本书以现行新《课程标准》为编写依据，全面收录了教材必修1～选修8的词汇，词汇出现的顺序与其在课文中出现的先后顺序保持一致，不但每个词汇标有音标、词性，而且**词汇都给出了例句。

必修1
Unit 1 Friendship
Unit 2 English around the world
Unit 3 Travel journal
Unit 4 Earthquakes
Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modem hero

必修2
Unit 1 Cultural relics
Unit 2 The Olympic Games
Unit 3 Computers
Unit 4 Wildlife protection

必修3
Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Unit 2 Healthy eating
Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars
Unit 5 Canada-"The True North"

必修4
Unit 1 Women of achievement
Unit 2 Working the land
Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Unit 4 Body language
Unit 5 Theme parks

必修5
Unit 1 Great scientists
Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Unit 3 Life in the future
Unit 4 Making the news

选修6
Unit 3 A healthy life
Unit 4 Global warming
Unit 5 The power of nature

选修7
Unit 1 Living well
Unit 3 Under the sea
Unit 4 Sharing
Unit 5 Travelling abroad

选修8
Unit 1 A land of diversity
Unit 2 Cloning
Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
Unit 4 Pygmalion
Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors