本教材是专门为对英语有较高要求的高职高专学生，或英语教学时数充足的院校而准备的。强调实用科学性，从最新报纸、杂志、网络文章中收编了许多实用的交际性内容和与时俱进的材料，注重文章的可读性、趣味性，力求使学生在听、说、读、写、译五个方面得到全面的提高。采用板块式结构，围绕一个个主题，分层次循序渐进地将语法、阅读技巧、写作技巧、翻译技巧和各种日常应用文的文体格式进行全面渗透。配有大量的练习和答案，且讲解细致。

Unit 1 How to Make Friends with Foreigners / 1

 Integrated Skills Development / 1

Passage The American Way:Friendship / 1

 Reading for Appreciation / 7

What Is OK and What Is Not?  / 7

 Applied Writing / 10

Letters of Thanks / 10

 Merry Learning / 15

Unit 2 Language Study / 16

 Integrated Skills Development / 16

Passage How to Be a Successful

  Language Learner?  / 16

 Reading for Appreciation / 21

How to Improve Your Study Habits / 21

 Applied Writing / 24

Introduction Letters / 24

 Merry Learning / 30

Unit 3 People and Environment / 31

 Integrated Skills Development / 31

Passage Job Hunting / 31

 Reading for Appreciation / 36

Four Minutes that Get You Hired / 36

 Applied Writing / 40

Application Letter / 40

 Merry Learning / 46

Unit 4 Privacy and Patent / 47

 Integrated Skills Development / 47

Passage What Is a Patent?  / 47

 Reading for Appreciation / 52

The Market Economy / 52

 Applied Writing / 55

Complaint and Claim Letters / 55

 Merry Learning / 61

Unit 5 Practical Reading / 62

 Integrated Skills Development / 62

Passage A Nation of Immigrants / 62

 Reading for Appreciation / 67

Caught Between Two Cultures / 67

 Applied Writing / 70

Tour Guide Speech / 70

 Merry Learning / 76

Model Test 1 / 77

Unit 6 Public Speech / 89

 Integrated Skills Development / 89

Passage How to Make a Speech / 89

 Reading for Appreciation / 94

It's Good to Talk / 94

 Applied Writing / 97

Farewell Speech / 97

 Merry Learning / 103

Unit 7 Food and Health / 104

 Integrated Skills Development / 104

Passage Dieting Your Way to

  Health / 104

 Reading for Appreciation / 110

Fallacies (~J~, ~:) about

  Food / 110

 Applied Writing / 113

 Request for Leave / 113

  Merry Learning /119

Unit 8 Chinese Culture and

    Arts /120

  Integrated Skills Development / 120

 Passage Chinese Opera Makeup / 120

  Reading for Appreciation / 125

 Tourism Resources / 125

  Applied Writing /t29

 Poster / 129

  Merry Learning / 135

Unit 9 Business and

   Investment / 136

 Integrated Skills Development / 136

Passage American Business Values and

  Attitudes / 136

 Reading for Appreciation / 142

 The Advertising Standards Authority: An

   Advertising Watchdog / 142

  Applied Writing / 146

 Memorandum of Understanding  / 146

  Merry Learning /152

Unit 10 Work and Contract / 153

  Integrated Skills Development / 153

 Passage Why Men Have to

   Work / 153

  Reading for Appreciation / 157

 Consumer Rights / 157

  Applied Writing / 159

 Mark's Schedule / 159

  Merry Learning /164

Model Test 2 / 165

Vocabulary / 177

Proper Nouns and Phrases / 187