本书内容共有8个单元,具体涉及情感观念、新新人类、文学艺术、名人故事、信息时代、流行时尚、城市生活和职业生涯。每个单元由7个部分组成:听力练习、阅读学习、角色配音、话题讨论、写作练习、了解文化、语法知识。本书每个单元均配备生动活泼的实用语句、简洁明快的地道篇章、丰富多彩的学习活动,学生能够通过这些轻松有趣的学习内容,能够把英语学习作为培养自身综合素质的平台,同时找到英语学习的乐趣,享受英语学习的过程。

Unit 1 Friendship and Love 1 Part I Listening 1 Part II Reading 4 Part III Watching and Role-playing 6 Part IV Communicating 7 Part V Writing 9 Part VI Understanding Cultures 10 Part VII Grammar Review 16 Unit 2 The New Generation 21 Part I Listening 21 Part II Reading 25 Part III Watching and Role-playing 27 Part IV Communicating 28 Part V Writing 30 Part VI Understanding Cultures 30 Part VII Grammar Review 35 Unit 3 Literature and Art 40 Part I Listening 40 Part II Reading 43 Part III Watching and Role-playing 45 Part IV Communicating 46 Part V Writing 48 Part VI Understanding Cultures 49 Part VII Grammar Review 53 Unit 4 Famous Figure 59 Part I Singing 59 Part II Reading 62 Part III Watching and Role-playing 64 Part IV Communicating 65 Part V Writing 66 Part VI Understanding Cultures 67 Part VII Grammar Review 72 Unit 5 Information Age 79 Part I Listening 79 Part II Reading 82 Part III Watching and Role-playing 84 Part IV Communicating 85 Part V Writing 87 Part VI Understanding Cultures 88 Part VII Grammar Review 92 Unit 6 Fashion and Beauty 97 Part I Listening 97 Part II Reading 101 Part III Watching and Role-playing 103 Part IV Communicating 104 Part V Writing 106 Part VI Understanding Cultures 107 Part VII Grammar Review 111 Unit 7 City Life 116 Part I Listening 116 Part II Reading 120 Part III Watching and Role-playing 122 Part IV Communicating 123 Part V Writing 124 Part VI Understanding Cultures 125 Part VII Grammar Review 132 Unit 8 Professions and Jobs 136 Part I Listening 136 Part II Reading 140 Part III Watching and Role-playing 142 Part IV Communicating 143 Part V Writing 144 Part VI Understanding Cultures 145 Part VII Grammar Review 149