本书每个单元均包含Reading、Writing、Translation和Weaving It Together四个部分。Reading部分包含两篇课文，配有Pre-Reading、Vocabulary、Reading Comprehension、Cloze、Paraphrase、Critical Thinking等练习，并提供了相关阅读技巧的总结；Writing和TransIation部分概括了写作和翻译技巧，并配有相应的练习；Weaving It Together则是对本单元内容的总结和拓展，起到了画龙点睛的作用。

Unit 1 symbols
Reading 1: Color Me Pink
Reading 2: And the Lucky Number Is...
Reading Skill: Using Contextual Clues for Understanding New and Unfamiliar Words
Writing Skill: Organizing Paragraph Structure
Translation Skill: 直译和改译
Unit 2 Customs
Reading 1: Thanksgiving--Hawaiian Style
Reading 2: Hop to It!
Reading Skill: Organizing Your Notes
Writing Skill: Writing an Introduction
Translation Skill: 加注法
Unit 3 Mind and Body
Reading 1: Personality Revealed
Reading 2: Pets to the Rescue
Reading Skill: Scanning to Find Information Quickly
Writing Skill: Writing an Example Essay
Translation Skill: 连词while的译法
Unit 4 People Making a Difference
Reading 1: Saving Africa's Largest Animals
Reading 2: Educating Kenya's Girls
Reading Skill: Understanding the Difference Between Facts and Opinions
Writing Skill: Writing a Narrative Essay
Translation Skill: 汉语无主句的翻译
Unit 5 Food
Reading 1: Sushi Crosses the Pacific
Reading 2: What's for Breakfast?
Reading Skill: Finding Examples to Understand Important Ideas
Writing Skill: Writing a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay | Comparison and Contrast Words and Phrases | Using while and whereas
Translation Skill: 中国菜名的英译
Unit 6 Language
Reading 1: Keeping It Secret
Reading 2: English Around the World
Reading Skill: Finding the Topic Sentences of Paragraphs
Writing Skill: Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay | Words That Signal Cause and Effect | Using therefore and consequently
Translation Skill: 人称代词的翻译
Unit 7 Environment
Reading 1: Behind Bars atthe Zoo
Reading 2: Crops, Codes, and Controversy
Reading Skill: Learning About Arguments to Understand the Intention of the Author
Writing Skill: Writing an Argument Essay | Relevant Support
Translation Skill: the way + 从句的译法
Unit 8 Readings from Literature
Reading 1: The Story of the Mouse Merchant
Reading 2: The Road Not Taken
Reading Skill: Drawing Inferences
Writing Skill: Writing a Personal Narrative
Translation Skill: 缩句译法