《公共實用英語》是按照《高職高專教育英語課程教學基本要求》和《全國成人高等教育英語課程教學基本要求（非英語專業專科用）》而編寫的，同時還參考了《高等學校英語應用能力考試大綱》和《大學英語四級考試大綱》。本教材是為提高日校及成人教育學生英語水平，適應高職高專英語教學改革而編寫的英語知識綜合實用教材，同時，也可以作為自學者進修學習用書。
本套教材共分教材四冊、學習指導書四冊。每冊十個單元，每單元包括聽力訓練(ListeningPractice）、口語訓練(OralPraetice）、閱讀訓練(ReadingPractice：TextA，TextB，FastReading）、寫作訓練(WritingPractice）、拓寬訓練(FurtherPractice）。
本書為《公共實用英語》教材的第四冊。
Unit 1 Olympic
Listening Practice
OraI Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Fuwa
Text B Chinese Seal．Dancing Beijing
Fast Reading The Beij ing Olympic Torch
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 2 Entertainment
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Movies of the World
Text B Rock Your Body，Rock Your Soul
Fast Reading Theft Deterrent System
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 3 Marriage
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A A TruckerS Last Letter
Text B Marrying Across Cultures
Fast Reading Nicotine
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 4 Invention and Creation
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Camera Phones Intrude Our Life
Text B High Technology Everywhere
Fast Reading The New World
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 5 Career
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practicee e
Text ATeaching-A Meaningful and Challenging Career
Text B Job——Hunting Criteria and New Careers
Fast Reading A Working WomanS Dilemma／Recipe
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 6 Energy Resource
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Nuclear Energy——Fission and Fusion
Text B Ocean Energy
Fast Reading Car Pollution
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 7 Optimism
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Life Is Full of Choices
Text B Deal with Adversity
Fast Reading Population Control／Course Outline for
History 101，Dr．Jane Klammer
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 8 The City
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A A Tour to London
Text BThe City
Fast Reading Britain“Defiant” as Bombers Kill 52 in Attack
on the Heart of London
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 9 Woman
Listening Practice
OraI Practice
Reading Practice
Text A What Women Want：the Gift Section
Text B Is This YoLlr Beauty Decade
Fast Reading Six Secrets of High-Energy People
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit 10 Management
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Starbucks——Sharing Success（Ⅰ）
Text B Starbucks——Sharing Success(Ⅱ）
Rat Reading Corporate Culture
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary
Appendix Ⅱ Phrases&Expressions
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