本书围绕一个主题展开读、听、说、译或写等活动，并在选材和活动设计上做到从易到难，培养学生语言综合运用的能力。每单元有三篇阅读文章，第一篇为课内阅读文章，另两篇要求学生课后阅读。所有选用的材料力求语言规范，具有时代性、趣味性、知识性和可思性。为了激发学生学习英语的积极性，上册选取了趣味性较强的小故事、名人轶事、记叙文、展现欧美等国风情的描述性文章，在中册、下册中逐步过渡到报道、说明文、议论文等，做到体裁、题材多样、内容丰富。

Unit 1 Campus Life!

Part One InClass Reading

Reflections at the End ofa Freshman’S First Semester

　Part Two AfterClass Reading

　Passage I What Do I Like Best of Studying in Hong Kong?

　 Passage II Chinese Undergraduates in the United States

　Part Three Video Program

　Legally Blonde

　Part Four Reading Skills

如何获取段落的主旨大意

Unit 2 NonVlerbal Communication

　Part One InClass Reading

Body Language

　Part Two AfterClass Reading

　 Passage I NonVerbal Communication

　 Passage II Gestures in the Arab World一

　Part Three Video Program

You Are Going to Be Fine

　Part Four Reading Skills

　　如何获取段落的细节信息

Unit 3 Gender

　Part One InClass Reading

Understanding the Differences between Men and Women

　Part Two AfterClass Reading

　 Passage I Gender Differences in Business Communications

　 Passage II Women’S Pay：Why the Gap Remains a Chasm

　Part Three Video Program

The Bridges of Madison County

　Part Four Reading Skills

　　如何猜测词义

Unit 4 Employment

　Part One In-Class Reading

　　How Do I Find a Good Job

　Part Two After-Class Reading

Passage I The Dreamer

Passage II More Working Parents Play"Beat the Clock"-

　Part Three Video Program

Friends

　Part Four Reading Skills

　　如何进行数字推算

Test One

Unit 5 Social Life

　Part One In-Class Reading

　　Single but No Less Patriotic

　Part Two After-Class Reading

Passage I Weekend Life: Back to Nature

Passage II Comparing

　Part Three Video Program

Cheaper by the Dozen

　Part Four Writing Skills

　　作文体裁及评分

Unit 6 Traveling

　Part One In-Class Reading

Ecotourism: Threat or Opportunity?

　Part Two After-Class Reading

Passage I Jet Lag: The Hidden Costs of Travel

Passage II Ancient Athens Shapes up for Modern Olympics

　Part Three Video Program

Ecotourism in Brazil

　Part Four Writing Skills

Unit 7 Business World

　Part One In-Class Reading

So You Wanna Be a Millionaire

　Part Two After-Class Reading

Passage I Business Etiquette

Passage II People Change Their Attitudes towards Ads.

　Part Three Video Program

Happy Birthday to the WWW

　Part Four Writing Skills

 议论文

Unit 8 Literature

　Part One In-Class Reading

After Twenty Years

　Part Two After-Class Reading

Passage I Feels Like Spring

Passage II University Days

　Part Three Video Program

Pride and Prejudice

　Part Four Writing Skills

学生作文中常见的错误及常用的英语谚语

Test Two