《简明实用英语(第1册)》系列教材共三册，《简明实用英语(第1册)》为**册。全书共有10个单元，每个单元包括：Section1 Listening and Speaking（听说训练）、Section II Intensive Reading（精读课文）、Section III Grammar（语法精讲）、Section IV Applied Writing（实用文体写作）、Section V Reading Practice（阅读训练）和SectionⅥ Cultural Tips（文化点滴）等6个部分。
本次修订在保持教材内容完整性及实用性的前提下，将原《读写教程》与《听说教程》合二为一，调整了各单元模块顺序并更换了部分内容，在强调英语教学的科学性与连贯性的同时，更加注重提高学生的英语交际能力。
《简明实用英语(第1册)》可作为高职高专公共英语教学的教材，也可作为其他高等院校学生的参考用书。

Unit One Foreign Language Learning
Section I Listening and Speaking Greeting
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading The Study of English
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Article（冠词）
SectionⅥ Applied Writing English Letter and Envelope（英文书信和信封）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 Active Reading
Passage 2 Helping Remember New Words
SectionⅥ Cultural Tips Informal and Formal Greetings

Unit Two College Life
Section I Listening and Speaking Introduction
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Save Money for College on My Own
Section Ⅲ Grammar Plural of Nouns（名词复数）
Section IV Applied Writing Calling Card（名片）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 So Much to Learn
Passage 2 What Makes a Teacher？
SectionⅥ Cultural Tips Different Kinds of Introductions

Unit Three Western Holidays
Section I Listening and Speaking Invitation
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading The History of Thanksgiving Day
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Pronoun（代词）
Section 1V Applied Writing Greeting Card（贺卡）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 Valentine Traditions and Customs
Passage 2 Santa Claus: The True Story
SectionⅥ Cultural Tips Should I pay for the dinner？

Unit Four Famous Persons
Section I Listening and Speaking Making Requests
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Jules Verne
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Numeral（数词）
Section IV Applied Writing Note and Asking-for Leave（便条和请假条）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 Bill Gates——A Story of Success
Passage 2 Bill Gates'11 Rules
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Cars

Unit Five Studying Abroad
Section I Listening and Speaking Advice and Suggestions
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Experience of Studying Abroad
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Preposition and Conjunction（介词和连词）
Section Ⅵ Applied Writing Fax（传真）
Section V Reading Practice
Passage 1 My First Time in China
Passage 2 A Letter to Wang Mei
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Table Manners
Mid-term Test

Unit Six Generation Gap
Section I Listening and Speaking Compliments and Apologies
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading The Breach
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Unit Seven Friendship and Love
Unit Eight Time
Unit Nine Computer and Life
Unit Ten Life
Final Test
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