本套教材是根据《中等职业学校英语教学大纲(试行)))、并参照目前普通初级中学所推行的英语课程标准编写的，其起点与普通初中英语教学相衔接，是中等职业学校英语教学基础阶段用书。
本套教材充分考虑目前中等职业学校的英语教学现状、特点和需求等多方面因素，旨在使学生在初中所学英语的基础上，继续扩大英语知识面，提高听、说、读、写、译的综合技能，体现素质教育，注重培养学生实际使用英语的能力，为将来学习专业英语、参加对口**考试和从事未来的工作打下基础。
在教材的编写过程中，我们广泛听取了中等职业学校英语教学一线教师的意见，在贯彻中等职业学校英语教学基本要求的前提下，吸取了此前众多中等职业学校英语教材的长处，降低了难度，增加了趣味性和实用性。每个单元的各个组成部分**弹性，教师在教学实践中，可根据不同水平、不同专业学生的需要，进行灵活处理。在教材内容的设置上，注重语言的规范性和应用性，尽量减少生僻词汇，使之更加适用于中等职业学校学生。

Unit 1 Literature
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 2 Reading
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 3 Happiness
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 4 The Character of Westerners
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 5 Etiquette
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 6 Interpersonal Relationships
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 7 Man and Nature
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 8 Architecture
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 9 Careers
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing
Unit 10 Success
Warm-up
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Comprehensive Reading
Reading for Enjoyment
Grammar
Writing