邹灿等编著的《新编地质英语教程》可供地质石油工程专业技术人员培训、学习时参考，也可作为高校地质石油相关专业师生的ESP课程（English for Specific Purpose，专门用途英语）和研究生专业英语阅读教材。全书共10个单元，每个单元的两篇文章Text A和Text B都围绕同一个主题。Text A后编有New words、Notes、Exercises；Text B后编有Notes、Questions for review。为利于教学和自学，书后还附有“词汇总表”、“练习题参考答案”等。
Unit 1 1 Text A The Earth 1 Text B Science of the Earth 9 Unit 2 13 Text A Geologic Time 13 Text B Geologic Time Scale 22 Unit 3 26 Text A Weathering and Erosion 26 Text B Fluvial Process 34 Unit 4 39 Text A Introduction to Minerals 39 Text B Important Minerals 47 Unit 5 51 Text A Igneous Rocks 51 Text B Metamorphic Rocks 58 Unit 6 62 Text A Sediment 62 Text B Sedimentary Rocks 69 Unit 7 73 Text A Folds 73 Text B Faults 81 UNiT 8 86 Text A Tectonic Plate 86 Text B Continental Drift 95 Unit 9 99 Text A Ore Deposit 99 Text B Geological Ore Deposits 107 Unit 10 112 Text A Petroleum 112 Text B Migration of Petroleum 119 Glossary 124 Keys to Exercises 140 References 154
