本系列教材内容从特定文化点切入，注重培养学生的跨文化交际能力和批判性思维能力，为学生开拓国际化的视野。单元题材围绕学生感兴趣的学校生活、职场工作等方面，每个单元按话题和难度设计了多种学习任务，以达到培养学生用英语交流“准确、得体”的目的。教材选材较为新颖，生词量适中，练习丰富多样，可供不同层次的师生选择使用；教学活动设计合理，适合英语专业小班授课。通过学习，不少学生的自主学习、合作学习和创新学习的能力有了大幅提高。教材中精心设计的电子课件也较为出色。课件图文搭配合理、言简意赅、结构清晰、操作简便、内容丰富，是电子课件中的精品。 此外，本系列教材针对我国高职英语教学实际，强调语言基础和语言应用的有机结合，在选材、练习编写、编排和形式上都突出了对于英语学习者实践能力的培养，并结合学生未来工作的实际需求，讲究实用性，特别是在写作实践、翻译实践和听说部分的内容和练习编写上与生活和职业场景结合，把英语基本技能训练与职场意识提升融合为一体。 本书为《英语（第二版）扩展教程》第二册，供一年级第二学期使用。

前辅文
Unit 1 Culture
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension American Car Culture
  Language Focus
  Translation
  Reading Skills Understanding comparison and contrast
  Writing Practice Notice
  Grammar Infinitive
  Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 2 Education
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension University: Who Needs It?
  Language Focus
  Translation
  Reading Skills Understanding a time sequence
  Writing Practice Résumé
  Grammar Gerund and Present Participle
  Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 3 My First Job
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension My First Job
  Language Focus
  Translation
  Reading Skills Understanding a spatial sequence
  Writing Practice Cause and Effect
  Grammar Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
  Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 4 Treasured Memory
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension Mystery of the Gardenia
  Language Focus
  Translation
  Reading Skills Skimming
  Writing Practice Examples
  Grammar Relative Clause
  Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 5 The Internet and E-pals
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension The Bloggers’ Age
  Language Focus
  Translation
  Reading Skills Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
  Writing Practice A Letter of Application
  Grammar Noun Clause
  Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 6 Sports Hero
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension Ali: Legend of Sports
  Language Focus
  Translation
  Reading Skills Scanning
  Writing Practice A Paragraph of Contrast
  Grammar Adverbial Clause 1
  Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 7 Business Competition
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension Business Competition
  Language Focus
  Translation
  Reading Skills Understanding an Author’s Viewpoint
  Writing Practice An Employment Verification Letter
  Grammar Adverbial Clause 2
  Expanding Your Vocabulary
Unit 8 Coping with Crisis
  Lead-in
  Listening Practice
  Oral Practice
  Reading Comprehension
  How to Cope with a Crisis or Natural Disaster
  Language Focus
  Translation
  Reading Skills Understanding Tone
  Writing Practice A Letter of Reference
  Grammar Inverted Order
  Expanding Your Vocabulary
Vocabulary and Phrases
  Keys and Scripts
  Translations
Keys and Scripts