朗文震撼英语系列共五册，每一册汇集了最令人感兴趣讨论的近30个话题，共分五大类主题，涉及当前西方社会生活中的多个不同侧面。每一个话题都是开放式的，带有一定的争议性，旨在使学生通过对该话题的领会，了解其中所反映出的价值观念，从而明确自己的看法，并能就此展开深入讨论，以此培养学生用英语思维表达、交流及运用语法和词组的能力。

PEOPLE

1 Friends

2 Personality

3 Love

DAILY LIFE 

4 Free Time

5 Favorite Places

6 Daily Schedules

FOOD

7 World Food

8 Cooking

9 Restaurants

OUTDOORS

10 Weather

11 Locations

ENTERTAINMENT

13 Movies

14 Sports

15 Music

APPEARANCE

16 Beauty

17 Clothes

18 Personal Care

HOME

19 Neighborhood

20 My Place

21 Household Tasks

FEELINGS

22 Emotions

23 Sympathy

24 Nostalgia

HOBBLES

25 Computer Games

26 Magazines

27 Pets

28 Travel Plans

29 Communication

30 Customs

YOUTH

31 Teenagers

32 Student Life

33 New Experiences

SHOPPING

34 Bargains

35 Product Choices

36 Money

WORK

37 Jobs

38 Business

39 Work Problems

IDEAS

40 News

41 Politics

42 Global Issues