本书是全国高职高专公共英语教材系列之一。本套教材采用两种教程平行的教学结构，这行分级制。全套教材分四级共八本，可供不同程度的学生选用。
《基础英语教程》（4）在吸取“语法—翻译法”教学优点、注重培养学生语言基本功的基础上，更加注重语言基本技能的培养与训练。全书共15个单元，每单元分精读、语法与翻译、阅读练习三部分，以读为**展开，包括词汇、语法、翻译等教学内容。各部分围绕《基本要求》规定的教学内容与任务展开教学活动。本书选材新颖，贴近生活与时代时代，是广大高职高专学生和英语学习者的理想教材。

Unit 1 Language and culture
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 2 Human Society
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 3 Polictics and History
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 4 Literature
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 5 People and Nature
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 6 Art
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 7 Computer
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 8 The Media
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 9 International Relations
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 10 Business and Trade
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 11 Family and Ethics
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 12 Employment
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 13 Education
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 14 Science and Technology
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading
Unit 15 Environment
Section One Intensive Reading
Section Two Reading and Writing Practice
Section Three Fast Reading