本书设计新颖、引人入胜。书中各部分经纬分明，通俗易懂。语法讲解、练习和活动项目都做了标记。每个章节都介绍与该章节有关的北美文化风情，包含了大量的文化背景知识。
本书旨在训练学生的交际技能，从而提高他们的英语熟练程度。书中通过技能练习介绍具体的语法结构，通过会话方式，帮助学生用好现实生活中的交际语法。所有练习都是根据每章语法结构而设置的。

CHAPTER one **章 Neighborhoods,cities, and Tovns邻里、城市和城镇
The Verb Be and Related Structures 动词be与相关结构
TOPlC ONE Affirmative Statements, Contractions;Questions
TOPIC twO Nouns: Spelling Rules; Negative Statements;
Possessive Adjectives
TOPlC THREE The Verb Be with Time and Weather
TOPIC FOUR There is/are; Prepositions of Place, At and at
the with Locations
学习指导
CHAPTER two 第二章 Shopping-A National Pastime? 购物——全民性消遣活动
The Present Continuous Tense and Related Structures 现在进行时与相关结构
TOPIC ONE Affirmative Statements and Questions;And; Too
TOPlC TWO Spelling Rules; Negative Statements; But
TOPIC THREE More Prepositions of Place: There is/are +verb + -ing; It versus There
TOPIC FOUR Be Going to: to and to the with Locations;Because
Checking your Chapters One and TWo
Progress
学习指导
CHAPTER three 第三章 Friends and Family 朋友和家人
The Simple Present Tense and Related Structures 一般现在时与相关结构
TOPlC ONE Affirmative Statements; Spelling and Pronunciation
TOPlC TWO Adverbs of Frequency; Questions and Short Answers, Negative Statements
TOPIC THREE Commands, Common Verbs + Infinitives
TOPlC FOUR Contrast of Simple Present and Present
Continuous Tenses; Nonaction Verbs; Object Pronouns
学习指导
CHAPTER four 第四章 Health Care 保健
Modal Auxiliaries and Related Structures 情态助动词与相关结构
TOPIC ONE Can and Can't; Questions with when, Where,and how
TOPIC TWO Could and would with Requests and Desires
TOPIC THREE Should, must, and have to
TOPIC FOUR Might with Possibilities; Or, Simple Future Tense with will
Checking Your Chapters Three and Four
Progress
学习指导
CHAPTER five 第五章 Men and Women 男人和女人
The Simple Past Tense 一般过去时
TOPlC ONE Simple Past Tense of the Verb be; Yes/No
Questions: Information Questions, There was/were
TOPIC TWO Simple Past Tense with Regular Verbs;
Spelling and Pronunciation; Affirmative and
Negative Statements; Questions
TOPIC THREE So, had to. could
TOPIC FOUR Review of Chapters One through Five
学习指导
CHAPTER six 第六章 Native Americans and Immigrants 土著美国人和移民
The Simple Past Tense with Irregular Verbs 一般过去时与不规则动词
TOPIC ONE Simple Past Tense with Some Irregular
Verbs; Too and either
TOPIC TWO More Irregular Verbs; Tag Questions
TOPlC THREE More Irregular Verbs: Even though; Used to
TOPIC FOUR More Irregular Verbs; Reported Speech
Checking your Chapters Five and Six
Progress
学习指导
CHAPTER seven 第七章 Work and Lifestyles 工作及生活方式
The Past Continuous Tense and Related Structures 过去进行时与相关结构
TOPIC ONE Affirmative Statements
TOPIC TWO Negative Statements and Questions
TOPlC THREE While; Contrast of Simple Past and Past
Continuous Tenses
TOPIC FOUR When, Contrast of Simple Past and Past
Continuous Tenses
学习指导
CHAPTER eight 第八章 Food and Nutrition 食品与营养
Count Nouns and Noncount Nouns 可数名词和不可数名词
TOPIC ONE Count Nouns; a, an. some. and any;
Questions with how many
TOPIC TWO Noncount Nouns; some and any
TOPIC THREE Counting Units and Units of Measurement;
Questions with how much; how much versus
how many
TOPlC FOUR Common Noncount Nouns; a lot (Of): a little
versus a few; not much versus not many
Checking Your Chapters Seven and Eight
Progress
学习指导
CHAPTER nine 第九章 Travel and Leisure 旅行与休闲
Comparisons 比较级
TOPIC ONE Adjectives with -ed and -ing; go versus play,
its + Adjective + lnfinitive
TOPIC TWO Would rather; Comparative Adjectives
TOPIC THREE Adjective versus Adverbs; Comparative
Adverbs. as... as with Adjectives and Adverbs
TOPIC FOUR Superlatives with Adjectives and Adverbs
学习指导
CHAPTER ten第十章 Our Planet 我们的星球
Common Uses of the Past Participle 过去分词的一般用法
TOPIC ONE Overview of Past Participles
TOPIC TWO Introduction to the Present Perfect Tense
TOPIC THREE Introduction to the Passive VOice
TOPIC FOUR Review
Checking Your Chapters Nine and Ten
Progress
学习指导
Appendixes 附录
Appendix 1 Parts of Speech. Sentence Parts. and Grammar Terms
Appendix 2 Numbers and Calendar Information
Appendix 3 Irregular Verbs
Index 索引