本套教材共计3册，词汇起点为800词。**册的**是基本语法和基本的听、说、读、译的技能训练，第二册、第三册在继续加强听、说、读、译的技能训练和提高语法应用能力的同时，增加套写应用文的训练。教材中的每个单元均根据在国内进行专题涉外活动的实际需要，设计提供了大量的小对话、常用句型、短文和应用文范文，便于学生学习、模仿、套用，使学生真正掌握一些实用英语，*终达到在涉外活动中能举一反三、较为自如运用的目的。本教材在编写过程中力求实用、新颖、简明，强调学用相结合，既突出了成人的特点又兼顾到选材的趣味性。编写者力求能达到所设定的目标。
本教材于2000年7月出版以来已使用了6年之久，因当初编写时间紧迫，编写仓促，存在一些不足和疏漏之处，经研究决定对本教材进行修订。本教材原则上不做大的调整，课文、对话和练习形式基本不变。但对一些明显过时、错误之处进行撤换或改正，更加注重语言表达是否流畅、地道和语言的时效性；对练习中个别较难的句子适当修改降低难度；短语动词练习中删去“教学基本要求”的词汇表中没有的短语动词，另外将练习的形式由原来的填空改为选择填空（即在每题后加两个短语动词）；对话填空练习中要求填入

Unit 1 How Do You Extend a Welcome and Greetings?
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.GrammarProect
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
It Was Only a Greeting
Unit 2 How Do You Make Introductions?
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening
IV.Grammar Project and Speaking
VI.Supplementary Reading
Finer Points in Introduction
Unit 3 How Do You Ask for and Give Directions?
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
Different People Give Different Directions
Unit 4 How Do You
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Crammer Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
Telephones
Unit 5 Travelling
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
HI.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Snpplementary Reading
She Gave Me 200 Dollars for You!
Unit 6 Job Hunting
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
Finding a Job
Unit 7 A Job
I.Working on
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
Advantages of a job interview
Unit 8 What Do You Know about My Hometown?
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Supplementary Reading
Who Removed the Stone?
Unit 9 Celebrating Holidays
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
April Fool's Day
Unit 10 Making Reservations
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
An E-mail to Make a Reservation
Unit 11 How to Invite a Friend
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
A Party
Unit 12 At a Restairamt
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
Fast Food
Unit 13 At a Post office
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
Unlucky at the Post Office
Unit 14 Shopping
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
A Lucky Customer
Unit 15 Transportation
I.Working on Information
II.Using Words
III.Integrated Listening and Speaking
IV.Grammar Project
V.Language Practice
VI.Supplementary Reading
Traffic Rules