《新思维英语》以教育部《中等职业学校英语教学大纲（试行）》为依据，以充分的市场调研为基础，以培养学生的实际应用能力为目标，难度适当，循序渐进，是一套专供初中毕业起点的中、高等职业教育公共英语课使用的教材。内容涉及自然、地理、历史、文化、体育、身心健康、社会生活等多方面，不仅可以使学生轻松地掌握英语知识，而且在潜移默化中培育学生学会怎么做人、做事；语法以“够用”为度，表述通俗、易懂、易学；练习针对性强，题量适当，课上练习与课后作业并重；写作形式多样，实用性强。

《新思维英语》教材以素质教育作为指导思想，以培养学生多元的思维方式和积极的生活态度为宗旨，听说及课文部分所选语料融科学性、知识性、哲理性、趣味性为一体，内容涉及自然、地理、历史、文化、体育、身心健康、社会生活等多方面，不仅可以使学生轻松地掌握英语知识，而且在潜移默化中培育学生学会怎么做人、做事；语法以“够用”为度，表述通俗、易懂、易学；练习针对性强，题量适当，课上练习与课后作业并重；写作形式多样，实用性强；教师用书解释详尽，重点突出，条理清晰。

本套教材体系设计新颖，每册共八个单元，每单元分为Learn to say，Learn to Read，Learn to use和Learn to write四大板块。每四个单元后提供一套试题，该试题以“全国英语等级考试(PETS)”为依据设计题型，并融所学知识于其中。如果每周四课时，建议每单元在七个学时内完成，剩余课时可用于学生自测及教师讲评。其中听说部分两个课时，阅读部分三个课时，语法和写作部分各占一个课时。各校也可以根据实际课时数灵活调整教学进度和教学计划。

Learn to Say

 Speaking and Listening Greetings

Learn to Read

  Reading for Progress Sensational Smile

  Reading for Enjoyment Fighting Your Shyness

Learn to Use

 Grammar Word Classes and Sentence Elements

Learn to Write

 Writing Learning English

Learn to Say

 Speaking and Listening At a Restaurant

Learn to Read

  Reading for Progress Always Remember Those Who Serve

  Reading for Enjoyment The Fence

Learn to Use

 Grammar Basic Sentences and Sentence Patterns

Learn to Write

 Writing My Family

Learn to Say

 Speaking and Listening A Phone Call

Learn to Read

  Reading for Progress The Trojan Horse

  Reading for Enjoyment The Lion in Love

Learn to Use

  Grammar Nouns

Learn to Write

 Writing Our School

Learn to Say

 Speaking and Listening Seeing the Doctor

Learn to Read

  Reading for Progress Washing Hands--A Way to Avoid Colds

  Reading for Enjoyment Bird Flu

Learn to Use

  Grammar Pronouns

Learn to Write

  Writing Asking for Leave

Learn to Say

 Speaking and Listening In the Post Office

Learn to Read

  Reading for Progress Focus on NBA Star Yao Ming

  Reading for Enjoyment Deng Yaping--"Giant Dwarf"

Learn to Use

  Grammar Numerals and Quantities

Learn to Write

 Writing Diaries

Learn to Say

 Speaking and Listening Campus Life

Learn to Read

  Reading for Progress Sand and Stone

  Reading for Enjoyment Rich or Poor

Learn to Use

 Grammar Adjectives and Adverbs

Learn to Write

 Writing Memo

Learn to Say

 Speaking and Listening Families and Relatives

Learn to Read

  Reading for Progress Cocktail

  Reading for Enjoyment A Cup of Tea Brings Ancient

             Tradition to Life

Learn to Use

 Grammar The Comparative and Superlative

      Degrees of Adjective and Adverb

Learn to Write

  Writing Leaving a Message

Learn to Say

 Speaking and Listening Festivals and Holidays

Learn to Read

  Reading for Progress Valentine's Day

  Reading for Enjoyment The Origin of Spring Festival

Learn to Use

  Grammar Articles

Learn to Write

  Writing Announcement