本书是“普通高等教育十一五国家级规划教材”之《新编实用英语综合教程第4册》。全书共分8个单元，每个单元都由说(Talking Face to Face)、听(Being Au Ears)、读(Maintaining a Sharp Eye)和写(Trying Your Hand)四部分组成，另有一个“趣味阅读”部分(Having Some Fun)。该书注重听说技能训练及对实用文体阅读能力的培养，将应用语言基本功的能力与实际涉外交际能力相结合，它可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

《新编实用英语》系列教材是由教育部高职高专教育英语课程教学指导委员会根据《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求(试行)》组织编写的。《新编实用英语》(第二版)系列教材是在《新编实用英语》第一版的基础上修订而成的。本套教材认真贯彻了“学一点、会一点、用一点”、“听、说、读、写、译并重”和“边学边用、学用结合”的原则，注重听说技能训练，注重对实用文体阅读能力的培养，将应用语言基本功的能力与实际涉外交际能力相结合。

本套教材还注重“教、学、考”相互照应。学完第二册可参加“高等学校英语应用能力考试”的B级考试，学完第四册可参加A级考试。

本书是《新编实用英语综合教程》(第二版)第四册，共8个单元，每个单位都由“说”、“听”、“读”和“写”4部分组成，另有一个“趣味阅读”部分。《新编实用英语综合教程》(第二版)第四册为4色印刷，版式精美，并配有录音带。

1 English Studies and Tests

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Being All Ears

 Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage Ⅰ Same Language, Different Meanings

Passage Ⅱ Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?

 Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand

 Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun

2 Art of Negotiatio

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Being All Ears

 Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage Ⅰ Art of Negotiations

Passage Ⅱ Watch That First Step

 Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand

 Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun

3 DNA and Cloning

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Being All Ears

 Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage Ⅰ To Clone or Not to Clone

Passage Ⅱ Should We Fear Dolly?

 Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand

 Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun

4 The IT Age

 Section Ⅰ Talking Fare to Face

 Section Ⅱ Being All Ears

 Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage Ⅰ Reach Out and TOUCH Someone Online

Passage Ⅱ Buzzword: Globalization

 Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand

 Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun

5 Studying Overseas

 Section Ⅰ Talking Fare to Fare

 Section Ⅱ Being All Ears

 Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage Ⅰ Return to Home Country: A Thirty-Year PerspectⅣe from Nigeria

Passage Ⅱ Returned Scholar-Run Businesses Promote Hi-Tech

 Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand

 Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun

6 Art in Engineering

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Being All Ears

 Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage Ⅰ What Rhymes with Engineers?

Passage Ⅱ Right or Wrong?

 Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand

 Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun

7 Environment

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ BeingAll Ears

 Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage Ⅰ Shrinking Water Supply Poses Threat to Peace

Passage Ⅱ Save the Plankton

 Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand

 Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun

8 Cultural Differences and Business Management

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Being All Ears

 Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage Ⅰ Cultural Differences and Doing Business in Europe and Japan

Passage Ⅱ Don't Cry for New Economy

 Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand

 Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun

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