《实用英语》系列教材是教育部规划的高职高专公共英语教材。本套教材1995年正式出版发行，此后进行了两次修订。为了更加有利于学生英语应用能力的培养，结合《实用英语》的教学使用反馈情况。编写组以教育部颁发的《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求（试行）》为依据，现对《实用英语》进行第三次修订。与第三版相比，《实用英语综合教程1》（第四版）对课文练习和技能训练部分的项目作了少量调整，并调换了部分单元的课文。《实用英语综合教程1(第4版)》第二版曾获2002年全国高等学校**教材一等奖，第四版为普通高等教育“十一五”**级规划教材。《实用英语综合教程1(第4版)》附有多媒体学习课件。

Going to College
Text A：College－A New Experience
Text B： Never：r：oo Old to Live Ybur Dream
Skills Development and Practice
Reading Skills——eading for the Main Idea(1)
Translation Practice－选择词义
Guided Writing－缩略词
Listening and Speaking

Music
Text A： Rock and Roll
Text B： The First American Music
Skills Development and Practice
Reading Skills——eading for the Main Idea．
Translation Practice－引申词义
Guided Writing－标志用语
Listening and Speaking

Stay Safe Online
Text A：Stay Safe Online
Text B：Tips on Safe Online Shopping
Skills Development and Practice
Reading Skills－Guessing Unknown Words(1)
Translation Practice－转译词类(1)
Guided Writing－如何写信封
Listening and Speaking

First Impression
Text A： The First F0ur Minutes
Text B：TableManners and Customs
Skills Development and Practice
Reading Skills－Guessing Unknown Words(2)
Translation Practice－转译词类
Guided Writing－书信
Listening and Speaking

Community and Society
Text A：Community Service
Text B：People on the Move
Skills Development and Practice
Reading Skills ——Making Use of Contents and Index
Translation Practice－转译词类(3)
Guided Writing－明信片、传真
Listening and Speaking

Work
Text A：Working Hard or Hardly Working?
Text B：Working for Fun and Profit
Skills Development and Practice
Reading Skills．——Recognizing Punctuation
Translation Practice－转译词类(4)
Guided Writing－贺卡、名片
Listening and Speaking

Sporting Legends
Text A：Michael Phelps：A：rTalented Swimmer
Text B： Olympic Effort
Skills Development and Practice
Reading Skills——Understanding Reference
Translation Practice－转译词类(5)
Guided Writing－便条、电子邮件
Listening and Speaking

An Embarrassing Moment
Text A：Getting to the Airport
Text B：An Embarrassing Moment
Skills Development and Practice
Reading Skills——ecognizing Logical Connectors
Translation Practice－增词译
Guided Writing－告示、海报
Listening and Speaking