本教材是依據《成人高等教育英語課程教學基本要求》并參照《大學英語教學大綱》及《普通高等專科英語課程教學基本要求》，為接受成人高等教育的本科生、專科生編寫的教材。全套教材共分4冊，供不同起點水平的學生使用。第3冊供已掌握2500詞匯量的學生使用。全書共分10個單元，每單元有課文A、課文B、對話、詞匯學習、練習以及閱讀材料。課文選材新穎，內容有趣，富于生活氣息；課文配有詳細的注釋，便于自學。本冊另配有磁帶。
Unit 1
Text A Conentration in Reading
Text B Memory
Dialogue At the Post Office
Word Study Result,supposed
Structure Study Key Structure:1 省略
2 倒裝
Exercises
Reading Practice The Sanctity of Being on Time
Unit 2
Text A Equality for All
Text B An Interview
Dialogue In the Airport
Word Study honour,agree
Structure Study Key Structure:復合賓語
Exercises
Reading Practice The Mistake
Unit 3
Text A Wording for Yourself
Text B Japan's Control of Relations with Multinational Companies
Dialogue At the Customs
Word Study due,offer
Structure Study Key Structure 動名詞
Exercises
Reading Practice The Jeans Money Making Machine
Unit 4
Text A The Quality of Labour
Text B Promotion
Dialogue At a Hotel
Word Study Receive,labour
Structure Study Key Structure 1 分詞
2 獨立結構
Exercises
Reading Practice Money Matters
Unit 5
Text A The Role of Women in the United States
Text B Marry-for What?
Dialogue Complaint
Word Study Experence,conern
Structure Study Key Structure 1 非謂語動詞的邏輯主語
Key Structure 2 非謂語動詞的時態和語態
Exercises
Reading Practice
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 9
Unit 10
Appendix 1 Vocabulary
Appendix 2 Phrases and Expressions
Appendix 3 Irregular Verbs
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