《环球英语教程》是外教社从Thomson出版公司引进并重新建构的一套英语学习教材。

该教材有以下四大特色：英语知识学习与技能训练完美匹配。语法、词汇知识贯穿全书，并与语音训练紧密结合。单元A部分侧重听说，B部分侧重读写；教学资源丰富。除学生用书和教师用书外，还配有录音磁带、录像教程以及网络资源；教学、测试融为一体。试卷自动生成软件方便教师迅速生成各类测试试卷，及时准确评估学生学习情况；注重跨文化交际。话题、情景设计以美语语境为主，辅以全球多元文化背景，置英语学习于世界文化环境之中。

本书是《环球英语教程》系列中的一册。本教程面向各级各类成人培训学校，也可供大学、高职高专等师生选择使用。

Unit 1 What's the Story

Lesson A The story of my life

Lesson B Tell me a story

Unit 2 Technology

Lesson A Technostress

Lesson B Technolo-shopping

Unit 3 Personality

Lesson A Are you a morning person

Lesson B What type are you?

Review:Units 1-3

Unit 4 Make an Impact

Lesson A Change your world

Lesson B Take a stand

Unit 5 Believe It or Not

Lesson A Mysterious disappearances

Lesson B More mysteries

Unit 6 Today's Workplace

Lesson A Work issues

Lesson B Job choices

Review:Units 4-6

Unit 7 Does Crime Pay?

Lesson A Victimless crimes

Lesson B All kinds of criminals

Unit 8 Big Spender

Lesson A Are you a savvy saver?

Lesson B The global economy

Unit 9 Family Matters

Lesson A Different types of families

Lesson B Families past and present

Review:Units 7-9

Unit 10 Travel & Vacation

Lesson A Trips & travel plans

Lesson B Where would you go?

Unit 11 Men & Women

Lesson A An ideal date

Lesson B Breaking up is hard to do.

Unit 12 Emergency!

Lesson A Do you know what to do?

Lesson B Natural disasters

Review:Units 10-12

Language Summaries

Grammar Summaries