本教材全面贯彻素质教育思想，从社会发展对高素质劳动者和中初级专门人才需要的实际出发，注重对学生的创新精神和实践能力的培养。该教材在理论体系、组织结构和阐述方法等方面均作了一些新的尝试：修改了所有过时的、有错误的或不恰当的内容；Words and Expressions不再分成单词和短语两部分，而是将它们融合，并按字母顺序排序，以便查阅；取消了原版中每课Part D Note-taking and Interpretation部分；更新了所有的新闻部分。

Lesson 1 Traveling by Air

Lesson 2 Meeting Foreign Guests at the Airport

Lesson 3 Hotel Check-in

Lesson 4 Welcome Party

Lesson 5 Drawing up the Agenda

Lesson 6 Company and Product Introductions

Lesson 7 Inquiries and Offers

Lesson 8 Price

Lesson 9 City Tour

Lesson 10 Shipment

Lesson 11 Payment

Lesson 12 Making Phone Calls

Lesson 13 Packing

Lesson 14 Insurance

Lesson 15 At the Restaurant

Lesson 16 News Report 1

Lesson 17 Complaints and Settlement

Lesson 18 Shopping

Lesson 19 News Report 2

Lesson 20 Conclusion of Business

Lesson 21 News Report 3

Lesson 22 The Farewell

Lesson 23 Agency

Lesson 24 News Report 4

Lesson 25 Investment

Lesson 26 News Report 5

Lesson 27 Processing Trade

Lesson 28 News Report 6

Lesson 29 Compensation Trade

Appendix Tapescript and Key