《全国英语等级考试标准教程（第5级全新版）》紧扣考试大纲中规定的交际话题和功能意念，融功能意念于交际之中，注重考生听、说、读、写等技能的全面发展。本教程的语言素材为一般交际英语，涉及人物、环境、日常生活、娱乐、旅游、健康与身体保养、社会文化、工作、教育、科技、经济、政治、历史、社会科学等14个话题。

本书由14章组成，每章为一个话题，每个话题下又包含一到两个单元的子话题，共23个单元。

Chapter 1 People

 Unit 1 Women Who Lead

Chapter2 Environment

 Unit 2 Green Living

 Unit 3 Conservation

Chapter 3 Everyday Life

 Unit 4 Work

 Unit 5 Home and Family

Chapter 4 Entertainment

 Unit 6 Hollywood Movies

Chapter 5 Travel

 Unit 7 Ecotourism

 Unit 8 Places

Chapter 6 Health and Body Care

 Unit 9 Health

 Unit 10 Food and Drink

Chapter 7 Society and Culture

 Unit 11 Consumption Society

 Unit 12 Ageing Society

Chapter 8 Job and Occupation

 Unit 13 What a Job Really Means

 Unit 14 Job Market Can Be Tough

Chapter 9 Education

 Unit 15 Public Education

Chapter 10 Popular Science

 Unit 16 Science About the Nature

 Unit 17 Technology

Chapter 11 Business and Economy

 Unit 18 Economics

 Unit 19 Business

Chapter 12 Government

 Unit 20 The Functions of Government

Chapter 13 History

 Unit 21 London

Chapter 14 Social Science

 Unit 22 Depression

 Unit 23 Love

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