《公共实用英语》是按照《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求》和《全国成人高等教育英语教程教学基本要求(非英语专业专科用)》而编写的,同时还参与了“高等学校英语应用能力考试大纲”和“大学英语四级考试大纲”。本教材是为提高日校及成人教育学生英语水平,推进高职高专英语教学改革而编写的英语知识综合实用教材。
本教材分为两册。每册十个单元,每单元包括听力训练(Listening Practice)、口语训练(Oral Practice)、阅读训练(Reading Practice:TextA,Text B)、写作训练(Writing Practice)、拓宽训练(Further Practice),第册课本均附有生词表和短语表。本书为《公共实用英语》教材的第二册。
本教材另配有学习指导书,供读者学习使用。

Unit1 Food & Party
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
TextA Presidents and Chopsticks
TextB American Food
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit2 Choices
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
TextA Four Words that Changed a Life
TextB Hard Work Leads to Success
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit3 Love
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
TextA The Gift of the Magi
TextB A Soldier's Last Letter
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit4 Economy
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
TextA How to Make Money
TextB Money—a Raw Material
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit5 Health
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
TextA Heactice
TextB How to Stay Healthy
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit6 Animals
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
TextA Pets in the Eyes of Americans
TextB Crazy about Animals
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit7 Happiness
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
TextA What Is Happiness
TextB Are You Having Fun at Work?
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Unit8 Science
Unit9 Negotiation
Unit10 Future Planning
AppendixⅠ Glossary
AppendixⅡ Phraese & Expressions