我国大学英语教学，从20世纪80年代初开始教学改革以来已经取得了举世瞩目的长足进步，与改革初期相比，我国大学生的英语能力有了显著提高，这一点已经成为人们的共识。自1984年教育部颁布**部《大学英语教学大纲》，我国已经编写出版了多套适于不同层次的大学英语教材，在教材编写方面也以取得了丰富的经验。
这套教材不仅在强调英语综合能力训练的基础上将学习英语的四会能力（听、说、读、写）很好结合起来，更重要的是它还同时将语法与词汇的学习贯穿始终，并不失时机地配以有声发音训练。像这种在掌握知识中培养能力，在提高能力中巩固知识的特点正是目前市面上大多数英语教材想做却没有做到家的。
《环球英语教程》是外教社从Thomson出版公司引进并重新建构的一套英语学习教材。该教材具有英语知识学习与技能训练**匹配；教学资源丰富；教学、测试融为一体；注重跨文化交际等四大特色。本书是该丛书之一的入门级学生用书。

Unit 1 Greetinqs and intros
Lesson A
Getting to know you
Lesson B
People we like
[unit 2 Countries and Nationalities
Lesson A
Countries of the world
Lesson B
What is your city like?
Unit 3 Interesting Products
Lesson A
Personal items
Lesson B
Modern electronics
Review: Units 1-3
Unit 4 Activities and lnterests
Lesson A
Everyday activities
Lesson B
At school
Unit 5 Food
Lesson A
Food and eating habits
Lesson B
Food around the world
Unit 6 My Family
Lesson A
This is my family!
Lesson B
Families, big and small
Review: Units 4-6
Unit 7 Time
Lesson A
Time and schedules
Lesson B
It's the weekend!
Unit 8 Special Occasions
Lesson A
Holidays and celebrations
Lesson B
Holiday traditions
Unit 9 Person to Person
Lesson A
Busy schedules
Lesson B
Modern dating
Review: Units 7-9
Unit 10 Home Sweet Home
Lesson A
Housing
Lesson B
Student housing
Unit 11 Clothing
Lesson A
Shopping for clothes
Lesson B
What do I wear?
Unit 12 Jobs and Ambitions
Lesson A
Jobs
Lesson B
Getting a job
Review: Units 10-12
Language Summaries
Grammar Notes