本书共分十四个单元。每个单元Text A课文前的讨论问题均有参考答案，使学生能做好课前的预习和课后复习，其目的是为了使学生更好地学习和掌握课文内容。

每个单元中的三篇课文（Text A，Text B和Text C）都有内容概要和背景知识的介绍。另外，较详尽地在每段课文的译文后，补充了相关的词汇及语言点介绍、使用方法和例句。其目的是有助于学生在学习课文时了解和掌握与课文有关的基本内容和知识要点。

每一单元的三篇课文均配有相关的练习，如： 口语的表达，词汇、词组及惯用法的使用，基本语法的复习，汉译英和英译汉的技巧，阅读理解能力的培养等，凸现以学生为主体，以教师为指导，以多媒体课件为辅助，充分发挥学习者的学习积极性，培养学习者的跨文化交际能力。

Unit 1

 Text A Why People Travel?

 Text B Beijing

 Text C Xi'an

Unit 2

 Text A Tourist and Tourism

 Text B Tourists

 Text C The Tourist Industry

Unit 3

 Text A A Visit to the Wuyi Mountains

 Text B The Great Wall

 Text C Jade Buddha Temple

Unit 4

 Text A Australia -- the World's Largest Island

 Text B China Today

 Text C Singapore

Unit 5

 Text A Classification of Hotel

 Text B An Introduction to Hotel Industry

 Text C The Taj Mahal

Unit 6

 Text A Public Festivals in China

 Text B The First Thanksgiving Day

 Text C Major Traditional Chinese Holidayg

Unit 7

 Text A Famous Chinese Dishes

 Text B The Art of Chinese Cooking

 Text C Chinese Cuisine

Unit 8

 Text A Food Culture

 Text B Eating Etiquette between China and America

 Text C Table Manners

Unit 9

 Text A DiSney World

 Text B Terra-cotta Figures and Bronze Chariot

 Text C Tourist Attractions and Entertainment

Unit 10

 Text A Advertising for Tourist Promotion

 Text B The Role of Advertising

 Text C Advertisement

Unit 11

 Text A Business Letters 'in Tourism

 Text B General Principles of Business Writing

 Text C Four Forms of Business Letter Writing

Unit 12

 Text A Agreements and Contracts

 Text B Contract Law

 Text C Agreement Studying

Unit 13

 Text A The Advantages of Telecommunication

 Text B Lijiang -- "The World's Cultural Heritage"

 Text C America's National Parks

Unit 14

 Text A Credit Cards (I)

 Text B Credit Cards (II)

 Text C Western Manners