本书侧重培养学生对积极词汇和句子结构的运用能力，使其熟练掌握常用的构词法和英语简单句结构。阅读方面：通过阅读让学生掌握基本的阅读技能，使其能够读懂和所学课文语言难度相当的文章。写作方面：能熟练地用英语简单句结构进行书面写作。翻译方面：能够把课文中的短语、句型等直接套用到翻译中来，快速准确地做到活学活用。

Unit 1 College Life
Text A A Satisfying College Experience
Text B Commencement Address of Harvard University
Text C Why MIT Matters
Unit 2 Interpersonal Communication
Text A Hollo, Everybody
Text B Go Ahead. Gallivant
Text C A Little Care Goes a Long Way
Unit 3 Family
Text A Home
Text B A House Filled with Clutter--and Love
Text C More Than Book' Em
Unit 4 Food
Text A Food and Culture
Text B Mystery of Tortellini
Text C Fun Facts about Kiwi Fruit
Unit 5 Success
Text A Plow to Define Success
Text B Transform Your Dreams into Success with Persistence
Text C The Secret Door to Success
Unit 6 Men and Women
Text A Men Are from Mars and Women are from Venus
Text B Men and Women
Text C Beauty and the Beast
Unit 7 Beauty
Text A What Is True Beauty?
Text B Beauty Trends in the 21st Century
Text C The Search for Beauty
Unit 8 Festival
Text A The Spring Festival
Text B Thanksgiving
Text C My Forever Valentine