每单元围绕一个主题编写，由Leading In and Exploring the Topic，Section A，Section B和Section C四大部分构成。
Leading In and Exploring the Topic为话题导入和探索部分，提供与单元主题相关的讨论话题、会话及听力练习，引导学生熟悉主题并积极参与本单元的话题讨论。
Section A包含课文A和相关的阅读理解、词汇、短语、句型、句子翻译等练习。这一部分中的基本写作训练(Basic Writing Skills)旨在巩固学生的语法知识，提高学生的基本写作能力。
Section B包含课文B和相关的阅读理解、词汇、短语等练习。
Section C为实用写作训练，旨在培养学生阅读、写作和翻译应用文的能力，内容包括表格、名片、贺卡、简历、信函、广告、公告及产品介绍等多种常见应用文体。预备级为听写和听力理解题，选材围绕课文主题，让学生进一步巩同课文内容。
本教材内容丰富，练习多样，各院校可根据实际需要有选择地使用。

Unit 1 Career Development
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: Room for the Future
Section B
Text B: What's Your Job, Daddy?
Section C
Practical Writing: Understanding and Writing Ads for a Product
Unit 2 Love
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: Hungry for Your Love
Section B
Text B: A Trucker's Last Letter
Section C
Practical Writing: Understanding and Writing Classified Ads
Unit 3 Job Application Letter and Resume
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: Writing Job Application Letters
Section B
Text B: How to Write a Resume
Section C
Practical Writing: Understanding and Writing Application Letters
Unit 4 Disaster
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: When Lightning Struck
Section B
Text B: The Story of an Eyewitness
Section C
Practical Writing: Understanding and Writing a Resume
Unit 5 Loving Books
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: Are Books an Endangered Species?
Section B
Text B: Owning Books
Section C
Practical Writing: Understanding and Writing Instructions for a Product
Unit 6 Stress
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: Pressured and Stressed Students
Section B
Text B: How to Control Workplace Stress
Section C
Practical Writing: Understanding and Writing Instructions for a Service
Unit 7 Gome and Family Life
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: An Englishman's Home Is His Castle
Section B
Text B: Singleness Is Not the Same as "Not Settled"
Section C
Practical Writing: Understanding and Writing a Contract
Unit 8 Language Use
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: Losing an Accent to Achieve Success
Section B
Text B: Use Proper Body Language
Section C
Practical Writing: Understanding and Writing an Agreement
Unit 9 Happiness
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: Genes and Emotions
Section B
Text B: My Road to Happiness
Section C
Practical Writing: Revision (1)
Unit 10 Human Health
Leading In and Exploring the Topic
Section A
Text A: Healthy World, Healthy People
Section B
Text B: Addiction Around the World
Section C
Practical Writing: Revision (2)
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