本教材寓教于生活、寓教于娱乐,旨在让学生经过系统的英语语言学习和练习,在未来的工作和生活中可以熟练地加以应用。教材系统全面、科学合理,有效地整合了听、说、读、写、译五种语言基本技能训练,方便教师按照语言学习和应用的规律有效地安排教学内容和进度,从而提高学生的兴趣和能力,达到“学、练、用”的合理统一。教材充分汲取国内同类教材的优点,结合当前高职高专学生的实际情况,进一步更新观念、更新内容、更新体系、更新要求,注重培养学生的创新精神和自主学习能力。
		
	
Unit One
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A A Bag of Gold
    Text B A Puzzle of the World Map
    Text C A Special Thief
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Two
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony
    Text B Dance Like No One Is Watching
    Text C Free Library
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Three
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A God's Coffee
    Text B Look at What You Find Along the Way
    Text C “The Fish Must Be Bad”
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Four
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A Sleep When Wind Blows
    Text B Picnics: Enjoy the Great Outdoors
    Text C The Famous Places in Paris
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Five
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A Mother's Hand
    Text B The Essence of Mother's Love
    Text C How You Can Do Things Yourself
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Six
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A Green Living
    Text B Giving Grassland a Rest
    Text C A Clever Man
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Seven
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A Women: Express Yourselves
    Text B Cinderella's Life
    Text C Own Writing Experience
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Eight
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A Offshore Drilling
    Text B Paving the Way for Humans on Mars
    Text C A College Degree and a Good Job
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Nine
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A Smoking and Poorer Mental Function
    Text B New Study: Computers Can Harm Learning
    Text C The English Language in This Century
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Unit Ten
  Part Ⅰ Functional Dialogues
  Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
    Text A Speech on the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games
    Text B Speech on the Closing Ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games
    Text C The Technology Combined Computers with Telephone
  Part Ⅲ Practical Writing