教材课文是学习语言、获取知识，了解世界，完成教学任务，实现教学目标，培养人才不可或缺的重要素材、资源和载体。本系列图书荟萃百年来全世界范围内，英语**和非英语**所使用的英语教材中的经典课文，辅以必要的导读、注释、习题等阅读帮助，为广大英语学习者提供高品质的语言、知识和文化等素材和资源。在阅读、赏析的同时，提高语言素养，丰富知识，进而提升核心素养，为学习者成为具有全球胜任力的人才，打下英语、知识和跨文化的扎实功底。

Contents Unit 1 Television Programme Text 1 Bright Lights, Big City Text 2 Pretenders Text 3 The Friends Phenomenon Text 4 Renée: “I Knew I’d Pull Through.” Text 5 The Cowboy in the Sky Unit 2 Famous People Text 1 Vincent van Gogh Text 2 Madame Curie Text 3 Pablo Picasso Text 4 Ernest Miller Hemingway Text 5 Edward Jenner Unit 3 Mental Health Text 1 Get Stressed, Stay Young Text 2 What’s Your Soundtrack? Text 3 Socializing the Introvert Text 4 What Your Signature Says About You Text 5 Staying True to Themselves Unit 4 Cultural Customs Text 1 Counting Chickens Text 2 Let Your Body Do the Talking Text 3 When and How to Apologize Text 4 A World Guide to Good Manners Text 5 Watching the English: How the English Dress Unit 5 Crisis Awareness Text 1 Children Play Safe in Japan and Britain Text 2 Safety and Punishment Text 3 How to Get Out Alive Text 4 Escape from the Amazon Text 5 The Risk Factor Answers for Reference