《公共实用英语》是按照《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求》和《全国成人高等教育英语教程教学基本要求（非英语专业专科用）》而编写的，同时还参与了“高等学校英语应用能力考试大纲”和“大学英语四级考试大纲”。本教材是为提高日校及成人教育学生英语水平，推进高职高专英语教学改革而编写的英语知识综合实用教材。

　　本教材为其第四册，另配有学习指导书，供读者学习使用。

《公共实用英语》是按照《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求》和《全国成人高等教育英语课程教学基本要求(非英语专业专科用)》而编写的，同时还参考了《高等学校英语应用能力考试大纲》和《大学英语四级考试大纲》。本教材是为提高日校及成人教育学生英语水平，适应高职高专英语教学改革而编写的英语知识综合实用教材，同时，也可以作为自学者进修学习用书。

本套教材共分教材四册、学习指导书四册。每册十个单元，每单元包括听力训练(Listening Practice)、口语训练(Oral Praetice)、阅读训练(Reading Practice：Text A，Text B，Fast Reading)、写作训练(Writing Practice)、拓宽训练(Further Practice)。

本书为《公共实用英语》教材的第四册。

Unit 1 Olympic

 Listening Practice

 OraI Practice

 Reading Practice

Text A Fuwa

Text B Chinese Seal．Dancing Beijing

Fast Reading The Beij ing Olympic Torch

 Writing Practice

 Further Practice

Unit 2 Entertainment

 Listening Practice

 Oral Practice 

 Reading Practice

Text A Movies of the World

Text B Rock Your Body，Rock Your Soul

Fast Reading Theft Deterrent System

 Writing Practice

 Further Practice

Unit 3 Marriage

 Listening Practice

 Oral Practice 

 Reading Practice

Text A A Trucker’S Last Letter

Text B Marrying Across Cultures

Fast Reading Nicotine 

Writing Practice

 Further Practice

Unit 4 Invention and Creation

 Listening Practice

 Oral Practice 

 Reading Practice

Text A Camera Phones Intrude Our Life

Text B High Technology Everywhere

Fast Reading The New World

 Writing Practice

 Further Practice 

Unit 5 Career

 Listening Practice

 Oral Practice

 Reading Practicee e

 Text A Teaching—A Meaningful and Challenging Career

 Text B Job——Hunting Criteria and New Careers 

 Fast Reading A Working Woman’S Dilemma／Recipe

 Writing Practice 

 Further Practice 

Unit 6 Energy Resource

 Listening Practice

 Oral Practice

 Reading Practice

 Text A Nuclear Energy--Fission and Fusion

 Text B Ocean Energy

 Fast Reading Car Pollution

 Writing Practice

 Further Practice

Unit 7 Optimism

 Listening Practice

 Oral Practice

 Reading Practice

 Text A Life Is Full of Choices

 Text B Deal with Adversity 

 Fast Reading Population Control／Course Outline for

 History 101，Dr．Jane Klammer

Writing Practice 

Further Practice 

Unit 8 The City

 Listening Practice

 Oral Practice

 Reading Practice

Text A A Tour to London

Text B The City

Fast Reading Britain“Defiant” as Bombers Kill 52 in Attack

on the Heart of London

 Writing Practice

 Further Practice

Unit 9 Woman

 Listening Practice

 OraI Practice

 Reading Practice

Text A What Women Want：the Gift Section

Text B Is This YoLlr Beauty Decade

Fast Reading Six Secrets of High—Energy People

 Writing Practice

 Further Practice 

Unit 10 Management

 Listening Practice

 Oral Practice

 Reading Practice

 Text A Starbucks--Sharing Success(Ⅰ)

 Text B Starbucks--Sharing Success(Ⅱ)

 Rat Reading Corporate Culture

 Writing Practice

 Further Practice 

Appendix Ⅰ Glossary

Appendix Ⅱ Phrases&Expressions