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。

UNIT 1 Travel Arrangements
PART Ⅰ Starting Up
PART Ⅱ Skills Development
PART Ⅲ Communication Activities
PART Ⅳ Cultural Link Traveling
PART Ⅴ Pronunciation Word Stress
Time For Fun Touring South America

UNIT 2 Hotel Accommodation
PART Ⅰ Starting Up
PART Ⅱ Skills Development
PART Ⅲ Communication Activities
PART Ⅳ Cultural Link Choose the Best Accommodation
PART Ⅴ Pronunciation Sentence Stress
Time For Fun An Old Lady from a Small Town

UNIT 3 Food & Drink
PART Ⅰ Starting Up
PART Ⅱ Skills Development
PART Ⅲ Communication Activities
PART Ⅳ Cultural Link History of "Buffet"
PART Ⅴ Pronunciation Contractions
Time For Fun Training at a Restaurant

UNIT 4 Transportation
PART Ⅰ Starting Up
PART Ⅱ Skills Development
PART Ⅲ Communication Activities
PART Ⅳ Cultural Link Airplane Travel
PART Ⅴ Pronunciation Linking
Time For Fun Bag Tag

UNIT 5 Sightseeing & Culture
PART Ⅰ Starting Up
PART Ⅱ Skills Development
PART Ⅲ Communication Activities
PART Ⅳ Cultural Link The Culture of Tipping
PART Ⅴ Pronunciation Rhythm
Time For Fun Beethoven Is Decomposing

UNIT 6 Shopping
PART Ⅰ Starting Up
PART Ⅱ Skills Development
PART Ⅲ Communication Activities
PART Ⅳ Cultural Link Shopping for Souvenirs
PART Ⅴ Pronunciation Heteronyms
Time For Fun Evil Shopping

UNIT 7 Recreational Activities
PART Ⅰ Starting Up
PART Ⅱ Skills Development
PART Ⅲ Communication Activities
PART Ⅳ Cultural Link The Importance of Recreation
PART Ⅴ Pronunciation Thought Group
Time For Fun Bear's Custody

UNIT 8 Handling Problems & Complaints
PART Ⅰ Starting Up
PART Ⅱ Skills Development
PART Ⅲ Communication Activities
PART Ⅳ Cultural Link Handling the Complaints
PART Ⅴ Pronunciation Tongue Twisters
Time For Fun Complaint About the Temperature

Vocabulary & Expressions