本书是美国汤姆森学习出版集团最新推出的英语教材，专为非英语国家的高中以上英语学习者编写。本书倡导个性化的、流利的英语表达，课文话题紧贴时代潮流。尤其适合中国读者的是：这套教材注重语言知识的积累，提供大量的口语词汇和语法练习，铺垫语言基础，让学习者学到准确自然的英语。

Unit 1 Talking about people

Unit 2 Friends and relatives

Unit 3 Your interests

Unit 4 Unusual interests

Unit 5 Big decisions

Unit 6 Flying

Unit 7 Your weekend

Unit 8 Party animals

Unit 9 Last night

Unit 10 Relationships

Unit 11 Telling stories

Unit 12 Difficult to believe

Unit 13 Old friends

Unit 14 Art

Unit 15 Describing things

Unit 16 Film and television

Unit 17 Cars and cities

Unit 18 Your future

Unit 19 Annoying things

Unit 20 The world of work