由PETS研究小组编著的《全国英语等级考试标准教程学习指导》分为28个单元，每个单元由7个部分组成，编排体例及内容要点如下：本部分列出了从对话中归纳出来的一些最常用的句式或会话主题，以及本单元必须掌握的重点词汇和短语，旨在帮助考生有效地抓住学习重点。所有“要点”均按在对话和课文中出现的顺序编排。

CHAPTER 1 People

 Unit 1 Greetings and Introductions

 Unit 2 People

CHAPTER 2 House and Family Envirnment

 Unit 3 House

 Unit 4 Family Environment

CHAPTER 3 Daily Life

 Unit 5 At Home

 Unit 6 At Work

CHAPTER 4 Food and Drink

 Unit 7 Eating and Drinking

 Unit 8 Food Culture

CHAPTER 5 Spare Time Activities

 Unit 9 Hobbies and Interests

 Unit 10 Entertainment

CHAPTER 6 Education

 Unit 11 School Life

 Unit 12 Self-study

CHAPTER 7 Sciences

 Unit 13 Natural Sciences

 Unit 14 Social Sciences

CHAPTER 8 Holidays

 Unit 15 Weekend Activities

 Unit 16 Holidays

CHAPTER 9 Shopping

 Unit 17 Shops and Commodities

 Unit 18 Shopping

CHAPTER 10 Health and Body Care

 Unit 19 Visiting a Doctor and Health Insurance

 Unit 20 Bodybuilding and Environmental Sanitation

CHAPTER 11 Weather and Climate

 Unit 21 Weather and Climate (1)

 Unit 22 Weather and Climate (2)

CHAPTER 12 Places

 Unit 23 Places

CHAPTER 13 Travel

 Unit 24 Transport

 Unit 25 Sightseeing and Travel Plans

CHAPTER 14 Services

 Unit 26 Hotels

 Unit 27 Banks and Post Offices

CHAPTER 15 Social Relations

 Unit 28 Social Relations