本教材在选材方面力求涉及面广，所涉及的土木工程专业有以下几方面：土木工程等。所选教材中含有常用的专业词汇、术语以及简明易懂的专业基础知识。

本教材共有十个单元，每单元含两个部分：Section Ⅰ和SectionⅡ，其中，第一部分为对话部分，第二部分为Passage 1和Passage 2。每个单元有一个主题，对话是围绕主题话题展开的。第二部分中Passage 1的内容是与主题相关的较简单的专业英语内容；Passage 2的内容为与主题相关的且篇幅较长的专业英语阅读内容。

Unit 1 Civil Engineering

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Civil Engineering

Passage 2 Modern Road

Unit 2 Construction Materials

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Construction Materials—Steel and Cement

Passage 2 Placing Concrete

Unit 3 Reinforced Concrete

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Major Materials of-Reinforced Concrete

Passage 2 Prestressed Concrete

Unit 4 Alignment Design

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Alignment Design

Passage 2 Pavement Design

Unit 5 Highway Construction

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Highway Subgrade

Passage 2 Road Construction

Unit 6 Bridge (1)

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Bridges Introduction

Passage 2 How do Cable-stayeds Work？

Unit 7 Bridge (2)

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Bridge Engineering

Passage 2 Piers and Abutments

Unit 8 Project Management

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 What is Project Management？

Passage 2 Civil Engineering Contracts

Unit 9 Engineering Design

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Bridge Design

Passage 2 Philosophy of Structural Design

Unit 10 Surveying

 Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face

 Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye

Passage 1 Surveying

Passage 2 Location Surveys in Rural Areas

Appendix Ⅰ New Words and Expressions

Appendix Ⅱ 桥涵术语

Appendix Ⅲ 路桥工程专业术语