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4册全书共分10个单元，每单元有课文A、课文B、对话、词汇学习、练习、阅读材料、写作与翻译练习。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。

Unit 1
Text A A Confidence Building Kit
Text B Good Looks and Self-esteem
Dialogue Leaving a Message
Word Study lack,distinguish
Exercises
Reading Practice Linking Facts by Using Relative Clauses
Translation Practice 词类转译法（1）
Unit 2
Text A Are Fairy Tales Good for Children?
Text B Whatever Happened to manners?
Dialogue At the Travel Agency
Word Study influence,turn
Exercises
Reading Practice Madame Tussaud's
Writing Practice Linking Ideas by Using Signal Words(1)
Translation Practice 词类转译法（2）
Unit 3
Text A Judging the Reliabili and Usefulness of Sources
Text B Time Management
Dialogue Looking for a Partner
Word Study familiar,term
Exercises
Reading Practice Brains+Hard Work=Genius
Writing Practice Linking Ideas by Using Signal Words(2)
Translation Practice 增词法（1）
Unit 4
Text A School in the Sun
Text B The Teenage Teachers
Dialogue Enrolling at a Language School
Word Study free,attack
Exercises
Reading Practice My Teaching Career
Writing Practice Writing Topic Sentences
Translation Practice 增词法（2）
Unit 5
Text A Sleep on It!
Text B Why Do We Still Dice with Death?
Dialogue A Call to the Police
Word Study Suffer,benefit
Exercises
Reading Practice Time for Bed Sleepyhead
Writing Practice Paragraph Writing
Translation Practice 增词法（3）
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 9
Unit 10
Appendix 1 Vocabulary
Appendix 2 Phrases and Expressions
Appendix 3 Irregular Verbs