本教材以培养学生的实用涉外交际能力为主旨，围绕实用涉外交际话题编写，学完一个话题学生即能学会围绕该话题进行简短的实用英语口头和书面交际。本书共有10个单元，内容涉及传真、私人信函、求职、留学生、职业经理人、会议、道歉信、欢迎辞、欢送辞等。该书可供各类成人高等院校非英语专业专科学生使用。

全国成人高等教育《英语》系列教材是教育部规划并推荐，供各类成人高等院校非英语专业专科学生使用，1998年正式出版发行。编写组结合这几年使用《英语》的教学情况对其进行了修订，修订后的《英语》(第二版)更贴近教育部颁布的《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求(试行)》，更进一步地将对学生语言基本功的训练与实际的涉外活动结合起来。

与第一版相比，《英语4》第二版在原有话题的基础上进行了局部调整。更换和修改了部分练习，并增加了两套自测试题。

UNIT 1 E-mail and Internet

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage Seniors Find Fun on Web

 Applied Writing Fax (传真)

 Grammar Focus Non-restrictive Attributive Clause(非限制性定语从句)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

UNIT 2 Personal Selling

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage Selling Styles

 Applied Writing Envelope and Business Letter Layout(信封及公函格式)

 Grammar Focus Relative Pronouns (关系代词):whom and whose

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

UNIT3 Job Hunting

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage Fruitful Interview

 Applied Writing Resume (个人简历)

 Grammar Focus Subjunctive Mood (虚拟语气)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

UNIT 4 Overseas Students

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage AuPair

 Applied Writing Letter of Application (求职信)

 Grammar Focus V.+ to do & V.+ doing(V.+ to do和V.+doing的区别)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

UNIT 5 A Manager Is Wanted

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage Managers in Need

 Applied Writing Advertisements (广告)

 Grammar Focus Participial Absolute Structures(分词独立结构)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

Test One

UNIT 6 We Need Retraining

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage Improve Communication Skills

 Applied Writing Contract of Employment (聘用合同)

 Grammar Focus Antecedent It (1)(先行代词it作形式宾语)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

UNIT 7 Conference

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage The Knowledge Economy Is Coming

 Applied Writing Conference Invitation (会议邀请函)

 Grammar Focus Antecedent It (2)(先行代词it作形式宾语)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

UNIT 8 Making an Apology

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage Addressing the First-Name Custom

 Applied Writing Letter of Thanks and Letter of Apology(感谢信与道歉信)

 Grammar Focus Emphasis and Omission(强调和省略)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

UNIT9 Welcoming

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage Culture Shock

 Applied Writing Welcoming Speech (欢迎辞)

 Grammar Focus "As" Clause (AS引导的从句)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

UNIT 10 Saying Goodbye

 Integrated Skills Development

Passage A Beginning and an End

 Applied Writing Farewell Speech (欢送辞)

 Grammar Focus Inversion (倒装)

 Merry Learning

 Words & Phrases

Test Two

Vocabulary

Phrases