本教材针对高职财经类方向的学生的需要而设计，以培养职业英语技能为目的，将语言学习与职业素质和技能培养有机结合，教学过程体现职业性、实践性和实用性，全面提升学生的职业能力。
每个单元围绕一种职业能力设计项目，然后以项目为中心，组织听、说、读、写内容。最后以做项目方式检验学习过程和成果；其选题通过广泛调研，由行业专家和课程专家充分论证产生，与财经类高职院校毕业生工作岗位的英语技能要求密切相关，有较强的职场实用性、应用性。
另外，本教材还着重考察学生的英语职业素质和技能，同时培养学生自主学习能力，所以本教材主要采用形成性评价，将学生自评、互评和教师评价三种方式相结合，采用Learning Contract、Self-assessment Checklist、Team Projectchecklist以及在完成项目过程中积累的可展示材料对学生的学习过程做出全面、客观、科学的评估。并根据各教学环节的需要，配备MP3光盘。
Unit 1 Communication Counts!
Learning Contract
Ⅰ.Listening & Speaking
Ⅱ.Reading
Ⅲ.Writing
Ⅳ.Team Project: How to be Popular at Workplace
Ⅴ.Test Yourself
Unit 2 Intercultural Issues Drive Me Mad!
Learning Contract
Ⅰ.Listening & Speaking
Ⅱ.Reading
Ⅲ.Writing: Investigation Report
Ⅳ.Team Project: Cross-culture Consultation
Ⅴ.Test Yourself
Unit 3 I Can Handle All of These!
Learning Contract
Ⅰ.Listening & Speaking
Ⅱ.Reading
Ⅲ.Writing
Ⅳ.Team Project: Me, the Best !
Ⅴ.Test Yourself
Unit 4 We Are in a World of Forms!
Learning Contract
Ⅰ.Listening & Speaking
Ⅱ.Reading
Ⅲ.Writing
Ⅳ.Team Project: Who is a good money manager?
Ⅴ.Test Yourself
Unit 5 He Has a Head for Figures!
Learning Contract
Ⅰ.Listening & Speaking
Ⅱ.Reading
Ⅲ.Writing
Ⅳ.Team Project: You won the bidding!
Ⅴ.Test Yourself
Unit 6 I'd Like to Get This Job!
Learning Contract
Ⅰ.Listening & Speaking
Ⅱ.Reading
Ⅲ.Writing
Ⅳ.Team Project: Hunting For a Job
Ⅴ.Test Yourself
Appendix 1 Study Resources
Appendix 2 Keys and Script
Appendix 3 Glossary
References
