6 Badminton
Unit 7 Baseball
Unit 8 Softball
Unit 9 Golf
Chapter 2 Athletics
Unit 1 Track and Field
Unit 2 Running
Unit 3 Jumping
Unit 4 Throwing
Unit 5 Combined Events
Unit 6 Race Walking
Chapter 3 Gymnastics
Unit 1 Gymnastics
Unit 2 Rhythmic Gymnastics
Unit 3 Sports Aerobics
Unit 4 Acrobatic Gymnastics
Unit 5 Trampoline
Chapter 4 Dance
Unit 1 Dancesport
Unit 2 Appreciation of Dancesport
Unit 3 Folk Dance
Unit 4 Appreciation of Folk Dance
Unit 5 Modern Dance
Chapter 5 Wushu and Other Traditional Sports
Unit 1 Wushu Routine
Unit 2 Wushu Sanda
Unit 3 Folk Wushu
Unit 4 Dragon-lion Dance