《新编实用英语》的每一个单元围绕一个主题展开听、说、读、写、译等活动，旨在培养学生的语言综合应用能力。因为语言技能的发展是相辅相成、不可分割的，在实际语言环境中也要求语言技能的综合应用。本教材所选用的材料语言规范，具有趣味性、可思性、时代性并尽量贴近学生生活。此外，本教材在选材时注意包括各英语国家的材料，尤基是英美英语的比例，并注意文章的题材与体裁。练习形式的多样性有助于加强应用能力的训练与培养。语法、阅读技巧、听力技巧的讲解具有系统性、完整性，并尽量考虑与所在单元内容的结合。

Unit 1 Music
Patlt 0ne Warm—up
Part Two Reading-centered Activities
Text A Muzak
Text B Music Made in U．S．A．
Text C Music Practice Time Tums into Playtime
Part Three Grammar Focus
被动语态
Part Four Reading for Fun
Unit 2 Stories
Part 0Re Warm．up
Part Two Reading—centered Activities
Text A The Phantom of the Opera
Text B The Unicorn in the Garden
Text C The Death Car
Part Three Grammar Focus
动词不定式f一1
Part Four Reading for Fun
Unit 3 Parents’Love
Part 0Re Warm．up
Part Two Reading—centered Activities
Text A The Unlocked Door
Text B Squeeze My Hand and I’ll Tell You That I Love You
Text C A Father’s Love
Par_t Three Grammar Focus
动词不定式（二）
Part Four Reading for Fun
Unit 4 About China
Part 0ne Warm-up
Part Two Reading—centered Activities
Text A Chinese Food Culture
Text B Tea and Hangzhou
Text C Mid—autumn Festival
Part Three Grammar Focus
动名词
Part Four Reading for Fun
Unit 5 Growing Pains
Part 0ne Warm—up
Part Two Reading—centered Activities
Text A Mother and Freedom
Text B My Story
Text C Bill Gates in His Boyhood
Part Three Grammar Focus
动词分词(一)
Part Four Reading for Fun
U1111t 6 Jobs
Part 0ne Warm-up
Part Two Reading．centered Activities
Text A Job Hunter
Text B Grads Enter Uncertain Job Market
Text C Finding a Career
Part Three Grammar Focus
动词分词(二)
Part Four Reading for Fun
Unit 7 Energy and Environment
Part One Warm-up
Part Two Reading．centered Activities
Text A The Way to Solve the Growing Power Problem
Text B Oil as an Important World Resource
Text C Renewable Energy VS．Fossil Fuels
Part Three Grammar Focus
独立主格结构
Part Four Reading for Fun
Unit 8 Cartoons
Unit 9 Famous People
Unit 10 Reflections on Life
附录　Glossary