本书从指导思想的酝酿、资料的收集到练习的编写长达六年之久。《英语口语教程》分初级、中级、高级三册。训练重点不同，内容各异。

本册为《英语高级口语》，共有28课，内容包括对各种问题的辩论，诸如青年人的思想情绪、广告的优劣、寻找对象的方式、妇女的地位、住房改造、对“大锅饭”的态度、对老板的态度、工作的意义、独生子女的教育等等。

前言

写给教师们的话

Oral Functions Bank

Lesson 1 Does Television Play a Positive or Negative Role in the Modern Society？

Lesson 2 Are Pets Good for Mankind？

Lesson 3 Should the Brain Drain be Stopped by Restrictions？

Lesson 4 Does Criticism Do More Harm Than Good to People？

Lesson 5 Is It Good for Students to Have Part-time Jobs？

Lesson 6 Is Euthanasia Humane？

Lesson 7 Do Examinations Do More Harm Than Good？

Lesson 8 Should We Diet in Order to Keep Fit？

Lesson 9 Is It a Good Idea to Control Population Growth in the World？

Lesson 10 Should Students Only Learn from Books？

Lesson 11 Does Parental Permissiveness Affect Children's Development？

Lesson 12 Is It Necessary to Develop Tourism？

Lesson 13 Work to Live or Live to Work？

Lesson 14 Does the Younger Generation Know Best？

Lesson 15 Should Smoking be Prohibited？

Lesson 16 Is Money the Most Important Thing in Life？

Lesson 17 Is Romantic Love the Most Important Condition for Marriage？

Lesson 18 Should Women be Treated the Same as Men？

Lesson 19 Is It Good to Live in a Large Modern City？

Lesson 20 Is Housing Reform Necessary？

Lesson 21 Should People be Promoted According to Ability？

Lesson 22 Should Capital Punishment Be a Major Deterrent to Crime？

Lesson 23 Is It Necessary to Keep the "Iron Rice Bowl"？

Lesson 24 Does Fashion Contribute Anything to Society？

Lesson 25 Do Advertisements Play a Positive or Negative Role in Our Society？

Lesson 26 Does Divorce Represent Social Progress？

Lesson 27 Is the Prospect of Growing Old a Bleak One？

Lesson 28 Are Cars Doing More Harm Than Good？