按照《大学英语教学指南（2020版）》的教学要求，本系列教程分为“基础篇”“提高篇”“发展篇”三个等级，难度递增。每个等级包含两册，“基础篇”侧重校园话题，“提高篇”侧重社会话题，“发展篇”侧重实践应用性较强的话题。本次修订每册分为八个单元，其中包括一个中国文化单元。同时提供与教材配套使用的《教师用书》《同步拓展训练教程》《文化阅读教程》《思政阅读教程》《听说教程（思政版）》《听力教程》《口语教程》等。
本册为发展篇第1册。

Unit 1 Critical Thinking
Part One Lead-in
Part Two Listening -- Listening Skill 听语速快的讲话
Part Three Speaking -- Speaking Skill 如何谈论时间？
Part Four Testing
Part Five Practical Listening and Speaking
Part Six Assessment
Unit 2 Chinese Philosophy
Part One Lead-in
Part Two Listening -- Listening Skill 听谈判
Part Three Speaking -- Speaking Skill 如何谈论位置？
Part Four Testing
Part Five Practical Listening and Speaking
Part Six Assessment
Unit 3 Career and Personality
Part One Lead-in
Part Two Listening -- Listening Skill 同义转换
Part Three Speaking -- Speaking Skill 如何询问信息？
Part Four Testing
Part Five Practical Listening and Speaking
Part Six Assessment
Unit 4 Konw and Communicate with the World
Part One Lead-in
Part Two Listening -- Listening Skill 听叙述
Part Three Speaking -- Speaking Skill 如何谈论频率？
Part Four Testing
Part Five Practical Listening and Speaking
Part Six Assessment
Unit 5 Great Speeches
Part One Lead-in
Part Two Listening -- Listening Skill 听演讲
Part Three Speaking -- Speaking Skill 如何表达时间顺序？
Part Four Testing
Part Five Practical Listening and Speaking
Part Six Assessment
Unit 6 Artificial Intelligence
Part One Lead-in
Part Two Listening -- Listening Skill 理解术语和新词
Part Three Speaking -- Speaking Skill 如何表达距离？
Part Four Testing
Part Five Practical Listening and Speaking
Part Six Assessment
Unit 7 Advertisement
Part One Lead-in
Part Two Listening -- Listening Skill 听逻辑推理词
Part Three Speaking -- Speaking Skill 如何谈论存在和不存在？
Part Four Testing
Part Five Practical Listening and Speaking
Part Six Assessment
Unit 8 Transportation
Part One Lead-in
Part Two Listening -- Listening Skill 听说明文
Part Three Speaking -- Speaking Skill 如何问路？
Part Four Testing
Part Five Practical Listening and Speaking
Part Six Assessment