综合教程1篇章选材新颖，题材广泛，内容丰富，风格各异，短小精悍，难度适中，集趣味性、知识性、实用性于一体。学生在提高语言能力的同时，亦可了解英语语言国家的经济文化及社会风俗等多方面的知识，有助于提高学生的文化教养。全书练习突出语言技能和语言知识的综合训练，强调在阅读训练的基础上展开写和译技能的训练；强调在听力训练的基础上进行口头表达的训练。被列入“十二五”高职国规教材。

UNIT 1 Going to College
  Text A: College—A New Experience
  Text B: Never Too Old to Live Your DreaM
  Skills Development and Practice
  ●Reading Skills—Reading for the Main Idea（1）
  ●Translation Practice—选择词义
  ●GuidedWriting—缩略词
  ●Listening and Speaking
UNIT 2 Music
  Text A: Rock and Roll
  Text B: The First American Music
  Skills Development and Practice
  ●Reading Skills—ReadingfortheMainIdea（2）
  ●TranslationPractice一引申词义
  ●GuidedWriting一标志用语
  ●Listeningand Speaking
UNIT 3 Stay Safe Online
  Text A: Stay Safe Online
  Text B: Tips on Safe Online Shopping
  Skills Development and Practice
  ●Reading Skills—Guessing Unknown Words（1）
  ●Translation Practice—转译词类（1）
  ●GuidedWriting—如何写表格
  ●Listening and Speaking
UNIT 4 First Impression
  Text A: The First Four Minutes
  Text B: Table Manners and Customs
  Skills Development and Practicei
  ●Reading Skills—Guessing Unknown Words（2）
  ●Translation Practice—转译词类（2）
  ●Guided Writing—书信
  ●Listening and Speaking
UNIT 5 Community Service
  Text A: Community Service
  Text B: My Hospital Volunteer Experience
  Skills Development and Practice
  ●Reading Skills—Making Use of Contents and Index
  ●Translation Practice—增词译
  ●Guided Writing—明信片、传真
  ●Listening and Speaking
UNIT 6 Work
  Text A: WorkingHard orHardlyWorking?
  Text B: Working for Fun and Profit
  Skills Development and Practice
  ●Reading Skills—Recognizing Punctuation
  ●Translation Practice—省略译
  ●GuidedWriting—贺卡、名片
  ●Listening and Speaking
UNIT 7 Sporting Legends
  Text A: Michael Phelps：A Talented Swimmer
  Text B: Olympic Effort
  Skills Development and Practice
  ●Reading Skills—Understanding Reference
  ●TranslationPractice—正反译
  ●GuidedWriting—便条、电子邮件
  ●Listening and Speaking
UNIT 8 An Embarrassing Moment
  Text A: Getting to the Airport
  Text B: An Embarrassing Moment
  Skills Development and Practice
  ●Reading Skills—Recognizing Logical Connectors
  ●Translation Practice—反正译
  ●GuidedWriting—告示、海报
  ●Listening and Speaking
Glossary
Phrases and Expressions