《新编实用英语》系列教材是由教育部“高职高专教育英语课程教学指导委员会”根据((高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求(试行)》组织编写的。《新编实用英语》(第二版)系列教材是在《新编实用英语》(**版)的基础上修订而成。本套教材贯彻了“学一点、会一点、用一点”、“听、说、读、写、译并重”和“边学边用、学用结合”的原则;注重听说技能训练,注重对实用文体阅读能力的培养,将应用语言基本功的能力与实际涉外交际相结合。
本套教材还注重“教、学、考”相互照应。学完第2册可参加“高等学校英语应用能力考试”的B级考试,学完第4册可参加A级考试。
《新编实用英语学学练练考考》为《新编实用英语学学·练练·考考1》(第二版),共8个单元,编排模式与主教材基本相同,每个单元都由“说”、“听”、“读”和“写”4部分组成,另有一个“小幽默”。书后有自测题、练习答案和译文以及生词表。《新编实用英语学学练练考考》附多媒体学习课件光盘一张,并配有录音带。

1 GREETING AND INTRODUCING PEOPLE
Section 1 Talking Face to Face
Section 2 BeingAll Ears
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage Ⅰ How to Greet a Foreign Friend
Passage Ⅱ My Two American Friends
Section 4 Trying Your Hand
Section 5 Having Some Fun
2 GIVING THANKS AND EXPRESSING REGRETS 15
Section 1 Talking Face to Face
Section 2 BeingAll Ears
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage Ⅰ What/s True Generosity
Passage Ⅱ Good Business
Section 4 Trying Your Hand
Section 5 Having Some Fun
3 DIRECTIONS AND SIGNS
Section 1 Talking Face to Face
Section 2 BeingAll Ears
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage Ⅰ A Trave/ Experience
Passage Ⅱ Buses in the U.S.
Section 4 Trying Your Hand
Section 5 Having Some Fun
4 TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES
Section 1 Talking Face to Face
Section 2 BeingAll Ears
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage Ⅰ Quality Time
Passage Ⅱ The Importance of Punctuafity
Section 4 Trying Your Hand
Section 5 Having Some Fun
5 TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER
Section 1 Talking Face to Face
Section 2 Being All Ears
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage Ⅰ A Holiday for the Grandparents
Passage Ⅱ A Rainy Night
Section 4 Trying Your Hand
Section 5 Having Some Fun
6 SPORTS AND HOBBIES
Section 1 Talking Face to Face
Section 2 BeingAll Ears
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage Ⅰ Why Fishing Attracts Millions of People
Passage Ⅱ Interview with Kevin Maynor in Beijing
Section 4 Trying Your Hand
Section 5 Having Some Fun
7 CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS AND MAKING FRIENDS 91
Section 1 Talking Face to Face
Section 2 BeingAll Ears
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage Ⅰ An Unforgettable Christmas
Passage Ⅱ Making Friends with a Bird
Section 4 Trying Your Hand
Section 5 Having Some Fun
8 SHOWING CONCERN AND GIVING ADVICE 105
Section 1 Talking Face to Face
Section 2 Being All Ears
Section 3 Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage Ⅰ Who Could We Turn to for Help?
Passage Ⅱ His Life Continued
Section 4 Trying Your Hand
Section 5 Having Some Fun
SELF-ASSESSMENT
KEYS & TRANSLATIONS
VOCABULARY & PHRASES