本教材一共设有八个单元，话题包括网上学习(Online Learning)，成长(Growing Up)，生活方式(lifestyles)，成功者故事(Success Stories)，娱乐(Entertainment)，环境(Environment)，科技(Technology)，大自然的奥秘(Mysteries in Nature)。每个单元涵盖针对主题的听力练习和小组讨论问题，两篇文章（包括课文正文、词条、例句的解析与参考译文、课文相关的练习题），技巧提升（包括阅读、词汇和口语），写作及文化知识补充。
目录
UNIT 1 Growing Up PART Ⅰ LISTENING Passage The Gifi of Life PARTⅡ READING Text A Love in Bloom Text B Stories About My Childhood Related Reading The Story of Father's Day PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING Word Building Skill Prefixes Communicating Skill Making Appointment PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR Modal Verb （1） PART Ⅴ WRITING UNIT2 Food PART Ⅰ LISTENING Passage Working for Your Meals PART Ⅱ READING Text A Why I'm a Weekday Vegetarian Text B Let's Eat Related Reading Feed Your Mind PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Understanding the Main Idea Word Building Skill Suffixes Communicating Skill Invitations （1） PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR Modal Verb （2） PART Ⅴ WRITING UNIT 3 Lifestyles PART Ⅰ LISTENING Passage What Is Your Personality Type？ PART Ⅱ READING Text A Rose Text B Unexpected Habits of Happy People Related Reading Some Major U.S.American Values PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Identifying Text Organization Word Building Skill Antonyms Communicating Skill Invitations （2） PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR Subjunctive Mood （1） PART Ⅴ WRITING UNIT 4 Success Stories PART Ⅰ LISTENING Passage Failure Is Your Friend PART Ⅱ READING Text A Kobe Bryant Text B NoArms， No Legs， No Worries Related Reading Amelia Earhart PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Separating Fact from Opinion Word Building Skill How to Recognize Parts of Speech Communicating Skill Suggestions and Advice PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR Subjunctive Mood （2） PART Ⅴ WRITING UNIT 5 Entertainment PART Ⅰ LISTENING Passage Modern Music in America PART Ⅱ READING Text B Reality TV Related Reading Hollywood PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Selecting Word Building Skill Guessing Meaning from the Context Communicating Skill Approvaland Disapproval PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR Subjunctive Mood （3） PART V WRITING UNIT 6 Nature PART Ⅰ Nature Passage Hurricane PART Ⅱ READING Text A Why We Should Reconnect with Nature Text B Birds Related Reading Earth Day PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Identifying Reference Words Word Building Skill Word Groups Communicating Skill Warnings and Commands PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR Subject—Predicate Consistency （1） PART Ⅴ WRITING UNIT 7 Technology PART Ⅰ LISTENING Passage How Computers Help Firefighters PARTⅡ READING Text A Three Apples That Changed the World： Love， Passion，lnnovation Text B Is Cloning the Future？ Related Reading Industrial Revolution PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Makinglnference Meaning Word Building Skill Compound Nouns Communicating Skill Worries and Concerns PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR Subject—Predicate Consistency （2） PART Ⅴ WRITING WRITING UNIT 8 Power PART Ⅰ LISTENING Passage China's Per Capita Possession of Energy Resources Remains Low PART Ⅱ READING Text A Machines for Transportation Text B Solar Power Related Reading Solar Cookers PART Ⅲ SKILL LEARNING SKILL LEARNING Reading Skill Drawing a Conclusio Word Building Skill Collocations Communicating Skill Regret and Disappointment PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR Subject—Predicate Consistency （3） PART Ⅴ WRITING Appendix Ⅰ Glossary Appendix Ⅱ Scripts
