本书以学术内容为主体，贴近研究生的实际学习和科研工作，能够帮助他们为在今后的实际工作中使用英语打下相应的基础。口语训练方面包括演讲、论文宣读、辩论、讨论、介绍等；写作训练方面包括写摘要、写指令、写概要、写学术论文、写报告等。这些项目基本上涵盖了目前和将来工作中可能涉及到的实用英语内容。

Unit 1 Presenting a Speech

 Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Road Building

Text 2 The Mississippi River in America

 Lesson 2: Reading and Writing

Section A Presenting a Speech

Section B Report -- with a Global Focus

Section C Writing: How to Write a Short Speech

Unit 2 Energy Conservation

 Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking

Text 1 An Eyewitness to Changes in China

Text 2 Talk with "Harry Potter" -- Daniel Radcliffe Answers

Questions from Fans

 Lesson 2: Reading and Writing

Section A Energy in Transition

Section B Energy for Planet Earth

Section C Writing: How to Write an Academic Paper

Unit 3 Traffic

 Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Driving While on a Cell Phone Worse Than Driving While Drunk

Text 2 Quake Kills at Least 300 on Indonesian Island

 Lesson 2: Reading and Writing

Section A Do Traffic Tickets Save Lives?

Section B The Tsunami Threat

Section C Writing: How to Write a Report

Unit 4 Social Behavior

 Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking

Text 1 The Men's Movement: What Does It Mean to Be a Man?

Text 2 Husbands and Wives: A Caller from Northbridge

 Lesson 2: Reading and Writing

Section A His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness

Section B Male-Bashing

Section C Writing: How to Write about Graphs

Test 1

Unit 5 Population

 Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Suicide on Campus

Text 2 China vs. India

 Lesson 2: Reading and Writing

Section A The Long War Against Corruption

Section B Population Is Power

Section C Writing: How to Write an Effective Business Contract

Unit 6 A City in China

 Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking

Text 1 What Does the Future Hold for Marriage?

Text 2 Should Teachers Have the Power to Search for Knives?

 Lesson 2: Reading and Writing

Section A From Kaifeng to New York -- Glory Is as Ephemeral as Smoke and Clouds

Section B Will Cyber Journalists Turn the Tables on Big Media?

Section C Writing: How to Write Instructions

Unit 7 Dishonoring the Honor System

 Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Opening Speech for the UK's First Disabled People's Parliament

Text 2 Opening Speech for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

 Lesson 2: Reading and Writing

Section A Dishonoring the Honor System

Section B Life Saver -- or a Life Sentence?

Section C Writing: How to Write a Summary

Unit 8 PEI Energy Framework :

 Lesson 1: Listening and Speaking

Text 1 Nuclear Power Plants

Text 2 Should There Be More Nuclear Power Plants in the US?

 Lesson 2: Reading and Writing

Section A PEI Energy Framework and Renewable Energy Strategy

Section B Evaluation of China's Energy Options

Section C Writing: How to Write an Abstract

Test 2