本教材是依据《成人高等教育英语课程教学基本要求》并参照《大学英语教学大纲》及《普通高等专科英语课程教学基本要求》，为接受成人高等教育的本科生、专科生编写的教材。全套教材共分4册，供不同起点水平的学生使用。第3册供已掌握2500词汇量的学生使用。全书共分10个单元，每单元有课文A、课文B、对话、词汇学习、练习以及阅读材料。课文选材新颖，内容有趣，富于生活气息；课文配有详细的注释，便于自学。本册另配有磁带。

Unit 1
Text A Conentration in Reading
Text B Memory
Dialogue At the Post Office
Word Study Result,supposed
Structure Study Key Structure:1 省略
2 倒装
Exercises
Reading Practice The Sanctity of Being on Time
Unit 2
Text A Equality for All
Text B An Interview
Dialogue In the Airport
Word Study honour,agree
Structure Study Key Structure:复合宾语
Exercises
Reading Practice The Mistake
Unit 3
Text A Wording for Yourself
Text B Japan's Control of Relations with Multinational Companies
Dialogue At the Customs
Word Study due,offer
Structure Study Key Structure 动名词
Exercises
Reading Practice The Jeans Money Making Machine
Unit 4
Text A The Quality of Labour
Text B Promotion
Dialogue At a Hotel
Word Study Receive,labour
Structure Study Key Structure 1 分词
2 独立结构
Exercises
Reading Practice Money Matters
Unit 5
Text A The Role of Women in the United States
Text B Marry-for What?
Dialogue Complaint
Word Study Experence,conern
Structure Study Key Structure 1 非谓语动词的逻辑主语
Key Structure 2 非谓语动词的时态和语态
Exercises
Reading Practice
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 9
Unit 10
Appendix 1 Vocabulary
Appendix 2 Phrases and Expressions
Appendix 3 Irregular Verbs