本教材的特点为：1. 注重循序渐进。起点与初中英语接轨，在打好语言基本功的同时，逐渐增加涉外护理专业知识。2. 强调实用能力。注重提高学生听、说能力的培养。3. 体现人文精神。注重将语言教学和培养学生的人文精神结合起来。4. 充满时代气息。在注意与护理内容相结合的背景下，开拓思路，涉猎多样题材，以激发学习者的兴趣和热情。

Unit One

Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

Text Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night

Developing Skills

Grammar 情态动词(1)

Guided Writing Business Card 

More Exercises

More Reading Input (A) Choosing Your Primary Care Physician

              (B) If You Lose Your Money Abroad

Unit Two

Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

Text I Survived the Titanic

Developing Skills

Grammar 情态动词(2)

Guided Writing Resume(1)

More Exercises

More Reading Input (A) An Interesting Experiment

              (B) Forests as a Tsunami Shield

Unit Three

Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

Text The Taj Mahal

Developing Skills

Grammar 强调句(1)

Guided Writing Resume(2)

More Exercises

More Reading Input (A) A Universal Principle

              (B) Events and Exhibitions

Unit Four

Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

Text Two Famous Bridges in San Francisco

Developing Skills

Grammar 强调句(2) 

Guided Writing Application Letter 

More Exercises

More Reading Input (A) In Defense of Happiness

              (B) How to Use Chopsticks

Unit Five

Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

Text More and More Food

Developing Skills

 Grammar 虚拟语气(1)

 Guided Writing Advertisement Writing(i)

 More Exercises

 More Reading Input (A) Population Trends

              (B) Eating in the US

Unit Six 

 Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

 Text Overcoming Job Burnout 

 Developing Skills

 Grammar 虚拟语气(2)

 Guided Writing Advertisement Writing(2)

 More Exercises

 More Reading Input (A) Classified Ads

              (B) Mental and Social Health

Unit Seven

 Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

Text The Gifts :

Developing Skills

Grammar 虚拟语气(3)

Guided Writing Letters of Complaint(I)

More Exercises

More Reading Input (A) A Talk in the Playground

              (B) Turps' Birthday Present

Unit Eight

Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

 Text A Forever Kind of Love

Developing Skills

 Grammar 虚拟语气(4)

 Guided Writing Letters of Complaint(2)

 More Exercises

 More Reading Input (A) Stage

              (B) "I'll Operate" 

Unit Nine

 Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

 Text Death and Dying

 Developing Skills

 Grammar 倒装(1)

 Guided Writing Letters of Request

 More Exercises

 More Reading Input (A) Fire Instructions

              (B) You Are Amazing~ You Are Human!

Unit Ten

 Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

 Text Three Branches of Medicine

 Developing Skills

 Grammar 倒装(2) 

 Guided Writing Writing E-mails

More Exercises

 More Reading Input (A) Be Healthy! Be Slim! Be Beautiful!

              (B) Money Matters for Students

Unit Eleven

 Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

 Text A Woman's Place

 Developing Skills

 Grammar 主谓一致

 Guided Writing Letters of Job Application

 More Exercises

 More Reading Input (A) When Mothers Get the Bug

              (B) Important Good Nutrition and Exercise

                 Are for Your Health and Beauty

Unit Twelve

 Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

 Text The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

 Developing Skills

 Grammar "it "作形式主语和形式宾语

  Guided Writing Letters of Application for Universities

More Exercises

More Reading Input (A) A World of Opportunity

              (B) The Pyramids

Unit Thirteen

Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

Text Lauguage Learning of a Baby

Developing Skills

Grammar 构词法——前缀

Guided Writing Short Passages on Opinions(I)

More Exercises 

 More Reading Input (A) Reading

              (B) Longman Children's Picture Dictionary

Unit Fourteen

Discovering the Useful Words and Expressions

 Text The Effect of Electricity on Cancer

Developing Skills

 Grammar 构词法——后缀

Guided Writing Short Passages on Opinions(2)

More Exercises

More Reading Input (A) Nuclear Radiation

              (B) Advertisements

Unit Fifteen Revision

Glossary